Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 9 — Foreign Wars, War Materials, and Neutrality
§ 462. Compelling foreign vessels to depart
Statutory text
It shall be lawful for the President to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as he may deem necessary to compel any foreign vessel to depart from the United States or any of its possessions in all cases in which, by the law of nations or the treaties of the United States, it ought not to remain, and to detain or prevent any foreign vessel from so departing in all cases in which, by the law of nations or the treaties of the United States, it is not entitled to depart.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 60–321 § 15 · 35 Stat. 1088
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 462
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 15, 35 Stat. 1091
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 15, 35 Stat. 1091Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 15. It shall be lawful for the President, or such person as he Compelling foreign vessels to depart. R. S., see. 5288, p. 1025. shall empower for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as shall be necessary to compel any foreign vessel to depart the United States in all cases in which, by the laws of nations or the treaties of the United States, she ought not to remain within the United States.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 27 of title 18 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1, 62 Stat. 683.
Act , inserted provisions relating to detention of vessels.
Prior Provisions
Section was derived from R.S. § 5288 (act Apr. 20, 1818, ch. 88, § 9, 3 Stat. 449), which was repealed by act Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 341, 35 Stat. 1153.
Credits
1909–1917 · 2 acts
- 1909Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 15, 35 Stat. 1091
- 1917June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title V, § 10, 40 Stat. 223.
Show as published
(Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321, § 15, 35 Stat. 1091; June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title V, § 10, 40 Stat. 223.)