Oxford eagle., 1900-01-04
SENATE BILL 0O2.
Introduced III the Senate
Dee q. 500, by Senator
CusiinIan x. Davis. of
Minnesota.

minnesota.
To revive and amend au Act to
provide for the collection oi
abandoned property and the
prevention 81 frauds IL insur.
ree.innary Districts within
tue Uaitsd States. and Ac.s
amehd-tory thereof.
he II enacted 10y the SENATE
and House of Representatives ct
the United States of America ~
Congress assembled, That Tie
right Of action IN the Court OF
CLAIMS under The provisions oi
an Act entitled AN act - pro.
vide Tor the Collection of aba. =
iOued property aud for the pre-
sen ion of frauds in the iusur.
rectionary districts within the
nIied Siatcs.' approved March
-. 1863. and acts ameudatory
thereof. be-. and the same II
heiChy. revived aud cXttEt!c,.
tor one year from aud after the
passage uf this act. Ani the
said court shall have jar >siictiOn
III all eases uf seizure under SAT-,
act. or under color thereof,
either before or after June 80.
1860. whether adiuhicatod by
7 the secretary ot the Treasury
under the authority ofany act
pi Congress heretofore passed
Tor that purpose or not, anu
without regard to any statute
of limitations or the LOYALTY Ol
The claimant or the original
owner Og the property seized or
taken by the Uaited States at
the time o! lis seizure.
SIC. = That the benefits OF
the foregoing section be. aud
the same are hereby. extended
Ia those claimants whose claims
have been adversely determined
b. said court upon the gronnd
Of dl>loyalty. and to all suits
which have been instituted IN
said court tor TIE proceeds oi
property under the provisions
of said act of March IL, 1868.
which have been heretofore dis
missed by the Court of Claims
for the want Of jurisdiction
thereof: and all suits for the
proceeds Of such property which
have been so rejected or dismis
Sed by said court tor want OF
jurisdiction shall, on motion ul
tine clItrlauts. ~ their legal
+ representatives. be- reinstated
IN the docket of tie Court Oi
Claims and proceeded with &C
eordIng to law under the pro
visions ot this act: Provided,
That 10 liability OF the United
States 10 the PARTIES claImin.
the proceeds at such property
shall be created by the luds
meut Of the Court of Claims be
you'd tie fuad now In the rreas
try realized BY the sale uf pro
pcrty taken Hadtr the pravi.
sI0ns of the act To whIeh thi~
- a supplement: And prUyIt., d
further. That IA an cases IA
which claimants shall shall trace
The proceeds of their property
into the Treasury the judgment :
III such cases shall be for the
full amount Of said proceeds
and the ballHee of salsl fund, il
any, skpil he distributed pru
rata among those claimants " ha
shall prove to the satisfaction Ol
the court that their property
WAS seized under said act, q,
under color thereof. bat who
are nnable to trace or ideptif,
. the proceeds thereof in the
| Treasury ot the niled States
And provided further. That il
all cases where the Ortgina
owner of any property seized by
. the United States under autao,
ily OF said act or the acts amen
datory thereof was adiuiged d
, bankrupt subsequent To the dat.
, OF the seizure oi said property
and has since died, and the pro
ceeds of The property owned b,
. such bankrupt have not beer
. been paid to such original own
, er or 10 his assignee ln bank
ruptcy. then the heirs of til,
original owners of such proper
~ shall have the right to main
tiJn a suit for the proceeds o
sucn property under the pro
visions of this act, aad am
Judgments which may be render
ed by the court in such ease.
shall be for the benefit of III,
heirs of such original owners o
the property seized by the Uni
ted States.
SEC. j. That if it shall ap
pear to the court IN any cas-,
: that testimony has been duly
taken therein by either party
priar To the passage oi this act,
or THAI testimony taken in any
other ease under the rules o.
said court is pertinent To the is
sues involved in any case pend
ing in said court under the pro
visions of this act, such testi
mony. so far as relevant, may
be used In other cases pending
in said court; provided, thai
where any claims for the pro