The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-04-12
BY AUTHORITY.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF
THE NINETEENTH CONGRESS.
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the first article of the Treaty of Client, and for
the distribution among such claimants, of the
sum paid, and to be paid, by the Government
of Great Britain, under Convention between
the United States and his Rritanic Majesty,
concluded at London on the thirteenth OF NO
vember, one thousand eight hundred and tWcn-
ty-six.
BE il enacted by he Senate and House Of
Rehrrsentatipes Of the United States cf H.
n,erica in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States shall be, and he
is hereby authorised, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to appoint three commis.
sioners, and one Clerk, who shall constitute a
Commission, to carry into effect the purposes of
this act.
SEC. 2. IND be further enacted, That all
records, documents and other papers, winch
were in possession of the Commissioners, consti-
tuting the mixed Commission under the Treaty OF
thcnt, so far a, the same are under the Control
of the Government ofthe United States, shall be
delivered to the Commissioners under this act
SEC. 8. ind be ii further enacted, That
the said Commissioners, or a 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 duties of their COM
mission, and the Secretary ct State shall be, and
he is hereby authorized and required, forthwith,
after the passing Of this act, TO gives notice OF
the said intended meeting, to be published in
one or more public ga-etcs in the CHy OF Wash
ington, and il the States from which the proper
~ OF claimants who have heretofore registered
their claims, shall have been taken.
SEC. a. Ind be il further enacted, That
the said Commissioners shall proceed immediate
| ly after their meeting in the City of Washing.
| ton with all convenient dispatch, TO arrange and
docket the several claims, and to consider the
evidence which shall have been, or which may
be, offered by the respective claimants, allowing
such further time for the production OF such fur
thcr evidence as they may require, rs they shall
think reasonable and JUST and they sh-ll there.
upon proceed to determine the SAID CLAIMS, and
TO award distribution of the said fund among the
several claimants, according to their respective
rights
SEC. ). md he IL further enacted, That the
said tommiss oncrs shall be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered to make all neeatul
rule, and regulations not contravenng the laws
OF he land the provisions ofthis act Or the pro-
vision, of tie said Treaty and Convention, TOR
carving their said Commission INTO full and COM
| p,cte effect.
SEC. &. lladJeH further enacted That the said
| Commissioners shall be entitled to, and allowed
the sum of three thousand dollars per annum,
each; and the Clerk of the sad commission sha'i
be entitled to, and allowed the sum OF one thotl-
continuance Of the said commi on, md the Prcsi'
dent of the United Stat, snail be, and he Is
hereby authorized TO make such provision for
the Incidental expenses of the said commission as
shall appear to him reasonable and propcri ana
the said salaries Gul expenses shall be pad OUT
ofanv money in the Treasury not otherwse aP-
proPriated.
SIC z. Ind Il furthr enacted, That the said
Commissioners and clerk, shall sever,lly take al,
oath for the faithful performance OF the duties ol
their respective offices.
SIC. 5. .q,d be ii further enacfea, That the
commission hereby created shall not continue al.
ter the end Of the next session OF Congrcss'
SEC. 9. had be it fvther enacted, That the
pnyment Of such claims rs may be admitted ah1
adjusted by the said Commissioners, or the major
part ofthem, to an amount not exceeding lwcVe
hundred and four thousand nine hundred and SIX
~ dollars, shall be made out OF any money III ths
Treasury not otherwise appropnstedi tha' Is u
say so soon, and as often as any OF the snl ci!ih
Shall be adndged to be valid, and the pfhcipa
amount shall be ascertancd, there shall be palt
On such claims, respectively, a sum equal to sew
enty-fve per centurn of the principal sums there
Of so ascert4inetl; and at the termination ot tit
; time hereby fixed for the dissolution OF the Board
or such earlier dissolution Thereon as may be dc
: tcrmncd upon by the Board Itself, aitcrt slii
have examined and decided upon all the claim
aforesaid the balance of all such sums as shal
:, be adiudeed the claimant shall be paid; ProD'a
cd. the whole sum adjndged or awarded 70 them
collectively, shall not exceed the aforesaid sun
of twelve hundred and four thousand nine nun
:, lred and sixty dollars, and if the whole sum ad
Judged or awarded shall exceed the amount, th'
claimants shall, respectively, receive IN proper
tion to the sums awarded to them, respectively
a mart of the balance thereof remaining tor dis
tribution. nj. :,
SEC. 10. And be il further enacted, That al
moneys already received, and all which sial
hereaft er be received, under the convention Il
forcsaid, signed at London on the thlrtecnth
November, one thousand eight hundred am
twentv.six, shall be paid into the Treasury Oh ti
United States
SIC. IL. .Qa1 be ii further enacted, mat
soon as the said Commission shall be execute
and completcd, the records, documents and a
other papers in the possession OF the Comn,ssi
or its officers, shall be deposited IN the once
the Secretary of State.
SIS. 10. .qad be it further enacted, That a
claims which we're deposited in the Departme'
of State, and by mistake omitted to be piacea
the deGntive list delivered to the former Con
missioncrs shall be, and are hereby, required
be added thcreto and the said claimants shall I
entitled to the same rights and benefits rs II sue
he claims had been placed on the SAID delinltl'
list, in terms of the third article of the Conve
,,r ton concluded at Saint Petersburg, on Il
I'd twelfth day Of July, eighteen bundled and TIVE
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