The law of nations affecting commerce during war: With a review of the jurisdiction, practice, and proceedings of prize courts [Unknown Binding]

Francis H Upton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1862

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1863. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... three-twentieths if the ship was acting independently of any superior officer, the residue of the prize money awarded to the capturing vessel is to he " distributed and apportioned among all others doing duty on board, and borne upon the books, according to their respective rates of pay in the service." By the fourth subdivision of the same section, vessels within vessels of the navy " within signal distance ofe^aedto1"" another making a prize," are entitled to share in8harethe prize; and it would seem, by the provisions of this subdivision, that in the event of two or more vessels in the navy being entitled, as joint-captors, after deducting the flag-officer's one-twentieth, the entire residue of the captors' moiety is to be distributed among all the officers and men of the ships entitled, including the commanders, according to the rates of pay of all on board, who are borne upon the books. By the fifth section of this act,.forfeiture of the Forfeiture of share of prize money to which a commander misrht commander's x » . p share of prize be entitled as the result of a capture, is declared to money, forcerbe the consequence of a neglect to perform thetam neglect duties therein prescribed, as follows : " That the commanding officer of every vessel, or the senior officer of all vessels of the navy, which shall capture or seize upon any vessel or vessels, as prize, shall carefully preserve all papers and writings found on board, and transmit the whole of the originals, unmutilated, to the judge of the district to which such prize is ordered to proceed, with the necessary witnesses, and a report of the circumstances attending the capture, stating the names of vessels claiming a share thereof; and the commanding officer of every vessel in the navy entit...

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 304 pages
• Publisher: J.S. Voorhies (1862)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0008BTTKS