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50 U.S.C. § 214 — Repealed. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53, 70A Stat. 641
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### Statutory Notes
Section, R.S. § 5310, provided that property taken on inland waters of the United States was not a maritime prize. See [section 7651 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7651&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, R.S. § 5310, provided that property taken on inland waters of the United States was not a maritime prize. See [section 7651 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7651&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
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**(a)** This chapter applies to all captures of vessels as prize during war by authority of the United States or adopted and ratified by the President. However, this chapter does not affect the right of the Army, the Air Force, or the Space Force, while engaged in hostilities, to capture wherever found and without prize procedure—
(1) enemy property; or
(2) neutral property used or transported in violation of the obligations of neutrals under international law.
**(b)** As used in this chapter—
(1) “vessel” includes aircraft; and
(2) “master” includes the pilot or other person in command of an aircraft.
**(c)** Property seized or taken upon the inland waters of the United States by its naval forces is not maritime prize. All such property shall be delivered promptly to the proper officers of the courts.
**(d)** Nothing in this chapter may be construed as contravening any treaty of the United States.
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 216
cerning the same, or who is guilty of any act of
embezzlement, of willful misappropriation of
public or private money or property, of keeping
false accounts, or of willfully making any false
returns, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall be fined not more than
$5,000, and imprisoned in the penitentiary not
more than three years. Violations of this section
shall be cognizable before any court, civil or
military, competent to try the same.
(R.S. § 5306.)
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CODIFICATION
R.S. § 5306 derived from act July 2, 1864, ch. 225, § 10,
13 Stat. 377.
§ 211. Investigations to detect and prevent frauds
and abuses
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury, from time to time, to institute such
investigations as may be necessary to detect
and prevent frauds and abuses in any trade or
transactions which may be licensed between in-
habitants of loyal States and of States in insur-
rection. And the agents making such investiga-
tions shall have power to compel the attendance
of witnesses, and to make examinations on oath.
(R.S. § 5307.)
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CODIFICATION
R.S. § 5307 derived from act July 2, 1864, ch. 225, § 10,
13 Stat. 377.
§ 212. Confiscation of property employed to aid
insurrection
Whenever during any insurrection against the
Government of the United States, after the
President shall have declared by proclamation
that the laws of the United States are opposed,
and the execution thereof obstructed, by com-
binations too powerful to be suppressed by the
ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by
the power vested in the marshals by law, any
person, or his agent, attorney, or employee, pur-
chases or acquires, sells or gives, any property
of whatsoever ki
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