62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 explosive article or compound on board of any vessel registered, enrolled, or licensed under the laws of the United States, or any vessel purchased, requisitioned, chartered, or taken over by the United States pursuant to the provisions of Act June 6, 1941, ch. 174, 55 Stat. 242, as amended, without previously obtaining the permission of the owner or the master of such vessel; or Whoever brings, carries, or possesses any such weapon or explosive on board of any vessel in the possession and under the control of the United States or which has been seized and forfeited by the United States or upon which a guard has been placed by the United States pursuant to the provisions of section 191 of Title 50, without previ- ously obtaining the permission of the captain of the port in which such vessel is located, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or impris- oned not more than one year, or both. (b) This section shall not apply to the personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States or to officers or employees of the United States or of a State or of a political subdivision thereof, while acting in the performance of their duties, who are authorized by law or by rules or regulations to own or possess any such weapon or explosive. § 2278. ExPLOSIVES ON VESSELS CARRYING STEERAGE PASSENGERS Whoever, being the master of a steamship or other vessel referred to in section 151 of Title 46, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, takes, carries, or has on board of any such vessel any nitroglyc- erin, dynamite, or any other explosive article or compound, or any vitriol or like acids, or gunpowder, except for the ship's use, or any article or number of articles, whether as a cargo or ballast, which, by reason of the nature or quantity or mode of storage thereof, shall, either singly or collectively, be likely to endanger the health or lives of the passengers or the safety of the vessel, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 2279. BOARDING VESSELS BEFORE ARRIVAL Whoever, not being in the United States service, and not being duly authorized by law for the purpose, goes on board any vessel about to arrive at the place of her destination, before her actual arrival, and before she has been completely moored, shall be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. The master of such vessel may take any such person into custody, and deliver him up forthwith to any law enforcement officer, to be by him taken before any committing magistrate, to be dealt with accord- ing to law. CHAPTER 113.- -STOLEN PBOPERTY Sec. 2311. Definitions. 2312. Transportation of stolen vehicles. 2313. Sale or receipt of stolen vehicles. 2314. Transportation of stolen goods, securities, monies, or articles used in counterfeiting. 2315. Sale or receipt of stolen goods, securities, or monies. 2316. Transportation of cattle. 2317. Sale or receipt of cattle. §2311. DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter: "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of or for flight in the air; "Cattle" means one or more bulls, steers, oxen, cows, heifers, or calves, or the carcass or carcasses thereof; "Money"' means the legal tender of the United States or of any foreign country, or any counterfeit thereof; 50u. 8.O.app. § 1271-1275; Snpp. I § 1271 note. " Airraft. " "Cattle." "'Money."
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