Chapter 308. To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court, Northern District of California, to adjudicate the claims of American citizens
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CHAP. 308.— An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the United States District Court, Northern District of California, to adjudicate the claims of American citizens. June 7, 1924.[[S. 1192](/us/bill/68/s/1192).][[Public, No. 230](/us/pl/68/230).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That jurisdiction be, Bering Sea seal fishing.Claims of Americans for damages for unlawful seizures of vessels, etc., 1886–1896, to be adjudicated.and it is hereby, conferred upon the United States District Court, Northern District of California, to hear and determine the claims of American citizens, their heirs and legal representatives, for damages or loss occasioned by or resulting from the seizure, detention, sale, or interference with their voyage by the United States of vessels charged with unlawful sealing in the Bering Sea and water contiguous thereto and outside of the three-mile limit during the years 1886 to 1896, inclusive, and to enter judgment therefor.
Sec. 2. That all American citizens whose rights were affected by Submission to California northern district court.said seizure, detention, sale, or interference specifically referred to in section 1 hereof during the years 1886 to 1896, inclusive, may submit to the United States District Court in and for the Northern District of California their claims thereunder, and the court shall Authority of court.render judgment thereon. Sec. 3. That claims not presented within two years from the Time limit.passage of this Act shall hereafter be forever debarred.
Approved, June 7, 1924.