Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-12


!, This provision does not include the cloathin,
OF soldiers, or the cloathing and arms OF officer
VINO, IN all services, furnish at their own, risk
Their own. The same evidence. m ali respects
IS required in this, as in the FIRST class and more
over, that the loss did not happen from the faui,
| or negligence of tire owner.
When any property has been impressed or
taken, by public authority, for the use or sub
sistence ofthe army, during the late war, and the
same shall have been destroyed, lost or consum-
Ell, the owner of such property shall be paid tine
value thereof, deductiuy iherefrom the amount
which has been paid, or may be claimed, for the
use and risk OF the same, while in the service a..
foresaid~
Ihis provision relates to every species of pro-
perry taken or impressed for the use and s,ibsist
ence OF the army, not comprehended in any of
the preceding classes, and which shall have been
in any manner destroyed, lost or consumed by
tie army including in its scope all kinds of pro-
VISIONS, forage, fuel, articles for cioathine, blan
kets, aruis and ammunition, in fact, every thing
Tor the use and equipment Of an army.
In all these cases, the certificates of the off.
GERS or agents of the United States, taking or
imPressing any of the aforesaid articles, aut6en.
tcated by the officer commanding the corps for
whose use they were taken or impressed and.
furthermore, OF the officers and agents under
whose command the same were DESTROYED, lost
or consumed, specifying the value OF the art.
cles SO taken or Impressed, and destroyed, lost
or consumed, and if any payment has been made
TOR the use of the same, the amount of such pay
ment, and if no payment has been made, the
certificate must state that none has been made.
Before any other evidence will be received,
the claimant must make oath that It is not 81
his power to procure that which IS above speci-
he'd. and further, that the evidence which he
offers IN lieu thereof, is the best which he is able
to btan.
Under this provision, no claim can be admit.
ted tor any article which has not been taken by
the orders ofthe commandment of the Corps for
whose use it may be stated to have been taken.
For any taking, not authorised, the party's re.
dfess is against the person committing it.
S,rM and iast class Of cases.
When any person. during the late war, has
sustained damage by the destruction of his house
or building by The enemy, while the same was
occupied as military deposit, under the autho-
rity of an officer or agent of The United States,
he shall be allowed or paid the amount of suct
damage: provided, it shall appear that such &C.
| clpation was the cause Of such destruction"
In tins Case, the certificate of the officer or a.
| gent OF The United States, under whose authori.
| ty any such house or building was occupied.
must be furnished. Before any other evidence
| as to this fact will be received, the claimant
must make oath that it is not in his power to
| procure such certificate, and that the evidence
which he shall offer in lieu thereof, is the hest
which he is able to obtain
Furthermore, in all the cases submitted to this
| office, every claim must be accompanied by a
statement, on oath, by every claimant, of ali
sums which he may have received, on account
| OF such claim, from any officer, agent or depart.
4 ment, of the government of, the United States,
| and where he has received nothing, that fact al
so must be stated on oath by hinp--.s
Z: will be particularly noted by claimants, that
the preceding rules OF evidence generally, and
more especially apply to claims which shall not
exceed in amount two hui dred dollars, and that
an all cases IN which the claims in amount shall
exceed two hundred dollars, a special commits
| sioner will be employed to take testimony but
in these cases, as far as it shall be practicable,
the same rules of evidence will be observed
| In all cases in which the officers or agents of
| the United States, shall have taken or impressed
property for the military service of the United
States, which property, so taken or impressed,
shall have been paid for by them, out of their
private funds, or the lue thereof recovered
| from them in due course oflaw, such officers or
agents are entitled to the same remuneration to
which the original owners of such property wovld
be entitled, if such payment recovery had not
been made,sn car settle their CLAIMS, at Ibis of
/ flee, producing authentic voucher. or such pay
ment or recovery. Nor will any original claim
ants be paid through this office till they release
all claims against such officers or agents of the
United States, on account of such taking or i'm.
pressment.
| In every case, no claim will be paid but TO the
persons originally entitled to receive the same /;
or, in of his death, to his legal representa-.
tves, or in either event, attorney, duly appoint
ed. When attorneys shall be employed, it is re-
commended to the parties interested, TO have
their powers executed IN due form.
All evidence off red must be sworn to, except
the certificate of officers who, at the time of Civ.
ing them, shall be the military service of the
United States, before some Judge of the United
States, or of the states or territories ofthe Unite
States, or Mayor or chief magistrate of any cit,
town or borough within the same, or Justice
the peace of any state territory of The United
States duly authorized to administer oatbs. oil
: which authority, proofmust be furnished eithe,
by certificate under the seal of any state or Ter
ritory.o or the clerk or prothonotary of any couf
within the same. But the seal of any CITY, town
borough, or the attestaton of any Judge of The
= United States, will require no further auhentca
ton
/ An Office is opened on Capitol Hill in the CITY
OF Washington, in the building occupied by con
gress during It's last session, for the recebtion
the foregoing claims.
The printers in the United States or territorie,
thereof, who are employed to print the Laws Of
the United States are requested to publish thi.
notice for eight weeks successively, once q week
and send their bills TO this office for payment
Il All persons who have business with this Office
are requested to address their letters to the sub
scrIber AS commissioner, which will be transmit.
ted free Of postage.
RICHARD BLAND LEE,
- Commissioner Of CLAIMS &c .