10 U.S.C. § 8860 — Duties of prize commissioners

1. (1)receive from the prize master the documents and papers of the captured vessel and the inventory thereof;
2. (2)take the affidavit of the prize master required by section 8858 of this title;
3. (3)take promptly, in the manner prescribed by section 8861 of this title, the testimony of the witnesses sent in;
4. (4)take, at the request of the United States attorney, on interrogatories prescribed by the court, the depositions de bene esse of the prize crew and others;
5. (5)examine and inventory the prize property;
6. (6)apply to the court for an order to the marshal to unload the cargo, if this is necessary to that examination and inventory;
7. (7)report to the court, and notify the United States attorney, whether any of the prize property requires immediate sale in the interest of all parties;
8. (8)report to the court, from time to time, any matter relating to the condition, custody, or disposal of the prize property requiring action by the court;
9. (9)return to the court sealed and secured from inspection—
   1. (A)the documents and papers received, duly scheduled and numbered;
   2. (B)the preparatory evidence;
   3. (C)the evidence taken de bene esse; and
   4. (D)their inventory of the prize property; and
10. (10)report to the Secretary of the Navy, if, in their judgment, any of the prize property is useful to the United States in the prosecution of war.