Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-20
DEPARrMENr OF STATE.

DEPARTMENT STATE.
Washington 5h March, 1927.
FN'oIiCE is hereby given conormably with the di
:! rection of the Sd section of tie Joined
congress, that the Commissioners 18th their Clerk ap
pointed c carry INTO effect the prov of the said
act viii convene in this City on the tenth day of JULY
next and enter upon the execution Of their duties:
An Act TO provide for the adjustment of claims of per
sons entitled TO decentralization, under the first ar
hcie of the Treaty of Cheat and for the distribution
among such claimants, ofthe paid and 10 he
paid, by the Government of Great Britain under a
Convention between the United States aud his Brit.
annie Majesty, concluded London on the thirteenth
III November, oae thousand eight hundred and tve en-
iy~siX.
BE ii enacted By The Senate and House of Rc,,resea
tdiircs Of HE United States Of .4aericu IN Congress
assembled, That the President of the United States be
ana he Is hereby, authorized by and with the advice
anu consent of the Senate TO appoint three Commits
soners, and one Clerk who shall constitute Commits.
sion' to carry into effect the purposes of this act
Sec = .4ni be further enncted, That all records
docunents and other papers, which in possession
"i The commissioners, constituting the mixed commits
sion under The Treaty of Client as the same are
under tue control of the Government of tile United
States, shall be delivered to the Commissioners under
this act.
Sec. 8. ind he il further enacted That the said
Commissioners, majority of Them with their Clerk
shall convene in the City of Washington on the tenth
day OF July next and shall proceed TO execute the u
tiHs OF their commission, and the Secretary of STATE
shall be, and he is hereby, authorised and required
forthwith after the passing of ths act give
published
more public gazettes ip the City of w ashngtou anC
IN the States from which the property claimants wn
have heretofore registered their claims, shall have beer
taken.
Sec. 4. .4td be it further enaeted. That the ,aie
Commissioners shall proceed immediately after the
meeting IN the City of Washington, with all conye nj
ent despatch, to arrange and docket the several claims
aut to consider the evidence which shall have been
which may be- offered by the respective claimants
allowing such further time for the production such
iuf'neF evidence as !ley may require, they shall
thn reasonable anu JUST and they shall thereupon pro-
coed to determine the said claims and to award dstI
button OF the said fund among the several ella rnan
according To their respective rights.
Sec. s. .aad be itflrther enacted, That the said Com
insfoners shall be- and they hereby, authorize,
and empowered 10 make ali needful rules and
tons not conravcnDg the laws of the land, the provs
sioas OF this act the provisions of the said Treaty
and Convention, for carrying their said Commission
INTO full and complete effect.
Sec 6. .4nd be ii further enacted, That the sale
Commissioners shall be entitled TO, and allowed, the
sum OF three thousand dollars per anuun, eac and The
Clerk OF the said commission shall be entitled TO, anC
allowed the sum Of one thousand five hundred dollars
per annutn during the continuance of the said commits
sion and the President of the United States shall be
and he is hereby, authorized TO make such prov jgor
Tor the incidental expenses of the said commission
shall appear to- him reasonable and proper; aud the
sad salaries and expenses shall be paid out any mo
ncy IN tue Treasury, not otherwise appropriated
sec. Z. .41i be ii further enacted, That the said
Commissioners and Clerk shall seyeray take an oa,i
for The faithful performance Of the duties their res
peCtive Offices
Sec. 8. .2nd be II Grtter earctcd, That the Com
mission hereby created shall continue after the enc
o: tie next session of Congress.
Sec. 0. 1ad be IL further enacted, That the paymen
OF such claims may be admitted and adnsed by the
SAID Commissioners, or the part of them, to al
amount not exceeding twelve hundred and four thou
tand nine hundred and sixty dollars shall bo pa ou
OF asy moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appro
pratcd that Is 10 soon, and as often as any
IF the said claims shall be adjudred TO be valid and
The principal amount shall be ascerained there sfia Il
be paid on such claims, respectively, sum equal Il
seventy five per ceniuin Of the principal sums tbereo
ascGrtaned and the termination Of the time here
by fixed for the dissolution of the Board or such ear
Ier dissolution thereof as may be determined upon by
The Board itself, after it shall have examined and de-
ciej upon all the claims aforesaid the balance of al
such sums shall be adiudged TO the claimants shaI
be paid: Provticd, The Whole sum adiudged or awar
aed 10 them collectively, shall not exceed The aforesaid
sum of twelve hundred and sixty dollars; and il tn,
whole Sum adndged or awarded shall exceed that u
mount the claimants SHALL respecycly receive in pro
portion 20 the awarded to them, respectivey ;
part OF the balance thereof remaining for distribution
Sec 10. .4nd be ii further euucicd, That all money
already received, and all which shall hereafter be re-
ceyed, under the Convention aforesaid signed AT Lon
don, on the thirteenth of November, thousand epf
hundred and twenty SIX shall be paid into the Treas1
~ of the United States.
Sec. II. and be further enacted, That as soon {,
the said commission shall be executed and completed
the rceurds documents, and all ether papers in the pos
session of the commission, its officers shall he depo
Si'cd IN the Office Of the Secretary of State.
sec. IL .3nd be HJo'tter cnacicd That all claim
~hich were deposited in the Department Of State AM
Cy mistake omitted to be placed on The defnve lis
delivered TO the former Commissioners shall be- and at
hereby required to be added thereto and the said cai
iDInts shall be entitled TO the same rights and benefit
if such claims had been placed the said efinitiv
list in terms Of the third article of the Convention
concluded ST. Petersburg tire tvcdh day lof July
eighteen hundred aud twenty-five.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
NATGi'B MACON,
President Of the Senate, pro te'npore
approved: I'd March, 1927.
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