The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-11-28

proved July fifth, eighteen hundred and forty
eight and as to all warrants issued prior TO the
tenth day Of August, eighteen hundred and forty,
and no others, be and the is hereby revived
and continued in force until the first day Of Janu-
airy, eighteen hundred and tilty-iwo.
SEC. 2. md be IL further enacted, That the
same right and privilege is hereby also extended
for the same time to all such warrants as have is
sued subsequent to said tenth day Of August eigh-
teen hundred and forty: Prorided, That before
the location thereof, shall be shown to the sat-
sfaction of the Secretary Of the Treasury that
such warrant was issued justly and legally, and
that the person who received said warrant was
legally entitled To the same.
Approved February 20. 1850.
between the United STATES ard the Emperor oi BRAZIL
OF the twsntyseveuth da, of January, the year
Thousand eight hundred and forty y-niae "a
SEC. l. Be IL tendcied6y the Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The Uaited States Of .ineri
ca IN Congress assembled, That the President
of the United States, By and with the advice and
cOnsen, Of the Senate, shall appoint one conn,is-
sioner, whose duty it shall be TO i've, examine
and decide upon all such claims may be pre-
scnted to him, and provided for by the Convention
between the United States and the Emperor of
Brazil, concluded at Rio de Janero, the twenty
seventh day of January in the year one thousand
eight hundred and foriy-nlne, according TO the
meri,s'of the several eases, and the principles of
justice and equity, the law of nations and the
stipula;icns Of the said convention. And there
shall also be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, clerk
TO act under the commissioner in the performance
Of the duties prescribed by this act. And he COM
missioner and clerk shall, before entering their
offices, severay take an oath well and faithfully
to perform the duties thereof.
SEC. 2. -7ad be 1t further enacted, hat the
said commissioner shall be, and he is hereby au-
lhorzed TO ma all needful rules and regulations
not contraveDng the laws Of the land, or the pro-
visions of the said convention this act, for car
rying the said commission into effect.
SEC 3. And be it furfhe. enacted, That all
records, documents, or other papers, which now
are IN. hereafter, during the continuance of this
commission, may come into the possession of the
Department Of State, in relation to the sald
CLAIMS, shall be delivered to the commissioner
aforesaid H- f .
SEC. 4. Ind be ii further enacted That the
commissioner TO be appointed under this act. shall
forthwith after his appointment attend at the city
of Washington, and organize the commission and
proceed to execute the duties hereby coniided TO
him, and shall give notice in one or more news
papers published n, the city of ashington, and in
such other new spapers published elsewhere, as he
may deem necessary, of his appointment to exam
inc and decide the said claims, and requiring the
claimants to produce their claims and evidence;
aud when the said claims are presented, he shall
proceed with all convenient despatch to consider
the saine and the evidence relating thereto, al
lowing time for the production Of additional evi-
dence as he shall consider reasonable and Just; (;
and thereafter shall decide the same, an award
the raable proportions Of the several claimants In
the sums of money and interest to be received un-
der the stipulaions Of the convention aforesaid;
and within one year from the time of the attend
ance CT the said commissioner in the city of Wash
iugton, aud organizing the commission, he shall
complete and terminate the duties Of the said
commission. ..,., -........- ,t.
SEC. 5. find be II further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall cause the moneys
and interest thereon, payable TO the United States
in pursuance Of the said convention TO be duly
received from the Imperial Government of Brazil,
and transferred to the United States in such man
ner as he may deem most advantageous and best,
and the nett proceeds thereof to be deposited in
the Treasury, and the same are hereby appro-
priated to pay the awards in favor of the cluirn-
ants herein provided for. 2
SEC 6. find be ii further enacted, That on
the Termination Of the commission the commission
er shall report 10 the Secretary of State, list of
the awards made by him, certified copy of
which shall lie transmitted by the Secretary Of
State to the Secretary Of the Treasury, who shall
from time to time, as they may be received, dis
tribute In ratable proportion among the persons in
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 TO the whole amount re-
ceived, first deduct;Dg 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 Of the Treasury shall cause certi-
ficates TO be issued in such form as ne shall pre-
scribe, showing the proportion TO which each
claimant may be entitled Of the amount to be re-
ceised and on the presentation Of the said GER
ti6cates at the Treasury, az the nett proceeds Of
the sums to be received under the convention aud
this act may be received. the proportions thereof
shall be paid TO the legal holders Of the said GER
ti6cates. asf -i st.Hss
SEC. T.. .4nd bs Il. further enacted, That the
compensation of the commissioner and clerk shall
be as follows: To the commissioner at the rate Of
three thousand dollars per annum; and to the
clerk at the rate of two thousand dollars per an
mum; TO commence from the time Of the attend
ance of the Fsnmissioncr in the city Of Washing
ton and the organizing Of the commission, and to
be paid ont OF any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated; and the President Of the
United States shall be and he is hereby author
zed 10 make such provision for the contingent ex-
penses Of the c0anmission ns he may deem proper.
SEC. g. .Hnd be It. further enacted, That so
soon as the commission shall be executed and
Icomnleted, the records, documents, and all other
c!,i,.,s f, Of