The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-29

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Notice 10 Holders OF Claims against Mexico,
proyidsa for by the Treaty OF February =
! DURSIANT TO an order of the Board, notice il
| i hereby given thai the Board Of Commissioners
appointed under thea ofCongress Of the Sd o. March
l649 entitled An act TO carry into effect certain sti
| pualions OF the treaty between The United States
and the Republic OF Mexico, of the second day Of
February, one Thousand eight hundred and forty.
/ eight" have established the following Rules and
Orders, 10 wit
RULES AND ORDERS
OMe Commissioners appointed under The act Of Sd
March, l6i9, entitled An act 10 carry into effect
certain stpuafions ofihe treaty befreen the United
STATES andHe Republic Of Aferieo, efme sdof fst-
| ritdry l649."
Ordered That all persons having claims upon the
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,
lSiS, except the claims named In the btu article Of
| the unratified convention between the two Govern
ments of November 20, lSl3 to wit: All claims OF
citizens OF the United States against the Govern
| ment Of the Mexican Republic, which were con-
/ SldeTcQ Dy the commissioners anu IeIeIIeu 10 tue
umpire appointed under the convention OF llih
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 minutey and
particularly the facts and circumstances whence the
right TO prefer such claim is derived TO the claimant
and !, must be verified by his oath or affirmation.
| And in order that the claimants may be apprzed
of what is considered necessary 10 be ayerred in
auch IUnmOrlaI hefOrn the will be received
and acted on, il is further
| Ordered, That in every such memorial II shall be
| set forth
l. For and in behalf Of whom the claim is prefer
2. Whether the claimant is now citizen OF the
United States and If so, whether he Ia native or
naturalized citizen, and where is now his domicil
and il he claims in his own right then whether he
| was citizen when the claim had Its origin, and
where then his domicil, 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 domicil; and If in either
| case, the domic 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'countTy or had taken any oath
| Of allegiance thereto.
| g. Whether the entire amount Of the claim does
now, and did at the time when 1t had it's origin be-
| long eolely and absolutely TO the claimant and If
any other person is has been interested therein
or In any part thereof then who is 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, If any such was made, took place between
| the parties.
| a. Whether the claimant, or any other who may
at any time have been entitled 10 the amount
claimed any part thereof hath ever received any,
and II any, what sum of money, or other equivalent
or decentralization, for the whole or any part Of The
| loss or injury upon which the claim Ia founded, and
| If so, when and from whom the same was received
s. Whether the Claim was presented TO the Com,
mssioners appointed by the Governments Of The
United States and Of Mexico, under the convention
Of llth Of April 1889; and il so, how The same
disposed of by said Commissioners; and Il said
claim had its origin prior TO lh of April 1899 and
was not so presented, then what We're the reasons
| causes why the same was moi so presented.
And that time may be allowed to the claimants
toprepare 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 in
conformity to the foregoing ORDERS and proper 10 be
| received for examination.
And in respect TO the claims excepted in the first
| Of the foregoing rules and orders, il Isl
| Res0lred That, in the opinion OF this Board, the
claims of American citizens referred 10 In the 9th
| article 1.-THE nnraitod convention between the Gov
ernmenta of the United States and Mexico, Of Goth
1 November lS43, which article is made part of the
18th article of the treaty OF I'd February l8i9 wit
the claims (which were considered by the Commits
sioners and referred the umpire under the conyen-
lion of lth April 1889 and which not decided
| by him" may now be presented TO this Board for
final decision upon the memorials, proofs, and doc.
| nments submitted TO said Joint Commissioners and
by said Commissioners 10 the umpire and upon such
new arguments as may be fled with the Secretary
| In writing, addressed TO The Commissioners.
And that the claimants may be apprized Of what
Is necessary in order to bring the same before this
Board for its consideration and decision, II is
/ Ordered, That all persons having claims Of this
| description do file memorial with the Secretary Of
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describing the claim and the right Of the claimant
| receive indemnity for the injury complained Of In
| oil cases where the original memorial addressed TO
the Commissioners, under the convention Of 1889,
does not aver the claimant and any other person
der whom the claim s 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 TO the requirements Of the second 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 pre-
sent session, Il will adjourn TO meet In this city on
the first Monday OF June next and will then proceed
tn consider the claims referred TO In the fifth article
Of said unratfed convention Of I'd November, 1913,
which may have been presented in conformity to the
foregoing order and all such cases are hereby set
down for hearing al that time; and II any claimant
desire longer time In which TO file memorial or
present arguments he must file written motion TO
that effect setting forth the reasons for the same
or before said day.
Ordered, That all motions and arguments ad-
Creased to the Board be made in writing and filed
with the Secretary, who shall note thereon the lime
when they received but brief verbal explanations
may be made by the claimants their agents i'm
mediately after the opening Of each days session
Ordered That the following Rules and Orders, re-
1 lafng TO testimony and proofs 10 be advanced Ia
support of claims which may be presented for adju-
dicaton, be, and the same are hereby, established
l. All testimony must be in writing, and upon oath
| or affirmation, duly administered according to the
laws Of the place where the same 10 tnken, by mag
israe competent by such laws 10 take dispositions,
toyinp M In claim ffc1 the
mony relates and not being the agent attorney Of
any person having such interest," and Il mustbe GER
tilted by him that such IL the case. The credbiliiy
Of the afiant or deponent II known 70 such magis-
trate other person authorized 10 take such test-
mony, must be certified by him, and II not known,
must be certified on the Same paper upon oath by
some other person known to such magistrate having
no Interest In such claim, and not being the agent
attorney Of any person having such interest whose