Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-05-29
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at he Third Sesaon efhe TAirfysspenM conOI


[PgBLIc-No 651
Az ACT TO further regulate prt o,edngs In prize ea.ep
ana TO amend the various acts OF Congress in relation
| thereto.
De heaaeisd by ne Senate and House Of Representatives
~ ne tnfid Safes of america IN Conpress assembled
ihAt whenever any prize property shall be
any district o. circuit court shall at any stage Of tn,
p eeeungs be found by the court to be pershinB perish
able, or liable to ueeroras depreeiate or whenever
me costs OF keeping the shall be dspoporonate
us Naue or whenever all the parties In interest who
appeared In the shall agree shall bo the duty
OF the court 10 order sale thereof and no appeal shall
operate TO prevent the making execution Of order
Aud upon any saleit shall DO tho duty the forth
WIN 10 deposit the gross proceeds Of the sale with the
Assistant TT, Of the United States nearest 10 ma
place OF sale and subject the order Of th court in the
particular CASE aud The eout may at any time order the
nens Heoesay Incurred 10 the custody pres. rvatiun
ana ale OF said property audited allowed by
IN the manner provided by law. And when decree II
condemnation shall he made in any cause the court may
In ks manner, order the payment ro said deposit OF The
cots fees aud charges deesed in the cause Aud on
nha uecres OF distribution after the costs
lees and expenses the residue of the deposit shall by or
der OF the court be paid into the treasury tho United
states or distribution according to the decree Aud the
clerk Of the court shall forthwith transmit to the Score
ary Of the Treasury AID the Secretary the Navy cer
NED ople. Of said hnal decree Of distribution aud
the final decree shall be for restitution without costs tho
costs fees and by the court and n-
paid shall be charge upon the fund derayng the ex-
penfes of suits in which the United States Il party or
Interested And the Treasury Department shall credit the
aud tho heveral officers Marines salors other persons
In the naval service entitled share In the prize inonev
snail be credited In their accounts with the Navy Depart
ment with the amount 10 which they respectively
titled.
Sec .. And be II further ,naced That the Secretary Of
the Navy and the secretary OF War shall be- and they or
either OF them hereby authorised any
vessel any arms or munitions Of war, other material
for the use Of the Government and when the same
have been taken, before being 10 for adjudication or
afterwards the department Tor whose 1t taken
shall deposit the value Of the Ia the Treasury Of the
United States subject to the Of the court IN which
prize proceedings shall DO taken In the ease and when
there is final decree Of distribution In The prize ar
fha al
be credited to the Navy Department to be distributed
| corling to law.
OF the Navy shall employ Aucionesr or ii
established reputation in that branch of merchandise
make sales OF all prize goods under the direction the
marshal Of tho district In which the property shall be or.
dered to be sold, and rate of pensatjn not to ex
coed In any and oneourh per centnm upon the
gross amount Of the saes and such sales shall be adver
fused in the fullest and most conspicuous manner and to
tue satisfaction Of the Secretary Of the Navy; and any
fraud, eouson combination, any act fraudulent
device continuance In the sails and disposition Of any
prize property by VIII eh the captors the Governuent
are may be deirauded shall be- and Is sby declared
to bea feony aud any public officer agent any ether
person engaged therein upon conviction thereof by be-
fore any court Of competent ufdeon, shall be liable
fine not exceeding twenty thousand dollars and to i'm
prsonment not exceeding ten years. both the dis
erection of the court.
See 1. AHd be further snaee That the third section
Of the act Of twentYnfth March, eighteen hundred aud
sxtytwo entitled act to facilitate evidence and pro-
ceedng In and adudlcaOns upon captured property of
price, be and the Us hereby amended that the
compensation Of counsel 10 the cApors to be adjusted and
determined by the court and paid aud allowed costs,
shall he confined TO compensation for such services may
be rendered necessary by OF the the capors having
Interests conflicting with hute Of the United States ana
proper In the opinion OF the court to 10 by
pate counsel IRON those representing the United States
And 20 much Of the twelfth section of the act of July
seventeen, eighteen hundred sixty two entitled An
act for the better Of the navy Of the United
sae authorizes the Secretary Of the Navy employ
an agent or counsel for the capto and to fix bis compen
sation, Is hereby repealed
Sec. And be further enacted That the commission
ers in Prize shall not exceed two In any district Of the
courts OF the United sttte 10 be appointed by the district