2A:44-62.Ā  Lien not enforceable against vessel seized under process of United States courts No proceeding had under this article to enforce a lien shall be had againstĀ  a vessel seized by virtue of process issuing from a United States court havingĀ  admiralty jurisdiction while the vessel is actually held under such seizure,Ā  nor against a vessel sold by order of such court except for debts contractedĀ  after the sale.Ā  Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair theĀ  validity of a lien created by this article, the payment of which shall beĀ  ordered, adjudged or decreed by a court of the United States.
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L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.
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