The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-17
Notice TO Presumption CIaImants.
Notice Holders Claims against Mexico. provided
for by the Treaty of February q, 1913.

Notice to Holder. Of Claims against s.eo provided
for by the Treaty of February ., Is4s.
PURSUANT to an order of the Board notice is hereby
given that the Board of appointed under
the Of Congress of the Sd of March, s9 entitled An
into effect certain stipulaions of the treaty be-
United States and Republic Of Mexico
the second day of February thousand eight hundred
and forty eight have established tho following Rules and
Orders, TO wit:
RULES AND ORDERS
of the Conmsnonsrs nppo,ned under the Of Sd March,
ton. Of The treaty besen the United sais. and ii. Rtpu5
lie of Msrico, Of the I'd Of February. lsi5."
ORDERED, That all persons having upon the Repub
lie of Mexico which provided for by the treaty between
the United States and the said Republic concluded the
The 5h article Of the nnrat.d convention between The two
Governments of November 20 1913, wit: All claims Of
Mexican Republic which considered by the Com
and referred TO the umpire appointed under the
by hm-do file memorials of the same with the Secretary
missoners, and forth infinitely and particularly
the facts and circumstances whence the right prefer
such claim s derived to the claimant and 1t must be ver
fled by his oath or affirmation
And. in order that the claimants may be apprized Of
memorial before the same will be received and acted on it
is fnr!her-
l. For and in behalf of whom the claim is preferred
States and So whether he is a native naurazed ct
zen, and where is his domic and if he claims in his
had It's origin, and where was then his domicl and he
claims in the right OF nnothr then whether such other was
II and where is his domci; and if in either
domci of claimant the lime the claim had its
origin any foreign country then whether such claim
then subject of the OF such country
or had taken any oath of allegiance thereto
g. Whether the of the claim does now, and
did the time when It had its origin belong solely and
absolutely to the claimant and if any other person
has been interested any par, hereof who
is such other person and what is the and
interest and how, when, and by what
and for VIII considerations the transfer Of rights
ess e such was made took place between parties
time been entitled the claimed, any part
thereof hath ever received any and If any what sum of
money other equivalent decentralization for the
whole any part OF The loss injury upon which the
claim is founded and ESQ, when and whom the
s. Whether the claim presented to the Commission.
by the OF the United States and
if 40, how the disposed OF by said Commission
April, 1882 and presented then what the
reasons causes why The same was not so presented
And that may be allowed 10 the claimants to prepare
and file the memorials above mentioned.
Rsoiued, That this board will be in session The first
whether the memorials which shall then have been filed
with the Secretary in conformity to the foregoing
ders, and proper TO be received for examination.
And in respect the claims excepted in the first Of the
foregoing rules and ORDERS II is
Re,ped That, in the opinion Of this board, the claims
of American citzens referred article the
United States md Mexico OF 2oh November. Isls which
article ade part OF the 18th article oil the treaty OF III
February 1913. 10 wit: The claim. which consd-
cred by the and referred the umpire
der the convention of lith pr 1885, and which
decided by him, may be presented to this boa I'd for
final decision upon the memorials proofs and documents
inssones the umpire and upon such arguments
be filed with the Secretary in writing addressed to
And that the claimants may apprized OF wha, i, ne
cessay IN order to bring the same before dis Board for its
Ordered That all persons having claims Of this descrp
addressed the Commissioners, briefly describing the
claim, and the right Of the claimant receive indemnify
nal memorial addressed 10 the Commissioners under the
convention of 1899 does not the claimant and any
person under the claim is derived be, and
the time when the claim had its origin have been
conform the requirements of the second of articles
the foregoing rules relating to that subject, and shall be
verified by oath or affirmation.
ORDERED That when the Board shall close its present ses
sion will adjourn TO meet in this city the frs, Monday
referred fifth article of said unrated conven ion
of "a November 1873 which have been presented in
conformity the foregoing order and all cases are
hereby down for hearing at that time ; and if any
claimant desire longer time in which 10 file memorial
present arguments, he must file written motion
effect setting forth the reasons for the before
Ordered, That all motions and arguments addressed 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 be made by the claim
ants their agents. Immediately after the opening Of each
ordered That the following rules and orders relating to
testimony and proofs be adduced in support claim.
which be presented for adjudication be and the
hereby established:
!. All testimony must be in writing, and upon oath or
affirmation, duly administered according laws the
place where the is taken by magistrate competent
by such laws to take depossns having interest the
claim to which the testimony relates, and being the
agent attorney OF having such aud
must be certified by hun that such the The cred
billty OF the aliant doponent II known such mags
ratc other person authorized take such testimony
must be certified by him. and II not known must be
fed the paper upon oath by other person
known to such magistrate having interest in such claim
and not being the attorney person having
such interest, whose crediby be certified by such
magtsrafe The deposition be reduced writing by
tho taking tho same by In his pres
ecs having interest," and being the agent attorney
OF any having interest cain, and must be-
carefully read to the deponen by the magistrate before
being slsnsd by him, and ths must be certified.
Dispositions taken in any city, port, place without
the limits othe United States may be taken before any
consul other public civil officer OF the United
dcnt in such city, port place, having interest," and
being attorney OF having interest in the
claim which the testimony taken relates In all other
cases, whether the United States any foreign place.
the right Of the person taking the administer oah
by the laws of the place must be proved.
Every affant doponent must be required in
his deposition his place OF birth, residence and
patton, and whore was his residence and what his
patton the time the took place regard
which he dsposes and also IL he any and
any, whs, interest In hs claim support which his to-
!ony saksni and II he have contingent interest in
the what and upon the happening Of what
which may BE- awarded by ths Commissioners He mus,
also be required whsthcr hs be the agent attorney
Of ltesiran or Of any person having an n'sress IN the