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sixrrrounrn oonennss. sms. 1. cas. 391-393. 1916. 1393 CHAP. 391.-An Act For the relief of the owners of the barkentine Mabel I. Al18¤Sl=21.19l€» Meyers and her master and crew, and for the relief of the owners of cargo of molasses lH· R" 11129*] late on board said barkentine. [Private,No.130.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives pj the United H States of America in Congress assembled, That the claim 0 the owners B,,{;‘,’§,l§°,,l,¥‘ M"y°'S*” of the barkentine Mabel I. Meyers and her master and crew, and the mgm? gégwggg it claim of the owners of the car 0 of molasses late on board said barken- a1stim°¤¤unllu ° tine, in alleged collision with the United States steamer Nebraska about thirt miles southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on the thirtieth day 027 July, nineteen hundred and Efteen, for and on account of _ the losses alleged to have been suffered in said collision b the owners of said barkentine and by her master and crew, and by the owners of said cargg, may be submitted to the United States Court for the District of assachusetts, the district nearest to which the collision occurred, under and in compliance with the rules of said court sitting as Jurisdiction or a court of admiralty. And that the said court shall have jurisdiction °°“"· to hear and determine the whole controversy and to enter a judgment or decree for the amount of the damages sustained by reason of said collision, if any shall be found to be due, either for or against the United States upon the same Hprinciples and measure of liability, with costs as in like cases in admir ty between private parties with the same rights prom. of appeal: Provided, That no award or judgment shall be made for ,,SN,‘{,§§,°§§f°“’° P‘°" prospective Iproiits. service Sec. 2. That the mode of service of process shall conform to the v°‘·“·P-5*- provisions of the Act of March third, eighteen hundred and eightgrseven, entitled "An Act to provide for the bringing of suits against the United States." Approved, August 21, 1916. Agust 21 1916. CHAP. 392.-An Act For the relief of William E. Hefner. l ·R·u68*·l (Private, No. 131. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmtsziecg Re esentatives of the United I States of America in Congress assemb , Tgit the Secretary of the Wllllsm E-Hamm. Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay to P°"'°°"°‘ 'William E. Heilner, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ‘ appropriated, the sum of $525, being the amount of money due said William E. Heffncr for the construction of a barracks and athhouse at West Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio. ~ Approved, August 21, 1916. _ Argus: 21, ms. CHAP. 393.-An Act For the relief of the estate of Mary H. S. Robertson, deceased. I - R-12248-l Be it enacted br the Senate and House o Re esentatives of the United IPdm°`N°“m'] States of Americilz in Congress assemblag, Tlzielt the Secretary of the soixlsry H' S` R°b°"` Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of ,,§§“§f ”° °'1“““' any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise approriated, to S. Stephens Stone, administratrix of the estate of ary lil. S. Robertson, deceased, late of McCracken County, Kentucky the sum of $2,936, in full comlpensation for use and occupation of real estate situated at Paducah, entucky, bg! United States authorities from September tenth, eighteen hundre and sixtg-one, to October eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty—five, as found ue by the Third Auditor 0% the Treasury on February twenty-seventh, eighteen hun- Pmm dred and eighty-nine: Provided, That said S. Stephens Stone shall cmmeia, ea., rsfile in the 'lgreasury Department a certificate showi her appoint- ‘*““'°“· ment as administratrix of said estate and a certifibi copy of her bond, which bond must be at least equal in amount to the sum hereby appropriated. Approved, August 21, 1916.