The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-05
TPUBLrc-No. I'll

IL ADBLlI--4fO. IL.
An Act to facilitate the settlement OF
certain prize cases in the southern
district of Florida.
Be it enacted By the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the
United States of America In Congress
assembled, That the Secretary OF The
Treasury is hereby authorized aud
directed, upon the execution aud Ge-
livery to him By the administrarrix
Of the estate of James g. Clanp.
deceased, late United States Marshal
for the southern district Of Florida, OF
a proper written release OF all claims
and demands for, or on account OF, all
costs, charges, fees, and expenses due,
or claimed to be due, the said Clapp
as marshal aforesaid, or to his estate,
in any prize or other cases in said dis
triet, to accept from said administra-
trix the sum of fifty thousand dollars
In full satisiact OF. of all claims and
demands of the United States against
the estate of the said james G. Clapp,
and against the spreties in said Clapp' 4
official bond, and that said sum OF
fifty thousand dollars, when paid, to-
gether with the sums now on deposit
with the assistant treasurer In New
York to the credit of the said Clapp
and to the credit of. the United States
district court for the southern district
IF Florida. shall be deposited with
the assistant United States treasurer
at Washington, District of Colombia,
subject to the order " the United
States district court for the southern
district Of Florida, for the purpose of
meeting DEGREES of distribution CT
restitution in the following prize
causes pending in said district
Schooner Lucy No. i, the cargo OF
steamer Adela, schooner Alicia and
cargo, schooner Isabel and cargo. the
steamer James Battle, schooner Diana
and cargo, schooner Sea Lion and car
go, the cargo of the steamer Nita,
steamer Pearland cargo. schooner Te-
resa No. 2, steamer Union, steamer
Victor and cargo, and schooner John
Williams.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary of the Navy is
hereby authorized and directed to de-
post with the United States assistant
treasurer at Washington, District OF
Colun bia, the appraised values of the
prize steamers Adela and Mia, con-
delnned in said district court, and taken
into the naval service, and, after de-
Quoting ell proper charges and ex-
penses, a moiety of the same shall be
distributed under the decree OF the
said district court, according to law.
among the captors entitled to share
Ia said PRICES, the steamers Adela
and Mia respectively, and the re-
naming moiety of the same shall be
subiect to the order Of the said dis
tPiet court, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted.
That of the moneys. mentioned in
the FIST section of this act, when de-
posted as herein provided, there
shall be retained By the said district
court sufficient fund TO await final
decrees in those OF the cases enurner-
ated In the first section of this act,
wherein appeals have been taken TO
the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and that the balance OF said
moneys, together with one half Of the
appraised values of the prize steam
ers Adela and Nita, mentioned. IN
the second section of this act, shall
be distributed as prize money among
the eaptors In those OF the. cases
enumerated IN the first section of
this act, in which final DEGREES Of
condemnation have been entered
and which are ready for distri-
button. without reference to the
interest of the United States in
eny and all of the said cases, which
said interest of the United States in
each of the said cases, and the pro-
ceeds for distribution therein, as well