The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-10-05


Il Art ~. The conla'ssary Of the King sh ~ pro
ceed to file the demands in the order of tier rece
He is specially charged TO examine n ther. b
cause to exact OF the claimant in pursuance of n
third article of the law, the proof that ucthGf H.
nor his principals possessed the means of exetcSt
the right Of ownership in the IsaHd Ur Haiti.
2. He shall verify the titles OF the evidence of u
claimants qualifications, the titles offered by the tai
nant in proof OF his right To the possession of the re
al estate for which he claims ndemnitr ard in fne
the acts and documents other papers furnished in
support OF the demand relating to the estimate oi
value ofreal estates and to the Regulation Of the in4
dcmnity.
Art IL r. the titles produced By the parties id
proof of their rights and qualifications appear to the
commssary Of tile king insufficient or irregular, Or il
There arise anicng the different claimants, disputes
upon their respective rights he shall require that
they be previously laid before the tribunals stating
the reasons Why which, together with all the PAPERS
furnished by the Claimants shall be transmitted to
the secretary's Office.
| Art II. With respect to the demands which hs
shall consider to be within the provision relative I'd
the rights and qualifications of the parties, he shall
return them to the secretary's Office with an nstruc-
ton embracing equally the quota OF indemnity claim
ed and tile vaue attributed to fixed property
The commlssary may require, if there be sufficient
cause, that tile decision upon the claims he suspend
ed until more ample information and such furtheBovi-
dencc as he shall point out, can be obtained.
! Art TO- The chief secretary shall communicate to
the parties at the residence chosen by them in pars
sary OF the King, thereby to assist their recollection
and observation.
Art lG. As soon as the docket shall be opened ut
the Office the secretary for the claimants, the chief
secretary shall insert tlier demands numerically aud
As they are dated III the registers specially made out
for each section according totle provisions allotted
| 10 them by the 23d article hereafter.
! Art. II. The commission Of liquidation Instituted
by the 9th article oi tho law, shall be divided into
three sections and consist Of tw enty seven members
| Art Ip Rpnor.9 shnll uc made N aCr sinp ~
The members, who constitute part ot II, and their
duties shall be gned to them by the Presideu'
! Art. 49, Each section OF the commission shall meet
three tiuies week. and citcner if necessary by a
call Of the President
/ Art 20 The sections cannot at unless conrose1 4
Of at least five mieubers in oa division al the
other members Of tile section shall be called 20 Dc
terniiiie the question
Art II. The commissary ortbe King may assist al
the sessions Of the commission during the hearing Of
| the reports.
Art -. The chief Secretary is appointed BY tiie
President Of our council of Minister'S. iie shall pre-
side At the general meetings Of the commission OF
whom two sections shall sit together.
There ahal also be to each Of the three sections
and TOR summary report Of the verbal process o. e
sessions, Secretary in like uianner appointed bs te
| President OF the council Of Ministers.
Art. 23 The first section Of the coi,nissot shait
take cognzatce Of claims relutive to property eoi.
pretended within the eighteen parishes coupt-,hJ
the two jurisdictions Of Fort Dauphn, and tho Cdpe
(du CapJ
The second section shall act upon claims relative
to property Of the ~ petishcs and the island Of Tor
tue, forming the three jurisdictions Of the Port du
Pax, Saint Mark, and Port au Prince
The third shall take cognizance Of CLAIMS relative
to property comprised IN the five GriJtictons OF Pc
! TIT Goave, Jereme, and Jacuie
| The whole according to the table annexed To the
| cur ordnance under No. 3.
! Art. "a. The dispositions conta mr. j in the proceed
ing article shall not prevent the claims Of person
fded to different sections from bong comprised in n
single liquidatIon If they be Prepared and if the
claimant require IL.
In this case they sall be submitted to that section
which account Of tile situation Of the real estate
coming under tire indemnity, has b.an appointed to
take cognizance Of the strongest claim.
Art. 25 Those cases wherein Inembcr Of the sec
ton shall be personally interested, shall be returned
to another section. The return shah be made as fol-
lows: if the concerns member Of the first sec
tion il shall be laid before the second f relates to
q member Of the second, il sfIal be acted upon by
the third shall be returned to the first whenever
it refers to member OF the third section In case
Of parentage of alliance, the res marked out by
the XXI title Of the code OF civil procedure shall be
observed.
Art 26. When the qualifications and rights Of the
claimant are contested by another person also claim
= ing right, the commission shall order previous
|, turn of the parties before the tribunals.
hfG27. Whichever the return before the tribunal.
shall have been required by the conmissary Of thu
King through want Of evidence or irreguiarity ii
the papers Expressive of the qualifications and right
of the claimant it shall be decided before they TAX,
, up this fequsition, they slral see 6t.
y The same shall be observed n the case provided
for in the second paragraph Of the Ia articles a
/ boye.
Art. %. When tbe evidence Of the qualifications
and rights sholl not hive been contested or when il
t.hall have been admitted by the tribunals, the com
olssion, ufef Il ciall rave received statement o.
y le dem ,. ofthe claimant. the opinion Of the com.
! issnryo f. KIM, and after having heard the con
,lusions pr The reporter and thu commissary Of the
King, f nc fequire il. shall proceed by one and tlIc
,a,e decision: to the consideration Of the rights