2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part IV - General Administration
Chapter 655 - Prize
Sec. 7679 - Powers of district court over prize property notwithstanding appeal

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 7679 (2017)
Section Name §7679. Powers of district court over prize property notwithstanding appeal
Section Text

Notwithstanding an appeal, the district court may make and execute all necessary orders for the custody and disposal of prize property.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 483.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
7679 34 U.S.C. 1147. R.S. 565; R.S. 4637.

34 U.S.C. 1147 and this section reflect—

(1) Act of March 3, 1899, ch. 413, §13, 30 Stat. 1007, which repealed all laws authorizing distribution of prize proceeds to captors;

(2) Acts of March 3, 1911, ch. 231, §128, 36 Stat. 1133, and February 13, 1925, ch. 229, §1, 43 Stat. 938, which defined the appellate jurisdiction of the United States circuit courts, and provided that the Supreme Court should not directly review district court decisions except in specified cases, not including prize cases; and

(3) Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 869, which repealed the Acts of February 13, 1925, and March 3, 1911, supra, but enacted similar provisions and changed the name of United States Circuit Courts of Appeals to United States Courts of Appeals for the several circuits.

Reference to the court is omitted from 34 U.S.C. 1147 and from the revised section in view of the 1948 Act.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 655 - PRIZE
Sec. 7679 - Powers of district court over prize property notwithstanding appeal
Contains section 7679
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 30 Stat. 1007
36 Stat. 1133
43 Stat. 938
62 Stat. 869
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