The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-28


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Notice 20 Holders OF Claims against ME xico
provided for by ths Treaty OF February 2
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DURSlANT 10 an order of the Board, notice Ii
i hereby given that The Board of Commissioner,
appointed under the act ofCongress of the Sd OF March
lS49 entitled An act to carry into effect certain s
pulaions of the treaty between the United States
February one thousand eight hundred and forty
eight" have established the following Rules ant
Orders, to wit
RULES AND ORDERS
or the Commissioners appointed under The act Of "a
March, 1919, entitled 'An act 70 carry into sgsc
certain stiputafions offhe treaty bef1een the Unaed
States and Me Republic Of Msrico, Of Sd Of Feb
rudry, lS4s.n I
Ordered, That all persons having claims upon tho
Republic Of Mexico, which provided for by the
treaty between the United States and the said Re.
public, concluded on the second day Of February
l648, except the claims named in the 9th article oil
tho unratifed convention between the two Govern
ments Of November co. l6i3, to wit; All claims Of
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 18th
April, 1889, and which were not decided by him.
do file memorials of the same with the Secretary
Of this Board.
Every memorial SO filed must be addressed to the
Commissioners, and must set forth minutely and
particularly the facts and circumstances whence the
right to prefer such claim IL derived TO the claimant,
and it must be verified BY his oath or affirmation.
And, in order that the claimants may be apprized
Of what Is considered necessary 10 be ayerred in eve
ry such memorial before the same will be received
and acted on II Is further
Ordered, That in every such memorial Il shall be
set forth
i. For and in behalf Of whom the claim Il prefer
g. Whether tie claimant Is now citizen Of the
United States, and Ii so, whether he 10 a native or
naturaized citizen, and where is now his domicil
and If he claims in his own right, then whether he
was citizen when the claim had its origin, and
where was then his domici; and If he claims In the
right of another then whether such other was a
citizen when the claim had its origin, and where was
then and where IL his domoil; and II, in either
case the domicll of the claimant at the time the
claim had its origin In any foreign country then
whether such claimant was then subject OF the
Government OF such country, or had taken any oath
Of allegiance thereto.
3. Whether the entire amount of the claim does
now, and did al the ine when II had its origin, be-
long solely and absolutely to the claimant; and If
any other person Is or has been interested therein,
or in any part thereof then who is such other per-
son, md what is was the nature and extent Of his
interest," and how, when and by what means and
for what considerations the transfer Of rights in
tcrests, If any such was made, took place between
the parties.
4. Whether the claimant, or amy other who may
at any time have been entitled to the amount
claimed, any part thereof hath ever received any
and Ii any, what sum OF money or other equivalent
or indemnihcalion, for the whole any part of the
loss or injury upon which the claim Is founded, and
If so, when and from whom the same was received.
g. Whether the claim, was presented 10 the Com
missOnefs appointed by the Governments Of the
United States and of Mexico, under the convention
Of llh Of April, 1882; and u so, how the same was
disposed of by said Commissioners; and II said
claim had its origin prior TO llth Of April 1885, and
not SO presented, then what the reasons or
causes why the same was not so presented.
And that time may be allowed to the claimants
to prepare and file the memorials above mentioned
Resolred, That this Board win be in session on
the first Monday Of November next, and viii then
proceed to decide whether the memorials which
shall then have been filed with the Secretary are III
conformity 10 the foregoing ORDERS and proper to be
received for examination.
And In respect to the Claims excepted In the first
Of the foregoing rules and ORDERS 1t is
Resoired, That In the opinion Of this Board, the
claims Of American citizens referred TO in the 9Th
article OF the nnratiled convention between the Gov
ernments of the United States and Mexico of 20ih
November, l543 which article Is made part of the
18th article Of the treaty OF I'd February, 1913, 10 wit,
The claims (which were considered by the Commits
soners and referred 10 the umpire under the conven.
ton Of 18th April 1889 and which were not decided
by him. may now be presented 10 this Board for
final decision, upon the memorials, proofs and doc.
uinens submitted 10 said joint Commissioners, and
by said Commissioners TO the umpire, and upon such
new arguments as may be filed with the Secretary
In writing, addressed 10 the Commissioners.
And that the claimants may be apprized Of what
Is necessary In order bring the same before this
Board, for It's consideration and decision, It ia-
Ordered, That all persons having claims of this
description do file memorial with the Secretary Of
the Board, addressed to the Commissioners, briefly
describing the claim and the right Of the claimant to
receive indemnity for tho injury complained Of In
all cases where the original memorial addressed 70
the Commissioners, under the convention OF 1899,
docs hot aver the claimant and any other person
der whom the claim is derived TO be- and at the time
when the claim had it's origin 10 have been citizen
OF the United States, then the said memorial shall
conform 10 the requirements Of the second articles Of
the foregoing rules relating TO that subject and shall
be verified by oath OF affirmation. &s
Ordered That when the Board shall close its pre-
sent session, IL will adjourn to meet In this city on
the first Monday Of June next and will then proceed
to consider the claims referred in the fifth article
Of said unraiiied convention Of I'd November, 1913
which may have been presented in conformity 10 the
foregoing order and all such cases are hereby sci
down for hearing al that time and If any claimant
desire longer time In which to file memorial OF
present arguments he must file WRIT en- motion TO
that effect, setting forth the for the
OF before said day.
Ordersd, That all motions and afgumenfe I'D.
dressed 10 the Board be made In writing and filed
with the Secretary, who shal note thereon the time
when they received; but brief verbal explanations
may be made by the claimants or their agents i'm
mediatey after the opening Of each days session.
Ordered, That The following Rules and Orders, re-
laring 10 testimony and proofs to be advanced In
support Of claims which may be presented for aJju-
dicatlon be, and the same are hereby, established.
|. All testimony must be In writing, and upon oath
or affirmation, duly administered according TO the
laws OF the place where the same IA taken, by mag
isate competent by such laws 10 take dispositions,
having Interest In the claim 10 which the testi-
mony relates, and not being the agent attorney Of
any person having such interest and II must be
tilted by him that such Is the case. The credibillty
trafe, or other person authorized to take such ies-
mony, must DO certified by him, and II not known,
must be certified on the came paper upon oath by
some other person known 10 such magistrate having