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Notice 10 Holders OF Claims against Mexico
provided for by the Treaty OF February =
Asss.
DURSL ANT,to an order of the Board, notice i
hereby given that the Board Of Commissioner
appointed under thea Congress of the Sd of March
i549 entitled An act 10 carry into effect certain sti
pulations of the treaty between the United Staie
and the Republic of Mexico, Of the second day o
February, one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight" have established the following Rules ant
Orders, TO wit
RULES AND ORDERS
Orhe Commissioners appointed under the act Of 81
March, l64g entitled "An dcf 10 carry into eGec
certain aipnlafions ojhe treaty beteeen The Unitet
States dndthe Republic Of D1erico, efhe 81 Of heb
rnary lS48"
Ordered That all persons having claims upon thu
Republic of Mexico, which are provided for by The
treaty between the United States and the said Re
public, concluded on the second day Of February
1913, except the claims named in the 5lh article o
the unratfed convention between the two Govern,
ments of November 90 1913, 10 wit: All claims oil
citizens Of the United States against the Govern
ment of the Mexican Republic, which were con
sidered by the Commissioners and referred 10 the
umpire appointed under the convention OF lin
April 1899, and which were not decided by him
lido file memorials of the same with the Secretary
Of this Board.
Every memorial so filed must be addressed TO the
Commissioners aud must set forth infinitely and
particularly the facts and circumstances whence Inc
right TO prefer such cllm is derived TO the claimant,
and il must be verified by his oath or affirmation.
And, in order that the claimants may be npprized
of what is considered necessary 10 be averred In eve
ry such memorial before the same will be received
and acted on, II is further
Ordered, That in every such memorial it shall be
SET forth
l. For and in behalf of whom the claim is prefer
red.
2. Whether the claimant is now citizen Of the
United States, and If so, whether he Is native or
naturuliZed citizen, and where ia now his domcil
and If he claims in his own right, then whether he
was n citizen when the CHIN had its origin, and
where was then his domcil; and If he claims In the
right Of another, then whether such other was
citizen when the claim had its origin, and where was
then and where is now his domril and if in either
case, the domicil of the claimant at the time the
claim had its origin was in any foreign country then
whether such claimant was then snbeetof the
Government of such country, or had taken any oath
of allegiance thereto.
g. Whether the entire amount Of the claim does
now, and did at the lime when 1t had i,s origin be
long solely and absolutely TO the claimants and II
any other person is or has been interested therein,
in my part thereof then who Ia such other per-
son. and what is or was the nature and extent OF his
interest, and how, when, and by what means and
for what considerations the transfer of rights or in
terests, II any such was made, took place between
the parties,
4. Whether the claimant, or any other who may
AT any Time have been entitled TO the amount
claimed or any part thereof hath ever received any,
and If any, what sum of money or other equivalent
or ndemnifcation, for the whole any part of the
loss injury upon which the claim is founded and
If 80, when and from whom the same was received
s. Whether the claim was presented to the Com
missioners appointed by the Governments of the
United States and of Mexico, under the convention
of llh of April, 1885, and if 40, how the same was
disposed Of by said Commissioners; and If said
claim had its origin prior TO lth of April 1899 and
was not so presented then what were the reasons or
causes why the same was moi so presented.
And that time may be allowed TO the claimants
oprepare and file the memorials above mentioned
Resoired That this Board will be in session on
the first Monday of November next and will then
proceed TO decide whether the memorials which
shall then have been filed with the Secretary are in
conformity TO the foregoing orders and proper TO be
received tor eNnminaion III
And in respect 10 the claims excepted in the first
of the foregoing rules and orders it is
Resolred That in the opinion OF this Board, the
Chains of American citizens referred to in the 9Th
article of the nnratihed convention between the Gov
ernments Of the United States and Mexico of 10th
November, fSi3 which article s made part of the
18th article Of the treaty of I'd February, lsi9 10 wit
the claims (which We're considered by the Commits
soners and referred TO the umpire under the conven
ton OF llth April 1899, and which were not decided
by him." may now be presented TO this Board fol
final decision, upon the memorials proofs and doc
uments submitted to said Joint Commissioners, and
by said Commissioners the umpire and upon such
new arguments as may be filed with the Secretar,
in writing, addressed 10 the Commissioners.
And that the claimants may be apprized of wha
10 necessary In orier TO bring the same before thi'
Board, for its consideration and decision, il is
Ordered, That al persons having claims of thi:
description do file memorial with the Secretary o
the Board, addressed to the Commissioners, briefly
describing the claim and the right of the claimant 4
receive indemnity for the injury complained of III
all cases where the original memorial addressed {,
| the Commissioners, under the convention of 1889
does not aver the claimant and any other person nm
der whom the claim Is derived, TO be- and at the TIM
when the claim had liz origin to have been either
Of the United States, then the said memorial shal
conform TO the requirements OF the second articles
the foregoing rules relating to that subject and shal
! be verified by oath or Affirmation.
| Ordered That, when the Board ahall close Its pre-
sent session, IL viii adjourn TO meet in this city OF
the first Monday of June next, and win then procee
10 consider the claims referred TO in the fifth nriic
of said unratided convention of ID November, 1913
which may have been presented In conformity to til
foregoing order, and all such cases are hereby Sc
down for hearing at that time and II any claman
| desire longer time in which TO file memorial 0
present arguments, he must file written motion Il
that effect setting forth the reasons for the same OF
or before said day
/ Ordered That all motions and arguments ad
dressed to the Board be made in writing and fle'
with the Secretary, who shall note thereon the Tim
when They received; but brief verbal explanation
may be made by the claimants or their agents i'm
nediaiely after the opening of each days session.
ORDERED, That The following Rules and 0rdcrs, re
hating 10 testimony and proofs 10 be advanced II
support Of claims which may be presented for adju
deatioD, be, and the same are hereby, established
l. All testimony must be 10 writing, and npon oail
or affirmation, duly administered according TO tn
| laws OF the place where the same IN taken, by mag
sirate competent by such laws 10 take dispositions
having no interesl In the claim 10 which the tesii
inony relates and not being the agent OF attorney
any person having such interest, and Il must be Ger
tilted by him that such is the Gaze. The credbilit,
Of the affant or deponent, " known TO such mags
trate or other person authorized 10 take such esti
mony, must be certified by him. and " not known
must be certified on the same paper upon oath b,
some other person known 10 such magistrate havipl
no interest In such claim, and not being the agent
attorney Of any person having such interest, who's