Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
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.ANAGTd toe facilitate judicial proceedings in
adjudications upon captured property and
for the better administration of the law of
prize. sis y S9tlSlqS us ~ si'--'
o BE it enaetedby the Senate and House Of
Representatives, Of the United States Of AM
erica in Congress assembled, That whenever
any property captured as prize shall be brought.
into any district of the United. States for. adj
jndicatioh,l 1t shaIpbe the duty of the prize
commissioners for such district forthwith to,
receive, seal and safely keep the same, auntil
process shall be issued out of thefcouTt under.
which the same shall be placed in the custody
of the marshal Of such district. It shall be
the further duty Of said prize commissioners,
at the time ofetakipg such possession, and
and from time to- time pending the adjudica-
ton, to examine into the. condition of said
property, and report TO the court if the same,
oFanY part thereof, be peFishing or perishable,
or DISCRIMINATING ~inGRalue ; and IL the same be
SO found blythe ncourt, upon said report, or
other evidence, the court may thereupan7 order
an interlocutory sale thereof by, the United
States marshal, aud the deposits Of the gross
proceeds of such sale mthe registry Of the
court to abide the further order of the court,
w~hsthera claim to said property has or has
not been i~nterposed, It shall besthe further
duty of the said prize commissioner to re-
eeive fromthe prize master all the papers and
documents. and forthwith to proceed to take
the testimony0f the witnesses prescribed BY
law, pursuant to the rules and under the inter-
rogatOries adopted by the court, a~nd,separate--
tely from each other and unattended by cOun-
sci, and the said papers, documents and testi.
nony9 securely to seal with their seals, and as
sooB as Practicable depositinr The registry of
the court; and thereafter, promptly and3with-
out unnecessary delay the court shallpFOceed
to hearing and adjudication. -
mSee. 2saADd be It further enacted, THAT all
reasonable andproper claim and charges for
pilotagea towsge, wharfage, storage, insurance
and o~ther,expenses Incident TO the Bringing in
and safe custody and sale Of the property cap
fured as prize, Shall be a charge upon the
same, and having been audited and allowed
bysthe court shalgdn event Of a decree Of
condemnation or ofdrestitutiOR on paymentof
costs be paid out of the proceeds Of any sale
Of the properly final or ~interIocutory, in the
custody of the court. Ia case Of adecree. OF
restitution upon payment Of costs, where no
sale has beenmade, sueh charges and expenses
shall sopstahts part of said cost 10 b pziab By
ne Cams t'mcttOd. edt has .ElatLT bata
Sec, 3. And be II furtheTenacted Thatthe
Observation-Disclosures aud also the district at
torneyaciihg for the U6iteds States, and the
counsel ofoE the Z capf0n shall he Ashttlsd TO
receive q jHstaHd saiiable2 compensation for
their several and respective services jn each
prize case or proceeding and tina same shall
be adjusted and determined BY the court mp
ondae c~olsideTation' Of aHe facts aud circum-
staleesof9each case aud0f the setTieesiactu-
ally rendered therein ;saHd the samed when
50 adjusted, shall, in case Of 6naI scopdempa-
ton ofresfitutiono on payment Of costs, be paid
oas Of tie proceeds Of The prize property IN
the custody ofIthsaeolft SeWhen Bosaie has
been made, ins whole or In Partgas the court
mayIdiFeet by the elaimants asE9 vlIB1aJsa
Sec. 4. And Belt further enacted, That
whensOever4a fhyl decreeo OF contamination Of
pfopeayi capsaredqas rfize shalp have been
made. unless an interlOcutory sale has been
made as ~bersinbefore provided for, the pro-
perry shall be sold BY the United States mar
sbai pursuant to the practice and proceedings
IN admiralty, and the gross proceeds Of such
sale shah be forthwith deposited IN court anG
theFeupUh the prize commissioners shall pro-
coed, under the direction Of the ccurf to take
the redIfisite eyidense- and report the same 70