Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-15

This provision does not include the cloathing
of soldiers, or the cloathing and arms of officer
who, IN all services, furnish at their own, risk
their own. The same evidence, in all RESPECTS,
IS required in this in the first class and more
over, that the loss did not happen from the faul,
or negligence Of the owner.
:" When any property has been impressed O,
taken, by public authority, for the use or sub
sistence OF the army, during the late war; and the
same shall have been destroyed, lost or consum-
cyl, the owner of such property shall be paid the
value thereof, deducting therefrom the amount
which has been paid, or may be claimed. for the
use and risk OF the same, while in the service a.
foresaidn -
Tins provision relates to every species of pro.
perry taken or impressed for the use and subsist.
nc -, oI .ne army, not comprehended in any of
the preceding classes, and which shall have }eer
IN any manner destroyed, lost or Consumed bv
TIE army, including in its scope all kinds of nro.
Visions, forage, fuel articles for cloatb;np- bI,
SeNs, aruls ana ammunition, in fact, every thing
Tor the use and equipment of an army.
In all these cases, the certificates of the off.
GERS OF agents OF the United States, taking or
imPressing any of the aforesaid articles. aut5en-
ticated by the officer Commanding the corns t;r
whose use they were TAX en- or irn,resstd and
furthermore, of the officers and agents under
whose command the same We're destroved Ioyt
or consumed, specifying the value Of the arti.
cles SO taken or impressed, and DESTROYED. lost
OF consumed, and If any payment has been made
ior the use OF the same, the amount of such paw
ment, and if no payment has been made the
certiflcate must state that none has been made
before any other evidence will be received.
.ne claimant must make oath that il ia not in
nus power to procure that which is above speci.
ned. and further, that the evidence which he
oners m heu thereof, is the best which he is able
to rbtain. - >
Under this provision, no claim can he odn;,.
ted for any article which has not been tax en- bv
tne orders ofthe commandant of the corps for
whose use 1t may be stated to have been taken
FOR any taxing, not so authorised, the party's re-
uress Is against the person committing it.
StrM and last class of cases.
s,,s.o;naJ amy person, during the late war, has
sustained damage by the destruction ofhis house
or building by the enemy, while the same was
occupied as a military deposit, under the autho-
riy OF an officer OF agent of The United States.
ne shsii De allowed or paid the amount of such
damage: provided, it shall appear that such oc.
cuPauon was the cause of such destruction"
gent of the United States, under whose au,6nr;-
y any such house or building was occupied.
must De furnished. Before any other evidence
as 10 ths fact will be received, the CLAIMANT
must make oath that it is not in his power IN
procure such certificate, and that the evidence
WHICH ne snail offer nlieu thereof is the best
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Furthermore, in all the cases submitted O., Ell,
once every clam must be ACCOMPANIED bv
slNtement, on oath, by every claimant. of ali
sums Which he may have received, ON account
Oh such CLAIM, from any officer, agent or depart
| ihent' OF the government of the United States.
anu where ne mas received nothing, that fact all
| SO must be stated on oath by him.
1t 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 hundred dollars. and that
III all cases in which the claims in amount sbaIl
| exceed two hundred dollars, special commits.
sioner Will be employed to take testimony but
y, .nese cases, rs lar as 1T shall be practicable,
the same rules ofevidence will be observed
| In all cases in which the officers or agents of
| the United States, shall have taken or impressed
property Tor the military service of the United
! o'ates, which property, so taken or impressed
| shali nave been paid for by them, out of their
| private funds, or the value thereof recovered
rom them IN due course oflaw, such officers or
| agents are entitled to the same remuneration to
which the original owners of such property would
ne entitled, it such payment or recovery had not
Deen made,and can settle their claims at this of
nee, producing authentic vouchers for such paw
ment orrecovery. Nor will any original clam
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 inn
pressment -
In every case, no claim will be paid but TO the
persons originally entitled to receive the same
OF, III case OF his death, to his legal Representa-
tyeS' 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 offered must be sworn to evoAnt
the certificate ofofficers, who, at the time of CIV
| ing them, shall be ~ the military service offhe
United States, before some Judge of the United
states, or OF the states territories fthe United
| states, or Mayor or chief magistrate Of anv CIT,
| town or borough within the same, or a iust;Se
OF the peace of any state or territory of the fntd
States duly authorized to administer oatbs or
which authority, proofmust be furnished eth er
by certificate under the seal of any state ar
rtory or the clerk or prothonotary of any cur,
within the same. But the seal of anv city tou,r
or borough, or the attestatOn of any JUDGE az the
United States, will require no further authentic.
ton
An Office is opened Oh Capitol Hill in the Civ
! ut Washington, in the bulldog occupied bv CON.
gress during It's last session, for the reception of
the foregoing claims.
The printers in the United States or terrt,,,;es
| thereof, who are employ ed to print the Laws of
the United States are requested to publish this
notice for eight weeks successvely, once q yyeeL
and send their bills to this office for pavyoen,
| All persons who have business with this Office
are requested to address their letters TO the SUD.
| scrIber as commissioner, which will be transmit
ted free postage.
RICHARD BLAND LEE,
-----.-- Commissioner Of Ciasms, Sc