22 U.S.C. § 463 — Bonds from armed vessels on clearing

Page 301 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 465 Act June 15, 1917, inserted provisions relating to de- tention of vessels. PRIOR PROVISIONS Section was derived from R.S. § 5288 (act Apr. 20, 1818, ch. 88, § 9, 3 Stat. 449), which was repealed by act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153. § 463. Bonds from armed vessels on clearing The owners or consignees of every armed ves- sel sailing out of the ports of, or under the juris- diction of, the United States, belonging wholly or in part to citizens thereof, shall, before clear- ing out the same, give bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the value of the vessel and cargo on board, including her armament, conditioned that the vessel shall not be employed by such owners to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace. (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 16, 35 Stat. 1091.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 28 of title 18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683. PRIOR PROVISIONS Section was derived from R.S. § 5289 (act Apr. 20, 1818, ch. 88, § 10, 3 Stat. 449), which was repealed by act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153. § 464. Detention by collectors of customs The several collectors of the customs shall de- tain any vessel manifestly built for warlike pur- poses, and about to depart the United States, or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the cargo of which principally consists of arms and munitions of war, when the number of men shipped on board, or other circumstances, render it probable that such vessel is intended to be employed by the owners to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or prop- erty of any foreign prince or state, or of any col- ony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace, until the decision of the President is had thereon, or until the owner gives such bond and security as is required of the owners of armed vessels by section 463 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 17, 35 Stat. 1091.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 29 of title 18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683. PRIOR PROVISIONS Section was derived from R.S. § 5290 (act Apr. 20, 1818, ch. 88, § 11, 3 Stat. 450), which was repealed by act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Offices of collector of customs, comptroller of cus- toms, surveyor of customs, and appraiser of merchan- dise of Bureau of Customs of Department of the Treas- ury to which appointments were required to be made by President with advice and consent of Senate ordered abolished, with such offices to be terminated not later than Dec. 31, 1966, by Reorg. Plan No. 1, of 1965 eff. May 25, 1965, 30 F.R. 7035, 79 Stat. 1317, set out in the Appen- dix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employ- ees. Functions of Offices eliminated were already vest- ed in Secretary of the Treasury by Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. § 465. Detention of vessels The President may employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 462 and 465 of this title, and sections 756, 960, 963 to 967, and 3058 of title 18. (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title V, § 9, 40 Stat. 223.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, 35 Stat. 1090, which comprises this sub- chapter. Sections 462 and 465 of this title, and sections 756, 960, 963 to 967, and 3058 of title 18, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title V of act June 15, 1917, which had been classified to sections 462 and 465 of this title and sections 25, and 31 to 38 of former Title 18, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure. ‘‘Sections 756, 960, 963 to 967, and 3058 of title 18’’ sub- stituted in text for ‘‘sections 25, and 31 to 38 of title 18’’ on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683, section 1 of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Crimi- nal Procedures. Section was formerly classified to section 38 of title 18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS Definition of United States as used in this section, see section 408a of this title. CHAPTER 10—HEMISPHERAL RELATIONS SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY Sec. 501. Utilization of services of Government agen- cies to promote inter-American relations. 502. Creation of advisory committees. 503. Facilitating work of foreign traveling sales- men; licenses and certificates of identifica- tion. 504. Transfer of hemisphere territory from one non-American power to another; recogni- tion; consultation with American Repub- lics. SUBCHAPTER II—WAR MATERIALS 521. Military and naval assistance to governments of American Republics. 522. Transmission of information pertaining to implements of war, vessels, etc. 523. Restriction in contracts against disposal of implements of war, vessels, etc., or infor- mation. 524. Information on shipments to be given Chair- man of National Munitions Control Board.