Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 12.djvu/638

 608 .l`HIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 204. 1862. llgfpfksmk ¤ guflicient, the surplus shall be applied to the makigg of further provision ‘ or the com crt of the disabled officers, seamen, an marines. District mor- Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That the district attorneys of dep,,,-m,,,,,;;,,; of cases of prize are, or may be depending, shall, as soon as may be after prize MM- the passage of this act, fhrnish to the Navy Department a complete list of all the prize cases which have been determined, or may still be pending within their respective districts, with a statement of the condition of each, in such form and embracing such particulars as the Secretary To furnish of the Navy may require, and shall, as often as once in each month, m°“°my lm' thereafter, furnish a further statement of the condition of every case in their respective districts, and of any further- proceedings had therein since their last returns. gm.,,,,,,. Op And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to appoint an new my ¢¤¤· agent or to employ counsel when the captors do not employ counsel themselves, in any case in which he may consider it necessary to assist of captors. the district attorneys and protect the interests of the captors, with such pm, p_7(n_ compensation as he may think just and reasonable. And it shall be 1,;,5,;,,,], to the duty of the several marshals of the United States to furnish to furnishwmwy the Navy Department on request, or to its agent, a full and particular statement of the disposition of every prize vessel and cargo, in such vessels and cn. form and with such details as the Secretary of the Navy may require, SM- and as often as he may require the same; and said marshals shall also furnish to the Navy Department or their aforesaid agent,11 full and Of fees and particular statement of all fees, charges, and allowances of every descrip- “u°“'““°“‘ tion, claimed by them in each case of prize, before the same are allowed buY;`::;;<:;¤d;;t by the court, and no such charges for disbursements of any kind, shall ,0 be ,m0wed_,m_ be allowed, unless accompanied by the atiidavit of the marshal that the less, Sic. same have been actually and necessarily incurred in the case; and it shall be the duty of the district attorney to attend on the settlement and allowance of all such hills and protect the interests of the United States and of the captors against any improper and unlawful claims. And whenever a final decree of condemnation shall have been made, or Sale. any interlocutory sale has been ordered, the property shall be sold by the Proceeds of marshal pursuant to the practice and proceedingsnn adtmralty, andthe sm to be dsp0S_ gross proceeds of such sale shall be forthwith deposited with the assistant ,;,4 with umm. treasurer of the United States, at, or nearest t0, the place where such zpmgtélsfiiléféf sale is made, and the money so deposited shall remain in the Treasury Smeg_ ol the United States until a final decree of distribution, or until a decree of restitution shall be made, and a certified copy thereof furnished, upon which the costs of court, and the lawful charges and expenses shall be paid, and the balance distributed according to said decree: Provided, That the annual salaries of district attorneys, prize Stgzycofldiitarlict commissioners, and marshals shall in no case be so increased under the 5hals,u·mp|_m several acts for compensation in prize so as to exceed, in the aggregate, c0,,,,,,g,,;0,,€,-s_ the following sums, and any balance beyond the several sums shall be paid into the lfreasury, viz.: District attorneys, six thousand dollars. Prize connmssioners, three thousand dollars. Marshals, six thousand dollars. Sec. 13. And be it jim/ter enacted, That every officer, seaman, or _Pensionsto marine, disabled in the line of his duty, shall be entitled to receive for §Q}°°”· lite, or during his disability, a pension from the United States, according to the nature and degree of his disability, not exceeding in any case his inonlhly pa. Sec. 14.yA1zd be it further enacted, Tliat in all cases where the crews Authority of of the ships or vessels of the United States shall be separated from their glll§<;*;‘§;>r'~;:;v vessels, by the latter being wrecked, lost, or destroyed, all the command, n,,,,,,,,;,,,,,,,,]; power, and authority given to the officers of such ships or vessels shall &c., islost. remain and be in full force as effectuully as if such ship or vessel were not so wrecked, lost, or destroyed, until such ship’s company be regularly
 * ‘3t‘;‘0*;‘iQ,l;$;y the several districts of the courts of the United States, in which any