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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 645 -JUNE 25, 1948 [62 STAT. Chapter Sec. 97. Railroads 1991 99. Rape - 2031 101. Records and reports - 2071 103. Robbery and burglary --- - -- 2111 105. Sabotage -- 2151 107. Seamen and stowaways 2191 109. Searches and seizures -- --- _ -- --- -- - 2231 111. Shipping __. -- - -- _ --. 2271 113. Stolen property--- --- 2311 115. Treason, sedition and subversive activities-- 2381 117. White slave traffic-- 2421 CHAPTER 1---ENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1. Offenses classified. 2. Principals. 3. Accessory after the fact. 4. Misprision of felony. 5. United States defined. 6. Department and agency defined. 7. Special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States defined. 8. Obligation or other security of the United States defined. 9. Vessel of the United States defined. 10. Interstate commerce and foreign commerce defined. 11. Foreign government defined. 12. Postal Service defined. 13. Laws of States adopted for areas within Federal jurisdiction. 14. Applicability to Canal Zone. § 1. OFFENSES CLASSIFIED Notwithstanding any Act of Congress to the contrary: (1) Any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year is a felony. (2) Any other offense is a misdemeanor. (3) Any misdemeanor, the penalty for which does not exceed impris- onment for a period of six months or a fine of not more than $500, or both, is a petty offense. § 2. PRINCIPALS (a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures its commission, is a principal. (b) Whoever causes an act to be done, which if directly performed by him would be an offense against the United States, is also a principal and punishable as such. § 3. AccESSORY AFTER THE FACT Whoever, knowing that an offense against the United States has been committed, receives, relieves, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment, is an acces- sory after the fact. Except as otherwise expressly provided by any Act of Congress, an accessory after the fact shall be imprisoned not more than one-half the maximum term of imprisonment or fined not more than one-half the maximum fine prescribed for the punishment of the principal, or both; or if the principal is punishable by death, the accessory shall be impris- oned not more than ten years. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. 684
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