The Attorney General, or the United States attorney for any judicial district in which such property may at the time be, may institute the proceedings of condemnation, and in such case they shall be wholly for the benefit of the United States; or any person may file an information with such attorney, in which case the proceedings shall be for the use of such informer and the United States in equal parts.
June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 162 Stat. 909(R.S. § 5311; , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Aug. 6, 1861, ch. 60, § 312 Stat. 319R.S. § 5311 derived from , .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 541 of Title 28Act , eff. , substituted “United States attorney” for “attorney of the United States”. See , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and Historical and Revision Notes thereunder.