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01/19/04

Sec. 42. Oath on entry as to ownership


Upon the entry of every vessel of the United States from any
foreign port, if the same shall be at the port at which the owner
or any of the part owners reside, such owner or part owner shall
make oath that the register of such vessel contains the name or
names of all the persons who are then owners of the vessel; or if
any part of such vessel has been sold or transferred since the
granting of such register, that such is the case, and that no
foreign subject or citizen has, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, any share, by way of trust, confidence, or otherwise, in
such vessel. If the owner or any part owner does not reside at the
port at which such vessel enters, the master shall make oath to the
like effect. If the owner, or part owner, where there is one, or
the master, where there is no owner, refuses so to swear, such
vessel shall not be entitled to the privileges of a vessel of the
United States.

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