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 1044 Trrnn max.-CR.IMES.——C¤. 3. 30-·\Pfil» 1790.c- vessel, or with any oods, wares, or merchandise, or to turn pirate, ol- to 9-“·I2·"·1• 3115- 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 if any person consults, combines, confederates, or corresponds with any pirate or robber upon the seas, knowing him to be guilty of any piracy or robbery; or if any seaman confines the master of any vessel, he shall be imprisoned not more than three years, and fined not more than one thousand dollars. _ Arson of dwell- Sec. 5385. Every person who, within any fort, dock·yard, navy-yard, l¤€·h°¤°° ‘“*l“¤ ** arsenal, armory, or magazine, the site whereof is under the yurisdiction f°"’ &°‘ of the United States, or on the site of any light—house, or other needful _3 Mar., 1825, <·. building belonging to the United States, the site whereof is under their Ga *· L "· 4* P·115· jurisdiction, willfully and maliciously burns any dwelling-house, or mansion-house, or any store, barn, stable, or other building, parcel of any dwelling or mansion-house, shall suffer death. Ar¤<>¤<>fMm0ry, Sec. 5386. Every person who, in any of the places mentioned in the “”€”“l· &°· preceding section, maliciously sets fire to, or burns, any arsenal, armory, Ibid., s. 2. magazine, rople-walk, ship-house, warehouse, block—house, or barrack, or any store- ouse, barn, or stable, not parcel of a dwelling-house, or any other building not mentioned in such section, or any vessel built, or begun to be built, or repairing, or any light-house, or beacon, or any timber, cables, rigging, or other materials 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 punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, and hy imprisonment at hard labor not more than ten years. Arson of vessel Sec. 5387. Every person who maliciously sets on fire, or burns, or {ff; __ otherwise destroys, any vessel of war of the United States, afloat on the ]bid,,5,]_`l,p,ll7, high seas, or in any arm of the sea, or in any river, haven, creek, basin, or bay within the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States, and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, shall suffer death. Depredations on Sec. 5388. Every person who unlawfully cuts, or aids or is employed ¢i¤¤l>€1‘ l¤¤d¤· in unlawfully cutting, or wantonly destroys, or procures to be wantonly 3 gpm, 18,59, c_ destroyed, any timber standing upon lands of the United States, which, 78, v. 11, p. 408. in pursuance of law, may be reserved or purchased for military or other purposes, shall pay a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not more than twelve months. [Sw ss ¤400—·2463·] Circulation of ..}:0. 5389. Every person who, within the District of Columbia or any 0b¤°°¤°h**¤¤*¤*°· of the Territories of the United States, or other place within the exclu- 3 Mn, 1873, c_ sive jurisdiction of the United States, sells, or lends, or gives away, or 258, s. 1, v. 17, p. in any manner exhibits, or offers to sell, or to lend, or to give away, or 59* in any manner to exhibit, or otherwise publishes or offers to publish in any manner, or has in his possession, for any such purpose, any obscene book, pamphlet, paper, writing, advertisement, circular, print, picture, drawing, or other representation, figure, or image on or of paper or other material, or any cast, instrument, or other articles of an immortal nature, or any drug or medicine, or any article whatever, for the prevention of conception, or for causing unlawful abortion, or who advertises the same for sale, or writes or rints, or causes to be written or printed, any card, circular, book, pamphlet, advertisement, or notice of an kind, stating when, where, how, or of whom, or b what means, any otythe articles in this section hereinbeforc mentionecf, can be purchased or obtained, or manufactures, draws, or prints, or in any wise makes any of such articles, shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the penitentiary for not less than six months nor more than five years for each offense, or fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, with costs of court. [See ss 1785, 2401, 2492. uses.] feeiisprisioiu of  5390. Every person who, having knowledge of the actual com- °“?· _ mission of the crime of murder or other felony upon the high seas, OT 30 April, 1790, e. within any fort, arsenal, dock-yard, magazine, or other place or district 9, ¤· 6,**- 1. p-113 of country under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, 00ll*