The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-27

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Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Mar 4-lawl3w Hfa
Notice Holders Claims against Mexico, provided
for by the Treaty Of February ., Is4s.
PURSUANT order of the Board, notice is hereby
given that the Board Of ommissone,s appointed under
carry into effect certain spulaons Of hs treaty be.
the United States and the Republic Of Mexico, Of
and iorysght, have established the following Rules and
Orders, to wits
RULES AND ORDERS
OF the Coss,oers aptosxted under the act Of I'd March,
lsis erisd An act to carry dsei pula.
of the treaty tie Ued States and the Rpub
lie Of hlsrico. of the I'd Of February. lsis."
Ordered, That all having claims upon the Repub
lie Of Mexico which provided by the treaty
the United States and ths said Republic concluded on the
% q s s
uovernrnenis Of November 80 iSia to witt All claims Of
Mexican Republic, which were considered by the Com
misoners and referred 70 the umpire appointed under the
by hmdo flo memorials Of the same with the Secretary
Every memorial so filed must be addressed to the Com
the facts and circumstances whence the right to prefer
fed by Ills oath or affirmation.
And In order that tho claimants may be apprned Of
what considered necessary TO be ayered IN every such
memorial before the will be received and acted on 1t
ORDERED That in every such memorial it shall be set
forth
l. For and in behalf of whom the claim is preferred
Whether the claimant is now citizen OF the United
States and il So whether he is native naturazed citi-
zen and where is his domc and if he claims in his
right then whether he was CITIZEN when the claim
had its origin, and where then his domcilJ and he
claims in the right Of another then whether such other
a citizen wbsn the claim had its origin, and where was
then and where 10 his domicil and IT, in either case,
the doncil Of the claimant the tins the claim had its
origin in any foreign country then whether such claim
then subject OF the OF such country
or had taken any oath of allegiance thereto
B. Whether the entire of the claim does and
did the time Wien il had its origin, belong solely and
absolutely the claimant; and if any other person is
has been interested ercn in any part thereof then who
is such other erson, and what the nature and
of his interest," and how when and by what means
and for what considerations the transfer OF rights inter
ess il any such made, took place between parties
Whether the claimant, any other who may at any
time have been entitled to the amount claimed or part
thereof hath received any, and If any, what sum OF
money, other equivalent decentralization, for the
whole part Of The loss or injury upon which the
claim is founded and SO, when and from whom the
g. Whether the claim presented to the Commission
appointed by the OF the United States and
of Mexico under the convention OF Ilth OF April 1899 aud
if so, the disposed Of by said Commits son
April 1889, and presented, then what the
causes why the same was no; 50 presented
And may be allowed to the claimants to prepare
and file the memorials above mentioned
RESOLVED That this board will be in the first
whether the memorials which shall then have been filed
with the Secretary in conformity to the foregoing or
received
And in respect the claims excepted in the first of the
foregoing rules and orders, 1t is
Rssolved, That the opinion Of this board, the claims
of American citizens the 9th article of the
unratfed convention between the governments of the
United States and Mexico OF 2lh November l5A3, which
February, ISIS. % witt The claim, which were consd
cred by the commissioners and referred to tile umpire un
der convention OF llh April 1885, and which
decided by him. may be presented to this board for
final decision upon the memorials proofs and documents
submitted said joint commissioners, and by said
TO the upre and upon such arguments as
may be filed with the Secretary in writings addressed to
And that the claimants may be apprzed OF what
in order to bring the before this Board for its
consideration and decision, it is
Ordered That all persons having claims of this descrp
ton to file memorial with The Secretary Of this Board.
claim, and the right ofthe claimant to receive indemnify
for the injury complained Of la all cases where the org
convention Of 1872 does the claimant and any
other person under whom the claim derived, 70 be- and
citizen Of tho United States then the said memorial shall
conform TO the requirements OF the second OF the articles
Of the foregoing rules relating to that subject and shall be
Ordered That when the Board shall close its present
son il win adjourn in this city the ts Monday
June next and will then proceed 10 consider tho claims
referred in the fifth article Of said anraticd convention
of ID November l8i3 which may have been presented in
conformity the foregoing order and all such
hereby se down for hearing at that time and II amy
claimant desire longer time in which file memorial
pre- arguments he file written motion that
effect setting forth the reasons for the same before
Ordered, That all motions and arguments addressed
board be made in writing and filed it'll the etary
who shall thereon the time when they received;
but brief verbal explanations be made by the claim
their agents. immediately after the opening OF each
days session.
ordered That the following rules and ORDERS relating
testimony and proofs be adduccd in support Of claims
which may be presented for adjudication, be and tho
are hereby established $500
l. All testimony must be In writing, and upon oath
affirmation, duly administered according the laws OF the
place where tho came IL taken, BY magistrate competent
such laws take depossns wing interest in the
agent attorney OF any person having such interest," and
must be certified by him that such s the he cred
bliy Of the aant deponcnt II known to such mags
rate other person authorised take such testimony
must be certified by him. and il known, must DO ceru
fed the paper upon oath by other person
known such magistrate having interest in such cain
and not being the agent attorney OF any person having
such interest, whose credbliy be certified by such
magistrate The deposition must be reduced to writing by
tho taking the person In hts pres
having and being the agent o. attorney
OF having intoest in the claim, and must he
carefully road the doponent by the magistrate before
being signed by him, and this must be certified.
Dispositions taken In any city, port OF place without
the limits Of the United States may be taken before any
consul other public civil officer OF the United States
dcn in such city, port or place. having no interest," and not
being agent attorney Of having interest in the
claim which the testimony taken relates In all other
cases. whether in the United in any foreign place.
by the laws OF The place mns be proved. ~
Every aant or dcponenf must be required to state in
his deposition his place OF BIRTH residence and
patton, and where hts residence and what his
1t the uno the took place in regard TO
which he deposes; and also he any and
tmouy - taken and IL he have contingent interest In
tho sac 70 what happening Of what