46 USC App 723: Forfeitures for taking wrecked property to foreign ports
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46 USC App 723: Forfeitures for taking wrecked property to foreign ports Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 46-AppendixCHAPTER 19-WRECKS AND SALVAGESUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY

§723. Forfeitures for taking wrecked property to foreign ports

Every vessel which shall be engaged or employed in carrying or transporting any property whatsoever, taken from any wreck, from the sea, or from any of the keys or shoals, within the jurisdiction of the United States, on the coast of Florida, to any foreign port, shall, together with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, be forfeited, and all forfeitures incurred by virtue of this section shall accrue, one moiety to the informer and the other to the United States.

(R.S. §4240.)

Codification

R.S. §4240 derived from act Mar. 3, 1825, ch. 107, §1, 4 Stat. 132 .