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Trrm: Lxx.—(JRIMES.—C11. 3. 1041 and command on board, or resists or prevents him in the free and lawful U- S-·; K¤Ur» U exercise thereof,_or transfers such authority and command to another gVll·;]4g%,U;]S· "j not lawfully entitled thereto, he is guilt of a revolt and mutiny, and (ing g. $,;;,,,;,78,; shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, and Wash.,.547; U. Si v. by lmprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years. ggkgllé 4EW¤i¤)l;-- Q . .'U. Of S, Crabbe, 558; U. S. 1-. Borden, 1 Sprague, 374; U. S. r. Peterson, I Wood. & M., 305. Sec. 5361. Every person who, upon the high seas, or in any arm of the 5’¤¤19l·¤i¤8 V*>¤¤€l sea., or m_any river, haven, creek, basin, or bay, within the admiralty “,‘°% "“°“* t° and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and out of the `urisdic- lE;_ tion of any particular State, by surprise or by open force, maliciously 3 M¤'·· 1825- C- attacks or sets upon any vessel belonging to another, with an intent 65* °‘6""4’P‘u6‘ unlawfully to plunder the same, or to despoil any owner thereof of any moneys, goods, or merchandise laden on board thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and by impr1sonment at hard labor not more than ten years. Sec. 5362. Every person who, upon the high seas, or in any other of Breaking andenthe places mentioned in the precedin section, with intent to commit ‘°"l“g "°SS€l· &°· any felony, breaks or enters any vesss, or maliciously cuts, spoils, or Ibid_, E_ 7_ destroys any cordage, cable, buoys, buoy-rope, head—fast, or other fast fixed to the anchor or moorings belonging to any vessel, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor not more than five years. Sec. 5363. Every master or commander of any vessel belonging, in Forcible abanwhole or part, to any citizen of the United States, who, during his d°¤m°'}* 0* 9mm' being abroad, maliciously and without justifiable cause forces any oiii- of m'"',';" '“ f"` cer or mariner of such vessel on shore, in order to leave him behind in any foreign port or place, or refuses to bring home again all such offi- cers and mariners of such vessel whom he carried out with him as are 5 Mas., i92; si in a condition to return and willing to return, when he is ready to pro- 12C00in, 1 Sumn., eeed on his homeward voyage, shall be punished by a line of not more 394?1U·S·"- N°*°l‘j than fivc hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not n10re than six (gf S ?°§`fid,2074 months. is·• ss 4800-006-] wssn.,`c-14. ’ Sec. 5364. Every person who, on the high seas, or within the United C°¤§Pl*‘¤°Y t° States, willfully and corru tly conspires, combines, and confederates with $a any other person, such other person beiijg either within or without the 3 Mar., 1825, c. United States, to cast away or otherwise estroy any vessel, with intent 65· s·23»"· ‘*· P- 122- to injure any person that may have underwritten or may thereafterward U. S. e-. Cole, 5 underwrite any policy of insurance thereon or on goods on board thereof, McLean. 513; U.S- or with intent to injure any person that has lent or advanced, or may wd ;,$4“l·» 6 lend or advance, any mone on such vessel on bottomrly or respondentia; ° °’ ‘ and every person who within the United States, bui ds, or fits out, or aids in building and littin out, any vessel with intent that the same be cast awa or destroyed widi the intent hereinbefore mentioned, shall be punishedy b a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, and by impris- Jnment at hard labor not more than ten years. Seo. 5365. Every person who, on the high seas, willfully aud corruptly _ Owner destroy- casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel of which e is owner, in *¤8"°°¤€l¤* ¤€¤· whole or part, with intent to prejudice any person that may underwrite 26 Mu, 1804, c_ any policy of insurance thereon, or any merchant that may have goods 40, s. 2, v. 2, p. 290. thereon, or any other owner of such vessel, shall suffer death. [See S 5828.1 Dall., 512; U. S. r. Amedy, 11 Wh., 392; Beaston v. Farmers Bank, 12 Pet., 135; U, iS, r. Johns, 1 Wash., 363. Sec. 5366. Every person, not being an owner, who, on the high seas, Otherpersonsdewillfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel gg3V"'! V°”°l “* to which he belongs, being the property of any citizen, shall suffer 4; death. [SWS6B2B-] 2 Mn., 1804, c. 40, s. l, v. 2, p. 290. 3 Mar., 1875, c. 144, •·. 18, p. 479.-U. S. v. Johns, 1 Wash., 363; U. S. v. Van Rants, 3 Wash., 146. Sec. 5367. Every person, not being an owner, who, on the high seas, Attempt to dewillfully, with intent to destroy the same, sets fire to any vessel, or other- “"°Y "°““°l °f_§’*_;·