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764 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. CHAPTER 65.-MALICIOUS MISCHIEF Sec. 1361. Govenment property or contracts. 1362. Communication lines, stations or systems. 1363. Buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction. 1364. Interference with foreign commerce by violence. § 1361. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY OR CONTRACTS Whoever willfully injures or commits any depredation against any property of the United States, or of any department or agency thereof, or any property which has been or is being manufactured or con- structed for the United States, or any department or agency thereof, shall be punished as follows: If the damage to such property exceeds the sum of $100, by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both; if the damage to such property does not exceed the sum of $100, by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. § 1362. COMMUNICATION LINES, STATIONS OR SYSTEMS Whoever willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any of the works, property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone, or cable, line, station, or system, or other means of communication, oper- ated or controlled by the United States, whether constructed or in process of construction, or willfully or maliciously interferes in any way with the working or use of any such line, or system, or willfully or maliciously obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication over any such line, or system, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. § 1363. BUILDINGS OR PROPERTY WITHIN SPECIAL MARITIME AND TER- RITORIAL JURISDICTION Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, willfully and maliciously destroys or injures or attempts to destroy or injure any building, structure or vessel, any machinery or building materials and supplies, military or naval stores, munitions of war or any structural aids or appliances for navigation or shipping, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and if the building be a dwelling, or the life of any person be placed in jeopardy, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. § 1364. INTERFERENCE WITH FOREIGN COMMERCE BY VIOLENCE Whoever, with intent to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct or attempt to prevent, interfere with, or obstruct the exportation to for- eign countries of articles from the United States, injures or destroys, by fire or explosives, such articles or the places where they may be while in such foreign commerce, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both. CHAPTER 67. -- MI TrABY AND NAVY See. 1381. Enticing desertion and harboring deserters. 1382. Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property. 1383. Restrictions in military areas and zones. 1384. Prostitution near military and naval establishments. § 1381. ENTICING DESERTION AND HARBORING DESERTES Whoever entices or procures, or attempts or endeavors to entice or procure any person in the Armed Forces of the United States, or who