Whereas Doubts have arisen in the minds of our Judges of Admiralty and other Persons whither by the Act for encouraging the fixing out armd Vessels &c the Judge by whom the Condemnation of any prize is made (agreeable to sd Act) be obliged to give his warrant to the sheriff for the sale of sd vessel and Cargo so condemned; it is therefore Resolvd That every vessel & cargo which shall be tried and condemned in any Court of admiralty agreeable to an Act entitled an Act for fixing out Armed Vessels to defend the seacoast of America & for erecting a Court to try and Condemn all vessels that shall be found infesting the same, shall be sold at publick Auction by some Sheriff within the Jurisdiction of the sd Judge, and the sd Judge shall issue his warrent to the sheriff accordingly agreeable to the true intent and meaning of the act aforesd and that any sale or disposition of any prize that shall hereafter be condemned in pursuance of the sd Act other than as aforesd shall be considered illegal & void. ー