390 srxrrrrrrn conennss. sm. 1. cH. as. 1917. fault or negligence on the part of the claimant, or where the private property so ost, destroyed, or dama§d was shipped on board an unseaworthy vessel by order of an 0 cer_ authorized to give such order or direct such shipment, or where 1t appears that the loss, destruction, or damage o or to the private property of the claimant was in consequence o his having given his_attention to the saving of the lives of others or of property belonging to the United States which wasm danger at the same time and under similar circumstanees. A*’°*°*°¤ umm- And the liability of the Government undei tlgpudct phil] lée limited to such articles of ersonal property as the `e o the ureau o Navigation of the Nlavy Department, with reference to the personnel , of the Navy, or the major general commandant of the_Mar1ne Corps, with reference to the ersonnel of that corps, in his discretion, shall decide to ble reasonabl)e,hp1seful, andi propler forbsluch officer, egllisted . . man or other erson w e engage 111 e pu c service m e 0 Omml °°mmm' duty, and the egrtiiicate of said chief of bureau or major general commagillgpt, ds tldp cast; may be, shalltbe5lufHc;;e1i1)tii;3rl¢;I1.;1chc;;r 05 and shall . be as o ma ers necessary 0 e es a en an aymen eulixiliiilugifmmr mm or settlement of any claim filed hereunder; and the action ofp the said chief of bureau or major general commandant, as the case may be, upon all claims arising under thils Ag; shallfbglfinal, and no rig ith to secute a claim or action in the urt o aims or in any o er gd-iirt of the United States, or before any accounting officer of the Pima, United States, or elsewhere, e;rc?t as herein provided, shallaccrue lgggumixautt New tg aiéy) person by viigouetplfstkist 1et 1;)r , gllhzt thi li;-lgility p " · te vernmentun er c sa e e suc iceso personal property as are required by the United States Naval Reguations and m force at the t11}pe of loss (;1&dBSl£I&l1Ct10Ig]§OT such officeiz, . ett officers seamen or others engag in e pu c serv1ce_m e mm C°r°°°mm` Eneyof dutyi Promkled furtlwr, That with reference to cla1ms of _ persons in the Marine Corps filed under the terms of this Act the paymaster of the Marine Corps shall malre the reimbursement 111 money, and the_qu1E.i1;p(¢ir11naster of thei lgafine Sega sgeig rénakeggie mm, ,0, mg reimbursement in _ ere1n dprov1_ e or. pr e &fu_ _¢·, exams. That all claims now existing un er this Act shall be presente within two years from thepassagle hereof and not thereafter; and all such claims hereafter arismv s all be presented within two years from Nam www mcg the occurrence of thebloss, destruction, or damage: And promded mm. further, That the term UID the naval serv1ce, ’ as erein employed, shall be held to include service performed on board any vessel, whether of the Navy or not, provided the claimant is serving on such S bmmomfcmm vessel pursuant to the orders of duly constituted naval authoritir: u Aml_pr0»vided further, _That a.ll_cla.1mants under this Act shall e required to submit their claims in writing and under oath to the said D,,,,m,,,,_,,0¤ 0, Chief of the Bu1ieaufp;dNa;;)gij;t;§>? OI%LI1l8,j[`(£‘ geperal connnandagf, r>ri<>r¤1¤ir¤¤ ¤¤¤1- the case ma ez e uri er, at c aims arising in e gianner indica_t}ed in this fiizt and which have been settled under the terms of (previously existing law shall be regarded as finally determined an no other or further riglgt cg recowiy undéer thelppovisions _ _ hereof shall accrue to ersons w o ave su mitte suc c aims as i¤`{rnsiir;£Z`;€.re$r°$i$9(4iQ aforesaid: And provideg further, That sections two hundred and P·$§f°p°,;§‘°d·p_ 962 eighty-eight, two hundred and eighty-nine, and two hundred and repwlel ’ ininety, lgevised Statutes, and the Act of March second, eighteen Vgaimbmemm in hundred and ninety-five (Twenty-eighth Statutes, pige mne hundred me ¤r¤¤·>¤¤r- and §1xty-twc?,fare1hereb(y réepealed: Anddpégvug fuzrtherh Thag reim ursemen or oss, es ruc ion or ag sus eine an determined as herein provided shall heymade in kind for such articles as are customarily issued to the service and shall be made in money , _ for other articles at the valuation thereof at the time of their loss, ,f,§§*f,§§{;,§§§'€§§}§Z destruction, or damage: And providegl further, That in cases involving
- 0*- persons in the Navy reimbursement ID money shall be made from the
