White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-10
KANSAS suFFERERsI


" act 70 provide TOR the Adjustment and
Payment Of Claims" approved February 7th,
1888, the undersigned have been duly appoint
cd Commissioners "to audit all claims for the
loss oil property taken or destroyed, and dam
ages resulting therefrom, during the disorder
that prevailed from November Ist. 1855. Ia De-
cember LIST, 1856" The said act provides for
the taking Of testimony in the support of or on.
position 70 all such claims the preservation Of
all such testimony and the accompanying vouch-
ers and that duplicate copies be made thereof
ior the purpose Of presenting such claims in a
tangible form to the Congress Of the United
States Tor payment, in connection with the ordi-
nance 70 accompany the COnititution under
which Kansas may apply for admission into The
Union.
To the end that proper and united efforts nav
be made 10 obtain from Congress compensation
and indemnity fer the losses and damages sus-
tanned by the citizens Of the Territory, without
distinction Of party, notice is hereby given that
the undersigned Commissioners Aforesaid, viii
hold sessions, add receive and act upon claims
ana proofs under said act, according to following
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
j. All persons claiming the benefit OF said
act, will do so, by sworn petition in writing, re.
citing in each case all the facts, circumstances,
and dates upon which the claim ia founded, and
present the bills Of items or other vouchers du.
ly authorized.
2. All claims or amounts presented must be
supported by the fullest proof possible 10 be OBJ
tanned. The highest legal evidence available
will be required.
3. All property claimed for as taken or de-
stroyed, must be described with reasonable GER
tainty, and the value thereof particslarized and
stated.
4. The testimony of two disinterested wit
nesses upon a materinl point or statement of
facts will be received as sufficient prima faeia
evidence.
5. In case Of the absence Of material witness
es from the Territory, either Commissioner will,
upon application, issue a suitable commission Eor
the taking Of necessary testimony.
6. Access will Se granted, upon application,
to any evidence in possession of the Commits
sioners, or heretofore filed with Commissioner
Strickler.
z. All application for indemnity or claims for
losses must be made anew 10 the present Board
without delay.
8. The Act applies only to the citizens of the
Territory and those who were citizens at the
time the losses and damages sought to be prov
en-, accrued. s ."
8. The claims specified in the Act are those
arising from the taking and destruction Of prop
erty-nOt for services or rolanfary contributions.
10. Executors and Administrators have the
right to claim Oh the behalf of deceased per-
sons.
ii. The petitions and vouchers can be filed
with the Central Clerk, Caleb S. Pratt, Law
renee, or with either Of the Commissioners.
10. Each petition and accompanying vouchers,
will be forthwith examined by the Commission
ers, severaly, for information, and then deliver
ed TO the Attorney for the Territory.
II Pubiie SeSSin1S of
will be held at Leavenworth, Lawrence, Ossa-
wattamie, Tecumseh, and Fort Scott, land per-
haps other localities, where the Interests Of the
Territory or the convenience of parties NAV re-
Quire) at times hereafter to be designated.
IL. The Commissioners desire as early in
formation as possible Of all claims ihteRded 10
be Preseatef. Such information, giving the names
and residences Of applicants and their witnesses,
may be communicated by letter to the central
clerk or either of the Commissioners. in advance
Of che fling Of the petition. This is necessary
in order that the Board may be prepared as ear
ly as practicable to estimate the amount and 10 :
cality Of the business to be disposed Of
Is. All petitions and applications will be sub
mitted to the Attorney ON the part of the Terri.
tory, Judge McKay,) as soon as practicable,
for examination and upon his suggestion par
ties will be required to produce before the
Board, in public session, such Witnesses as he or
either Of the Commissioners may desire to ex-
anime further. Parties will be duly notfeds9f
the time and place when opposing testimony to
any OF their claims will be produced and heard.
l6. As "a general rule the personal attendance
of witnesses whose testimony may accompany
petitions, will be required by the Board at pub
lie session, for public examination or cross ex-
animation, in relation to the facts set forth in
such petitions.
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of parties, to compel the attendance of witness
es-claimants paying officers fees for serving.
Is. A final hearing may be had upon any pc
tition at any public session, where the claimant
may be in attendance with his witnesses-pro-
vided such petition shall have been filed ten
days before such hearing is demanded but ten
days may be waived by the Territorial Attorney
or either two Of the Commissioners.
10. Awards will be made as soon as practical
BILE after final hearing.
90. The first public session of the Board will
be held at the Johnson House, in Lawrence, on
the first Monday of March next, and continue
from day to day as long as business may present
or render advisable.
81. When petitions or accompanying affida
wits are sworn TO by Justice of the Peace, the
County Clerks certificate and seal should be
attached.
The Act above mentioned is broad in its pro.
visions, and designed to benefit, without dis
tinction Of party, all bona fde citizens of the
Territory who sustained losses within the period
specified. All such are requested to come for
ward as soon as possible and present just and
honest statements of their losses and unite their
efforts in accomplishing the object in view by
enabling the undersigned to present a complete,
full, fair and impartial statement of the losses
and damages that have been entailed upon the
citizens of Kansas by the political and social
questions devolved by Congress upon them for
settlement
Dated LeavenWorth City. K. T, Feb. 81, SO
EDWARD HOOGLAND,
| HENRY ]. ADAMS,
S. A. KINGMAN,