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may, by written order served on the master or officer in charge of such vessel, 
detain the vessel until she has been reloaded in whole or in part so as to conform 
to section 4 of this act, or, in case of a vessel exempted pursuant to section 5 of this 
act, so as to conform to the laws and regulations of her own country with respect 
to load line. If the vessel be ordered detained, the master may, within five days, 
appeal to the Secretary of Commerce, who may, if he desires, order a further survey 
and may affirm, set aside, or modify the order of the collector. Clearance shall 
be refused to any vessel which shall have been ordered detained. 
Sec. 8. (a) That if the owner or master of any vessel subject to this act and 
to the regulations established thereunder shall permit her to depart from her 
loading port or place without having complied with the provisions of section 3 
of this act, he shall for each offense be liable to the United States in a penalty of 
$500. If the owner or master of any vessel exempted pursuant to section 5 of this 
act shall permit her to depart from her loading port or place without having the 
load line or lines required by the laws and regulations of the country to which she 
belongs marked upon her as required by said laws and regulations, he shall for 
each offense be liable to the United States in a penalty of $500. The Secretary of 
Commerce may, in his discretion, remit or mitigate any penalty imposed under 
this paragraph. 
(6) If the master of any vessel subject to this act and to the regulations estab- 
lished thereunder, or of any foreign vessel exempted pursuant to section 5 of 
this act, shall fail, before departing from her loading port or place, to enter in the 
official log book of such vessel (if any) the statement required by section 6 of this 
act, he shall for each offense be liable to the United States in a penalty of $100. 
The Secretary of Commerce may, in his discretion, remit or mitigate any penalty 
imposed under this paragraph. 
(c) If any person shall knowingly permit or cause or attempt to cause any 
vessel subject to this act and to the regulations established thereunder to depart, 
or if, being the owner, manager, agent, or master of such vessel he shall fail to take 
reasonable care to prevent her from departing from her loading port or place when 
loaded in violation of section 4 of this act; or if any person shall knowingly permit 
or cause or attempt to cause a foreign vessel exempted pursuant to section 5 of this 
act to depart, or if, being the owner, manager, agent, or master of such vessel he 
shall fail to take reasonable care to prevent her from departing from her loading 
port or place when loaded more deeply than permitted by the laws and regulations 
of the country to which she belongs, he shall in respect of each offense be guilty 
of a misdemeanor, unless her going to sea in such a condition was, under the cir- 
cumstances, reasonable and justifiable; and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed 
$1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both. 
(d) If the master of any vessel or any other person shall knowingly permit or 
cause or attempt to cause any vessel to depart from any port or place in the United 
States or its possessions in violation of any order of detention made pursuant to 
section 7 of this act, he shall in respect of each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor 
