The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-22
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the tract claimed otherwise such es'R WI os l1rsed
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Mar 4-IawI3w
Notice 70 Holders Of Claim. against ms.ee provided
for by the Treaty OF February =, Is4s.
PURSUANT to an order of the Board notice is hereby
the act Of Congress of the Sd OF March, 1885, entitled An
the United States and the Republic of Mexico, Of
the second day Of February one thousand eight hundred
ORDERS to wit:
RULES AND ORDERS
of the Con.oasr, appo~ted ~ndsr the act of Sd March,
Of the reaT S.ns~ the U.;tsd si,. ana the Rsps5
lie Of Msrico, 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 1873 except the claims named in
Governments of November TO- l8a3 to wit All claims OF
citizens of the United States against the Government Of the
Mexican Republic, which considered by the Com
mssioners and referred to the umpire appointed under the
convention Of llh April 1882 and which were not decided
by himndo file memorials of the same with the Secretary
Every memorial so filed must be addressed to the Com
missioners, and must forth infinitely and particularly
the facts and circumstances whence the right to prefer
such claim is derived the claimant and it must be ver
fed by his oath or affirmation.
And, in order that the claimants may be apprzed of
what is considered necessary 70 be avered In every such
Ordered, That in every such memorial it shall be set
!. For and In behalf of whom the claim is preferred
Whether the claimant is now citizen Of the United
States, and if whether he is native or naturazed citl
sen and where his domcii and il be claims in his
own right then whether he was citizen when the claim
claims in the right Of another then whether such other was
citizen when the claim q. mad its origin ana Where was
the domic of tho claimant ut the time the claim had its
origin any foreign country then whether such claim
AMI w theh
or had taken any oath Of allegiance thereto
Whether the entire amount of the claim does and
did at the time when it had origin belong solely
absolutely the claimants and if any other person is
is such other person and what the nature and
extent of his interest and how when and by what means
ests any such made, took place between parties.
Whether the claimaat or any other who may at any
thereof hath received any, and if any, what sum of
money, or other equivalent or indemnhcation for the
claim is founded, and so. when and from whom the same
s. Whether the claim presented the Commission
appointed by the of the United States and
Of Mexico under the convention OF Ilth OF April 1852 and
and f said claim had its origin prior to said llth of
April 1882 and was not so presented then what the
And that time may bs allowed to claimants to prepare
and file the memorials above mentioned.
Resoped That this board will be in session the rst
Monday of November next and will then proceed decide
whether the memorials which shall then have been filed
with the Secretary in conformity the foregoing or
ders, and proper to be received for examination.
And in respect to the claims excepted in the first of tho
foregoing rules and orders, 1t is
of Amerlcaf citizens referred 10 in the 9th article Of the
TnIated convention between a. tns Of the
article is made part OF the 10th article OF the treaty OF
February, ISis, 10 wit, the claims (which consd
dor the convention Of lb April 1882 and which
decided by him may now be presented to this board for
submitted said joint commissioners, and by said
mssoners the umpire and upon such new arguments
pnau ho Lad xuif in nnAAra
And that the claimants may be apprzed OF what Is ne.
cessay in order to bring the before this Board for its
consideration and decision, it is
Ordered That all having claims of this de.crp
ton to file memorial with the Secretary of this Board,
addressed the Commissioners, briefly describing the
claim and the right Of the claimant to receive indemnify
nal memorial addressed TO the Commissioners under the
other person unds whom the claim IS derived 10 be amy
the time when the claim had its origin to have been
conform the requirements Of the second of the articles
OF the foregoing rules relating to that subject and shall be
verified by oath or affirmation.
Ordered, That when the Board shall close its present
son it will adjourn to meet in this city the first Monday
referred the ih article Of said unrated convention
OF "a November 1919 which may have been presented in
hereby set down for heating at that time and if any
claimant desire longer time ia which 10 file memorial
present arguments, he must file written motion % that
effect setting forth the for the before
said day.
the board be made in writing and filed with the Secretary
who shall note thereon the time when they are received
but brief verbal explanations may be made by the claim
their agents. Immediately after the opening of each
days session.
Ordered That the following rules and ORDERS relating to
testimony and proofs be adduced in support of claims
which may be presented for adjudication be and the
are hereby estabisheds
1. All testimony must DO in writing. and upon oath or
affirmation, duly according the laws OF the
place where the taken by magistrate competent
by such laws to take dcpossns wing interest the
claim to which the testimony relates, and being the
attorney Of any having such interest," aud
must be certified by him that such is the The cred
blity Of the aiant deponent II known such mags
ratc other person authorized take such testimony,
must be certified by him. and n known must be cert-
He'd on the same paper upon oath by other person
known to such magistrate having in such claim,
and not being the attorney OF any person having
such interest," whose credby must be certified BY such
the person taking the same by person in his pres
having interest, and not being the agent OF attorney
of person having interest the cai and must be
carefully read the deponent by the maRsrao before
being signed by him, and this must be certified.
Dispositions taken in any city, port, or place without
the limits OF the United States, may be taken before any
consul other public civil officer OF the United STATES
in such city, por place, having interest," and
being agent attorney having interest," in the
claim which tho taken relates. In all other
cases. whether in the United States any foreign place.
the right OF the person taking the administer oath
by the laws OF the place must be proved
Every aifant deponen must be required to state in
his deposition his place OF birth, residence, and occu
patton, and where his residence and what was his
occupation at the time the took place in regard to
which he deposes and must also state ii he have any, and
any. what interest In the claim support which his ties
umouy IL aken and If he have contingent interest In
tho same, what the happening OF what
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