, 1868-11-06
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
'asssd at the Second Session Of the Fortieth Con
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An Acr TO 'faciiitate the settlement Of certain
prize cases in the southern district Of Florida.
BE Il enacted By the Senate and HOuse Of Repre-
seafGtUes Of the United States Of Amsriea in Con-
gress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas,
ury is hereby authorized and directed, upon the
execution and delivery 70 him ky the admiRis-
tratrix Of the estate Of JaDesC. Clapp, deceased,
late United States marsha. for the southern dis,
trict Of Florida, Of a proper written release Of
all elaims 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, O. 70 his estate, in any prize Or other
lcasesfin said district, TO accept from said ad-
ministratrix the sum Of 6fty thousand dollars in
full satisfaction of all claims aud demands ofthe
United States against the estate of the said
James G. Clapp, and against the sureties in
said Clapp's Official bond and that said sum Of
fifty thousand dollars when paid together 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 dis.
trict court for the southern district Of Florida
shall be deposited with the assistant United
States treasurer at Washington, District Of
Columbia, subject to the order of the United
States district,eonrt for the southern district of
Florida, Tor the purpose Of meeting DEGREES OF
distribution restitution in the following prize
causes pending in said district Schooner Lucy
No. l, the cargo of the steamer Adea schooner
Alicia and cargo, schooner Isabel and cargo the
! steamer James Battle, schooner Diana and car,
go, schooner Sea Lion and cargo, the cargo of
the steamer Nita, steamer Pearl and cargo,
schooner Teresa No. 2, steamer Union. steamer
Victor and cargo, and Schooner Jonn Williams
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the Sec
retary of the Navy is hereby authorized and
directed to deposit with the assistant United
States treasurer at Washington District of Col,
umbia, the appraised values oRthe prize steam.
ers Adela and Nita, CONDEMNED in said district
court, and taken into the naval service, and
after deducting 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 Nita respect,
lively, and the remaining moety of the same
shall be subject to the order of the said district
court, as hereinafter provided.
SEC 3. Ahd be ii 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 a
sufficient fund to await final DEGREES in those of
the cases enumerated 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 captOrs 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 distribution,
without reference to the interest of the United
States in any and all of the said cases, which
said interest of the United States in each of the
said cases, and the proceeds for distribution,
therein, as well as the interest Of the United
States in the appraised value of the prize steam.
ers Adela and Nita, is hereby rslinuuisbed for
distribution to the captors in those Of the cases
| enumerated and mentioned iu the first section of
this act wherein DEGREES of condemnation haze
been or shall be entered, and for payment to the
| claimants in those of said cases wherein final
DEGREES of restitution have been or NAV be mass.
! ed; and that in each of said cases wherein final
oeeh5f An6sRA9sRa aAa nd dyiS5hRIPE yS55 n r.
into the treasury of the United States for d;F,ri-
outon to The captors shall be one half of Tho
gross proceeds of sale in said cases less tbo
costs taxed aud allowed by the court. P,or;J,J
| InAt any sun or sums remaining after evoor
ton OF all DEGREES of distribution and rcs,itn,ion
as herelnoefore provided be paid into the treas.
urJ OF the United States to the credit of ,ho
navy pension fund And provided flrf6sr Tbat
nothing herein contained shall be dss,nad 1"s nn
admission on the part of the United STAT, nf
any liability for the defalcaton of the said cyiann
as marshal aforesaid iu OiAPP
Approved, July 20, 1868.