Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-05-02

it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
State to procure, within the shortest time
after the passage Of this act, through the
American Minister at Paris, or otherwise,
all such evidence and documents relating
to said claims as can be obtained from
abroad, which, together with the like ev-
idence and documents on file in the De-
partment of State, or which may be filed
in the said Department, may be used be-
fore said Commissioners by the claimants,
interested therein; but the same shall not
be removed from the files Of said Com
missioners.
SEC. 4. And be il further enucted,
That the awards Of all such claims as
may be admitted and adjusted by the said
Commissioners, TO an amount not exceed
ing-dollars, shall be delivered to the
President of the United States, who shall
prescribe the manner of paying the same
pro rata, at any time after the expiration
of three years from the passage of this
act And that the appropriation of the
said sum Of money shall be IN full salts
faction Of all the claims mentioned in the
first section Of this act, and shall exoner-
ate the United States from all future res
possibility
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That the arards Of all such claims as mau
be admitted and adjusted by the said Com
'ni'sioners, 10 an amount not exceeding fire
millions of dollars, shall be paid, pro rata ;
and that the said Commissioners, acting
upon that principle, shall ascertain and
frthe amoxnt to be paid upon each a,card.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That the records Of the proceedings of
said Commissioners, and the documents
produced before them, shall, after the
commission is closed, be deposited in the
DEPARTMENT of State.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted,
That the President Of the United States
is hereby authorized to take any measure
which he may deem expedient for organ
izing the said Board Of Commissioners,
and for this purpose appoint Secretary,
well versed in the French and Spanish
languages, and Clerk; which appoint
ment, if made during the recess Of the
Senate, shall, at the next meeting of that
body, be subject to nomination, for their
advise and consent; and the said commits
sioners shall haze po,cer TO appoint Clerk,
and also messenger.
Sec. I. And be it further enacted,
That the compensation of the respective
officers for whose appointment provision
is made by this act, shall not exceed the
following sums
TO each Commissioner, at the rate, by
the year, Of three thousand dollars
TO the Secretary of the Board, at the
rate, by the year, of t,ro thousand dollars.
To the Clerk, at the rate, by the year,
of fire hundred dollars. find to the Mes
senger, at the rate, by the year, Of three
hundred dollars.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That, during the continuance of said
commission, all documents and commu-
nications, having relation to said claims,
which shall be addressed to or from the
said Secretary, shall be free from pos
tage.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted
That, for carrying this act into execution,
the sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and
hereby is, appropriated, to be taken from
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.