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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Cns. 133, 134. 1923. 1775 of the Clyde Steamshi Compan a cor oration or anized under °*Yd° S*°°=¤=h*P and by virtue of the lai)vs of the State ofpMaine, wit}? its principal Iiiii1i>0iEi;i¤% place of business in the city and State of New York, owners of °g°s°°*i"d’“"°°°°“'°‘ the steamshipe Mohican, for damages alle ed to have been caused by collision tween Sald vessel and the l§nited States tug Barlow on the 31st day of July, 1919, while said steamshi Mohican was moored at Pier Numbered 2, Empire Stores, Brooklyn, New York, may be sued for and submitted to the United States District Court Jvrisdictivn ofwurt. in and for the Southern District of New York sitting as a court of admiralty, and acting under the rules in admiralty governing such court, and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of such damages and costs, if any, as shall be found to be due against the Unite States in favor of the owners of the said steamship Mohican or agginst the owners of the said steamship Mohican in favor of the nited States and upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty between private P,°,,_m_ parties and with the same rights of appeal: Provided, That such GN¤;¢l§:l¤ to Attorney notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney General of the °° ‘ United States as may be provided by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend for the United commmmm d States: Provided further, That said suit shall be brought and com- suitmenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 26, 1923. Februaizm,19Z%. CHAP. 134.-An Act For the relief of the owners of the steam lighter Gomport. Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Representatives o the United States of gmeriea in Congress assembled, That the claiin of $i" w the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, a corporation P°,‘{§S, bring Sui, mr organized under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maine, §g§§1¤¤,  to with its principal place of business in the city and State of New port" York, owners of the steam lighter Comport, for damages all¢§ed to have been caused by collision between said vessel and the mted States steam lighter President, now called the General Sawtelle on the 1st day ofiilarch, 1919, near Piers Numbered 13 and 14, East River, New York, may be sued for and submitted to the United States District Court in and for the Southern District of New York sitting Jurisdiction oiwun. as a court of admiralt and acting under the rules in admiralty gov- , erning such court; and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine such suit and to enter a judgnent or decree for the amount of such damages and costs, if anyl, as all be found to be due against the United States in favor of the owners of the said steam lighter Comport, or against the owners of the said steam lighter Comport in favor of the United States, and upon the same principles and measures of liability as in like cases m admiralty between private ggggwio A parties and with the same rights of appeal: Provided, That such oeami. notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be provided by order of the said court and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the Uinited States attorne in such district to appear and defend for the United States: Provided further, That said suit shall be brought and com- ,,,,C{]‘“m°“°‘““"‘° °‘ menced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 26, 1923.