The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-04
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nURSUANT to an order Of the Board, notice is
IL hereby given that the Board Of Commissioners
appointed under the I'd Of March,
pnations 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 Rnles and
Orders. to wit: gf3 ava
RULES AND ORDERS
| March, ls49, entitled q An act 10 curry into Effect
certain aipatatons qfthe treaty bet,ceen Me United
statss and Ms Rspn0leqf Merieo eAs Sd q rec
Ordered, That all persons having claims upon the
| Republic Of Mexico, which are provided for BY The
4 treaty between the United States and the said Re-
| public, concluded on the second day Of February,
1913, except the claims named in The 9th article oil
the unratitied convention between the two Govern
nente of November co. Ia43 TO viii I" All claims Of
citizens ot the United States against the Govern
ment Of the Mexican Republic, which were con
sidcrcd by tho Commissioners and referred 10 the
umpire appointed under the convention Of llth
April, 1899, and which were not decided by him.
do file memorials Of the same with the Secretary
of this Board.
| Every memorial go filed must be addressed to the
| Commissioners, and must set forth lnnutcly and
particularly the facts and circumstances whence the
right to prefer such claim u derived TO Inc claimant
4 And, in order that the claimants may be apprized
Of what is considered necessary 10 be averred in eve.
ry such memorial before the same will be received
and acted on, il ia further
Ordered, That in every such memorial il shall be
4 set forth
| l. For and III behalf Of whom tile claim is prefer
| red.
United States and If so, whether he is native or
naturoized citizen, and where is now his domicil |;
and II he claims In his own right, then whether he
| was citizen when the claim had its origin, and
where was then his domcil and if he claims IN the
| right Of another, then whether such other was a
citizen when the claim had its origin, and whercwas
! then and where Is now his domic; and II, in either
! case, the domicll of the claimant at the time the
claim had Its origin was in any foreign country then
4 whether such claimant was then subject OF the
Government Of such country or had taken any oath
Of allegiance thereto. W
3. Whether the entire amount Of tho claim does
now and did at the time when 1t 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. and what is 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 II amy such was made, took place between
4 the parties.
4 4. Whether the claimant, or any other who may
at any time have been entitled to the amount
claimed or any part thereof hath eyerreceived any
and II any, what sum Of money, or other equivalent
or indemnificaon, for the whole or any part of the
loss or injury upon which the claim is founded and
If So when and from whom the same was received.
n; 5. Whether the claim was presented to the Conf
missioners appointed by the Governments OF the
United States and Of Mexico, under the convention
Of llth Of April 1899 and If 80 how the same was
disposed of by said Commissioners; and Il said
claim had its origin prior to llth Of April 1885, and
was not so presented, then what were the reasons or
causes why the same was not so presented,
And thai time may be allowed to the claimants
to prepare and file the memorials above mentioned
RESOLVED, Tint 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 ciaims excepted in the first
Of the foregoing rules and orders, Il is
! Resolved That, in the opinion of this Board the
claims of American citizens referred 10 in The 9th
article Of The unrafied convention between the Gov
ernments of the United Stntes and Mexico, of Goth
November ls43, which article Is made part of the
18th article Of the treaty Of I'd February l64B wit
the claims (which were considered by The Commits
soners and referred 10 the umpire under the conven
ton Of llth April, 1885, and which were not decided
by him" may now be presented 70 this Board for
final decision upon The memorials, proofs and doc.
umen,s submitted 10 said joint Commissioners, and
by said Commissioners to the umpire, and upon such
: new arguments asmny be filed with the Secretary
in writing addressed TO the Commissioners.
And that the claimants may be apprized Of what
is necessary in orier TO bring the same before this
Board, for its consideration and decision, II Is
! Ordered, That nil 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 the injury complained OF In
| cases
the Commissioners, under the convention OF 1899,
does not aver the claimant and any other person I'M
der whom the claim is derived to be, and at the time
when the claim had It's origin 70 have been eilizeI
i Of the United States, then the said memorial shal
conform to the requirements Of the second articles
the foregoing rules relating to that subject, and shal
. be verified by oath or affirmation
. Ordered That when the Board shall close its pre-
sent session. 1t viii adjourn 10 meet In this city OF
the first Monday of June next, and will then proceed
to consider the claims referred 10 in the fifth article
of said unratifed convention Of I'd November, 1913
which may have been presented In conformity TO the
foregoing order and all such cases are hereby sci
down for hearing at that time and II any claimant
, desire longer time In which to file memorial OF
present arguments, he must file writ en- motion "a
that effect setting forth The reasons for the same on
a or before said day.
Ordered That all motions and arguments nd
= dressed to the Board be made in writing and filed
II with the Secretary who shall note thereon the time
when they are received but brief verbal explanations
: may be made by the claimants or their agents i'm
mediately after the opening OF each days session
Ordered, That the following Rules and Orders, re-
support OF claims which may be presented for adu
dcaiion 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 IS taken oy mag
having no interest in the claim To which the testi.
mony relates and not being the agent or attorney Of
any person having such interest," and u must De GER
of the afiant or deponent II known to such magis
rate or other person authorized TO take such testi-
. mony, must be certified by him. and il not known
must be certified on the same paper upon oath by
some other person known to such magistrate having
no interest ia such claim, and not being the agent o,
attorney of any person having such interest, whose
credibiity must be certified by such magistrate. The
deposition must be reduced to writing by the person
taking the same, or by some person in his presence
having no interest, and not being the agent or Of
torney of any person having interest in the claim
and must be carefully read TO the deponent by III,
magistrate before being signed by him, and this mus
be certified.
2. Dcposilions taken in any city, port, or place
without the limits of tho United States may DO Ia
the Uuited States resident in such city, port, OF
place, having no interest, and not being agent Of
attorney of any person having an interest in the
claim to which the testimony go taken relates. In
all other cases whether in the United States or IN
any foreign place. the right of the person taking thu
same to administer onihs by the laws OF the place