within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States,
willfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel of
the United States to which he belongs, or, willfully, with intent to
destroy the same, sets fire to any such vessel, or otherwise attempts
the destruction thereof, shall be imprisoned not more than ten years.
The words "vessel of the United States," wherever they occur in this
chapter, shall be construed to mean a vessel belonging in whole or in
part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation
created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State,
Territory, or District thereof. (Sec. 298; Repeals R. S., 5361; sec.
299; Repeals R. S., 5362; sec. 300; Repeals R. S., 5365; sec. 301;
Repeals R. S., 5366, 5367; sec. 310.)
Crimes on the Great Lakes.
Every person who shall, upon any vessel registered or enrolled under the
laws of the United States, and being on a voyage upon the waters of any
of the Great Lakes, namely, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron,
Lake Saint Clair, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, or any of the waters
connecting any of the said lakes, commit or be guilty of any of the
acts, neglects, or omissions, respectively, mentioned in chapter three
[R. S., 5339-5391] of title seventy of the Revised Statutes of the
United States shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished with the same
punishments in the said title and chapter, respectively affixed to the
same offenses therein mentioned, respectively. (Sept. 4, 1890.)
The circuit and district courts of the United States, respectively, are
hereby vested with the same jurisdiction in respect to the offenses
mentioned in the first section of this act that they by law have and
possess in respect of the offenses in said chapter and title in the
first section of this act mentioned, and said courts, respectively, are
also for the purpose of this act vested with all and the same
jurisdiction they, respectively, have by force of title thirteen,
chapter three [R. S., 563-571], and title thirteen, chapter seven [R.
S., 629-657], of the Revised Statutes of the United States. [See act
Mar. 4, 1909, sec. 272, par. 2, p. 468.] (Sec. 2.)
PIRACY
Piracy.
The President is authorized to employ so many of the public armed
vessels as in his judgment the service may require, with suitable
instructions to the commanders thereof in protecting the merchant
vessels of the United States and their crews from piratical aggressions
and depredations. (R. S., 4293.)
The President is authorized to instruct the commanders of the public
armed vessels of the United States to subdue, seize, take, and send into
any port of the United States, any armed vessel or boat, or any vessel
or boat, the crew whereof shall be armed, and which shall have attempted
or committed any piratical aggression, search, restraint, depredation,
or seizure, upon any vessel of the United States, or of the citizens
thereof, or upon any other vessel; and also to retake any vessel of the
United States, or its citizens, which may have been unlawfully captured
upon the high seas. (R. S., 4294.)
The commander and crew of any merchant-vessel of the United States,
owned wholly, or in part, by a citizen thereof, may oppose and defend
against any aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure,
which shall be attempted upon such vessel, or upon any other vessel so
owned, by the commander or crew of any armed vessel whatsoever, not
being a public armed vessel of some nation in amity with the United
States, and may subdue and capture the same; and may also retake any
vessel so owned which may have been captured by the commander or crew of
any such armed vessel, and send the same into any port of the United
States. (R. S., 4295.)
Whenever any vessel, which shall have been built, purchased, fitted out
in whole or in part, or held for the purpose of being employed in the
commission of any piratical aggression, search, restraint, depredation,
or seizure, or in the commission of any other act of piracy as defined
by the law of nations, or from which any piratical aggression, search,
restraint, depredation, or seizure shall have been first attempted or
made, is captured and brought into or captured in any port of the United
States, the same shall be adjudged and condemned to their use, and that
of the captors after due process and trial in any court having admiralty
jurisdiction, and which shall be holden for the district into which such
captured vessel shall be brought; and the same court shall thereupon
order a sale and distribution thereof accordingly, and at its
discretion. (R. S., 4296.)
Any vessel built, purchased, fitted out in whole or in part, or held for
the purpose of being employed in the commission of any piratical
aggression, search, restraint, depredation, or seizure, or in the
commission of any other act of piracy, as defined by the law of nations,
shall be liable to be captured and brought into any port of the United
States if found upon the high seas, or to be seized if found in port or
place within the United States, whether the same shall have actually
sailed upon any piratical expedition or not, and whether any act of
piracy shall have been committed or attempted upon or from such vessel
or not; and any such vessel may be adjudged and condemned, if captured
by a vessel authorized as hereinafter mentioned, to the use of the
United States and to that of the captors, and if seized by a collector,
surveyor, or marshal, then to the use of the United States. (R. S.,
4297.)
The President is authorized to instruct the commanders of the public
armed vessels of the United States, and to authorize the commanders of
any other armed vessels sailing under the authority of any letters of
marque and reprisal granted by Congress, or the commanders of any other
suitable vessels, to subdue, seize, take, and, if on the high seas, to
send into any port of the United States, any vessel or boat built,
purchased, fitted out, or held as mentioned in the preceding section.
(R. S., 4298.)
The collectors of the several ports of entry, the surveyors of the
several ports of delivery, and the marshals of the several judicial
districts within the United States, shall seize any vessel or boat
built, purchased, fitted out, or held as mentioned in section forty-two
hundred and ninety-seven, which may be found within their respective
ports or districts, and to cause the same to be proceeded against and
disposed of as provided by that section. (R. S., 4299.)
Crimes deemed piracy.
Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the
law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United
States, shall be imprisoned for life.
Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, thereby
to hinder and prevent his fighting in defense of his vessel or the goods
intrusted to him, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
Whoever, being engaged in any piratical cruise, or enterprise, or being
of the crew of any piratical vessel, lands from such vessel, and on
shore commits robbery, is a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life.
Whoever, being a citizen of the United States, commits any murder or
robbery, or any act or hostility against the United States, or against
any citizen thereof, on the high seas, under color of any commission
from any foreign prince, or state, or on pretense of authority from any
person, is, notwithstanding the pretense of such authority, a pirate,
and shall be imprisoned for life.
Whoever, being a citizen or subject of any foreign state, is found and
taken on the sea making war upon the United States, or cruising against
the vessels and property thereof, or of the citizens of the same,
contrary to the provisions of any treaty existing between the United
States and the state of which the offender is a citizen or subject, when
by such treaty such acts are declared to be piracy, is guilty of piracy,
and shall be imprisoned for life.
Whoever, being a captain or other officer or mariner of a vessel upon
the high seas or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction of the United States, piratically or feloniously runs away
with such vessel, or with any goods or merchandise thereof, to the value
of fifty dollars, or who yields up such vessel voluntarily to any
pirate, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned
not more than ten years, or both.
Whoever attempts or endeavors to corrupt any commander, master, officer,
or mariner to yield up or to run away with any vessel, or with any
goods, wares, or merchandise, or to turn pirate, or to go over to or
confederate with pirates, or in any wise to trade with any pirate,
knowing him to be such, or furnishes such pirate with any ammunition,
stores, or provisions of any kind, or fits out any vessel knowingly and,
with a design to trade with, supply, or correspond with any pirate or
robber upon the seas; or whoever consults, combines, confederates, or
corresponds with any pirate or robber upon the seas, knowing him to be
guilty of any piracy or robbery; or whoever, being a seaman, confines
the master of any vessel, shall be fined not more than one thousand
dollars and imprisoned not more than three years.
The words "vessel of the United States," wherever they occur in this
chapter, shall be construed to mean a vessel belonging in whole or in
part to the United States, or any citizen thereof, or any corporation
created by or under the laws of the United States, or of any State,
Territory, or District thereof. (Mar. 4, 1909; sec. 290; Repeals R. S.,
5368; sec. 294; Repeals R. S., 5369; sec. 302; Repeals R. S., 5371; sec.
304; Repeals R. S., 5373; sec. 305; Repeals R. S., 5374; sec. 506;
Repeals R. S., 5383; sec. 307; Repeals R. S., 5384; sec. 310.)
APPENDIX A
CUSTOMS DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND SUB-PORTS OF UNITED STATES
Names of +DISTRICTS+ are shown in +BOLD FACE CAPITALS+ followed by the
district +Headquarters in Capitals and small letters+. The District
Boundary follows immediately below with the Ports of Entry following.
MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE—Portland
_State of Maine and all of New Hampshire except county of Coos_
Portland, Houlton, Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill, Van Buren, Madawaska,
Monticello, Machias, Lubec, Bath, Boothbay, Limestone, Fort Kent,
Bridgewater, Eastport, Calais, Bangor, Ellsworth, Rockland, Vanceboro,
Lowelltown (or Holeb), Belfast, Rockport, Castine, Vinalhaven, South
West Harbor, Portsmouth, N. H. (including Kittery).
VERMONT—St. Albans
_All of the State of Vermont; and the County of Coos in the State of
New Hampshire_
Newport, North Troy, Derbyline, Island Pond, Bleecher Falls, St. Albans,
Richford, Burlington, Alburg, Swanton, Highgate.
MASSACHUSETTS—Boston
_All of the State of Massachusetts_
Boston, Gloucester, Salem (including Beverly, Marblehead, and Lynn),
Provincetown, Plymouth, Barnstable, Vineyard Haven, Fall River, New
Bedford, Worcester, Springfield, Holyoke.
RHODE ISLAND—Providence
_All of the State of Rhode Island_
Providence, Newport.
CONNECTICUT—Bridgeport
_All of the State of Connecticut_
Hartford, New Haven, New London, Stonington, Middletown, South
Manchester, Bridgeport, Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk.
ST. LAWRENCE—Ogdensburg
_State of New York, to include all of the counties of Clinton, Essex,
Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Lewis_
Ogdensburg, Nyando, Morristown, Rouses Point, Malone, Fort Covington,
Plattsburg, Champlain, Chateaugay, Moores Junction, Waddington, Cape
Vincent, Alexandria Bay, Chaumont, Clayton.
ROCHESTER—Rochester
_All of the counties of Oswego, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca,
Wayne, Broome, Tompkins, Chenango, Madison, Cortland, Hamilton,
Schuyler, Chemung, Herkimer, Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates,
Steuben, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming_
Rochester, Oswego, Utica, Syracuse, Charlotte, Fair Haven, Sodus Point.
BUFFALO—Buffalo
_All of the counties of Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua_
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda (including Tonawanda), Dunkirk,
Lewiston.
NEW YORK—New York
_To include all that part of the State of New York not expressly
included in the districts of St. Lawrence, Rochester, and Buffalo, and
also to include the counties of Sussex, Passaic, Hudson, Bergen, Essex,
Union, Middlesex, and Monmouth, in the State of New Jersey_
New York, Newark, Perth Amboy, Patchogue, Greenport, Albany.
PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia
_To include all that part of the State of Pennsylvania lying east of 79°
west longitude, all of the State of Delaware, and all of that part of
the State of New Jersey not included in the district of New York_
Philadelphia (to include Camden and Gloucester City, N. J.), Somers
Point, Thompsons Point, Tuckerton, Chester, Wilmington, Lewes.
PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh
_To include all of the State of West Virginia and all of the State of
Pennsylvania lying west of 79° west longitude, except the county of
Erie_
Pittsburgh, Wheeling.
MARYLAND—Baltimore
_To include all of the State of Maryland, the District of Columbia,
and the county of Alexandria in the State of Virginia_
Baltimore, Washington, Crisfield, Annapolis, Alexandria.
VIRGINIA—Norfolk
_To include all of the State of Virginia, except the county of
Alexandria_
(The port of Norfolk shall include both of said cities and the waters
and shores of Hampton Roads)
Norfolk, Newport News, Richmond, Petersburg, Cape Charles City,
Chincoteague, Reedville.
NORTH CAROLINA—Wilmington
_To include all of the State of North Carolina_
Wilmington, Elizabeth City, Newbern, Manteo, Beaufort.
SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston
_All of the State of South Carolina_
Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort.
GEORGIA—Savannah
_All of the State of Georgia except the north shore of the St. Marys
River and the city of St. Marys_
Savannah, Brunswick, Darien, Atlanta.
FLORIDA—Tampa
_All of the State of Florida and the north bank of the St. Marys River
and the city of St. Marys, Ga._
Tampa (including Port Tampa), Key West, Punta Gorda, Boca Grande, Miami,
Jacksonville, Pensacola, St. Andrews, St. Augustine, Fernandina
(including St. Marys, Ga.), Cedar Keys, Port Inglis, Apalachicola,
Carrabelle.
MOBILE—Mobile
_All of the State of Alabama and all that part of the State of
Mississippi lying south of 31° north latitude_
Mobile, Birmingham, Gulfport, Scranton.
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans
_All of the State of Louisiana and all that part of the State of
Mississippi lying north of 31° north latitude_
New Orleans, Morgan City.
SABINE—Port Arthur
_To include the following territory; Beginning on the Gulf of Mexico at
the center of the stream of Sabine Pass; thence north with the center of
the stream of Sabine Pass to Sabine Lake; thence with the center of the
stream of Sabine Lake to a point directly opposite to the Sabine River;
thence north with the east shore of the Sabine River to the north
boundary line of Shelby County, Tex.; thence west to the Neches River;
thence down said river with its west shore to a north boundary line of
Jefferson County, thence in a westerly direction with the said north
boundary line to the east boundary line of Liberty County, Tex.; thence
south to the Gulf of Mexico; thence in an easterly direction along the
Gulf shores to the place of beginning_
Port Arthur, Sabine.
GALVESTON—Galveston
_All of the State of Texas except the territory included in the
districts of Sabine, Laredo, El Paso, and Eagle Pass_
Galveston (including Port Bolivar and Texas City), San Antonio, Dallas,
Houston, Port Lavaca.
LAREDO—Laredo
_All of the counties of Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Nueces, Zapata, Duval,
Brooks, Willacy, Jim Wells, Aransas, Webb, La Salle, Dimmit, McMullen,
Live Oak, Bee, Refugio, and San Patricio in the State of Texas_
Laredo, Brownsville, Rio Grande City, Corpus Christi, Roma,
Santa Maria.
EL PASO—El Paso
_All the counties of El Paso and Culberson in the State of Texas and
all of the State of New Mexico_
El Paso, Columbus, New Mexico.
EAGLE PASS—Eagle Pass
_All of the counties in the State of Texas lying along and contiguous to
the Rio Grande River not included in the districts of Laredo and El Paso_
Eagle Pass, Boquillas, Del Rio, Presidio.
ARIZONA—Nogales
_All of the State of Arizona_
Nogales, Naco, Yuma, Douglas.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Los Angeles
_All that part of the State of California, lying south of 35° north
latitude_
Los Angeles, San Pedro, San Diego, Calexico, Campo, Tia Juana.
SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco
_All that part of the State of California lying north of 35° north
latitude_
San Francisco (including Oakland), Eureka, Port Harford.
OREGON—Portland
_All of the State of Oregon_
Portland, Astoria, Newport, Empire.
WASHINGTON—Seattle
_All of the State of Washington_
Seattle, Port Townsend, Aberdeen, Anacortes, Bellingham, Blaine,
Chopaka, Danville, Everett, Ferry, Friday Harbor, Laurier, Molson,
Northport, Port Angeles, Roche Harbor, South Bend, Spokane, Somas,
Tacoma.
ALASKA—Juneau
_All of the Territory of Alaska_
Juneau, Eagle, Ketchikan, Cordova, Sulzer, St. Michael, Skagway,
Unalaska, Wrangell, Fortymile, Fairbanks, Nome.
HAWAII—Honolulu
_All of the territory of Hawaii_
Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kaloa, Mahukona.
MONTANA AND IDAHO—Great Falls
_All of the States of Montana and Idaho_
Great Falls, Eastport, Port Hill, Plentywood, Sweetgrass, Gateway.
DAKOTA—Pembina
_All of the States of North and South Dakota and the county of Kittsen
in the State of Minnesota_
Pembina, Noyes, St. Vincent, Portal, St. John, Hannah, Neche, Ambrose,
Souris, Walhalla, Sarles, Sherwood, Hansboro, Crosby, Antler.
MINNESOTA—St. Paul, Minneapolis
_State of Minnesota, lying south of 46° north latitude_
St. Paul, Minneapolis.
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR—Duluth and Superior
_All of the State of Minnesota, except the county of Kittsen, lying
north of 46° north latitude and all of the State of Wisconsin lying
north of said latitude, and the island of Isle Royal, in the State of
Michigan_
(The port of Duluth and Superior shall include both of said cities
and West Superior)
Duluth, Superior, International Falls, Warroad, Ranier, Two Harbors,
Ashland, Isle Royal.
WISCONSIN—Milwaukee
_All of the State of Wisconsin lying south of 46° north latitude_
Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette (including
Menominee), Racine, Sheboygan, Sturgeon Bay.
MICHIGAN—Detroit
_All of the State of Michigan_
Detroit, Port Huron, Saginaw, Alpena, Bay City, Marine City, St. Clair,
Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Charlevoix, Ludington, Manistee, Manistique,
Muskegon, St. Joseph, Petoskey, Sault Ste. Marie, Cheboygan, Mackinaw,
Detour, Escanaba, Gladstone, Houghton, Marquette.
CHICAGO—Chicago
_All of the Stale of Illinois lying north of 39° north latitude and all
that part of the State of Indiana lying north of 41° north latitude_
Chicago, Peoria, Michigan City.
INDIANA—Indianapolis
_All of the State of Indiana lying south of 41° of north latitude_
Indianapolis, Evansville.
OHIO—Cleveland
_All of the State of Ohio and the county of Erie in the State of
Pennsylvania_
Cleveland, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Fairport, Lorain, Sandusky, Put-in-Bay,
Toledo, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Erie, Corry, Pa.
KENTUCKY—Louisville
_All of the State of Kentucky_
Louisville, Paducah.
TENNESSEE—Memphis
_All of the State of Tennessee_
Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville.
IOWA—Des Moines
_All of the State of Iowa_
Des Moines, Sioux City, Dubuque.
ST. LOUIS—St. Louis
_All of the States of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and all
that part of the State of Illinois lying south of 39° north latitude_
St. Louis (including East St. Louis), Kansas City, Cairo, Ill.,
St. Joseph, Mo.
OMAHA—Omaha
_All of the States of Nebraska and Wyoming_
Omaha, Lincoln.
COLORADO—Denver
_All of the State of Colorado_
Denver.
UTAH AND NEVADA—Salt Lake City
_All of the States of Utah and Nevada_
Salt Lake City.
PORTO RICO—San Juan
_The island of Porto Rico_
San Juan, Humacao, Aguadilla, Mayaguez, Arecibo, Arroyo, Fajardo, Ponce,
Guanica.
* * * * *
The use of the terms "port of delivery" and "subport of entry"
has been discontinued, and all ports of entry, sub-ports of entry, and
ports of delivery not above specifically mentioned as ports of entry,
abolished.
The privileges of the first and seventh sections of the act of June
10, 1880, commonly known as the "immediate transportation act,"
remain as heretofore existing with respect to the ports of entry.
Ports at which merchandise may be entered for transportation to other
ports without appraisement under the act of June 10, 1880
Alburg, Vt.
Astoria, Ore.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Bay City, Mich.
Beecher Falls, Vt.
Blaine, Wash.
Boston, Mass.
Brownsville, Tex.
Brunswick, Ga.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Calais, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Chicago, Ill.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit, Mich.
Duluth, Minn.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Idaho.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Everett, Wash.
Fernandina, Fla.
Galveston, Tex.
Gladstone, Mich.
Honolulu, T. H.
Island Pond, Vt.
Key West, Fla.
Knights Key, Fla.
Laredo, Tex.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Malone, N. Y.
Marquette, Mich.
Miami, Fla.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Mobile, Ala.
New London, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport, Vt.
Newport News, Va.
New York, N. Y.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Norfolk, Va.
Nyando, N. Y.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Pembina, N. Dak.
Pensacola, Fla.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Port Arthur, Tex.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portal, N. Dak.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Ranier, Minn.
Richford, Vt.
Rochester, N. Y.
Rouses Point, N. Y.
St. Albans, Vt.
St. Vincent, Minn.
San Diego, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Sumas, Wash.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Texas City, Tex.
Toledo, Ohio.
Van Buren, Me.
Vanceboro, Me.
Wilmington, N. C.
Ports to which merchandise may be transported without appraisement
under the act of June 10, 1880
Albany, N. Y.
Astoria, Ore.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Bellingham, Wash.
Birmingham, Ala.
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Calais, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Coal City, Ill.
Columbus, Ohio.
Corry, Pa.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dallas, Tex.
Dayton, Ohio.
Denver, Colo.
Des Moines, Iowa.
Detroit, Mich.
Dubuque, Iowa.
Duluth, Minn.
Dunkirk, N. Y.
Durango, Colo.
Durham, N. C.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Enfield, Conn.
Erie, Pa.
Evansville, Ind.
Everett, Wash.
Fall River, Mass.
Galveston, Tex.
Gladstone, Mich.
Gloucester, Mass.
Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Green Bay, Wis.
Greenwich, Conn.
Hartford, Conn.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Houston, Tex.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Kansas City, Mo.
Key West, Fla.
Knoxvile, Tenn.
Laredo, Tex.
Leadville, Colo.
Lincoln, Nebr.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Louisville, Ky.
Marquette, Mich.
Memphis, Tenn.
Middletown, Conn.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mobile, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.
Newark, N. J.
New Bedford, Mass.
New Haven, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport, R. I.
Newport News, Va.
New York, N. Y.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Norfolk, Va.
Norwalk, Conn.
Oakland, Cal.
Ocala, Fla.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Omaha, Nebr.
Peoria, Ill.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Petersburg, Va.
Petoskey, Mich.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Port Arthur, Tex.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Portsmouth, N. H.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Pueblo, Colo.
Richmond, Va.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Augustine, Fla.
St. Joseph, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
St. Paul, Minn.
Sabine Pass, Tex.
Saginaw, Mich.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Diego, Cal.
Sandusky, Ohio.
San Francisco, Cal.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
South Manchester, Conn.
Spokane, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
Stamford, Conn.
Superior, Wis.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Titusville, Pa.
Toledo, Ohio.
Utica, N. Y.
Vanceboro, Me.
Vernon (Rockville), Conn.
Washington, D. C.
Wilmington, Del.
Wilmington, N. C.
Worcester, Mass.
List of ports at which bonded warehouses are established
Apalachicola, Fla.
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Bangor, Me.
Bath, Me.
Belfast, Me.
Bonners Ferry, Mont.
Boothbay, Me.
Boston, Mass.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Brownsville, Tex.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Burlington, Vt.
Cape Vincent, N. Y.
Castine, Me.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Denver, Colo.
Detroit, Mich.
Duluth, Minn.
Durham, N. C.
Eagle Pass, Tex.
Eastport, Me.
El Paso, Tex.
Erie, Pa.
Evansville, Ind.
Everett, Wash.
Fall River, Mass.
Galveston, Tex.
Gloucester, Mass.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Great Falls, Mont.
Green Bay, Wis.
Hartford, Conn.
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Kansas City, Mo.
Key West, Fla.
Laredo, Tex.
Lincoln, Nebr.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Louisville, Ky.
Minneapolis, Minn.
New Haven, Conn.
New London, Conn.
New Orleans, La.
Newport News, Va.
Newark, N. J.
New York.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Nogales, Ariz.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Omaha, Nebr.
Oswego, N. Y.
Pensacola, Fla.
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Petersburg, Va.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Plattsburg, N. Y.
Port Huron, Mich.
Portland, Me.
Portland, Ore.
Portsmouth, N. H.
Port Townsend, Wash.
Providence, R. I.
Provincetown, Mass.
Richmond, Va.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Joseph, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
St. Michael, Alaska.
St. Paul, Minn.
Saginaw, Mich.
Salem, Mass.
San Antonio, Tex.
San Diego, Cal.
San Francisco, Cal.
San Juan, P. R.
Savannah, Ga.
Seattle, Wash.
Sioux City, Iowa.
Skagway, Alaska.
Spokane, Wash.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Tacoma, Wash.
Tampa, Fla.
Toledo, Ohio.
Utica, N. Y.
List of ports where the custom-house premises are used for the storage
of imported goods in bond
Albany, N. Y.
Aguadilla, P. R.
Arecibo, P. R.
Arroyo, P. R.
Bangor, Me.
Charleston, S. C.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio.
Fajardo, P. R.
Guanica, P. R.
Humacao, P. R.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Marquette, Mich.
Mayaguez, P. R.
Memphis, Tenn.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Nashville, Tenn.
Norfolk, Va.
Peoria, Ill.
Ponce, P. R.
Providence, R. I.
Rochester, N. Y.
St. Augustine, Fla.
Sandusky, Ohio.
San Juan, P. R.
Springfield, Mass.
Washington, D. C. (Georgetown)
Wilmington, Del.
APPENDIX B
THE SEA LIBRARY
The books an officer should have, _and study_, are appended.
Bowditch's American Practical Navigator.
The Navigator's Bible.
Lecky's Wrinkles in Practical Navigation.
No comment needed. An officer who does not know this book—well,
he is simply not all there as an officer.
Bradford's Whys and Wherefores of Navigation.
An American book, of intimate and interesting information on the
subject of navigation. If you want to know "why," own and study
Bradford, it is a book for the man who likes to thoroughly understand
his subject—simple, clear, complete.
Jacoby's Navigation.
A good book for the beginner.
Knight's Seamanship.
The best American work on seamanship, naval and merchant service. The
chapters on ship handling and the higher problems of seamanship are
exceptionally good.
Todd and Whall's Seamanship.
The best book to date for the merchantman.
Walton's Know Your Own Ship.
Information about vessels that every officer aboard ship should
possess.
White's Oil Tank Steamers.
An excellent work by an officer who knows his subject.
Allingham's Weather Signs and How to Read Them.
Index
Page numbers in bold-face type indicate reference to the Navigation Laws.
A
Abandonment of seamen, +297+
Able seamen, duties, 236-240
Advance, +265+
Agreement, form of, +241-242+
in coasting trade, +256+
in foreign trade, +249+, +250+
Allingham, 304
Allotment of wages, +265+, +266+, +267+
Alongside, 96
Amendments to Rule V, +155+
Amplitudes, 181
Anchor watch, 74
Anchorage data, 73
Anchoring, 95
Application for register, +9+
Apprentices, +244+, +248+, +249+
Arbitration, +270+
Arms, export to American countries, +61+
sale of, +62+
Arson, 295
Assault, +293+
Assistance at sea, +62+, +63+
Average, general, +51+, +52+
Awnings, 77
B
Baggage, 129
Barratry, +298+
Berth, fair or foul, 75
Bills of lading, 75, 84
Boarding, +24+, +25+, +26+
Boat covers, 77
falls, +108+
handling, +105+
Boatswain, 78
duties, 234, 235
Boatswain's stores, 77
Bond, general libel, +57+, +58+
Books, 304
Bowditch, 304
Bradford, 304
Bribery, +50+, +51+
Bridge, persons allowed on, +170+
Bullion and coin, +21+
Buoys, +111+
C
Cadets, laws, duties, +145+
Captain, call, 179
Cargo, battens, 79
care of, 82
chilled beef, 87
comparison of cargo and manifest, +39+
clusters, 74, 75
coal-trimming, 85
coal-ventilation, 85
cotton, 86
damage to, 83
delivery in various districts, +33+, +34+
diagrams, 75, 84
duty to, 82
explosive, +65+, +66+, +67+, +68+, +69+, +70+, +71+
Cargo, frozen, 87
gear, 75, 80
general, 87, 88
grain, 86
in bulk, +31+
inflammable, +65+, +66+, +67+, +68+, +69+, +70+, +71+
kinds, 84
munitions, 89
ore, 85
pilfering, 83
re-export, +31+
returns of unlading, +47, 48+
special, 88
stowage, 83
ventilation, 84
wet coal, 85
Carpenter, 73, 78
duties, 231-232, 233
stores, 77
Cask fenders, 74
Casting away vessels, +299+
Ceiling, 79
Chafe, 74
Chief Mate, the, 72
coastwise, +162+
duties, 73, 74, 75
duties at sea, 100, 101, 102
duties in port, 78
examination, +161+
License, +149+
qualifications, 72
reports for duty, 72
service, +159+
Vessel in stream, 73
Charts, pilot, 181
Clearance, form of, +20+
Clothing, exempt from attachment, +267+
Coal, +35+
Coaling, 97
gear, 77
Cork fenders, 74
Cost data, 89
Collision, 175
Coming alongside, 96
to anchor, 95
Complaints re provisions, +12+
Construction, future, +105+
Conventions, +269+
Corporal punishment, +290+
Crew, 76
failure to produce, +253+
ill treatment of, +297+
papers relating to, +254+
quarters, inspection, 75
Crimes, +291-300+
D
Dangerous conditions, 176
Davits, test of, +106+, +107+
Death from negligence, +169+
negligence, misconduct, +294+
Deck, 178
crew, 78
engineer, 73
room, +115+
Delivery, ports of, +29+, App. A
Desertion, abroad, +268+
of foreign seamen in U. S., +268+
Discharge, +245+
Discharging, 75
Discharge in foreign ports, +258+
in foreign trade, +257+
Discipline at sea, 286-287
Distress, vessels in, +48+, +49+
Docking, notes on, 99, 100
Docking plan, 98
Dodgers, 77
Draft, 75
Drift lead, 74
Dry dock, entering, 98
blue prints, 98
E
Engagement, period of, +251+
Engineer's license, 150
Entry and clearance, +18+
of merchandise, +27+, +38+
Ports of, +28+, App. A
post, +47+
Examinations, Chief and second mate coastwise, +164+
master, +156+
original license, +153+
Third mate coastwise, +165+
Exemption, militia duty, +241+
of private property at sea, +62+
Export of arms, +61+
merchandise laden for, +32+
transfer of imported merchandise, +32+
F
Fees, +21+
Fellow-servant clause, +283+
Fire-fighting equipment, 92
Fire lines, 75
Fire, protection against, +63+, +64+, +65+
Flogging, +290+
Forgery, +296+
Freeboard, 83
G
Gangway, 74
General average, +51-52+
General libel bond, +57+, +58+
Great Lakes, licenses, +166+
crimes on, +300+
Ground tackle, 94
Gun, drill with line carrying, +113+
line carrying, +112+
tests, +112+
H
Harbor defenses, +61+
regulations, 92
Harter Act, +55+, +56+, +57+
Hatch battens, 76
covers, 76
Hawsers, 77
Heaving in, 95
lines, 74
Holds, 75
preparation to receive cargo, 78, 79, 80
Hose, on foc's'le, 73
I
Ice, 176
obstruction by, +49+
Illegal boarding, +24+
unlading, +39+, +40+
Inland licenses, +165+
Rules of road, +185-222+
waters—limits, +222-228+
Inspection of inward manifests by boarding officers, +35+, +36+, +37+,
+38+
Instructions for gun and rocket apparatus, +113+
Insurance, war risk, +283+, +284+, +285+
International Rules of Road, +184-220+
Inventories, 76
Invoices, 84
J
Jacoby, navigation, 304
Junior officers, duties, 133
Jurisdiction over seamen, +277+, +278+, +279+
K
Keys, 92
Keys, master, 92
Knight, 304
L
Larceny, +295+
Laws effecting duties of master, 9
Lecky, 304
Log books, +15+, +16+, +17+
Look out, 176
Liability of owners, masters, shippers, +53+, +54+, +55+
Libel bond, general, +57+, +58+
Licenses, duration of, +147+
renewal of, +154+
Liens for freight or general average, +51+, +52+
Lifeboats, care of, +108+
equipment, +103+
how carried, +105+
launching, +108+
manning, +108-109+
marking of, +107+
men, certificated, +108-109+
provisions, +104+
Life buoys, ring, +111+
preservers, +111+
rafts, equipment, +110+
care of, +110+
manning, +109+
marking, +110+
saving equipment, 77, 94 105
Lighters, 73
Lights, running, 179
Live stock, 90
Lodgers, +270+
Luminous buoys, +111+
M
Mail, 129
Manifest, +18+, +19+, +20+, +27+, +28+, +30+, +31+
Manning of merchant vessels, +280+, +281+, +282+
Manslaughter, +292+
Mast covers, 77
Master, the, +1+
acting as pilot, +151+
always in command, 4
articles, 2
authority over pilot, 4
authority to protect lives and property, 8
Master, authority to suspend officers, 8
cannot delegate responsibility, 4
certificate of inspection, 7
change of, +9+
charter, 4
coaling, 2
coastwise, 157
correct lading, 3
course of vessel, 7
declaration of, +29+, +30+
delivery of specie and cargo, 3
departure, 7
disaster, 8
drills, 7
duties, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
enters and clears, 3
examination, +156+
general management of vessel, 2
insurance, 3
keeps official log, 2
keeps wage account, 4
last to leave ship, 8
laws, must be familiar with, 3
of port, 5
liability, +53+, +54+, +55+, +169+
license, +149+
licensed engineer officer on duty, 3
licensed officer always in charge, 4
live stock, 5
maneuvering vessel, 3
medicine chest, 3
navigator, 5
navigation laws, 8
oath-manifest, +18+
oath of citizenship, +9+
official log book, 5
passengers, 4, 7
property of deceased persons, 7
punishments to crew, 5
qualifications, 2
removal of, +152+
report to U. S. Local Inspectors, 7
represents owner, 4
report on accidents, 7
responsibilities, +1+, 2, 4
rules of road, 5
safe carrying of mail, 4
navigation, 2
sail, 158
scale of provisions, 3
service required, +155+
ship's log book, 7
ship must be well found, 2
skill, 8
slop chest, 3
smuggling, 5
Mate, acting as pilot, +151+
Mayhem, +294+
Medicines and anti-scorbutics, +14+
Merchandise, fraudulent importation, +50+
salvage of, +49+, +55+
vessels, manning, +280+, +282+, +282+
Mines, +61+, +62+
Miscellaneous laws, +59+
Mooring lines, 73, 74
Murder, +292+
Muster-list roll and drill, +114-115+
Mutiny, +297+
N
Navigation, 304
Navigating gear, 77
officer, 129-130
Navy ration, +60+, +61+
Night orders, 176, +177+, +178+
O
Oath of officer, +151+
Offenses, +287+, +288+, +289+
Offenses against registry law, +9+
miscellaneous, +296+
Officer's citizenship, +146+
license, +148, 149+
serving during war, +148+
Orders, night, 178
standing, 177
Owner's liability, +53+, +54+, +55+
may ship seamen, +248+
P
Pacific Islanders, sale of arms to, +62+
Painting, bottom, 99
Paints, 77
Papers, deposit of, +21+
Passengers, 90
Passenger accommodations, +116+, +117+, +118+, +119+
Act of 1882, +116+
vessel, boarding, +124+
steamer, cattle on board, +123+
carriage of, +126+
cleanliness, +122+
death of, +125+
discipline, +122+
embarkation in boats and rafts, +108+
steamer, explosives on board, +123+
inspection, +125+
light and air, +119+, +120+
list, +124+
medical attendance, +121+, +122+
act, penalties, +125-126+
privacy, +122-123+
provisions, +121+
Passports, +22-23+
Permit to unlade by night, +40+, +41+, +42+
Pilot's license, +151+
Piracy, +300+, +301+, +302+, +303+
Plundering vessel, +299+
Pilot, must yield to master, +4+
Ports of entry, +29+, App. A
Post entry, +47+
Provisions, scale of, +243+
Provisions and water, +11+
Private property, exemption at sea, +62+
Procedure, +290+
Projectiles, line carrying, _113_
Propeller signs, 74
Protection against fire, +63+, +64+, +65+
Punishments, +287+, +288+, +289+
Q
Quartermasters, 78, 182
duties, 229-230
R
Rafts, handling, +105+
Rape, +293+
Rat guards, 75, 97
Ration, navy, +60+, +61+
Reduction of allowance, +13+
Responsibility, watch officers, 172
Riding lights, 74
Robbery, +295+
Rockets, +112+
Rose boxes, 79
Rules of road, 173, +184-221+
Rule, unwritten, 174
S
Sails, 77
Sale of arms to Pacific Islanders, +62+
Salvage at sea, +62+, +63+
Salvage of merchandise, +49+, +50+
School ships, +59+, +60+
Sea letters, +22+, +23+
Sea library, 304
Seamen, abandonment of, +297+
effects of deceased, +272-276+
naturalization of, +245+
Seamen, rescuing shipwrecked American, +59+
return of, +271+
shipment in coasting trade, +255+
sick and disabled, +276+, +277+
witness fees, +279+
Search, +24+, +25+, +26+
Sea stores, +34+, +35+
Second mate, 78, 128, 129, 160, +161+, +163+
Seduction, +293+
Service, substituting, +155+
Sheath knives, +289+
Shipment, before consul, +252+
Shipment without agreement, penalty, +251+
Shipments, illegal, +247+
Shipper's liability, +53+, +54+, +55+
Shipping commissioner, +270+
Shipping officers, +246+
Ship's register, +9+
school, +59, 60+
Shipwrecked American seamen rescuing, +59+
Side ladders, +74+
screens, 77
Signal gear, 77
Skids, 74
Slop chest, +14+
Smoke helmets, 87
Smothering lines, 79
Solicitation of bribes, +50+, +51+
Soliciting lodgers, +270+
Sounding pipes, 76
Stairways, +115+
State inspection laws, +20+
Station bill, 75, 76
Steamer's name on equipment, +114+
Steel strongbacks, 76
Stevedores, 82
Stolen property, +295+
Stores, receiving, 92
Storm oil, +113+
Supervising Inspector General, Recommendations, 180
T
Tank steamers, 90-91
Tarpaulins, 76, 77
Telegraph, 73
Third mate, 78, 131, 132, +161+, +162+, +164+
Todd and Whall, 304
Torpedoes, +61+
Treaties, +269+
Trial, place of, +291+
Turning to, 92, 93
Twin screws, 74
U
Undermanning, +283+
Unloading by day, +42+, +43+
by night, +40+
supervision of, +43+, +44+, +45+
time limit for, +46+
Upkeep, 93
Unseaworthy vessels, +283+
U. S. Local Inspectors, 7
Supervising Inspectors, rules relating to life saving, +103+
V
Ventilator covers, 77
Vessel alongside, 74
casting away, +299+
Vessels, different types, 76
exempt from entry, +34+
in distress, +48+, +49+
Vessels, overtaken, 179
plundering, +299+
unseaworthy, +283+
W
Wages, +260+-265
exempt from attachment, +267+
Walton, 304
War documents, +22+, +23+
Warmth and clothing, +15+
War risk insurance, +283+, +284+, +285+
War zone, 179
precautions, +105+
Waterline, striking, 100
Water plugs, 75
Watch officer, 167
duty, 167
in port, 183
not citizens, +147+
Watch-relieving, +170+
rest before going on, +169+
Watches, three, +168+
Wedges, 76
Weights and measures, +13+
of persons, +107+
Whistle signals, 81
White, 304
Windlass notes, 73
Wooden steamers, 86
warehouse, 74
Working boat, 74
cargo, 81
Work of Chief mate, 76
Wrecking, +298+
Z
Zig-zag, +180+
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