Washington telegraph., 1850-05-01
Il Y AUT HORITY
PUBLIC ACT;
Passed during the first session Of the Thnty.frst
Congress.

PUBLIC ACTS
Passed during the first session Of the Thrty.frst
Congress
lP0BLIc-No. 81
AN ACT TO carry irito effect the convention be-
tween the United States and the Emperor of
Brazil, of the twenty seventh day of January,
in the year thousand eight hundred and
forty nine.
Be it enacted by the Senate Gnd House Of
Representatives. of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the President OF the
United States, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, shall appoint one commissioner
whose duty it shall be to receive, examine, and
decide upon all such claims may be presented
to him, and provided for by the convention be-
tween the United States and the Emperor OF Bra
iii, concluded at Rio de Janciro the twenty seventh
day OF January IN the year one thousand eight
hundred aud torty-nine, according to the ineri's
Of the several cases, and the principles OF justice
and equity the law of nations and the stpul dions
Of the said convention. Aud there shall also be
appointed by the President, by and WITH the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, clerk to act
under the commissioner in the performances oil The
duties prescribed by this act. And the co1nmis-
sioner and clerk shall, before entering on their
Offices severaIly take an oath we'll and faithfully
to perform the duties thereof.
SEC 2. Aad be it further enacted, That the
said commissioner shall be, and he is hereby au-
not contravening the laws OF the land tie pro :
visions of the said convention this act of carry
ing the said commission into effect.
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted That all
records, documents, other papers winch row
in, or hereafter during the coutinuanc Of this
commissions may come into tie Possession of the
Department of State, relgtion to the said claims
shall be- delivered to the commissioner aforesaid.
SEC d. And be it further enacted, That the
com missioner to be appointed under this act shall
forthwith after his appointment attend at the CITY
of Washington and ogapze the commission. and
proceed execute the duties hereby confided 10
him. and shall givenotice in more newspa-
pers published 10 tie city OF Washington, and in
such other newspapers Published elsewhere, as he
may deem necessary, of mis- appointment to exam
inc and decide The said claims, and requiring
the claimants to produce their claims and evidence;
and when the sid claims are presented, he shall
proceed with al convenient despetch to consider
the same, andthe evidence rel&tin9 thereto, allow
ing time for lIe production OF additional evidence
us he shall consider reasonable and just; and
thereafter shall decide the same, and award the
ratabie proportions of the several claimants in the
sums of money and interest 10 be received under
the stpurutous OF the convention Aforesaid; and
within one year from the tlrne of the attendance
of the said commissioner in the city of Washlngton,
and organizing Tile commission, he shall complete
and terminate the duties OF the said commission
DEC. >. ana W u JHttGT eNuCteU. ina INC
Secretary Of the Treasury shall cause the moneys
and interest ther ron, payable to the United States
in pursuance o.! the said convention, TO be duly
received from the Imperial Government Of Brazil,
aud transferred ID the United States, IN such man
ner as he may deem most advantageous and bes',
and the proceeds thereof TO be deposited IN the
treasury, and the same are hereby appropriated 10
pay the awards IN favor OF the claimants herein
provided for.
SEC. &. And be it further enacted, That on
the termn alton Of the commission the commits
soner shall report to the Secretary of State, list
oil the awards made by hin certihrd copy oi
which shalt be transmitted by the Secretary oi
State to the Secretary Of the Treasury, who shall
from time to time, as they may be received, DIS
tribute nratabie proportion among the persons III
whose favor the awards shall have been made, all
sums of money received into the treasury OF the
United States in virtue of the said convention and
this act, according to the proportion which the
respective awards bear 10 the whole amount re-
ceived, first drducting such sums OF money as may
be due to the United States from persons IN whose
favor the awards shall be made And the said
Secretary o. the Treasury shall cause cerllhcates
to be issued in such form as he shall prescribe,
showing the proportion to which each claimant
NAV be entitled of the amount to be received, and
on the presentation of the said certificates at the
treasury, as the nett proceeds OF the sums 10 DC
received under the convention and this act may
be received, the proportions thereof shall be paid
to the legal holders of the said certificates.
SEC. 7. Aad be az furthOr enacted, That the
compensation of the commissioner aud c'erA shan
be as follows: To the commissioner at the rate OF
three thousand dollars per annum; and TO TIE
clerk at the rate OF two thousand dollars per an
mum, to commence from the time ol lhe atten-
dance of the commissioner in the city OF W ash'ng-
ton and the organizing of the commIssior, and TO
be pa out OF any money in the treasury not 9th
crwise appropriated; and the President OF the
United States shall be and is hereby authorized 10
make such provisions for the contingent expenses
Of the commission as he may deem proper.
SEC 8 And be At further enacted, nat so
soon as the commission shall be executed ano
completed, the records, doc Iments, and all other
papers relating TO the claims i'll the possession o
the commissioner or clerk, shall be deposited IN
the Office of the Secretary of state.
SEC 9. And be it further enacted, That this
act shall continue in force year and no longer.
Approved, March 29, 1850