The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-03

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
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Washington, nth June, 1871.
ON the 18th of August 1885, the following notice was is
" sued from this office
.sThe Attorney General of the United States having been
authorized and empowered by of Congress, APP
proved the sih August instant, adiudicate the claims
arising under the convention between the United
1884, hereby GIVES OF his appointment to perlorm
the duties conded to him by the said act and requires the
claimants their claims and the evidence
ing Them with all DESPATCH that he may proceed
cute the law.
The claims provided for by the convention are described
in the first article follows The Peruvian government,
in order make full satisfaction for various claims of cti-
of the United States, of seizures captures,
deenons, representations and concaon of their vessels
or for the damage and destruction of them Of their
goes other property and in the ports and terrific
res of Peru by order of said government OF Peru under
It's authority has TO pay TO the United States the
buled among the claimants in the manner and accord
ing to the rules that shall be prescribed by the
of the United States And by the mn article is stpu-
ated There shall be demanded of the government Of
Peru any other payment ndemn fcaon OF
any claim OF the citizens of the United States that pre-
sented to by Samuel Larned when charge daares
OF the United States, near Peru: But the claims subse-
q9ent to those presented by Mr. aned to the government
Of Peru shall be examined and acted upon hereafter
the Of hs a a and given
ons Tor carrying the said convention and act into effect
"Orde,ed That all persons having claims under the said
convention do file memorial addressed the Attorney
General setting forth infinitely and particularly the various
Facts ana circumstances whence tue right prefer such
claim is derived to the claimant, be verified by his a-
day Inc claimants shall also al the same time file the
dence be IN Spanish translation thereof shall also be
fIeu.
"And in order that the claimants may be informed of what
is considered essential be FORTH ayerred and estab
hsd before their claims can be received and acted upon
"Ordeed, lst That each claimant shall declare in his
memorial for and in behalf OF whom the claim is preferred
and whether the amount thereof and OF part thereof
allowed does now, and at the time when the said claim
arose. did belong solely and absolutely the claimant,
to any other person and, If to other to what person
And IN cases OF claims preferred for the benefit of Other
than the claimant the memorial to be filed shall further
forth and show when and by what means and for what
sderaon such other has become entitled to the amount OF
any part of the amount, of said claim.
I'd. That the memorial shall also forth and declare
whether the claimant as well other for whose
benefit the claim preferred now, and the time when
the said claim arose citizen OF the United States,
where he is and the time the said claim
domicated, and, if any, what change omcl has
ed That the memorial shall also set forth whether the
CLAIMANT or any other person who may have been any
hath received any and, if any, what of money,
or other equivalent decentralization by way of insurance
when is therein asked and L any such payment or in.
identification has been made, to forth when and from
whom the same was received
4'. That the cases will be taken for decision in the
order in which they may be filed and docketed.''
BY the of Congress above mentioned approved 9Th
August 1916, the Attorney General is directed, within the
space of twelve months from and after the passing of the
act receive, examine and decide upon the amount and
validity OF all such claims may be presented him. and
as provided for by the said convention according
of the several and the principles of Justice
equity and the law of nations and the slpuaons of the
said convention Sundy claims not having been present
NoTrcE ALL CLAIMANTS who have not
presented their claims and evidence in pursuance of the
tooe published, that the limited by the for the adj
Indication will expire the Sth day OF August 1t is
therefore ndispensaby necessary that these claims should
be presented jorhith enable discharge the duties
devolved upon the Attorney General No adjudication
be made in favor of any claim, unless is fled with the
evidence sustain it, within reasonable time after this
notice. the commission must be closed within the period
NATHAN CLIFFORD, Attorney General
Attest JOHN I. REID, clerk
List of claims not f as appeors papers in the Attorney