The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-03
os,ee to Holders OF Claims against Mexico, provided
for by the Treaty of February q, Isis.

PURSUANT to an order OF the Board, notice is hereby
given the Boa ri of Comm soners appointed under
,he act OF Congress of the 81 of March, iSi9 entitled 'An
carry into eisst certain s , OF Ge eay be-
the second day Of February, thousand eight hundred
and orty-egh" have established the following Rules and
''N RULES AND ORDERS
OF The Commissioners appointed under the act Of Sd March,
1919 entitled IN carry into effect puia
Of The safy bsf,oeen the United States and the Rpu5
he Of hIsrico Of the I'd Of february, lSiS"
Ordered That all persons having claims upon the Repub
the United States and the said Republic, concluded the
second day Of February, isis eseep. the Gains named in
Cnv.nmens November 20, lSl3. to wits All claims
% Of The United States against the Government of the
MsYican Republic, which considered by the Com
and referred to the amplre apponted under the
Inv him"do lille memorials OF the with the Secretary
Of this Board.
ssoners, and set forth infinitely and particularly
the and circumstances whence the right prefer
such claim derived to the claimant and be ver
fled by his oath or affirmation
And in order that the claimants may be apprzcd of
what considered necessary TO be averred In every such
memoal before the will be received and acted it
Ordered, That in every such memorial it shall be
l. For and in behalf of whom the claim is preferred
Whether the claimant is now a citizen of the United
States and if So whether he is native naturazed ct
GEN. where is his domci and if he claims in his
right, then whether he was a citizen when the claim
had origin, and where was ben his domici; and If he
the ght oil another then whether such other was
aczen when the clam haa US or.gh' ana Where was
the domc of the claimant at the time the claim had its
cpn was in any foreign country then whether such claim
ami was subject of the government OF such country,
or had taken any oath of allegiance thereto.
8 Whether the entire Of the claim does now, and
did at the time when it had it's origin belong solely and
absolutely the claimant aud if any other person is
hos been interested or 10 INV part thereof then who
!. such other erson. and what nature and
of his interest, and how. when and by what
and for what the transfer of rights or inter
ess any such made, took place between parties.
Whether the claimant, or any other who may at any
time have been entitled TO the amount claimed or part
thereo
money or other equivalent or decentralization, for the
claim is founded, and ifso, when and from whom the same
wa received.
g. Whether the claim presented the Commission
e appoined by the governments of the United States and
oexico under the convention OF lth of April 1899 and
if 80 how the disposed of by said Commission
ers and il said claim had origin prior said 18th of
April 1882 and was not presented, then what the
reasons causes why the same was not presented
And that may bs allowed the claimants prepare
and file the memorials above mentioned
Rored That this board will be in session the first
Monday November next and will then proceedto decide
whether the memorials which shall then have been filed
with the Secretary in conformity the foregoing
ders, and proper to be received for examination.
And respect to the claims excepted in the first Of the
foregoing rules and orders, ii is
Roped That, in the opinion of this board, the claims
Of American citizens referred 10 in the 9th article of the
mraed convention between sa the governments of the
article is Ihade part OF the 10Th article OF the treaty OF ID
February ls4s TO wit: the claims which were consid
der the convention of llh April 1889 and which
decided by him. may ~, now be PRESENTED to this board for
submitted to said joint commissioners, and by said
msoners to the ump're and upon such new arguments as
may be filed with the Secretary in writing, addressed
And that the claimants may be apprzed OF VIVA, /. ne
cessay order TO bring the before this Board, for its
consideration and decision, it is
Ordered That all persons having claims of this de.crip
ton file memorial with the Secretary of this Board
addressed TO the Commissioners, briefly describing the
claim and the right OF the claimant toIeceive Indemnity
for the injury planned Of In all cases where the orig
nal memorial addressed the Commissioners, under the
convention OF 1889 not aver the claimant and any
other person under whom the claim is derived be-
at the time when the claim had its origin to have been
of the United States, then the said memorial shall
conform the requirements of the second articles
OF hs foregoing rules relating that subject and shall be
verified by oath or affirmation
Ordered That when the Board shall close its present
sion, will adjourn in this city the first Monday
OF June next and viii then proceed TO consider the aims
referred to in the fifth article of said unratified
Of November 1913, which may have been presented in
conformity TO the foregoing order, and all such
hereby set down for hearing that time and if any
Claimant desire longer time IN which 10 file memorial
orpresent arguments, he must file written motion that
effect setting forth the reasons tor the before
Ordered, That all motions and argument, addressed to
the board be made in writing and filed t the Secretary
who shall note thereon the time when they are receved
but brief verbal explanations be made by the claim
ants their agents. Immediately after the opening OF each
ordered That the following rules and ORDERS relating to
testimony and proofs to be adduced in support of claims
which may be presented for adjudication b. and the same
are hereby established
l. All testimony be in writing, and upon oath
affirmation duly administered according the laws the
place where the same is taken, by magistrate competent
by such laws take depostsns ina wing interest the
claim to which the testimony relates and being the
agent attorney OF having such interest," and II
must be certified by him that such Is the case The cred-
by of the aitani deponent, known such mags-
ate, other authorized 10 take such testimony
must be certified by him, and II not know must be
ned on the same oath by other person
known to such having interest in such
and not being the agent any person having
magistrate. The deposition must be reduced to wrting by
The person taking the by person his pres
ence having interest," and being the agent attorney
OF having interest in claim, and be
carefully read TO the deponent by the magistrate before
being signed by hum, and this must be certified.
DISPOSITIONS taken in any city, port place without
the limits OF the United Sales may be taken before any
consul other public civil officer of the United States
dent such city, place, having and
being attorney having interest in the
cases. whether in the United States foreign place,
the right OF the taking the oath
by the laws of the place must be proved.
Every aiiant deponen must be required to
patton, and where his residence and what his
occupation the time the took place regard
which he depose; and also il he have any, and
any, what interest in the claim support which his
umony taken and If he have any contingent
the same TO what extent, and the happenng what
event he will be entitled to receive any part Of the
which may be arded by the Commis soners He must
also be required to state whether he be the agent
the CLAIMANT Or OF any person having interest in the
claim.
Original papers exhibited in proof be verified
originals 10y oath OF witness whose credlbiIity
be certified requ red In the a. but whe
the fact within the exclusive knowledge claimant
may be verified by hs oath affirm Papers
IN The handwriting OF any person who has deceased
whose residence unknown to the claimant
ned 10y proof such handwriting, death of the
perry, or his removal to places UNKNOWN.
All testimony taken foreign LANGUAGE and