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SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. Cue. 521-524. 1927. 1847 States Housing Corporation in the District Court of the United Statesfor the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting as a court of admiralty, and acting under the rules governing such court; and Imam 1 { t said court shall have jurisdiction to hearand determine such suit °°°°° °°`" ' and to enter a judgment or decree forthe amount of such damages and costs, if any, as shall be found to be due {against the United States in favor of the owner of the said ferryboat ew- York, or against the owner of the said ferryboat New York in favor of the United States, u on the same principles and measures of liabilit ‘as in like cases in adxmra.l` ty between private parties, and with the same rights of wl, except that no interest shall be allowed on any claim: Pro- ,{§,'§‘;,§',;,,,_,, ,,,0,, ' d, That such notice of the suit shall be given to the Attorney my ¤¤¤¤¤¤· General of the United States as may be provided by order of the said court, and it shall be the duty of t e Attorney General to cause the United States¤attor;eiy in. such district to appear and defend for the C,,,,,m,,,,,,m,,,,, ,,, United States: Pro ' ed further, That said suit shall be brougllgs and ¤¤¤¤· commenced within four. months of the date of thepassage oft ' Act. · Appmved,·Manch 4,~l927.' ’ ’ " CHAP. 522.=—An Act To grant the right and time for appeal to plaintiffs in Mig?g2b@i|m` suit numbered 33731 in the Court of Claims of the United States. A [P¤v¤¢¤» N¤· 634- _Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of lI;e;pv·esentatines of the S United States of America in Uongress assemb , That the (plaintiffs C};‘§,‘,,I§‘i‘,,’,§,}‘,?·,,, M, or complainants in suit numbere 33731 in the_.Court,of aunsof {‘gg*m**°*}¤n°¤g*g;g¤*m0{ the Umted States be, and they are hereby, granted oneypar within Claims. which to appeal from any or all` orders judgments, or decrees rendered a a1nst_ them in the trial of said action. heretofore had: Prom Provided, That the time within which Qsaid Qapgzseal may be taken Llmmiim., shall begin to run with the date of the approval 0 this Act. E Approved, March, 4, 1927. ‘ CHAP. 523.-4-An. Act For the relief of Lillie F. Exians. [P];:§£1§iI2?2;# Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Uongness. assembled y' _That` the gilfjvufégyvg M Secretary of the Treasury of the Unite States is hereby directed umm ofhusband: to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to Li lie F. Evans, of Atlanta, Georg1a,‘in full settlement against the Government, the sum of $5,000,in ayment of her claim " owing out of the deathxof her husband, Vga ter L. Evans, accidbntally killed on April 24,1924, bya bullet fired by the United States Army during target praeticeon the Rose Dhu Rifle Range near Savannah, Georgia. » Approved, March 4, 1927. cnn. ¤a4.—A¤ Act For the mae: of Katherine seuuamasa. M“{§i`$£i7‘ V . . ‘ _ -, .. [Private, No. 536.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re esentattves of the United States of America in Uongress assenigled, That the I 1f,¤=¤¤¤¤¤ S¤¤¤=¤¤· Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizedand °i>»§yms¤ga», at pen directed to (pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ’°”“ ““““°°· appropriate ,._to Katherine Southerland the sum of $1,000 in full settlement of all claims for injuries received and losses sustained as a result of being run down and over by a motor truck of the United States Army in Washington, District of Columbia, on or about November 7, 1921. Approved, March 4, 1927.