St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-02-19

purpose OF erecting Il penltentlafy Tor the
Territory OF Colorado, ON the site belong
ng to and provided by the said Territory
for the purpose Provided. That no part
of this property shall be sold or trans
terred without the consent of the United
States first had and received.
Approved, July 20. 1868.
An Act TO facilitate the settlement of Ger
tam prize cases in the southern district
of Florida.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the United States
OF America i'll Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Treasury Is hereby
authorized and directed, upon the eNecu-
ton and delivery to him by the admins
tratriN of the estate of James {. Clapp.
deceased, late United States marshal for
the southern district OF Florida. of Il
proper written release of all claims and
demands for, or on account Of. all costs,
charges. fees, and expenses due, or claim
ed to be due, the said Clapp us marshal
aforesaid, or 10 his estate. in any prize or
other cases in said district. to accept from
SAID administrators the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars i'll full satisfaction of all
claims and demands OF the United STATES
against the estate OF the said James {.
/ Clapp. and against the surcties in said
Clapp's official bond and that said sum
OF fifty thousand dollars when paid. to-
[ ,rat h9r with tho Suns Dpyy mn I,nnSi,
with the assistant treasurer i'll New \ ork
to the credit OF 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 Uni
ted States treasurer ut Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia, subject to the order OF
the United States district court for til,
southern district OF Florida, for the pur,
pose of meeting decrecs Of distribution ol
restitution in the following prize cause:
pending in said district Schooner Lucy
No. |, the cargo of the steamer Adela
schooner Alicia and cargo, schooner ISa
bel and cargo, the steamer James Battle
schooner Diana and cargo, schooner Sc;
Lion and cargo, the cargo of the steamer
Nita, steamer Pearl and cargo, schooner
Teresa No. :, steamer Union, steame
Victor and cargo, and schooner John vii
liamS.
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted
That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby
authorized and directed TO deposit will
the assistant United States treasurer a
. Washington, District OF Columbia, tn
appraised values of the prize steamer
Adcla and Nita, condemned in said dis
trict court, and taken into the naval ser
vice, and, after deducting all propc
, charges and expenses, u moiety of tn
same shall be distributed under the dc
cree of the said district court, according
: to law, among the captors entitled t
l share Ill SAID prizes. the steamers Adel
and Nita respectively, and the rcmainin
moietv OF the same shall be subject to th
e order of the said district court, us herein
e after provided.
/ SEC. 3. And be it further enacted
# That of the moneys mentioned i'll the fir:
e section of this act, when deposited 4;
= herein DfONHIctl, llleTc SNAIL DC lGIalle
:, bv the said district court a sufficient fun
e to await final dccrces in those Of the cas-,
y enumerated i'll the first section OF this ac
: wherein appeals have been taken to Il
d Supreme Court of the United States, al
: that the balance of said moneys, togctl
d er with one halt Of the appraised valu
:, Of the prize steamers Adcla and Nit
: mentioned in the second section OF tn
$ act, shall be distributed as prize mont
y among the captors in those OF the cas-
J. enumerated i'll the first section of this &C
o in which final dccrees Of condemnatlc
l. have been entered and which are read
4 for distribution, without reference to Il
: interest of the United States in any an
D all of the said cases, which SAID intere
l. of the United States in each OF the sa
+ cases, and the proceeds for distribute
ID therein, as well as the interest of the I'm
or ted States in the appraised value of Il
x prize steamers Adela and Nita, is herel
es relinquished for distribution to the ca