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 PUBLIC LAWS--H. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 provided by law, be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. § 1622. SUBORNATION OF PERJURY Whoever procures another to commit any perjury is guilty of sub- ornation of perjury, and shall be fined not more than $2,000 or impris- oned not more than five years, or both. CHAPTEm 81. -- PI RACY AND PBIVATEBONG Sec. 1651. Piracy under law of nations. 1652. Citizens as pirates. 1653. Aliens as pirates. 1654. Arming or serving on privateers. 1655. Assault on commander as piracy. 1656. Conversion or surrender of vessel. 1657. Corruption of seamen and confederating with pirates. 1658. Plunder of distressed vessel. 1659. Attack to plunder vessel. 1660. Receipt of pirate property. 1661. Robbery ashore. § 1651. PIRACY UNDER LAW OF NATIONS 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. § 1652. CITIzENS AS PIRATES Whoever, being a citizen of the United States, commits any murder or robbery, or any act of 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 a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life. § 1653. ALIENS AS PIRATES 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 a pirate, and shall be imprisoned for life. § 1654. ARMING OR SERVING ON PRIVATEERS Whoever, being a citizen of the United States, without the limits thereof l fits out and arms, or attempts to fit out and arm or is concerned in furnishing, fitting out, or arming any private vessel of war or priva- teer, with intent that such vessel shall be employed to cruise or commit hostilities upon the citizens of the United States or their property; or Whoever takes the command of or enters on board of any such vessel with such intent; or Whoever purchases any interest in any such vessel with a view to share in the profits thereof- Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. § 1655. AssAUrL ON COMMANDER AS PIRACY Whoever, being a seaman, lays violent hands upon his commander, 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. § 1656. CONVERSION OR SURRENDER OF VESSEL 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 [62 STAT.

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