2013 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 1 - COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS (§§ 1 - 70)
Section 70 - Obstruction of revenue officers by masters of vessels
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES CHAPTER 1 - COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS Sec. 70 - Obstruction of revenue officers by masters of vessels |
| Contains | section 70 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §3068; Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title III, §307, 49 Stat. 528. |
| Statutes at Large References | 1 Stat. 678 49 Stat. 528 |
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If the master of any vessel shall obstruct or hinder, or shall intentionally cause any obstruction or hindrance to any officer in lawfully going on board such vessel, for the purpose of carrying into effect any of the revenue or navigation laws of the United States, he shall for every such offense be liable to a penalty of not more than $2,000 nor less than $500.
(R.S. §3068; Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title III, §307, 49 Stat. 528.)
CODIFICATIONR.S. §3068 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, §71, 1 Stat. 678.
AMENDMENTS1935—Act Aug. 5, 1935, inserted reference to navigation laws, and increased penalty from $500 and $50 to $2,000 and $500, respectively.
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