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 SIXTY·EIGHTH oouonnss. sms. 11. ous. 243-245. 1925. 1567 CHAP. 243.-An Act For the relief of the owners of the New York Sanitary February 16,1925- Utilization Company, scow Number 14. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim of Uiiiigtggtkcggmiiiil the New York Sanitary Utilization Company, owner of scow Number w{{,?S§§u”‘,§‘;§,,jg"j; Q; 14, allegleid to have been injured in a collision with the United States S-cow. in district courtdredge aritan in the upper bay of New York, on the 9th day of March, 1916, for and on account of the alleged damage to said scow Number 14, by reason of said collision, may be submitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under and in compliance with the rules of said court, sitting as a court of admiralty; and said court shall have jurisdiction to hear J¤¤i¤dic¤¤¤<>fc¤¤r¢· and determine the whole controversy and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of the damages sustained by reason of said collision, if any, shall be found to be due said owner, on the same principles and measure of liability, with costs, as in like cases in admiralty between private parties, with the same rights of appeal: _ Provided, That such notice shall be given to the Attorney General §L'{'§$§"`stc_, to A;. of the United States as may be provided by the order of the said *°'”°Y G°¤°'**‘· court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause the United States in such district to appear and defend for the United States: Provided further, That said suit shall be brought and com- miii°mm°°°°m°°t °' menced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 16, 1925. February 16, 1925. cnn. 244.- · ‘ ; [S- lm] of Fan River, Maérgcxagge  the relief of the Staples Transportation Company, Wmami N0, 166, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ,,§,f’§’,{'§,S,,,,Qf,g?f“S*’°""` claim of the Staples Transportation Company, of Fall River, Massa- mgjev ¤rg¤s Suit fgr chusetts, owner of the steam tug Eureka, against the United States stearlimlug igiligkswii for damages alleged to have been caused by collision between the *“d‘““°*°°“"· said steam tug and the United States pilot guard auxilia boat Numbered 1229, approaching Broad Sound Channel, Boston lifarbor, on or about December 24, 1917, may be sued for by the said Staples Transportation Com any in the District Court of the United States for the District of l$B.ss:whusetts, under and in compliance with the ,m_,sdm,°¤ mom rules of said court sitting as a court of admiralty; and that the said ° ' court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the whole controversy and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of the legal damages sustained by reason of said collision, if anfy shall be found to be due, either for or against the United States o America, upon the same principle and measure of liability and costs as in like cases in admiralt between private parties, with the same rights of appeal: Provided? That such notice of the suit shall be given to the §jg;°¤·m to M_ Attorney General of the United States as ma be provided b order mmey demsi. of the said court, and it shall be the duty ofy the Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend for the United States: Provided further, That said suit shall m$f’"‘“‘°“°°m°“‘ °' be brought and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, February 16, 1925. CHAP. 245.-An Act For the relief of the owner of the American steam tug Febri§W20’igil1925. O’Brien Brothers. lP*'i‘·’“‘=‘· N°· *67-] Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Representatives of O`B*i¤¤ ?”°“‘°FS· the United States?/of America in Congress assembled, That the miiisiilirnjiruuiinigiiii fiii claim of O’Brien Brothers (Incorporated), owner of the American §§‘§·,Q.,)£§{§°§t E,”,§’:€'