§ 1724. — Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1724]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 83--POSTAL SERVICE
Sec. 1724. Postage on mail delivered by foreign vessels
Except as otherwise provided by treaty or convention the Postal
Service may require the transportation by any steamship of mail between
the United States and any foreign port at the compensation fixed under
authority of law. Upon refusal by the master or the commander of such
steamship or vessel to accept the mail, when tendered by the Postal
Service or its representative, the collector or other officer of the
port empowered to grant clearance, on notice of the refusal aforesaid,
shall withhold clearance, until the collector or other officer of the
port is informed by the Postal Service or its representative that the
master or commander of the steamship or vessel has accepted the mail or
that conveyance by his steamship or vessel is no longer required by the
Postal Service.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 784; Sept. 25, 1951, ch. 413,
Sec. 1(4), 65 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 6(j)(32), Aug. 12, 1970,
84 Stat. 780.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 326 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch.
321, Sec. 203, 35 Stat. 1127; Feb. 6, 1929, ch. 157, 45 Stat. 1153).
Amendments
1970--Pub. L. 91-375 substituted ``Postal Service'' and ``Postal
Service or its representative'' for ``Postmaster General'' and
``Postmaster General or his representative'', respectively, in two
places.
1951--Act Sept. 25, 1951, repealed former first paragraph relating
to penalties for failure to pay postage on or unlawful conveyance of
mail to or from any part of the United States by foreign vessels.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91-375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12,
1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United
States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see
section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91-375, set out as an Effective Date note
preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
