Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-19

|, This provision does not include the cloathiug
of soldiers. or the cloathing and arms of officers
who, in all services, furnish at their own, risk
their own. The same evidence, in all respects,
| is required in this, as 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 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 the
| value thereof, deducting thercfrom the amount
| which has been paid, or may be claimed, for the
use and risk of the same, while in the service A.
! foresaid."
This provision relates to every species of pro-
perry taken or impressed for the use and subsist.
cnce 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 cloathng blan.
kcts, aruts and ammunition, in fact, every thin,r
for 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, authen.
ticated 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 arti-
Giles SO take or impressed, and DESTROYED, lost
or consumed, and if any payment has been made
for the use of the same the amount of such pay
merit, 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 il is not in
ms 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 btain.
Under this provision, no claim can be admit
| ted tor any article which has not been taken by
the orders the commandant of the corps for
| whose use it may be stated to have been taken
5or any taxing, not 50 authorised, the party's re-
dress IS against the person committing it.
Si1M and last 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 me United States
he shall be allowed or paid the amount of such
damage provided, it shall appear that such oc.
cupatlon was the cause of such destructiono
HI TINS case, the certificate ofthe officer or a.
gent OF the United States, under whose authori.
ty any such house 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 tn
procure such certificate, and that the evidence
winch he shall offer in lieu thereof is the best
which he is able to obtain
, Furthermore, in all thecases submitted to this
Office, every claim must be accompanied by q
statement, on oath, by every claimant, of all
sums which he may have received, on account
OF such claim, from any officer, agent or depart.
ment, OF the government of the United STATES,
and where he has received nothing, that fact al.
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
ax IN ..x.te L N
IN all cases in which the claims in amount shall
exceed two hundred dollars, a special commis.
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, 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 would
be entitled, If such payment or recovery had not
been made and can settle their CLAIMS, at this of
flee, producing authentic vouchers for such pay
ment or recovery. Nor will any original claim
ants be paid through this Office TIL they release
all claims against such officers or agents of the
Onned States, on account or sucn taxing OF i'd
pressment.
HI every CASE no VIII De PAID Out TO the
persons originally entitled to receive the same /;
or, in case ofhis death, to his legal representa-
tlves, 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 mus be sworn to, except
the certificate ofoffcers, who, at the time of CIV.
ing them, shall be in the military service of the
: United States, before some Judge of the United
States, or of the states territories ofthe United
States, or Mayor or chief magistrate of any City,
town or borough within the same, or Justice
OF the peace of any state territory of the United
States duly authorized TO administer oatbs of
which authority, proofmust be furnished either
by certificate under the seal of any state or Ter
: ritory or the clerk prothonotary of any court
e within the same. But the seal of any city, town
or borough, or the attestaton of any Judge of the
tedStates, viii require no further auihentica
ton
t An Office is opened on Capitol Hill in the City
/ of Washington, in the building occupied by con.
gress during its last session, for the reception OF
] the foregoing claims.
The printers in the United States or territories
thereof, who are employed to print the Laws OF
E the United States are requested to publish this
notice for eight weeks successfully, once a 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,
M