The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and ResponsibilitiesRiesenberg, Felix
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The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities
Riesenberg, Felix
Merchant marine -- United States; Navigation; Sailors
Whoever shall maliciously set fire to, burn, or attempt to burn, or by
any means destroy or injure, or attempt to destroy or injure, any
arsenal, armory, magazine, rope-walk, ship house, warehouse, blockhouse,
or barrack, or any storehouse, barn, or stable, not parcel of a dwelling
house, or any other building not mentioned in the section last
preceding, or any vessel built, building, or undergoing repair, or any
light-house, or beacon, or any machinery, timber, cables, rigging, or
other materials or appliances for building, repairing, or fitting out
vessels, or any pile of wood, boards, or other lumber, or any military,
naval, or victualing stores, arms, or other munitions of war, shall be
fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than
twenty years. (Sec. 286; Repeals R. S., 5386.)
Larceny.
Whoever shall take and carry away, with intent to steal or purloin, any
personal property of another, shall be punished as follows: If the
property taken is of a value exceeding fifty dollars, or is taken from
the person of another, by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars,
or imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both; in all other
cases, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not more than one year, or both. If the property stolen
consists of any evidence of debt, or other written instrument, the
amount of money due thereon, or secured to be paid thereby, and
remaining unsatisfied, or which in any contingency might be collected
thereon, or the value of the property the title to which is shown
thereby, or the sum which might be recovered in the absence thereof,
shall be deemed to be the value of the property stolen. (Sec. 287;
Repeals R. S., 5356.)
Receiver of stolen property.
Whoever shall buy, receive, or conceal, any money, goods, bank notes, or
other thing which may be the subject of larceny, which has been
feloniously taken, stolen, or embezzled, from any other person, knowing
the same to have been so taken, stolen, or embezzled, shall be fined not
more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than three years;
and such person may be tried either before or after the conviction of
the principal offender. (Sec. 288; Repeals R. S., 5357.)
Miscellaneous offenses.
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