                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                     CHAPTER 77--PEONAGE AND SLAVERY
 
Sec. 1587. Possession of slaves aboard vessel

    Whoever, being the captain, master, or commander of any vessel found 
in any river, port, bay, harbor, or on the high seas within the 
jurisdiction of the United States, or hovering off the coast thereof, 
and having on board any person for the purpose of selling such person as 
a slave, or with intent to land such person for such purpose, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than four years, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, 
Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 426 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 
321, Sec. 251, 35 Stat. 1139).
    Mandatory-punishment provisions were rephrased in the alternative.
    Minor change was made in phraseology.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for 
``fined not more than $10,000''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1961 of this title.
