In the Matter of U.S. Naval Ship General Patrick

3 Cited authorities

  1. United States v. Herron

    87 U.S. 251 (1873)   Cited 25 times

    OCTOBER TERM, 1873. 1. A debt due to the United States, though it be by one who owes it as a surety only, is not barred by the debtor's discharge with certificate, under the Bankrupt Act of 1867; although the United States may prove its debt and has priority of other creditors; and though the act provides, in general terms, that the certificate shall release the bankrupt "from all debts, claims, liability, and demands, which were or might have been proved against his estate in bankruptcy," and that

  2. Section 23 - Suits by United States; subpoenas for witnesses

    15 U.S.C. § 23   Cited 25 times   2 Legal Analyses

    In any suit, action, or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the United States subpoenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States in any judicial district in any case, civil or criminal, arising under the antitrust laws may run into any other district: Provided, That in civil cases no writ of subpoena shall issue for witnesses living out of the district in which the court is held at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding the same without

  3. Section 1286 - Discharge of alien crewmen; penalties

    8 U.S.C. § 1286   Cited 8 times

    It shall be unlawful for any person, including the owner, agent, consignee, charterer, master, or commanding officer of any vessel or aircraft, to pay off or discharge any alien crewman, except an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, employed on board a vessel or aircraft arriving in the United States without first having obtained the consent of the Attorney General. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that any alien crewman has been paid off or discharged in