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Notice to Claimants .
Office Of the Commissioners, I

Washington, l4M June, 1921. }
The Commissioners appointed under
the 18th article of the Treaty of Amitys
Settlement, and Limits, between the U.
States of America, and his Catholic, Ma
iesty, concluded at Washington, on the
22d day of February, 1919, to ascertain
the full amount and validity of the
claims mentioned, or referred to, in the
said Treaty, being organized as Board,
according to the provisions OF the Treaty
and the act OF Congress in that case made
and provided, have passed the following
orders; of which, all those interested
will be pleased to take notice.
" Ordered, That all persons having
claims under the Treaty of Amity, Set.
tlement, and Limits, between the United
States of America and his Catholic Ma
iesty, concluded at Washington, on the
ed day of February, 1919, which are
to be received by this Commission, do
file memorial of the same with the
secretary of the Board, to the end, that
they may be hereafter duly examined,
and the validity and amount thereof de-
cided upon, according to the suitable
and authentic testimony concerning the
same, which may be then required.
The said memorial must be addressed
to this Board, must set forth, particular
ly and infinitely, the various facts and
circumstances whence the right to pre-
fer such claim is derived and must be
verified by the affidavit of the claimant.
"And, in order that claimants may be
informed of what is now considered by
the Commission as essential, to be aver
red and established before any such me-
mortal can be received by this Board, IT
is further
Ordered, That each claimant shall
declare in his said memorial, for and in
behalf of whom the said claim is prefer
and of every part thereof, il allowed,
does now, and, at the time when the said
claim arose, did belong solely and abso-
lutely to the said claimant, or to any
other, and, if any other, what person.
And in cases of claims preferred for the
benefit of any other than the claimant,
the memorial to be exhibited must fur
Their set forth, when, why, and by what
means, such other has become entitled
TO the amount, or any part OF the amount
of the said claim. The memorial, re-
CURED to be exhibited by ali claimants,
must also set forth, and certainly declare,
whether the claimant, as we'll as any
other Tor whose benefit the claim is pre-
ferred, is now, and at the time when the
said claim arose was, citizen OF the u.
States of Amerca-where he is now,
and at the time the said claim arose was,
omiciiated--and, If any, what change
of dorniciliation has since taken place.
The said memorial must also set forth,
whether the claimant, or any other who
may have been at any time entitled to
the amount claimed, or any part thereof,
hath ever received any, and, if any, what
sum of money, or other equivalent or
indemnilication, for the loss or injury
sustained, satisfaction for which is there
in asked.
"And that time may be allowed to
claimants, to prepare and file the memo
rails above mentioned; it is further
Ordered, That when this Board
shall adjourn to-day, it will adjourn to-
meet again ON the 10th day of September
next at which time it will proceed TO
decide whether any memorials which
may have been filed with the Secretary.
in pursuance of the above orders, SHALL
be received for examination.
Ordered, That a copy of these pro-
ceedings be published BY the Secretary
of this Board, in all the public gazettes
in which the laws CT the Z. States are
usually printed"
to- Those Editors who are author
lied to publish the laws ofthe U. States,
are requested to insert this notice in theip
respective papers once week, until the
10th day of September next, and forward
their accounts to the Secretary, imme-
diately thereafter.
BY order, I. WATKINS,
Secretary TO the Com mission,
Under the 18th article of the Florida Treaty,
Washington, l4th June. 1921.