The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-09-28

propcrty the whole in conformity TO what will be hereaf
ter Indicated and to The formula of demand annexed
| the present ordinance uader No. I.
| ART Sd When the demand shallbe made by the ancient
proprietor he shall Produce in proof his qualification
Of has right and OF the value OF his real estate;
An extract from the register of births, in due form
2 certificate of notorety taken before Justice OF
the Peace (Juge de- po'x signed by Eve respectable wit
nesses attestipg his identity
g. Authentic acts and titles To establish the right III the
proprietor real estate for which he claims indemnity
and in default ofhe same such as ordinances of
son sales eSshange s1esmen.s ac.s OF PARTITION in
in perpctuity, annoites for life transfers, and all
others of a similar nature
Declarations contoing descriptions and assessments
of real estate with which the administration ofhe colony
was furnished the basis for the imposition of
tax hut only when they se have certain date and the
signature aud Of the officer OF militia command
ing the parish where the country town estate situa
ted, for which he C aims liquidation;
H. Plans extracts of plans, in the possession ofind
vduas when these plans drawnby sworn surveyors shall
be properly labelled duly authenticated, when from
other circumstances, they shall have acquired certain
date
posted with the commission the authenticity Of which it
shall have admitted
! " Accounts agents made to the proprieors either
in France in foreign countries, especially when those
accounts shall have cquired certain date
" Estimates of valuation which shall have been p,ade
during the lifetime ofthe proprietor with view to u
innate distribution, ~ project of partition.
VI Current letters written by the proprctors TO their
wives their children, to their heirs to their copart
in France, in foreign countries; those from
and agents of propretors persons claiming under
the propretors, when these letters shall have acquired
certain date
VII Accounts of sales and Inventories Of commodities
shipped and despatched from the colony the ports Of
France, and received by the commercial houses Of differ
en ports of the kingdom fthesc accounts possess
air date it they recorded in labelled registers the
demand for indemnity shall contain this circumstance
matter of evidence.
VIII Extracts which shall have been delivered by the
Keeper the Archives of Marine at Versailles and the
olc Uff mn mr. Oy
sequeStrdt0n des levesde se9uestre which property
looming under the provision Of indemnity may have been
the object The claimants who shall not be able TO furnish
the papers pointed out in the present article shall exhibit
al other acts and documents in their possession.
AIR a. lfthc ancient proprietor be not French citi-
zen he do reside in France the extract from the
register ofbrhs and the Of noorety shall be accom-
panied by the rmalties belonging 70 such acts in the
countries where he resides and authenticated by our Am
bassadors Minister'S Consus Vice Consus, or other di-
pomatic agents.
ART 5. 1fthe demand for indemnity is made by the
heirs donee egatees legal representatives Of the
cen proprietor the claimants shall exhibit, exclusive Of
he of bir,, of each Of them nd the papcr~re
errcd above in the third arte all documents
y to their right tn successon without regard to the
laws relating emigration; and when IL be done, tn,
extract from the registers Of the Civil Department. tend
ing prove the right ofownersp wlennot in possession
Tho heirs who intend avail themselves Of the
cation the succession Of the ancient proprietor tha
shall have been made by the natural heirs those inner
ting at the time Of his decease must moreover, exhibit
copy Of the act Of renunciaon and the proof Of their
ceptance in due form.
Arr In the where il is out Of the power Of thu
claimants to present the documents tending to establisi
their legal title to the real estates for which they seek in
dcnnity they must in alleging tho causes OF impossible
,y to which they subject ask Of the Commission t.
supply the deficiency by means of an inquisition
n The shall be had when proof is wanting
concerning the value Of property to be estimated Ihei
demand SHALL be accompanied by certificate OF tho Keep
Of the Archives Of Marine at Versailles, stating that
title whatever any other document relative to tn
J. property in question is to be found hcrc(Sec the torn
demand annexed TO the present ordinance under No.
lfthe authorization be granted, the Commission sha
designate the officers to take the nquiston the person
TO be heard, and the facts to which II shall refer
The decision shall be reported through the Commssa
ry Of the King to the fanconaries named therein 1T
the request TO execute it without delay.
ARr.7. The demands for indemnity, when laid befor
the Secretary the Commission shall be immediately or
tered according TO their date and IN the order OF Their
cep upon the register shall be opened for that
pose This register shall be ettered and marked at VI
beginning and at the end by ofthe Presidents OF IL
Commission.
They shall, moreover, havo statement signed by Il
Chief the number and date OF enr
a. The register shall serve equally to evnce IN su
cession and in summary manner the process OF caS
case to its conclusion II shall contain the name OF
claimant that ofthe ancient proprietor the amount OF
he dcmnty that shall have beer allowed the designation nj
is the situation Of the object for which 1t il granted
Extracts Of this register regularly certified, and Of q
of record Of demands shall he delivered TO all persons WI
in shall shew that they interested 70 obtain the same
Arr. Z. The conditions contained in the foregoing ar
cles B. a. and 5. shall not prevent the enrolment OF
cd mands which shall be presented by claimants without O.
donce, in order avoid the forfeiture pronounced by
"a. fourth article Of the law.
or Arr o Claims in order 90 obtain the indemnity, sh
be made under pain Of forfeiture, within the space Of o
year, for those residing in the kingdom now,tstdnd
cd the summary declarations made previous 10 the pro
Il. cation of the law which term for each claimant
mcnccs from the day ofhc promulg CATION Of the law IN "
he Department where his residence is established Tor mo
residing in other par. of Europe, within the space
eighteen months; and within years, for those wi
$ dwell out Of Europe.
Accordingly, at The expiration ofthe day on which cn'
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ial onng from the promugation of the law III that DepaI
IN men the most remote from Paris they shal, Az tbe
quest Of tho Kings commssay, and N the presence
the Presidents Of tho three sections OF The comsso
he projected close the registers The result this proce
u ing shall be made known by verbal process sa'ne
Of time Of their closure and the aggregate number OF CD