Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-14
WHOLE NO. 1877.
ability was incurred in the course of service
Approved March "a, ls4s.

CPUBLIC-No. 17.1-An Act to make attach
ments which are made under process issu.
ing from the courts of the United States
conform to the laws regulating such attach.
ments in the courts of the States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of Apaeri.
ca IN Congress assembled, That whenever, up
on process instituted in any of the courts Of
the United State, property shall hereafter be
attached to satisfy such judgment as may be
recovered by the plaintiff on such process, and
any contingency occurs by which, according
to the laws of State, such attachment would
be dissolved upon like process pending in, OF
returnable to, the State courts, then such at.
tachment or attachments made upon process
issuing from, or pending in, the courts OF the
United States within such State shall be dissolv
ed, the intent and meaning of this act being 10
place such attachments in the courts of the
States and the United States upon the same
footing: Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall interfere with any existing or fu-
ture law giving priority in payments of debts
TO the United States.
Approved March IA, 1913.
[PUBLIc-No. 10. IAN Act concerning the
courts of the United States in and for the
District of Michigan
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House o.
Rep esentatiUes of the United States of Amer.
acG in Congress assembled, That the circuit
and district courts of the United States for the
district of Michigan shall continue to be helC
in the city of Detroit on the third Monday O
June and the second Monday of October il
every year, any provision in any act of Con
gress, heretofore passed, to the contrary not
withstanding and that all writs, pleas, suits
recogniZances, indictments, and all other pro
ceedings, civil and criminal, shall be heard
tried and proceeded with by the said courts il
the same manner and at the same place a.
heretofore.
! Approved March ID, 1s4S.
[PUBLrc-No 19.1-An Act for the relief o
the heirs of John Paul Jones,
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House O
Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer
ca IN Congress assembled, That the account
of the late Commodore John Paul Jones witt
the United States be referred to the Secretar,
of the Treasury, to adjust and pay, out Of an.
money or stock of the United States in tn
treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon tn
principles of justice and equity. according t
acts in similar cases and applicable thereto.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That tn
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby instructe
to pay 10 the legal representatives OF the sal
John Paul Jones, and the officers, seamen, an
marines of the squadron under his command
being citizens of the United States, or thel
representatives. out of any moneys or stoc
of the United States in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, their respective proportion
Of the value, as estimated by Benjamin Frank
lin. of three prizes captured by the squadro
under the command Of the said Jones, and d.
livered up to Great Britain by Denmark,
seventeen hundred and seventy mine; to
appropriated on the basis of the distribution
settlement made with the captors, for prize
captured by said squadron. and received fro'
the court of France, and confirmed by Cor
gress in seventeen hundred and eighty seven
deducting, however, from the share OF Captal
Peter Landais the sum received by him or h
legal representatives under an act of Congress
approved the twenty eighth Of March, eigf
teen hundred and six Provided, That in al
certaning the amount due the heirs of sal
Paul Jones, if any, no interest shall be alIo"
ed on such claim.
Approved March 81, 1848.