The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-18

OF the public sale OF the lands embracing
the claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Notice Holders Claims against Moxico provided
for by tiae Treaty OF February =, lsfs.
PURSUANT an order of the Board, notice is hereby
tho of Congress OF the Sd of March, l849 entitled An
90 e United ana %
the second day Of February one thousand esh! hundred
Orders, to wit,
RULES AND ORDERS
the Commi;.o". aypo~ted .naer tie act Of Sd Mreh
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Tic of Merco, Of the ID Of February, 1857
ordered, That all persons having claims upon the Repub
the United States and the said Republic concluded the
day Of February. iss except the claim. named in
Governments of November co. lS48 wit All claims Of
citizens of the United States against the the
Mexican Republic, which were considered by the Com
mssoner and referred to the umpire appointed under the
by him"do file memorials of the with the Secretary
Every memorial SO filed must be addressed to the Com
mssioners and forth infinitely and particularly
the facts and circumstances whence the right prefer
such claim is derived the claimant and it be veri
hed by his oath or affirmation
And. in order that tho claimants may be apprzed of
what is considered necessary 70 Dc aversd IN every such
Ordered, That In every such memorial it shall be set
For and in behalf of whom the claim is preferred
| 2 Whether the claimant is now citizen OF the United
States and if So whether he is a native na.urazed
zen, and where is his domic and if he claims in his
own right, then whether he citizen when the claim
had origin and where then his domcil and if he
in the right of another then whether such other was
citizen when the claim had its orgin and where was
II en- and is his domci and if ia either case,
the domic Of the claimant the time the claim had its
origin in any foreign country. then whether such claim
then subject of the government OF such country
or had taken any oath of aegiance thereto
did the time when had It's ORIGIN belong solely and
the ana amy other Sso wSo
is such other person. and what is the nature and
and for wha, III: transfer Of
ests, any such made. took place between parties
time have entitled the claimed, amy par.
thereof hath received any, and II any what sum OF
wSns or u anv part Of he loss or Injury upon which the
claim founded, and so, when and from whom the same
s. Whether the claim presented to the Commission
appointed by the Of the United States and
if So how the snme disposed OF by said Commission
and if said claim had It's origin prior said llth OF
April 1882 and presented, then what were the
reasons OF why the same not go presented
And may b. allowed to the claimants prepare
and file the memorials above mentioned
RESOLVED, That this board will be in session the first
Monday of November and will then proceed to decide
whether the memorials which shall then have been flied
with the Secretary in conformity to the foregoing
ders. aud proper to be received for examination.
And in respect to the claims excepted In the first OF the
foregoing rules and orders, it is
Re'oued That in the opinion Of this board the claims
OF American CtZenS referred 9th article oil the
unraitied convention between the governments of the
United States and Mexico OF 2Gh November, l843 which
February is 10 the s Claims Which were sonsid.
cred by the commissioners and referred the umpire
der the convention OF 18th April 1885, and which were not
decided by him.. may be presented this board for
final deci ion. upon the memorials, proofs and documents
the umpire and upon arguments
may be filed with the Secretary in writing addressed tc
And that the claimants may be apprzed OF what is
cessary in order bring the before this Board for it's
Ordered. That all having claims Of hi, descrip
lion to file memorial with the Secretary Of this Board,
addressed tho Commissioners, briefly describing the
claim and the right OF the claimant TO receive indemnify
10 the
convention of 1882 does not the claimant, and any
a, the time when the clam had its origin to have been
citizen of the United States then the said memorial shall
Of the foregoing rules relating that subject and shall be
verified by oath or affirmation
son will adjourn meet in this city the frs, Monday
OF June next, and will then proceed to consider the claims
Of ID November i8I3 which may have been presented
conformity the foregoing orde and all such
claimant desire longer time which lille a memorial
arguments, he file written motion to that
said day.
the board be made in writing and filed th the Secretary
who shall note thereon the time when they received
but brief vebal explanations may be made by the claim
ants their agents, immediately alter the opening OF each
OTdeTed, mat the following rules ana
testimony and proofs be adduced in support OF claims
which may be presented for adjudication, be and the
are hereby Established
l. All testimony must be in writing, and upon oath or
airmaton duly administered according 10 the laws OF the
place where the taken, by magistrate competent
by such laws take deposisns wing no interest in the
claim which the testimony relates, and not being the
agent attorney OF person having such interest," and IT
must be certified by him that such the The ced:-
blity OF the atant deponent ii known TO such mags
ate other person authorized take such testimony
must be certified by him, and ii not known must be cers-
fed the paper upon oath by some other person
known to such having interest IN such claim
and being the agent attorney OF any person having
such interest," whose credby must be certified by such
magistrate. The deposition must be reduced to writing by
the person taking the same by person In his
ece having interest," and being the agent attorney
OF any person having in the claim and must be
carefully read the deponent by the magistrate before
being signed by him, and this must be certified.
Dispositions taken in any city, port, place without
consul other public civil officer OF the United States
den in such cy port place. having no interest," and not
being agent attorney having in the
cases whether in the Omitted States any foreign place.
right of the taking the adm mister oaths
by the laws of the place must be proved MA. :,
his deposition his ace OF birth, residence, and occu-
occupation the time the took place regard to
any, what interest in the claim support which his ties