The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-18
AN ACT,
"a aiition 70 the &C, oor seqak le.ter, Of nsrque


prizes, anal prize : ,.,ls.
Be it enacted byfhc S.nGfc ond House NJ he
yesensatices u she UHtec Sfafes of .fpl,,Icg IN
Congress osse'nSIsd That all pr.zes Of vessels sud
property, eai-tnred by private armed ships, cuin-
mssionetl under the asthori.y Cf the u,teh states
sh'eh may be rondemne, IN any district or circuit
court II the x. ) shall be sold p,ihe auction, by
the marshal Of the diattict in which t;,e same sla
be coni.nne,ls wjthts s'xy DAYS Alter the epniei-
oation thereof, sufficient notice of the time ani
place, and conditOns OF sale bcin3 first given, on
such day or days, ON such terms OF credit, aud in
such lots or proportions mar he designated by
the owner or owners, agent OF the owner or uw-
ners OF the priyateer which may have capured Tie
same ProriteG That the term of sush credit SHAH
not exceed ninety days; anil the ,siI marshal u
hereby direv;ed, take and receive from The i,.-
CHASER purchasers OF such briza vessel au' rn-
lcrp the mor.ey thereloc, his her the =: ,,,-
inssory n0tzs VII. enlorsers he ail-o, et y.
owner or omhzcs at the priSdres, To ,i.- Ar,s', a,
ne purchase, pay able according t!ih ter., ;.,er.
Sec. 2 find be IL f-rther enacted. That ,po,. 80
du.ies. costs and charges hei,s paid according 9,
iav, ,e sad mara.in shall, dens,d. d-i.r. ms,
pass Uyrr % the owner owners rfylr ~, ,nt,.y ~
to s'.e agent oi such owner OF ,hs p,rya.
,eer, which may have captarsi sn,h prize vvsse.
ana property, IA just and equal proportion o. the
iunas received on account OF the sale thereof add
OF the promis5ory notes directed 10 be taken ms
foresail, TO whi0a the said owner or owners may he
emitted, according 20 the articles OF agreement be-
tween the sad owner owners, md the officers aud
screw OF the SAID privateer; and Just and equal PRO-
portion OF the proceeds OF the sale GO aiorcsaid
shall, on demand, he also psil over, by te sSitm
sinai, To the officers and Of the said
OF 10 their agent or agents. And it there be no
written agreement, It shall DE the duty OF the
shato pay over, IN manner as aforesaid, Que m oety
OF the proceeds of the sale OF such prize vessel and
property, to the owner owners, agent or agents
of the owner or owne5S of the prvate.r which n.ay
nave captured the same and the: other moiety
OF the said proceeds to this agent or agents
OF the officers and of the said priya.
teer, TO be distributed according to law, or 20
any agreement by: them made, Provided, The
SAID o!ic rs and crew their agent or agents shall
haveHrst refunded, to the owners or to the
age OF the owner or owners of the priyateer afore
SAID, the full amount of advances which shah have
been made BY the owner or owners Of the priya-
teer, TO the officers and crew thereof
Sec. 8. lind be il further enacted, That for the
selling prze property, and receiving and paving g.
yer the proceeds aforesaid, the maraha s;.all be
entitled to a commission of per cent and no
more, hSEt deductng all duties, costs, and charges
which may have accrued on said property Prooi.
ded, That on no of condemnation and sale OF
any sre prize vessel AID cargo, shall the cemmis.
sions OF the marshal exceed two hundred and fit.
! ty dollars.
Sec; .. find be it further erae.ed, That Z. shall
be the duty of the marshal, WITHIN fifteen da5s after
any sale OF prize property, to file ia the ONCE oil
the clerk of the district court of the district were
IN sacs sale may be made, just and true account OF
the sales OF such prize property and of all duties and
charge5thereoh, together with statement thereto
annexed OF the promissory notes taken on account
thereof, which account shall be verified by the oath
1.-THE SAID marshal and If the said marshal shsIi will
fully neglect, or refuse to file such account he shall
forfeit and pay the OF FIVE Hundred aoI.arn for
sach omissioa, refusal aforesaid TO be reco ver
ed m an action OF debt by any person interested is
such sale, & suing for the said penalty on account 81
the party or parties interested in the prize vessel o.
property sold as aforesaid in any court having cog
| nizance thereof.
Seo, 5. find BE it further enacted, That The ow.
ner or owners of any private armed vessel or vessels
or their agent or agents, may, at any time before
hoe shall be filed against any captured vessel or hex
cargo remove tAe same from any port to which such
prize vesse! or property may be first brought to sny
other port inthe United States, to be desigsted 81
the time Of the removal eeforessid subject 10 tl,s
same restrictions and complying with the same regu
iauo1s with respect to the payment of duties whs5i
are provided by law in readca 20 other vcsssls ar
rYng in port with eargoes subject To the pay ment Of
duties ; fro"iaed, That before such removal. III,
said captured property shall not have been attach,
at the suit OF any adverse claimant claim against
the same have been interpoaed in beiak of the Uni
ted States ~
Approved--JanpEry OF, 1919.