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50 U.S.C. 213: Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedingsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 50-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSECHAPTER 13-INSURRECTION
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§213. Jurisdiction of confiscation proceedings

Such prizes and capture shall be condemned in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in any district in which the same may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted.

(R.S. § 5309; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, § 1 , 19 Stat. 253 ; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291 , 36 Stat. 1167 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 5309 derived from act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, § 2, 12 Stat. 319.

Act Mar. 3, 1911, conferred the powers and duties of the former circuit courts upon the district courts.

Amendments

1877⁠—Act Feb. 27, 1877, inserted “may” after “any district in which the same”.