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§ 54-9-70 — Master may arrest procurers boarding without permission.

South Carolina·Title 54 PORTS AND MARITIME MATTERS·Ch. 9 OFFENSES RELATING TO SEAMEN
The master or other person having the command of any such vessel or the care, custody and control thereof may seize and arrest all persons while so offending and take them before any magistrate, to be committed or bound over to appear as in other cases of misdemeanor.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 54-359; 1952 Code SECTION 54-359; 1942 Code SECTION 1934; 1932 Code SECTION 1934; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 917; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 907; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 621; G. S. 1661; R. S. 503; 1852 (12) 171.

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Master may arrest procurers boarding without permission.
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