18 U.S.C. § 1587 — Possession of slaves aboard vessel
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 76 words · no verdicts yet
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Whoever, being the captain, master, or commander of any vessel found in any river, port, bay, harbor, or on the high seas within the jurisdiction of the United States, or hovering off the coast thereof, and having on board any person for the purpose of selling such person as a slave, or with intent to land such person for such purpose, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 115–392, § 11(1)(B), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5255.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 773
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-322 · 108 Stat. 2147
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-392 · 132 Stat. 5255
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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