§ 26. — Duties of commanders of warships.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC26]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 2--SUBMARINE CABLES
Sec. 26. Duties of commanders of warships
For the purpose of carrying into effect the convention described in
section 30 of this title a person commanding a ship of war of the United
States or of any foreign state for the time being bound by the
convention, or a ship specially commissioned by the Government of the
United States or by the government of such foreign state, may exercise
and perform the duties with respect to requiring exhibition of documents
evidencing the nationality of offending vessels and making reports of
infractions vested in and imposed on such officer by the convention.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, Sec. 6, 25 Stat. 42.)
Codification
The original enactment of this section did not contain the words,
``with respect to requiring exhibition of documents evidencing the
nationality of offending vessels and making reports of infractions,''
which are inserted in view of the powers conferred on commanders of
vessels of war contained in article 10 of the Convention, 24 Stat. 996,
set out as a note under section 27 of this title.
