Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-09-04
Notice 10 Claimants.
OHice Of Tie ComniISSIonef8,
IAN June, 1921.

the 18th article of the Treaty of Amlty,
Settlement, and Limits, between the Y.
States of America, and his Catholic, Ma
jes,y, 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 ofthe 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
iesly, concluded at Washington, on the
22d day of February, 1919, which are
to be received by this Commission, do
file a 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 minulely, 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 snch me-
mortal can be received by this Board, it
is further
6 Ordered, That each claimant shall
declare in his said memorial, for and in
behalf Of whom the said claim ispreter-
red; and whether the amount thereof
and of every part thereof, if allowed,
does now, and, at the time when the SAID
claim arose, did belong solely and abso-
lutey 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 ofthe amount
of the said claim. The memorial, re-
CURED TO be exhibited by all claimants,
must also set forth, and certainly declare,
whether the claimant, as well as any
other Tor whose benefit the claim is pre-
terred, is now, and at the time when the
said claim arose was, citizen oil the u.
States of erica--where he is now,
and at the time the said claim arose was,
comiciliated--apd, itany, what change
Of domcilation las since taken place.
The said memorial must also set forth,
whether the claimant, or any other who
may have been at any time entitled 10
the amount claimed, or any part thereof,
hath ever received any, and, il any, what
sum of money, or other equivalent or
indemniica,ion, for the loss or injary
sustained, satisfaction for which is there
in asked.
"And that time may he allowed to
claimants, to prepare ard file the memo
rials above mentioned; 1t 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 fled with the Secretary,
in pursuance of the above orders, shall
be received for examination.
Ordered, That a copy Of these pro-
ceedngs be published by the Secretary
Of this Board, in all the public gazeites
in which the laws Of the Y. States are
usually printed
erp Those Editors who are anthor-
lied to publish the laws ofthe y. States,
are requested to insert tliisnotice in their
respective papers once aweek, until the
10th day Of Septembef next, end forward
their accounts 10 the Secretary, imme-
diately thereafter.
By ordcr, T.sNATKINS,
Secretary 10 ire Commission,
Underline 1tb article Of the Florida Treaty.
Easiiagton, In jane, 1891.