PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

When a ship or other property is seized under laws about insurrection or rebellion, the court must first pay any valid claims from the sale money before giving the property or its proceeds to the United States or to an informer. Those claims must be filed and proved in the case, be from loyal U.S. citizens or friendly foreign governments, be enforceable under U.S. or state law in a state not in insurrection, and cannot be allowed if the claimant knowingly took part in the illegal use of the vessel.

Title 50, §226

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In all cases wherein any vessel, or other property, is condemned in any proceeding by virtue of any laws relating to insurrection or rebellion, the court rendering judgment of condemnation shall, notwithstanding such condemnation, and before awarding such vessel, or other property, or the proceeds thereof, to the United States, or to any informer, first provide for the payment, out of the proceeds of such vessel, or other property, of any bona fide claims which shall be filed by any loyal citizen of the United States, or of any foreign state or power at peace and amity with the United States, intervening in such proceeding, and which shall be duly established by evidence, as a valid claim against such vessel, or other property, under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof not declared to be in insurrection. No such claim shall be allowed in any case where the claimant has knowingly participated in the illegal use of such ship, vessel, or other property. This section shall extend to such claims only as might have been enforced specifically against such vessel, or other property, in any State not declared to be in insurrection, wherein such claim arose.

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 5322 derived from act Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 90, 12 Stat. 762.

§226 Protection of Liens on Condemned Vessels

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Title 50, §226

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