Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-13
! Nuli. le'llIII}i yours,
THOMAS w. GILNER.
1nLA.tR1 DEPARTMENT, }

THLk.tR1 DEPARTMENT,
% July, 1899
Rc21lotioaS 10 govern the Accounting Officers
Of the Treasury IN III, settlement of Claims that
may BE- presented al the Department, under the
81 seclion OF the Acto, Congress Of July 9th 1892,
entitled /" An Act To provide Tor lluidatiug and
paying certain claims Of the State of Virginia
!. The settlement. to be confined TO those Of hich
list has hcen furnished by the Auditor Of the State
o VHghiu, MS containing the names Of those otli
GERS reported by the Board Of Officers in 1882 anl
l7si, fuelnd'ng part OF Colonel Crockc,ts Req
ncu) whose claims for half pay have not been sa-
uahed ,lor prosecuted IA Court and of those cases
IN which judgment. have been obtained against
but no, paid by the State of Virginia
fhat sufficient evidence be required as 10 the
identity ofthc Officers, on the part of whom or of
whose representative, the CHM Is presented =; and,
that he iss living or, If dead OF the period of his
Jccease.
3 1.-THE Ohiccrb be dead, thu, sufficient proof be
required OF The existence o heirs and OF legal repre-
seua,scs, really and lawfully entitled TO receive the
amount due.
4 Where there are no executors but ndmiuistra-
tors, and there are heirs living that tho assent al
those hens be had to the paymcn, of, the money IN
the administrator or attorney IA, law or 10 fac,
that satisfactory reasons be assigned why such as
| sent be not produced
3 That administrators in all cases, be required to
satisfy the Accounting Officers. whether there be or
Not hens living, and ii there be any llvinc. to state
their names and residence, and If there bc no heirs
To state the disposition to be made of the amoun, of
the clam
! 6. Ia the investigation of all these facts, tho Ac
counting Officers Will require the best proof the ma
tue of the case w adm, Of # in the possession If
the patty applying, and not, the want of such
proof mus, be satisfactorily accounted for in which
case only secondary evidence viii be admissible
| !. la al Cases where claims are presented Nv .y
ccutors, M authenticated copy of the will and pro.
bate must be produced,
5 No clam 10 he settled in favor or an assignee
Of claimant.
| Where payment Is claimed hv an attorney the
power oil attorney must be subsequent to the passing
OF the law, and authorize III; attorney to ac, under
the law.
Ratification. The following are the opinions
IN this subject Of the late Judge Mott. of South c.,
rolina--a man of vigorous and comprehensive
Judgment, deeply skilled IN all wcishty matters
OF the law, which he cxpoundcd tor a long time
when al the head OF the Appeal Court, and whose
memory Is cherished with great respect and yenc-
ration py his numerous admirers and friends Let
the movers OF scdon IN the South weisI, these r.
P'nions well. They are the words of one speaking
from the sround-lc, them be heard weighed and
needed:
II the laws ofthe United States arc To he su
prenne, any law of a State impeding their operation
must be unconstitutional Otherwise S,ato m,,.n,
indirectly defeat the most important measures Of ibe
, General Government. f,hc Government, do,s mn,
deserve our confidence, let it be abolished or So
modh ed as TO remove the danger bot lie, i, no, he
SO manned or crippled not to I've able to do either
good or harm, except by accident Ii the powers
OF Cohsrcss arefoo great they may be abridged
by an amendment ofthe Constitution. Hthev nrc
abused, they may be corrected by change of Re
! presentation. lf,bey are exceeded, they NAV b,
controlled by the Judiciary. But to give 10 one 90
vernmem the power Of passing la,cs, and to snohe,
TIE righ to resist them or to defeat their operation
. or rather TO give 10 government, power to legis
iate, q TO single member o, branch eftt to defeat
It's ae''' would be Like hanessing horses to tn,