Trrnn Lrv.——PRIZE. 897 T I T L E L I V. PRIZE. ¤•¢- sec. 4613. éppliutjon of provisions of Title. l 4634. Determination of shares. 4614. hat are " vessels of the Navy."4635. Bounty for persons on board vessels 4615. Dntres_of commanding officer upon I sunk or destroyed. making uptures. _ 4636. Appeals and amendments in prize- E}? i»Z?€?s'L?Z?”$i.‘2i?L’2.r‘€.-”““" "‘ "'i‘°‘ rm p °"’°“‘ t .1- t · r an - · . W IS a 4618. Libel andllproceedings by district at- Opeiil? 0 nc court r P- torney. 4638. Security for costs. 4619. Duties of district attorneys. 4639. Costs and expenses. 4620. Special counsel for captors. 4640. Pa ·ment of expenses from prize- 4621. Appointment of prizecommision- flund. ers. 4641. Payment of prize-money. 4622 Dutta of prize-commisioners. 4642. Distribution of bount , salvlgé. drc. 4623. Dutnesof marshal. 4643. Amignments, &c., oz prize·money 4624. Apzprarsal, &c., of property taken for and bounty. overnment. 4644. Accounts of clerks of district courts. 4%. Proceedings for adjudication where 4645. Allowances and commissions tomarproperty is not sent in. shals. 4626. Delivery of property on stipulation. 4616. Compensation of district attorney 4627. When property mav be sold. and prize-commissioners. 4628. Mode of making sale. 4647. Accounts of district attorney and 4629. Transfer of property to another dis- prizecommissioner. trict for sale. 4648. Compensation of s `al counsel. 465). Share of captors. 4649. Payment of fees ofpriplecial counsel. 4631. Distribution of proceeds to captors. 4650. Commissions of auctioneers. 4662. What vmls are entitled to s are. 4651. Payment of fees of witnemes. 4633. What omcers are entitled to share. 4652. Recaptures. Sec. 4613. The provisions of this Title shall apply to all captures Application of made as prize by authority of the United States, or adopted and ratified : by the President of the United States. 172°g“3'§°·V19g*·°· sia.-Mrs Ansxmders comm, 2 wsu., 404; The comm rnnef 10 wiui., 57% Src. 4614. The term " vessels of the Navy," as used in this Title, shall What arevessels include all armed vessels officered and manned by the United States, and °f *h° N’“’Y· _ under the control of the Department of the Navy. Ibid., s. 32. The Siren, 1 Low., 280. Sec. 4615. The commanding odioer of an * vessel making a capture Duties of comshall secure the documents of the ship and) cargo, including the log- '”“¤d'”{. °m°°' book with all other documents, letters, and other lpapers found on {lf}? ma mg"? board, and make an inventory of the same, and seal them up, and send -—%~—————— them, with the inventory, to the court in which proceedings are to be Ib‘d··“·1·P·3°6- had, with a written statement that they are all the papers found, and TheSal1yMag_ee, are in the condition in which they were found; or explainin the gw`?}-.*51i he absence of any documents or papers, Or any change in their condition. 5l§v8“u gf.} P°°]* He shall also send to such court, as witnesses, the master, one or more Ls,, " ,,,,i_,,,,_ of the other officers, the supercargo, purser, or agent of the prize, and ·i·*··¤--*6%*-1 any person found on board whom he may suppose to be interested in, or to have knowledge respecting, the title, national character, or destination of the prize. He shall send the prize, with the documents, papers, and witnesses, under charge of a competent prize-master and prize-crew, into port for adjudication, explaining the absence of any usual witnesses; and in the absence of instructions from superior authority as to the port to which it shall be sent, he shall select such port as he shall deem most convenient, in view of the interests of probable claimants, as well as of the captors. 1f the captured vessel, or any part of the captured propertly, is not in condition to be sent in for adjudication, a survey shall be ad thereon and an appraisement made by persons as competent and impartial as can be obtained, and their reports shall be
