§ 324. Penalty for Obstructing Officers

     Every person who assaults, resists, obstructs, or hinders any officer in the execution of any Act or law relating to the enrollment, registry, or licensing of vessels, or of title 50 of the Revised Statutes, or of any of the powers or authorities vested in him by any such Act or law, shall, for every such offense, for which no other penalty is particularly provided, be liable to a penalty of $500.

(R.S. § 4376.)

References in Text

     Title 50 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original "this Title", meaning title 50 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 4311 to 4390. For complete classification of R.S. §§ 4311 to 4390 to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

     R.S. § 4376 derived from act Feb. 18, 1793, ch. 8, § 31, 1 Stat. 316.