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 1370 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Seger. ous. 245-247. 1924. P’°°'*°•- a : Provided That such notice of the suit shall be given to the oiingiiii i° Mmm, Al)ti;)¢‘i:1ney General of the United States as may be tgrovided by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of e Attorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to mg°¤¤*¤¤°°¤°°* °’ appear and defend for the United States: Provided further, That ` said suit shall be brought and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. ' Approved, June 3, 1924. Iu`§lbiiif CHAP. 246.-An Act For the relief of the United Dredging Company. [ . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of gefreeentatives of the c¤`i§°ipi:{1yPr°d°`°g United States o America in Congress assemb, That the c1aim_ of d,§§{.,°§“°§,§;,'f'"’°d °° the United Dre g Company, a corporation organized and emsting under and by virtue of the laws of the State 0 Delaware, with its rincipal place of business in the city and State of New York, for damages caused to its plant in the harbor of San Diego, California, by the United States steamship Brant, on April 21, 1920, may be sued for and submitted to the United States District Court in an for J"'°‘"°°°" °'°°°“‘ the Southern District of California, sitting as a court of admiralty and acting under the rules 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 damt§es and costs, 1f any, as shall be foimd to be due against the Um States in favor of the owners of said  plant, or   the owners of said dredging plant in favor o the United tates, upon the same · rinciples and measures of liability as in like cases in admiralty ,,m,m_ Between private parties and with the same rights of appeal: Nom to Attorney Provided, That such notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney °°”"“l‘ General of the United States as may be rovided by order of said court; and it shall be the duty of the Xttorney General to cause the United States attorney in such district to appear and defend for Commwmm, O, the United States: Provided further, That said suit shall be brought mit and commenced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, Jime 3, 1924. CHAP. 247.-An Act For the relief of the Erie Railroad Company. i _ Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Representatives o the JQQ? R°u"l°d Cm United States of llimerica in Oongreas asaenfble, That the claiiiis of ,,,,].3,‘f,'"§’,,"f;§i,’*},‘§‘,‘,°,§€;,§‘{f the Erie Railroad Company against the United States for damages alleged to have been sustained to its car float, cars, and the contents thereof, in New York Harbor, on July 6, 1922, may be submitted to the United States Court for the Eastern District of New York, _ under and in compliance with the rules of said court sitting as a _{,',."'g.,""',,,cg,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,_ court of admiralty: Provided, That the said court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the whole controversy and to enter a Ludgment or decree for the amount of the legal damages sustained y reason of said collision, if any shall be formd to be due, either for or aga1nst_the United States, ulpon the same princi le and V ti t t M- measure of liability with costs as in l1 e cases in admiralty Eetweeu m;,,‘§y°§;,,§’,f,i_ ° ‘ private parties, with the same rights of appeal: Provided, That such 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 slgall be the dutyhofithe Attorney General to cause the United States mm a torney in suc `strict to a ar and defend for the Unite m§?mm°°” ° °t States: Provided further, That  suit shall be brought and comil menced within four months of the date of the passage of this Act. Approved, June 3, 1924.