96 LAWS GOVERNING MARINE INSPECTION 



upon the sworn information of any reputable citizen of the United 

 States, that any vessel subject to this section is violating any of the 

 provisions of this section or of the regulations established hereunder, 

 by written order served on the master, person in charge of such ves- 

 sel, or the owner or charterer thereof, or the agent of the owner or 

 charterer, detain such vessel until such time as the provisions of this 

 section and of the regulations established hereunder have been com- 

 plied with. If the vessel be ordered detained, the master, person in 

 charge, or owner or charterer, or the agent of the owner or charterer 

 thereof, may within five days appeal to the Commandant of the Coast 

 Guard, who may, after investigation, affirm, set aside, or modify the 

 order of such collector. If any reputable citizen of the United States 

 furnishes sworn information to any collector of customs that any ves- 

 sel, subject to this section, is violating any of the provisions of this 

 section or of the regulations established hereunder, and such infor- 

 mation is knowingly false, the person so falsely swearing shall be 

 deemed guilty of perjury. 



(14) Whoever shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of 

 this section or of any regulations established under tliis section shall 

 be subject to a penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation. 

 In the case of any such violation on the part of the owTier, charterer, 

 agent, master, or person in charge of the vessel, such vessel shall be 

 liable for the penalty and may be seized and proceeded against by 

 way of libel in the district court of the United States in any district 

 in which such vessel may be found. 



(15) When the death or bodily injury of any person results from 

 the violation of this section or any regulations made in pursuance 

 thereof, the person or persons who shall have knowingly violated or 

 caused to be violated such provisions or regulations shall be fined not 

 more than $10,000 or knprisoned not more than ten years, or both. 



(16) The transportation by vessels of gasoline or any other inflam- 

 mable or combustible liquid or inflammable gas when carried by 

 motor vehicles using the same as a source of their own motiv^e power, 

 or motive power for driving auxiliaries fonning a part of the vehicle, 

 shall be lawful under the conditions as set forth in the regulations 

 established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard under this sec- 

 tion : Provided^ hotoever, That the motor or motors in any vehicle be 

 stopped immediately after entering the said vessel, and that the same 

 be not restarted until immediately before said vehicle sliall leave the 

 vessel after said vessel has been made fast to the wharf or forry bridge 

 at which she lands. All other fire, if any, in such vehicle ^shall be 

 extuiguished before entering the said vessel and the same shall not 

 be relighted until aft«r said vehicle shall leave the vessel : Provided 

 further^ That the Commandant of the Coast Guard may, by regu- 

 lation, permit the operation on board vessels of nioti\-e' power for 

 driving auxiliaries forming a part of motor vehicles, under such 

 conditions as he may deem proper: Piorided further. That any 

 owner, charterer, agent, master, or other i)erson having cliarge of a 

 vessel shall have the right to refuse to transport motor vehicles the 

 fuel tanks of which contain gasoline or other inflammable or com- 

 bustible liquid or inflammable gas used as a source of power for the 



