1. Shipping <&wkey;32 — Allegation of citizenship in mortgage foreclosure sufficient.

Allegation in a libel for mortgage foreclosure that trustee in mortgage “is a citizen of the United States” would warrant the inference that he was such citizen at the time the mortgage was executed.

2. Shipping <&wkey;32 — Failure to allege mortgage indorsed upon ship’s document immaterial.

It is immaterial that libel to foreclose mortgage on ship failed to allege that'the mortgage was indorsed upon the ship’s document; it being the duty of the collector of customs to make the indorsement, and the presumption being, until the contrary is shown, that the collector duly performed his duty.

3. Admiralty <&wkey;65 — Failure of allegation requires exception.

If libel for foreclosure of mortgage on ship was bad for failing to allege that mortgage was indorsed on ship’s document, the remedy of intervening claimants was to except to the libel; the defect being one which might have been cured by amendment.

4. Corporations <&wkey;425(2) — Directors held estopped to deny agency or authority of one of them.

Directors of a corporation, part owner of a ship, held estopped to deny authority of one of them who was also secretary and managing officer, with the knowledge of another, to waive priority of a lien on the ship in favor of a mortgage to other part owners for advances to be made by them, where the two directors constituted a majority and could bind the board under Or. Laws, § 6869, and his act was never repudiated.

5. Corporations <&wkey;426( 10) — Officer’s contract held ratified by receiving amount of loan.

Agreement by secretary and managing agent to waive priority of corporation’s lien on a ship, of which it was part owner, in favor of a mortgage for advances, held ratified by receiving the amount loaned on the mortgage and never repudiating his act.

6. Principal and agent <&wkey;>l 69(1) — Ratification implied from acts or conduct.

Ratification of contract may be implied from acts or conduct.

7. Maritime liens <&wkey;25>/2 — One securing vessel’s release entitled to lien for interest and expenses.

One advancing money necessary to release a ship under libel held entitled to a lien for interest paid on a note executed by him in order to borrow the money to release the ship and for his traveling and incidental expenses in securing its release under Act June 5, 1920 (Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 8146^4,000).