White's Bank v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York. The case was this: Au act of Congress, “ providing for the recording of eonveyances of vessels,and for other purposes,” and passed July 29th, 1850,* thus enacts : “Ho bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance of any vessel, or part of any vessel of the United States, shall be valid against any person other than the grantor Or mortgagor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having actual notice…
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Error to the Circuit Court for the Northern District of New York. The case was this: Au act of Congress, “ providing for the recording of eonveyances of vessels,and for other purposes,” and passed July 29th, 1850,* thus enacts : “Ho bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance of any vessel, or part of any vessel of the United States, shall be valid against any person other than the grantor Or mortgagor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having actual notice thereof, unless such bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance, be recorded in the 'office of the collector of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
The act of Congress, July 29, 1850, on this subject, of the presentíase, is as follows:
“ That no bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance of any vessel, or part of any vessel of the United States, shall be valid against any person other than the grantor or mortgagor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having actual notice thereof, unless such bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance, be recorded in-the office of the collector of customs, where such vessel is registered or enrolled.”
The next section provides for recording these bills of sale, &c., and also certificates…
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