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01/19/04 Sec. 21. Submarine cables; willful injury to; punishment
Any person who shall willfully and wrongfully break or injure, or
attempt to break or injure, or who shall in any manner procure,
counsel, aid, abet, or be accessory to such breaking or injury, or
attempt to break or injure, a submarine cable in such manner as to
interrupt or embarrass, in whole or in part, telegraphic
communication, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years, or to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to both fine and
imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.
SHORT TITLE
Act Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, 25 Stat. 41, which enacted sections 21
to 33 of this title, is popularly known as the "Submarine Cable
Act".
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
The protection of submarine cables was made the subject of an
international convention between the United States and Germany,
Argentine Confederation, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Costa
Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Spain, United States of
Columbia, France, Great Britain, Guatemala, Greece, Italy, Turkey,
Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Servia,
Sweden and Norway, Uruguay, and the British Colonies. It was
concluded Mar. 14, 1884, ratified Jan. 26, 1885, ratifications
exchanged Apr. 16, 1885, proclaimed May 22, 1885, and entered into
force for the United States May 1, 1888. Its provisions were set
forth in 24 Stat. 989 to 1000.
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