The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-23
PruLIC-No. 1873

~ A r regulating JuulClh proceedings IN
certain cases for the protection Of officers
and agents Of the Government. and for tho
better defence Of the Treasury Ggsins, IN.
lawful claims.
Be IL capcicE by III, S,HGia a.ul II lc Of
RsprrSeui.iiir,s Of iao iUIi,I !Siot,s II .im,J-
~, tu Congress J'cmhh-d That all tho prOyis.
Tons Of scction eight Of the act Of July twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and sixty.siH, entitled
IAN net to protect tho revenue, and for other
purposes and tho forms and modes by that
section and the lwCl(th section Of the act Of
March three eighteen hundred and siNty three,
therein referred to, prescribed for prosecuting
suits, Withholding executions, and paying
judgments against officers Of The nited states,
OF other persons engaged in executing the acts
relative to captured and abandoned property.
shall extend md DO applied to all suits ard
proceedings except those in behalf Of the Uni.
ted StntosJ which have been brought, or may
hereafter be brought against any officer or
agent Of the Government, civil or military, for
aI's don, during the rebellion whilo acting by
vi-tue Or under color 0f his rfice or employ-
mrut AMI every defendant in such suit or pfo.
ceeling having made full defence thereto and
having notified the Attorney General Of the
JNitcd states to arIea! and defend the same
shUll b. entitled Il the full bonof. and pro-
lection provided in .Nil section for officers and
agents Il tho GDvrrrMeut engaged in the col.
lee. N Il he 'uIli' rsynhpct and my defend
ant lciug arEJiz,rj by any u"lcT or direction,
certificate, railing, OF judgment Of any court
IuaIo ur had in any such proceeding may OK
cort thereto and appeal theroiron to the Su
preme Court Of the United States and have
the questions arising there heard and deter
mined.
Sec. 2. nut be IL further snorted, That no
action or suit shall be maintained in any court
Of tho United States, or Il any Stale thereof,
In tho name r. in tho behalf or interest Of any
alien, against The United States, or Ruy pHr-
son, for o. on account Of any act douo "
omitted to be done by such person Bs au
officer or agent Of the | nited States, in the I'D.
ninistration OF tho act Of Congress entitled
uAn net to provide for the collection of abun
doned property and for tho prevention Of
frauds in insurrectcnary districts within tho
United States, approved March twelve, eigh.
teen hundred and sixty three, or Of the act Of
Congress entitled An act in addition to the
several acts concerning numerical Intercourse
between loyal and insurrcctiOuHry States, and
to provide for tho collection Of captured and
abandoned property, and the prevention Of
fraud. in State. declared 10 Instruction Ap.
proved July two, eighteen hundred and sixty.
iour, or in virtue or under color of the acts yf
Congress aro resuil or any other acts Of Con.
riu.s relative TO the said insure tioLary
f'Gtcs Or to persons of property therein and
t. any action or 9uit which may have been
heretofore or shul hereafter To, Instituted by
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