The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-25
NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS.
Once of the Commission ON Claims agains
Mexico-tI,sds 1featye f Sd Of February, l54s

Once Of the Commission ON Claims against
Mexico Under Treaty f Sd Of February, ls4S,
March 1871, 1850.
At the sitting Of to-day the following order
directed 10 be entered ON the record:
Ordered, That the Secretary cause 10 be pub
lshed in those newspapers in the city Of WI shing
ton in which the laws Of the United States are pub
shed, much of the 10th article Of the treaty with
Mexico, and of the 9th section OF the act OF 3D.
March, 1919, under which this Board is constituted,
as prescribes the period within which claimants
may apply to the Mexican Government Tor any
books records, documents, in its possession,
lating TO their said claims; and that he append TO
said publication notice of the day which this
Board was organized; TO the end that all persons
desiring to do may avail themselves of the right
| 10 make such application"
In conformity with the foregoing, ] call the at
ention of claimants to the I'd aragraph Of the 18th
article OF the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and to
the 9th section OF the act 'to carry INTO effect
tain stipulations of the said treaty. which are re-
spectively, in the following words:
elf in the opinion of the said board of commits
soners, or of the claimants any books, records
documents, in the possession power of the Gov
eminent of the Mexican Republic, shall be deemed
necessary to the just decision of any claim, the
commissioners, or the claimants through them,
shall, within such period as Congress may dcsig-
nate, make application in writing for the same,
addressed to the Mexican Minister for Foreign
Affairs, TO be transmitted by the Secretary of State
of the United States and the Mexican Govern
ment engages, at the earliest possible moment after
the receipt of such demand, to cause any OF the
books, records documents, specified, which
shall be in their possession or power Cor authenti
Gated copies extracts of the same) to be trans
mitted to the said Secretary of State, who shall inn
mediately deliver them over to the said board OF
commissioners Provided, that such application
shall be made by, at the instance of, any claim
ant, until the facts, which it is expected to prove
by such books records documents, shall have
been stated under oath or Animation
Treaty., Art. Is.
"And the period of one year from and after the
organization of said board is hereby designated,
within which said commissioners may, at the in
stance ofany claimant claimants apply, through
the Secretary of State of the United States to the
Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, for all such
books records or documents, in the possession or
power of the Government Of the Mexican Repub-
lie shall be deemed necessary to the just decl-
sion Of any claim claims submitted to said board,
in conformity with the provisions OF said treaty"
IAct Sd March, IS49.
further give notice that this Board was organ
lied on the 10th of April last
EDWARD VIM. JOHNSTON,
Secretary to the Commission.
N. b. The Washington newspapers which OIL
cally publish the laws will please insert the above
thrice week for two weeks. March 10