§ 464. — Detention by collectors of customs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC464]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 9--FOREIGN WARS, WAR MATERIALS, AND NEUTRALITY
SUBCHAPTER III--PREVENTION OF OFFENSES AGAINST NEUTRALITY
Sec. 464. Detention by collectors of customs
The several collectors of the customs shall detain any vessel
manifestly built for warlike purposes, 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 property of any foreign
prince or state, or of any colony, 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, Sec. 17, 35 Stat. 1091.)
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, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 683.
Prior Provisions
Section was derived from R.S. Sec. 5290 (act Apr. 20, 1818, ch. 88,
Sec. 11, 3 Stat. 450), which was repealed by section 341 of act Mar. 4,
1909.
Transfer of Functions
Offices of collector of customs, comptroller of customs, surveyor of
customs, and appraiser of merchandise of Bureau of Customs of Department
of the Treasury 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 Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Functions of Offices eliminated were already vested 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.
