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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 167. 1928 . 275 decree in respect thereof has been made or entered) and where the interest or right of such enemy or ally of enemy in such money or property has not, prior to the enactment of the Settlement of War Cl aims Act of 19 28, v ested in enjoy ment, the Alie n Pro perty Cus - todian may, in his discretion, and on such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, waive such demand and requirement, without compliance with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, but only with the approval of the Attorney General . Waiver, etc., not "(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the required. Alien Property Custodian to make any waiver or compromise author- ized by this section, and the Alien Property Custodian may proceed in respect of any demand or requirement referred to in subsection (a) or (c) as if this section had not been enacted . nfoney,etc .,received "(e) All money or other property received by the Alien Property by Custodian, result- Custodian as a result of any action or proceeding (whether begun fng from any action, a begun considered as part of before or after the enactment of the Settlement of War Claims trust to be returned . Act of 1928, and whether or not for the enforcement of a demand or requirement as above specified) shall for the purposes of this Act be considered as forming a part of the trust in respect of which such action or proceeding was brought, and shall be subject to return in the same manner and upon the same conditions as any other money or property in such trust, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section. " SEC. 30. Any money or other r eturn able unde r sub - Returnable property y y property subject to attachments. sec tion (b) or (n) of section 9 shall, at any ti me prior to such r eturn, be subject to attachment in accordance with the provisions of the code of law for the District of Columbia, as amended, relating to attachments in suits at law and to attachments for the enforce- ment of judgments at law and decrees in equity, but any writ of attachment or garnishment issuing in any such suit, or for the Se rvice upon Cus- enforcement of any judgment or decree, shall be served only upon tod ian . the Alien Property Custodian, who shall for the purposes of this section be considered as holding credits in favor of the person entitled to such return to the extent of the value of the money or Taking actual posses- other property so returnable. Nothing in this section shall be con- sion by court officer not strued as authorizing the taking of actual possession, by any officer authorized, of any court, of any money or other property held by the Alien Property Custodian or by the Treasurer of the United States. Member of the for- " SEC. 31 . As used in this Act, the term `member of the former mer ruling family . ruling family' means (1) any person who was at any time between Term defined . April 6, 1917, and July 2, 1921, the German Emperor or the ruler of any constituent kingdom of the German Empire, or (2) the wife or any child of such person ." FUGITIVES EROM JUSTICE SEC. 1 6 . Section 22 of the Trading wi th the Enemy Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows : " SEC . 22 . No person shall be entitled to the return of any property or money under any provision of this Act, or any amendment of this Act, who is a fugitive from justice of the United States or any State or Territory thereof, or the District of Columbia ." RETU RN OF IN COME Return of income. SEC. 17. Section 23 of the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended 2' p. 1516, amended, is amended to read as follows : Payment to persons " SEC. 23 . The Alien Property Custodian is directed to pay to the e entitle ty held trn of person entitled thereto, from and after March 4, 1923, the net by Custodian . income (including dividends, interest, annuities, and other earnings), accruing and collected thereafter, in respect of any money or prop- Fugitives from jus- tice . Vol . 42, p. 1516, amended . No return of prop- erty, etc., to.

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