Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-06
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PUBLIC ACTS
Passed at the First Session Thirty;frst Congress.
fPUBLIc-No. 81

81
AN ACT carry into effect the convention between the
United States and the Emperor of Brazil of the twenty
seventh day Of January thousand eight hundred and
enacted the Senate and House of Representatives Of
the United States of america Congress assembled Tha,
the President of the United States by and with the advice and
of the Senate shall appontne commissioner whose
duty shall be to receive examine and decide upon all such
claims be presented to him and provided for by the
Convention between the United States and the Emperor
Brazil concluded Rio de anero the twenty day
January in the year thousand eight hundred and forty
nine according to the merits Of the several cases. and the
puatons Of the said convention And there shall also be
appointed the President, by and with the advice and
Of the Senate clerk act under the commissioner
the performance Of the duties prescribed by this act And the
commissioner and clerk SHALL before entering their Offices
severa take oath well and faithfully to perform the duties
thereof
Sec. q And be it further enacted That the said commits
soner shall be and he hereby authorized make all need
u rules and regulations, not conravenng the laws OF the
land the provisions OF the said conventions this act for
carrying the said commission into effect.
Sec s. 7fld be further enacted That all records, docu
ments other papers which in hereafter during
the continuance Of this commission, may into the possess
shall be delivered to the commissioner aforesaid.
Sec. D. lind be further enacted That the commissioner
be appointed under this shall forthwith after his ap-
pointmen attend at the city OF Washington and organize the
commission and proceed the duties hereby con6ded
to him. and shall give notice one more newspapers pub
pers published elsewhere as he may necessary ap-
examine and decide the said claims and requiring
the claimants produce their claims and evidence and when
the said claims presented he shall proceed with all
venient Dispatch consider the and the evidence
atng thereto allowing time for the production Of additional
evidence he shall consider reasonable and JUST and there
after shall decide the same and award the abe proportions
of the several claimants in the of money and interest
be received under the stpuatons the convention aforesaid
and within year from the time of the attendance of the
said commissioner in the city of Washington and organizing
the commission, he shall complete and terminate the duties
Sec. ID Ind be il further enacted, That the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall the and interest thereon
able the United States of the said convention
be duly received from the Imperial Government Of Brazil
and transferred the United States such he may
deem advantageous and best and the proceeds there
of be deposited the Treasury and the are hereby
to the awards in favor OF the claimants here
in provided for.
Sec. And be further, enacted That on the termination
of the commission the commissioner shall report
cretary of State list Of the awards made by him certified
of which shall be transmitted by the Secretary
to the Secretary Of the Treasury who shall from tieo
they may be received, distribute in rtabe proportion
among the persons in whose favor the awards shall
made all of money received into the Treasury Of the
United States in virtue of the said convention and this act
the whole received first deactng such sums
money may be due the United States from persons in
whose favor the awards shall be made And the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall certificates be issued such
he shall prescribe showing the proportion which each
claimant may be entitled Of the to be received and
the OF the said certificates the
the proceeds of the be received under the
yenon and this act ay be received the proportions thereof
shall paid legal holders of the said certificates
Sec. 4 find be further enacted That the compensation
OF the commissioner and clerk shall be as follows To the
commissioner at the OF three thousand dollars per annum
and the clerk the rate otwo thousand dollars per
from the time Of the attendance the
in the city of Washington and the organizing Of the coms-
sion and to be paid out OF money in the Treasury
otherwise appropriated and the President of the United
States shall be and he is hereby auhoz TO make such
vision for the contingent expenses Of the may
deem proper.
See s. find be further enacted That SO soon as the COM
mission shall be executed and sompeted the records
and all other papers relating the claims the pos
session Of the commissioner clerk shall be deposited the
Office Of Secretary Of State
Sec. g. find Be further enacted That this act shall
tinue in force rear and no longer.
Approved March go, $50. t