Chapter 471. For the relief of certain seamen and any and all persons entitled to receive a part or all of money now held by the Government of the United States on a purchase contract of steamship Orion who are judgment creditors of the Black Star Line (Incorporated) for wages earned
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Chap. 471: For the relief of certain seamen and any and all persons entitled to receive a part or all of money now held by the Government of the United States on a purchase contract of steamship Orion who are judgment creditors of the Black Star Line (Incorporated) for wages earned. Chapter 471 45 Stat. 2345 1929-03-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 private Chapter 471.— An Act For the relief of certain seamen and any and all persons entitled to receive a part or all of money now held by the Government of the United States on a purchase contract of steamship Orion who are judgment creditors of the Black Star Line (Incorporated) for wages earned. March 1, 1929. [[S. 2291](/us/bill/70/s/2291).] [[Private, No. 459](/us/pvtl/70/459).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That jurisdictionBlack Star Line (Incorporated).
Claims of judgment creditors against, referred to Court of Claims. be, and hereby is, conferred upon the Court of Claims, notwithstanding any lapse of time or statute of limitation, and without the permission on the part of the Government or its representatives, to 2346interpose any kind of defense to said claim, except to have the person, persons, corporation, or corporations to whom such money or a part of such money shall belong, as a matter of equity and justice, to hear, adjudicate, and render judgment, such as equity and justice may require, in favor of such person, persons, corporation, or corporations, as upon a determination of the facts heard by said court, the said court shall determine, is entitled to receive such money in the sum of $21,624.66 less any cost legally incurred in the Court of Claims, which said sum of money has been paid into the Treasury of the United States by the United States Shipping Board, on account of a purchase by the Black Star Line (Incorporated) or Jurisdiction vested in Court.other persons in their behalf, of a certain ship known as the steamship Orion.
It is hereby recognized by this Act that the said sum of money above set forth, in equity and good conscience, does not belong to the United States Government, and the Court of Claims is vested with full jurisdiction, under its rules and proceedings, to render judgment for such money or parts thereof as in equity and good conscience any person or persons, corporation, or corporations, may be entitled to receive. Approved, March 1, 1929.
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For the relief of certain seamen and any and all persons entitled to receive a part or all of money now held by the Government of the United States on a purchase contract of steamship Orion who are judgment creditors of the Black Star Line (Incorporated) for wages earned
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