Erty Act
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The act of Congress of March 12, 1863, relating to certain property in the Confederate States. It expressly excludes from its operation property which had been used to carry on war against the United States. August 20, 1866, is, as to the opera- Congress constituted the government trustee for so much of such property as belonged to the faithful Southern people; it v I i to lie sold and the proceeds paid into the treasury, claimants having two years to bring suit In the Court of Claims; TJ. S. v.. 0 Wall. (U. S.) 50, 19 L. Ed. 615. It was the property which had been seized or taken from the enemy's possession by the ed states forces; Bigelow v. For Wall. (U. S.) 351, 19 L. Ed. 096.