The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-17
-o-No a.

An ACT to further regulate proceedings IN prse eases
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Pc snlctsd by the Seate and House Of -pressaietre
OF the GftGed Stair Americ1 C0,gTes 1ss-nll-i
That whenever ANY prize property shall be coucemlef
10 anT district circuit court or shall al ally stag o.
Tie proceedings b. olad By the be perishing
Derishaoe, liable % ccterio-lte or deprecst3, or
whenever the cos Of keeping the same shall be csprO
DOrionate 10 its value Ehe4ever all the parties
interest who have appeared IN tie case shall agree
thereto II shall be the duty os the court 70 order sale
thereof and appeal shall operate 10 prevent the
king execution Of ssca order. And any sie IL
shall be the GUY Of The marshal forthwith - deposit
the gross proceeds of the sale with The Assistant Treas
Of the United States nearest U the place q sale
subject the order oi the In The particular
case and The court may al time order the payment
from such deposit Of the expenses aul csolrsen~ntf
1ecessa-iy i1c1rred in the custody preservation ac
ssle of said property audited aud allowed by The
court in the manner provided by law Aad when De-
cree n conformation shall be male in any cause. u
court may in Ike manner, order the payment from
saii deposit OF the costs fees and charges decr-d b.
the AMI aal decree Of distribution. after
the payment Of such costs fees and expenses The resi-
of the deposit shall by order OF the court be pas
the treasury Of the United States for dstributor
according 10 the decree And the clerk oi lie cour'
hall forthwith transmit 10 The Secretary ~ the Treas
my sni The Secretary Of the Navy, certified copies OF
aid fnal decree Of tistrb lti0n IN case the ira
decree shall be for restitution without costs The costs
sees and disbursements al0ved BY the court and "a
Dlif shall he charge upon the fund for desy ing ia.
expenses ~ suits IA which the United states party
I " Interested And the Treasury Department shlil
credit the Navy Department with the amount held Tor
distribution asd tie several officers, marines. sailors
and other persons IL the naya service entitled 20 sar
the prize money shall be credited g. their accounts
with tie Navy Department, with the anenai 70 which
they are respectively entitled.
SC 2 And BE- L fvrtler ,ndcsed That the Secretary
! Of the Navy and the Secretary q War shan be sDc
shey either q them are hereby authorized 70 t4ke
any captured vessel any munitions u war,
other mater.l. for the use OF the Government. anC
when the shall have been taken before being
for u iicati0n, afterwards. the department fr
whose j. was taken, shall deposit the value Of the
same ia the Treasury Of tie Cnted States. subec q
the order Of the court il which prize proceedings sha
- taken in the and when there fnal decref
of distribution the prize court or II no procesdiags
r p-izs shall be taken, the money shall be credited O.
the Navy Department % be distributed according o
law
sec }. And Be /. faAer enactsd Tha. the Secretary
q the Navy Shall employ IN aueoueer OF auctIoueers
4 tab bishec reputation in that branch o. merchants
to make sales Of al prize Foois nter the oir~ctr
the marshal Of the district which tue property
s1ll De Or .erei 70 be sois a0j az rate u
tion not % exceed any case AMI one fourth pei
crntus Unon the gross amount of the sales an ssci
sales shall be a1vertised in the fullest and most conpc
manner, AID 70 the satisfaction Of the Secretary
- the Navy and any fraud COLLISION, cotnb.laiOn
or anv act O fraudulent device coufrlvance IL
-ale and disposition Of any prize property. BY wL.ci
the captors the Government may Be- deraucec
shall De- an hereby declared 70 De ieooy, and an
plb'ic o1cer or agent, or any other person engage
therein upon canvictol thereof by before ary eur
o. competent Jurlsci icfo1- shall be liable f1e
exceeding twenty thousand dollars and 20 imprison
meat not excee ing ten years or 10 ooth IL tie csere
tion o. The corr.
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sec;i o the act o. twenty efth March eighteen hand
aud sixty two, entitled Al act % facLitate ev
dsnce sld proceedings q Al acIu1icstions upon csr
turei property. Ct priZs. b. aoc The sane Is beTe0
aIasndsr 3 tAat the c0Inpensaunl q cOonse 70 n
capio-s Be a. iEted ard determined ~ the cozri
and rz.1 ard allowed ss crsts shall be c0nf1ed con
psBsst0n for such my be rendered neces
Sry by reason OF tie csptors having interests c0aSci
TX VII those O. tbs Unite -tsses, alc proper II
I oDini5n q 'he c0urt b represented hy sepsrzt
J coUpss RON those renrssertag he Unse5 Stats An
much r The twelfth section o. the act of July
.een sgtsen hU1d-sd and sixty tTo, eBtited 'Ar sf
for tie better rovsrrme-t o. tie navy q tbe L1ke
= STATE s-th0r1zcs tie Secretary o. the Navy Fl
ooy agent c0.usel sor the csptors and 70 CT b.
: I coIpenssttan is hereby repea ed
I sec 1Bd b> Z fEv-hsv eloc,ed- Ihs. the conn
sio1ers = prze shs rot sxcesd aLy district
The q he Cnite1 Ststes Be sDpointec by Il
district ccu-t q each tisfric o1e q wh shall be
rfired naval o5cer 70 b ap7o-ased by the coCrt
unai Sziariss eara district = both co1rn ssi re
= shall not exceed thousand collars. a3d al couns
fees p-lzs tie Supreme Court o. he Clitg
states, Which have beer may be incurred z1tho
7, I'D by any department o. the Government shs
= audited and lowed by The Attorney General and Sc
: tor {. t1s Treasury, and shall bs chs-ge upOI
osd Q, the f1od app-opriste5 FOR de(rsyhg tie
pertse q s-i-S Z which tie Crited States z-ties
= interested
e Sec Q zr5 Be Il fu-1A>T ezaces. That wien 4
ns court shall aicw vtnes-es % ans EitaesE in
Z prize ca-se, ard tie coGrt hsE zc-ey s-bect 20
o-der 4 the cause tie zane sta Be pad - fhs "a
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b L1ite1 states parry ana sha Be rspzil fro1 AZ
As money tep0sited AZ srLs- O. IL csrt n san
- Sc = Ard = = fuT-ler er1crec. I1-t a-res
a. shall be directly srprer1e CoUrt. and snail
D- ua1s within thirty 1zFs q lzs rscer.g e the eer
6e APPEALED frocz u1lezs tie co1-t Ens p-eTo-sy h
nc sIs-1dsc re tzs for cause sze-s = 10 par;s-z-