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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 645-JUNE 25, 1948 § 2198. SEDUCTION OF FEMALE PASSENGER Whoever, being a master, officer, seaman, or other person employed on board of any American vessel, during the voyage, under promise of marriage, or by threats, or the exercise of authority, or solicitation, or the making of gifts or presents, seduces and has illicit connection with any female passenger, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or impris- oned not more than one year, or both. Subsequent intermarriage of the parties may be pleaded in bar of conviction and no conviction shall be had on the testimony of the female seduced without other evidence. § 2199. STOWAWAYS ON VESSELS OR AIRCRAFT Whoever, without the consent of the owner, charterer, master, or person in command of any vessel, or aircraft, with intent to obtain transportation, boards, enters or secretes himself aboard such vessel or aircraft and is thereon at the time of departure of said vessel or aircraft from a port, harbor, wharf, airport or other place within the jurisdiction of the United States; or Whoever, with like intent, having boarded, entered or secreted him- self aboard a vessel or aircraft at any place within or without the jurisdiction of the United States, remains aboard after the vessel or aircraft has left such place and is thereon at any place within the jurisidiction of the United States; or Whoever, with intent to obtain a ride or transportation, boards or enters any aircraft owned or operated by the United States without the consent of the person in command or other duly authorized officer or agent- Shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "Aircraft." The word "aircraft" as used in this section includes any contrivance for navigation or flight in the air. CHAPTER 109.-S EARC HES AND SEIZURES Sec. 2231. Assault or resistance. 2232. Destruction or removal of property to prevent seizure. 2233. Rescue of seized property. 2234. Authority exceeded In executing warrant. 2235. Search warrant procured maliciously. 2236. Searches without warrant. § 2231. ASSAUr OR RESISTANCE (a) Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, prevents, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with any person authorized to serve or execute search warrants or to make searches and seizures while engaged in the performance of his duties with regard thereto or on account of the performance of such duties, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and- (b) Whoever, in committing any act in violation of this section, uses any deadly or dangerous weapon, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. § 2232. DESTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY TO PREVENT SEIZURE Whoever, before, during, or after seizure of any property by any person authorized to make searches and seizures, in order to prevent the seizure or securing of any goods, wares, or merchandise by such person, staves, breaks, throws overboard, destroys, or removes the same, shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. § 2233. RESCUE OF SEIZED PROPERrY Whoever forcibly rescues, dispossesses, or attempts to rescue or dis- possess any property, articles, or objects after the same shall have been 802 [62 STAT.

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