The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-19


estsd therein and when and upon what consideration a..
person persons became interested. II the ea,a s
founded upon any law a. Congress, upon any ress
Stion Of executive department the act Of eoarre
aud the section thereof upon which the claimant te.
must be stated and the particular regulation Of the a.
partmont must be specified II the ciam is founded ap
any express with The government % the Units
States such be set forth in the petition sna
1t be in writing Ia the words Of the contract II IL be naua
upon any implied contract the circumstances upon which liz
claimant relies tending contract must be sped
fed There be annexed TO the petition affidavit oA
claimant that the facts stated in the petition true M
best OF his knowledge and belief
s. Each claim shall be entered on the docket hlng Ia
peton referred hy either house OF Congress "a
filing petition and the papers In the referred
g. The claimant when he files bis petition, shall Deliver
the clerk ten copies thereof for the OF the judges The
solicitor.
s. IL the solicitor shall be Of opinion that the petition do
not state proper for the action Of the court shdl
his duty after the fling Of the petition, to furnish the e
printed copies of his objections for tho judges and he
claimant.
c. There shah be other plcadings than those above
stated.
l. IL tho petition be adjudged to be sufficient, the court
win authorize the taking Of testimony in the
The court viii appoint permanent commissioners ior A
taking Of testimony, and special commissioners cua
stances may require.
Every permanent commissioner shall take oath bef
he enters upon bis duties that he will faithfully Discharge
them long his commission remains in force every
special commissioner shall take oath faithfully dis
charge his duties.
shall be as follows;
CorRT CLAlMss
To ----, Of ----, In the county Of ----- aud
State OF .
49,. Esquire.
Yan TX hereby nppointed a commissioner for tho STATE
20 lake the testimony OF such witnesses q,
before yoa % ~ y ~ mn ans r
United States In the performance of this duty you will
be guided BY the rules q this court and in making
certificate OF the taking OF depoons win follow the
form prescribed by the 18th rule You will take depo
tion unless BY consent OF the parties, until shown
by the upon the original notice. that the adverse party
duly nutied and he does not appear, you viii
aix the original notice to your certificate, and return
Herewith for the information Of the court.
When special commissions issued such variations from
the above firm may be necessary viii be made.
D. The form Of subpoena shall be m follows
CouaT Of CLAIMS;
You are hereby commanded to appear before --,
missioner appointed by this court TO take dispositions DE
day Of ----, A. ID. lS5 at 1850 o'clock In the
--- noon then and there testify in the Of -
agans. the United States pending in this court Fad
of appearance, at yonr peril. Dated this - dag Of
-- Clerk
TO- The party proposing to take dispositions shall csas
fifteen days notice TO be given thereof to the solicitor or
the claimant his counsel, the may be- The notice
be in writing and must state the Of the comm
and OF the witnesses and Of the claimant and the d
of the month"; the hour and the place Of taking tho deposition
DO subscribed By tho ecitor his agent by the
claimant his attorney of record When the claman.
proposes to take deposition, and the witness resides
than five hundred miles from ashington, where
solicitor proposes take the deposition and the witness
resides than Ave hundred miles from the claimant
his counsel days further notice shall be given for
additional twenty miles.
H. The fees of witnesses for travel and attendance shnl
such authorized by the laws Of the State Territory
where resides and shall be paid by the pAN
whose instance the witnesses appear.
H. If the witness having been duly summoned and hh
fees rendered him. shall fail refuse to appear and tesh
before any commissioner rule upon him shall be Issued
motion to why fine should not be imposed
him and II he fail show sufficient cause, he shall be fined
not exceeding hundred dollars.
49, All witnesses shall b. affirmed, before any
questions are put TO hcm tell the truth, the whole uat
and nothing the truth, relative to the In which b
are to testify and each witness shall thcn state his name be
occupation age his place OF residences for the past year
whether he has any interest," direct indirect in the claim
which is the subject Of inquiry and whether, and IN w
degree he is related to the claimant At the conclusion
the deposition the Witness shall whether he knows
any other matter relative tho claim in question: and
do, he shall state IL.
a. All evidence be ia writing, and all dspohe1'
must be taken BY questions, each Of which is to be writer
down by the commissioner the body Of the Deposition and
then proposed by the commissioner TO tho wtnors and M
answers thereto be written down by tho commissions
in the presence of the witness But nterrogatoes and
may be administered under the sup
vision OF the court whenever in their opinion justice and o.
pedcncy require and each deposition must be signed By @
deponent in thu presence Of the commissioner
is. The commissioners return shall be as follows
State of --, county Of $500, ss
On this -- day Of E., A, d. --, personally csn'
-, the witness within named and after having been ha
tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing bat s
truth questions 10
ten the commissioner and then proposed b hm
witness and the thereto written down by -
commissioner in the presence oil the Witness VINO then ss