The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-05-15
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s,a eatllea lode ariha atiaa nH,ot ~. s,neal
- Trnsis Of shsnt aud for ths dt'fhnu"b - 49,
.ueh elallp ants, II tho sara rsd 10 - st,,,aa be
faYeraetni oft;raat hrii ul, an1s, -. .,s,.sf !,
80 - iln,,,s ssst,s ana ~ hilanns h9os.y
soaeindnil At LuHdsn % 10 taH'ee.aa -
s>ae ,loa,snI sighi sanl Ffs ana t"s''s n
ma ,naeisf iytt. Ssaae md Jfon@ q No
.,.sss,f,,ires Of ~ ttird S'h'es o. -imefoa -. u
k,,,r,r..s asseaabicd 1ha'the Fiesiae' -
Ji,,,.J states shall be, aud ne Is he'1'g ~
z-borized hp and with the h''ie. a''p
49, sena,r 10 appoint three COMMISSIONS >
" ri,.k WHO shall corstiiste a Lonms-
=, "a ssrry into eiiect the parpos 81 iais ae'
c.. . AID be II farihr endefed ih'' an
-. documeiF.. aud other papers, "meh
,,.rrsie ppsse.sinn Of the Commissioners S''
-..,,t;,, the mixed commission under inc iioa'
~ Of C,brni. % Tar as the same are anp'' '''
100 .ftbs s,osernment of the United states
,a,u he delivered to TIE Commissioners uhue'
-h,s art y H., tho
said commissioners, OF majority ~ 'p'.',
,hoir Clerk. shall couyenc ~ the 'is u - ~"
ins,an oa the tenth day OF Jnj mex anu s'''
,...,..,l "a e.ee,,.. iht duties of their commits
- ~, secretary Of State shall be, aud he
i brfety snthnrizrd aud required, ioitn"''h,
sor, ,bs nassine of tins act, tosise noite OF
,he aid intended meeting. 10 be phol'se.a ~
ono or more pntic Cs1rites ~ the Ciy oi p" 'sn'
,ng,on aud ~ ice states from winch dle ~
wore 81 claimants who have heretofore register
Cd their claims. shill have been taken
Co. 4 and be II further enacted, ihat 'he
saiJ Commissioners shall proceed immediately
after ,hoi, meeting ~ the city OF N'sh'ht'o"
with all oonyouich, dispatch, TO arrange alu
docket the several CLAIMS, ane 70 cons'ae' 'ho
evidence which shall hsyc heun or "hon may
De. offered lay the ro,pestive claimants allowing
such further tine for the production o' sueh iui
xher eyidence a. they may require, as tney s"a"
. ,biat ressan,l,c anjias, aud hey shall there
,,,on ,ror.ed - deferafinr the said CLAIMS, hnh
"a svrs distribution 81 the said fund among the
several claimants, according TO their respective
right. -, rL,, tho
.aiS Commissioners shall be, aud they are here
by. authorized and empowered 10 make oii need
yil rules and regulations not contra'ehihB 'hc
laws of the land. thu provisions OF ms aei OF
che provisions ofihe said Treaty and convention,
for carving their said Commission INTO iull qua
complete effect
Sec. 8. Ind bet further enacted That The |
,aid Commissioners shall be entitled TO- ana al
lowed the sum ofihrce thousand dollars per an |
mum, each; aud the Clerk Of the SAID conlh'ls'
sion shall be entitled 20, and allowed the sum
of one thousand five hundred dollars per an
Eum during the continuance OF the Shld com
mission aud the President OF the United states
shall be, and he IS hereby, authorized 10 make
such provision for the incidental expenses OF
vine ,ad commission as shall appear To him
reasonable aud proper aud the sand salaries
and expenses shall be paid out OF any money
In the Treasury. not otherwise appropriated.
See 7 And be- Il fllrihey endoief, That the
sand Commissioners and Clerk, shall seVefally
take an oath Tor the faithful performance OF the
duties Of their respective Offices.
Sec g hui be II further ca7oted, That the
Commission hereby created shah not continue
sf,cr ,Er end of the next session of Congress.
Sec o sai be i further eHacied, That the
pavement nj 1 sh claims as may he admitted aud
adjusted hy thr sad enmnssoners, OF the ma
ior part OF them, 10 an amount not exceeding
twelve hundred and four tbonsand nine hundred
aud .ix,y dollars shall he made out OF any mo.
ncrS in tne Treasury not otherwise app'epfia'
ecd that j. 10 say. "a sooo aud as Often as any
oil the SAID cln,s shall be adludged - be vnId,
and the principal amount shall ee aseertlined.
there shall be pad on such claims, respectively,
q sum eqna. = scvent,-6vc per centn'n OF the
pflncu,a SUMS thefrof, aseerlained and at
fhe termination af,he time hereby fixed for the
dissolution fIkr Board or such carrier d5so-
lu' N there As may be determined upon by the
Board itself after il shalt have examined and
decided npoa all the claims aforesaid the bal.
ance OF all such sums as shall be adjudged 20
the claimants. shall be paid: Ffotided the
whole sum adluagad or awarded 10 them. col.
lectivev shall not exceed the aforesaid sum OF
twelve hundred and four thousand nine hundred
mi sixty 10 lis; aud If the whole sum adiudg-
III or awarded shall exceed that amount the
elai,rauts shall. respectively, receive IN proper
TIN 10 thc suns awarded TO ihcia, respectively, |
. art If tic balance thereof remaining tor |
o.strbuf,on.
sc. 10. Ind sr 4 further enacted, That all
nraIeyS dhtad4 received. and all which shall |
fafealter NJ "a yis,a, under the Convention u |
f,r, AZ >,euad At London the thirteenth of
fovnn,ber, oac no sand light handred aud
twenty-siA. snail b, paid nI,o bt Treasury Of the
United States
See H. And BE- il tl,ri4tr eancied That as
soon as the said Commission shall be executed
aud completed. the records, documents and all
other papers IN the possession OF the Commits
sion OF its officers snail l,e deposited IA the Of
hc ofthe Secretary of state
9rc IL. indbe Il further eHQrted. That al
CLAIMS which were deposited IN tine department
Of state aud by mistake omitted 10 oe placed
OIL the dcbnitWe list delivered 10 the former
Commissioners, shall be, hnd arr nefeby, requr-
c 70 ae added thereto; aud the said claimants
sta. Ne enttl,d io the same rights and benefits
as .i such cittns hac he,n placed on the said
defatgc llsi, in terms the third article Of the
tol, ennpn concluded az Sam, Petersburg, on
tpr twelfth day OF JAly, eighteen hundred and
I ,eatv-tso.
Approved ID March, 1927.
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