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 1142 SIXTY·FIRST conennss. sm. III. cn. 231. 1911. been claimed that an indebtedness to the United States had arisen and exists, and that he or the person he represents has appllied to the proper de artment of the Government requestmég that the account of such ogce, agency or indebtedness may_be a justed and settled, and that three ears have ela sed from the date of such a lication, d 'd ll; tillre P ttld ndund` ted aiidthatn an said accoun s mains unse e a a jus o suit upon the same has been brought by the United Statbs, said court m§,§§°° °° "°*’°"’ sha.ll, due notice first being given to the head of said department and to the Attorney General of the United States, proceer to hear the parties and to ascertain the amount if any, due the United States on said account. The Attorney General shall represent the United States ` at the hearing of said cause. The co1u·t may postpone the same from mgérjulitv of Jude- time to time whenever (jgustice shall require. The judgment of said ‘ cptgltlpr of the Siilpreme ourt of tlhe United Statesaltouwblgich an appeal s `e, as in other cases as to the amount due s a bindin and _ conclusive upon the parties. The_ payment of siich amount so Eiund m;§,,‘{P°“ °“ l“dg‘ due by the court shall discharge such obligation. An action shall accrue  the United States against such dprincipal, or surety, or representative to recover the amount so foun due, which may be brought at any time within three years after the final judgment of said court;  unless suit shall   brought within said time, such claim and the _ §¤;t¤m1i;¤1g%'¤s. claim on {the origmal mdpbtgrdpdess sgall be forever barred. The pro- ”‘ ‘ _ visions o section one un an sixty-six shall apply to cases under this section. Ap as. Sec. 181. The plaintiff or the United States in an s `t b ht l,{§§§·&§f’7· finder the provision of the section last preceding, shallshaiiia theosiialirne pght ofiaippeall as5rs6p1onfe(ir;:drtund1er sections two hundred and forty- woan wo un an oy-tree·andsuch'hthllbe - _ eised only within the time and in the n1a.nner·the1ieli€1 p§e;zribed(lX6r mjeg_¤g¤,g§ m 1********* Sec. 182. In any case brought in the Court of Claims under any Act of Congress by which that court is authorized to render a judgment or decree aga1nst.the United States, or against any Indian tribe or any Indians, or agamst any fund held in trust by the United States for any Indian tribe or for_ any Indians, the claimant, or the United Pos1,p.1157. Sltates, or thettrgbe of Ipdians, cgi other party in interest shall have t e same rig o appea as is co erred nder f t h d d and fort —two and two hundred and fort 11three?”6a:1id)I;i1cliVO' iitnsiii be exercised only within the time and in tly ’ th ng `b $:111 iemanner erem, migggegcgf mis ¤¤ Si;c._183. The Attorney General shall report to Congrgsrgshrti the vsi.24,p.so7. beginmng_of each regular session, the suits under section one hundred and eighty, in winch a final judgment or decree has been rendered, giving the ate of each and a statement of the costs taxed in each case. uggtigcéi iygsgijg f Sno}; 1 In any casefofha claim for supplies or stores taken by or · , , C-gy mms e o any part o the mi ita or naval forces of the U 't { €Vr;i,§n;'(4; H States for their use during the late   War, the petition shallndvicr that the person who furnished such supplies or stores, or from whom sue? siiphhes og stores mere taper? gidtnot give apy ai;} or comfort to sai re e ion u was roug ou ia war oy t t G U of the United States, and the fact of such loyaltly sliiallilbeog pphjxsrai ii not tional fact; and unless the said court shall, on a prelimmary inquiry · P"”°*- hud that the person who furnished such supplies or stores or froni whoigi ghphsagie wgrg taken as aforesaid, was loyal to the Governmen p _ e United States throughout said * th rt have jnérisdictiiorhof suchi cause, and the samllaaffiaH?v;i)tlioui;1iliiitligiprocee ings, e ismisse . 6;;,% gc msmey _ Sec. 185. The Attorney-General, or his assistants under his direc- Vg,_ p_;,_%_ tronkshall a§>pear for the defense and protection of the interests of the United tates in all cases which may be transmitted to the Court of Claims under the provisions of this chapter, with the same power to mterpose counter claims, offsets, defenses for fraud practiced or