New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
TPUBLIc No. I'll

III
AN ACT to facilitate the settlement of certain
prize lses in the southern district of Florida
seDtatyes Of The United Ststss ~ AnsTc cs Pre-
gless assembled. That the Secretary of the Treas.
wy rs @ Tsry @ and freeted upon the
trx OF the estate of James o. Olapp deceased late
nted states marsha, tor the southern district Of
demands for, or on account OF, all costs, charges,
iees' ana expenses Que, or claimed TO be due, the
any prize other cases in sad district to accept
from sad administFatrx the sum Of fifty thousand
of the United States against the estate of the
ssid James " Jlapp ana against the suretles IN said
thousand dollars when paid together with the sums
now on deposit with the assistant treasurer in New
YORK to the eTedlt o. the SAID Clapp and to the
credit OF the United States district court for the
southern district Of Florida shall be deposited with
the assistant United States treasurer at Washing.
ton, District Of Columbia, subject TO the order Of
the United States district court for the southern
district Of Florida for the purpose of meeting de.
crees OF distribution restitution in the following
prize causes pending in said district; Schooner
Lucy No J. the cargo of the della sch oouer
Alicia and cargo, schooner Isabel and cargo the
steamer James Battle, schooner Diana and cargo,
steamer NIta, steamer Pearl and cargo schooner
Teresa No. 2 steamer Union, steamer Victor and
SEC 2 And be il further enacted That the Secre-
tary of the Navy is hereby authorized and directed
at Washington. District of Columbia, the ap
praised values Of the prize steamers Adsla and
taken into the naval etvce and after deductng all
proper charges and expenses, moiety of the same
shall be distributed under the decree OF the said
district court according to law, among the captors
entitled to share in said prizes the steamers Adela
and Nta respectively, and the remaining moiety of
the same shall be subject to the order Of the said
district court, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3, And be it further enacted That of the
moneys mentioned in the first section of this act,
when deposited as herein provided, there shall be
retained by the said district court Sufficient fund
TO await final de- rees in those Of the enumer
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 mon
eys, together with one-haf of the appraised val
ues of the prize steamers Adela and Mia, men
distributed as prize money among the captors in
those of the cases enumerated in the first section
of this act, in which final DEGREES of condsm-
nation have been entered, and which ready for
the UAited States in any and all of the said cases.
which said interest of tB6 United States in eacn of
the said cases, and the proceeds for distribution
therein well the interest of the United States
aad Nita, is hereby renquished for distribution TO
the oAptoTs in those of the cases enumerated aud
mentioned in the tirst otion of this act wherein
DEGREES of condemnation have been or shall be en-
tered, and for payment to the claimants in those of
said wherein final DEGREES of restitution have
been may be passed; and that in each of said
cases wherein final DEGREES of condemnation and
distribution have been or shall be entered the sum
to be paid into the treasury of the United States
for distribution TO the captors shall be -naf of
the gross proceeds of sale said cases, less the
costs taxed and allowed by the court; Provided
That any sum or sums remaining after execution of
all DEGREES of distribution and restitution here
inbef0re provided be paid INTO the treasury of the
United States to the credit Of the navy pension
fund And provided further, That nothing herein
contained shall be deemed an adm ssson the part
of the United States of any liability for the defal
cation Of the said Capp as marshal Aforesaid.
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