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 SIXTIETH conennss. sm. II. cH.e21. 1909. 1147 Sec. 298. Whoever, u on the hi h seas or on an other waters *““°“°8‘{g“l'**h within the admiralty and) maritime furisdiction of theyUnited States, mirinhifngi. gid. p. by surparise or by open force, maliciously attacks or sets upon any 1°°‘ vessel longing to another, with an intent unlawfully to plunder the same, or 'to espoil any owner thereof of any moneys, goods, or merchandise laden on board thereof, shall be fined not more than five P¤¤i¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤r. thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. Sec. 299. Whoever, ulpon the high seas or on any other waters i B¤¤•ki¤{z¤t:¤¤¤¤¤r- within the admiralty an maritime jurisdiction of the United States, °§vhi°l°¤é€. ism, p. and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State, breaks or enters “"“· any vessel wit intent to commit any felony or maliciously cuts, spoils, or destroys any cordage, cable, buoys, buoy-rope, head·fast, or other fast, iixedto the anchor or moorings belonging to any vessel, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned P¤¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤¤f¤r. not more than five years. Sec. 300. Whoever, u on the high seas or on any other waters ,,2,;§',{{’{,,;’_°°“°"“¢ within the admiralty and) maritime jurisdiction of the United States, yu. zs, v- 238. willfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise destroys any vessel, l04L B" °°°' 5m' p' of which he is owner, in whole or in part, with intent to prejudice any person that may underwrite any olicy of insurance thereon, or any merchant that may have oods thereon, or any other owner of . such vessel, shall be imprisoned for life or for any term of years. P¤¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤r fur. Sec. 301. Whoever, not  owner, upon the high seas or on 8,0*-ber person deany other waters within thealty and maritime jurisdiction of mrgydllgghlhlteseldlltl the United States, willfully and corruptly casts away or otherwise R°g_”,;,g·,?, 5,,., desthrgys any vessel of the United States to which e belongs, or, r. 1641}' will y, with intent to destroy the same, sets hre to any such vessel, or otherwise attempts the destruction thereof, shall be imprisoned runammenner. not more than ten years. Sec. 302. Whoever, being engaged in any piratical cruise or enter- aqbtyueu more prise, or being of the crew of any piratical vessel, lands from such °’jf"§_  I, vessel, and on shore commits robbery, is a pirate, and shall be im- *°§m,hmm ,0, prisoned for life. ` Sec. 303. Whoever, being a citizen of the United States, without m_g,;c¥¥*j:g,u;,°g;gLen*; the limits thereof, fits out and arms, or attempts to fit out and arm, a. s., sec. ma, p. or procures to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly aids or is con- m' cerned in furnishing, fitting out, or arming, any private vessel of war or privateer, with intent that such vessel shal be employed to cruise or commit hostilities uppn the citizens of the United tates, or their property, or whoever ta es the command of or enters on board of any such vessel, for such intent, or who purchases any interest in any such vessel with a view to share in the profits thereof, shall be muinimemror. fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. The trial for such offense, if committed without '*"’°‘=*· the limits of the United States, shall be in the district in which the offender shall be apprehended or first brought. Sec. 304. Whoever, being a citizen of the United States commits 0,“{g§g,;;“°g;Hf;:,<; any murder or robbery, or any act of hostility against the United ¤i¤n.q _ _ States, or against any citizen thereof, on the high seas, under color 105, "‘ *°°‘ °m* "‘ 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. Pl'““°””°’"_f°"‘ Sec. 305. Whoever, being a citizen or subject of any foreign state, §_‘“§f §',f“},§§‘j; ,,_ is found and taken on the sea making war uplon the United States, or 1042- 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 treat such acts are declared to be piracy, ish is guilty of piracy, and shall fic imprisoned for life. Pun m°°°f°"