Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73

§213 Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedings

Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - INSURRECTION › § 213

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Title 50, §213

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Such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5309 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, § 2, 12 Stat. 319. Act Mar. 3, 1911, conferred the powers and duties of the former circuit courts upon the district courts.

Amendments

1877—Act Feb. 27, 1877, inserted “may” after “any district in which the same”.

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50 U.S.C. § 213

Title 50 — War and National Defense

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73