The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-15
PERUVIAN INDEMNITY.
ATTORNEY Generals OFFICE,
Washlnglon, AUGUST Ia. 1876

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THE Attorney General of the United States
l. having been authorized and empowered by an
act of Congress, approved the 9th August instant,
to adudicate the claims arising under the convention
concluded between the United States and the repub-
lie Of Peru at Lima, the 18th March, lS4l, hereby
GIVES NOTICE Of his appointment TO perform the du-
Ties conhded TO him by the said act and requires the
claimants TO present their claims, and the evidence
sustaining them, with all despatch that he may pro-
coed TO execute the law
The claims provided for by the convention are
described in the first article as follows "The Peru
Wan government in order TO make full satisfaction
for various claims OF citizens of the United States,
on account OF seizures Captures detentons seques-
tratons and conhscauOn Of their vessels, or for the
damage and destruction of Them of their eargoes, or
other property, at sea, and in the ports and terrific
res of Peru, by order Of said government of Peru,
or under It's authority, has stipulated 10 pay 10 the
United States the sum Of three hundred thousand
dollars, which shall be distributed among the claim
ants, in the manner and according the rules that
shall be prescribed by the government of the United
States" And by the Gtth article il is stipulated:
There shall not be demanded of the government OF
Peru any other payment indemnihcation, on ac-
count of any claim of the citizens Of the United
States that was presented TO it by Samuel Larned
esq when charge d'aiaires of the United States
near Peru. But the claims subsequent to those pre-
scented by Mr.. Larned TO the government OF Peru
And in pursuance Of the authority and power
given to the Attorney General to make all needfu
rules and regulations for carrying the said conVen
ton and act into effect, il is hereby
Ordered, That all persons having claims under the
said convention do file memorial addressed to the
Attorney General, setting forth miHuely and partIc-
ularly the various facts and circumstances whenct
the right to prefer such claim is derived to the claim
ant TO be verified by his affidavit. The claimants
shall also, at the same time, file the evidence sus
tanning their claims and, II any Of the evidence be
in Spanish, translation thereof shall also be hed.
And in order that the claimants may We informed
OF what is considered essential TO be set forth
averred, and established, before their claims be
| received and acted upon, il is further
Ordered, LIST. That each claimant shall declare ia
his memorial for spd in behalf of whom the claim IL
preferred, and whether the amount thereof, and o.
any part thereof, If allowed, does now, and at th'
time when the said claim arose, did belong solely
and absolutely to the claimant or TO any other per
| son, and If to any other, to what person And II
cases of claims preferred for the benefit of any othe
than the claimant, the memorial 10 lie filed shal
further set forth and show when and by what mean
and for what consideration such other has becom'
entitled to the amount or any part of the amount o
said claim.
ID That the memorial shall also set forth ant
declare whether the claimant, as well as any othe
person for whose benefit the claim ia preferred, /
now and at the time when the said claim aros
was citizen of the United States, where lie Is now
and al the time the said claim arose was domlca
ted, and if any, what change of domici has sine
taken place.
Sd. That the memorial shall also set forth wheth
or the claimant, or any other person who may hay
been at any time entitled to the amount claimed, o
any part thereof, hath ever received any, and /
any what sum of money, or other equivalent or IN
Identification, by way Of insurance or otherwise
for loss or injury sustained, satisfaction for which
therein asked; and ifany such payment or indemRl
fcation has been made, TO set forth when and from
whom the same was received
4h That the cases will be taken up for decision
in the order in which they may be filed and docketed
JOHN Y. MASON, Attorney General.
Attest: JOHN +. REID, Clerk.
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