The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-15
Notice TO III oIder OF Claims against Me xico,
provided for by the Treaty OF February =,

184s.
PURSUANT to an order of the Board, notice is
Il hereby given that the Board OF Commissioners |
appointed under the act the Sd of March,
l549 entitled An carry into effect certain SUI
pulations OF the treaty between The United States
and the Republic of Mexico OF the second day oil
February thousand eight hundred and forty |
eight" have established the following Rules and
Orders, 10 wit
RULES AND ORDERS
~ tho Commissioners appointed under The acs OF Sd
March, l6a9, entitled An act 10 carry into effect
certain stpuiations fthe treaty behreen The United
States and ne Republic q Msrieo Of the Sd Of FEB
Oraered That all persons having claims upon The
Republic Of Mexico which provided for by the |
treaty between the United States and the said Re- !
public, concluded on the second day of February |
l64S except the claims named in the 9Th article of
the unralifed convention between the two Govern
ments OF November 20, l6i3, TO witt All claims of
citizens OF the United States against the Govern
ment Of the Mexican Republic, which con
sdered by the Commissioners and referred 10 the
umpire appointed under the convention of llth
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 infinitely and
particularly the facts and circumstances whence the
right TO prefer such claim is derived to the claimant
and ii must be verified by his oath or affirmation.
And, in order that the claimants may be apprized
of what is considered necessary 10 be averrcd in
ry such memorial before the Same viii be received
and acted on, it is further
Ordered, That in every such memorial it shall be
set forth
|. For and In behalf Of whom the claim Is prefer
red.
q Whether the claimant is now citizen of the
United States and if 40, whether he is a native
naturalized citizen, and where is his domicil
and if he claims ia his own right, then whether he
citizen when the claim had It's origin, and
where then his dJmcil and if he claims in the
right of another, ;hen whether such other was
citizen when the claim had its origin, and where was
then and where is now his domic and il, in either
case, the dOmicil Of the claimant at the time the
claim had It's origin was in any foreign country, then
whether such claimant was then subject of the
Government of such country or had taken any oath
OF allegiance thereto
3. Whether the entire amount of the claim docs
now, and did at the time when it had its origin, be-
long solely and absolutely to the claimant; and if
any other person is or has been interested therein
in any part thereof, then who is such other per-
son, and what Is the nature and extent of HE
interest, and how, when, and by what means and
for what considerations the transfer Of rights 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 to the amour.
claimed or any part thereof hath ever received any,
and if any, what sum of money or other equivalent
decentralization 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
5. Whether the claim was presented 10 the Com
missioners appointed by the Governments Of the
United States and OF Mexco,'under the convention
of 18th of April 1899 and if 80 how the same was
disposed of by said Commissioners; and If said
claim had its origin prior 10 llth of April, 1885, and
was not so presented, then what were the
causes why the same was not so presented.
And that time may be allowed to the claimants
to prepare and file the memorials above mentioned
Resored That this Board will be in session on
the first Monday of November next and will then
proceed to decide whether tho memorials which
tlN,
conformity the foregoing orders, and proper to be
received for examination
And In respect to the claims excepted in the first
of the foregoing rules and orders, tits
Resotred, That, in tho opinion of this Board, the
claims of American citizens referred 10 in the 9th
article of the unraliied convention between the Gov
ernments of the United States and Mexico, of 10Th
November, l643 which article is made part of the
18th article of the treaty of I'd February, l848 TO wit
the claims (which were considered by the Commits
sioners and referred TO the umpire under the
ton of llth April 1889, and which were not decided
by him." may now be presented to this Board tor
final decision, upon the memorials. proofs. and doc
umen,s submitted to said Joint Commissioners, and
by said Commissioners to the umpire, md upon such
new arguments may be filed with the Secretary
in writing, addressed to the Commissioners.
Aud that The claimants may be apprized Of what
is necessary in orjer to bring the before this
Board, for it's consideration and decision, it sl-
Ordered, That all 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 light Of the claimant
receive indemnity for the injury complained of In
all cases where the original memorial addressed to
the Commissioners under the convention of 1882
docs not aver the claimant, and any other person
der whom the claim is derived be- and at the time
when the claim had its origin to 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, ii will adjourn to meet in this city
the first Monday of June next and will then proceed
to consider the claims referred TO in the fifth article
OF said unratfed convention OF "a n ovembeT, lS43
which may have been presented in conformity to the
foregoing order, and oil such are hereby set
down for hearing ar that time; and ii hny claimant
desire longer time in which TO hlea memorial or
present arguments he must file written motion to
that effect, setting forth the for the
or before said day.
Ordered, That al motions and arguments ad
dressed to the Board be made in writing and filed
with the Secretary, who shall note thereon the time
when they received; but brief verbal explanations
may be made by the claimants or their agents i'm
medatey after the opening of each days session.
Ordered, That the following Rules and Orders, re-
lating TO testimony and proofs TO be advanced in
support Of claims which may be presented for adu
dicaon, be, and the same are hereby, established.
|. All testimony be in writing, and upon oath
or affirmation, duly administered according to the
laws of the place where the same is taken, by mag
islrnte competent by such laws TO take deposions
having interest in the claim 10 which the tcsti-
mony relates, and not being the agent or attorney Of
any person having such interest," and 1t must be
tilted by him tina, such is the case The credibty
of the aiant deponent, If known to such magis-
rate, other person authorized TO take such testi
mony, must be certified by him, and if no, known
must be certified on the paper upon oath by
some other person known to such magistrate having
interest in such claim and moi being the agent
attorney of any person having such interest," whose
credbility must be certified by such magistrate. The