The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-12

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L.. CLAIas TO BE SUBMITTED TO AND Elk
AHMED BY THE QUARTERMAsTER GENERAL.
All claims of loyal citizens in the
States not in rebellion for Quarter
masters Stores actually furnished to
the army of the United States, and re-
ceipted for by the proper officer receiv-
ing the same, OF which may have been
taken by such officers without giving
such receipts.
IL..CLAINs TO BE SUBMITTED TO AND EX
AHMED BY THE CoMMIssARY GENERAL or
SUBSISTENCE.
All claims of loyal citizens in States
not in rebellion for Subsistence actually
furnished to said army, and receipted
for by the proper officer receiving the
same, or which may have been taken
by such officers without giving such re.
ceipts.
IlL..PRooFs REQUIRED IN SUPPORT OF THE
ABOVE CLASSES OF CLA1ds.
lst That the claimant is loyal citi-
zen Of State net in rebellion Claims
of citizens of the following States and
parts of States, declared by the Presi
dent OF the United States, by his pro-
clamation of the LIST day of January,
1863, to be in rebellion, will not be con-
sidered, viz: Arkansas, Texas, Louisi-
ana, texcept the parishes of ST Ber-
nard, PlaqUemines, Jefferson, St John,
St Charles, St James, Ascension, As
sumption, Terre Bonnie, Ia Fourche, st.
Mary, St Martin, and Orleans, inelud-
ing the City of New Orleans Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia,
Except the forty-eight counties desig-
mated as West Virginia, and also the
counties of Berkeley, Accomack, North
ampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess
Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
End Citizenship-The claimant will
be required 10 show by his own affida-
Wit, supported by the certificate of the
clerk cor recorder of the town or county
of which he claims to be citizen, that
said claimant is citizen of said town
OF county.
3rd Loyalty-The claimant win be
required 20 file with his claim the oath
of allegiance to the government OF the
United States, as prescribed by the
Presidents proclamation of the 9Th of
December, 1853, supported by the GER
tifcate of a United States officer, civil
or military, that the said claimant was,
at the date his claim originated, and
has been ever since, loyal to the United
States, or the sworn statement of the
same facts of at least TWO witnesses,
whose loyalty and credibility shall be
vouched for by the certificate Of the
officers before mentioned
". Claims arising under this act
must be presented by the claimant, or
his authorized attorney, and, in the lat
Ter case, il must be shown by the eerti-
ficate of the assessor or collector of his
district that he has been duly licensed
and authorized to act as a claim agent
v. VALIDITY OF CLAIMS
Ist When quartermasters' stores or
subsistence supplies have been taken
by officers and receipted for, such re-
ceipts or vouchers must be fled
2nd When such stores or supplies
have been taken by officers without
giving such receipts, the claim must set
forth the kinds and quantity OF stores
or supplies, when, where, and by what
officer taken, the price or value thereof
and must be supported by the afiidavits
Of the claimant as to the correctness of
the claim; that the articles named in
the claim were actually delivered to or
taken by said officer for the use of the
army; that no receipt or voucher has
been received therefor that no pay
ment has been made, or compensation
received, IN any way, or from any source
whatever, for the whole or any part of
said claim; that it has not been trans
ferred 10 any person or persons whom
soever; and that the rates or prices
charged are reasonable and Just, and
90 not exceed the market rate or price
Of the article at the time and place
stated
3rd. In all cases, whether or not re-
ceipts have been given for the stores or
supplies, the affidavit required by the
next preceding paragraph must De sup
ported by such additional afiidavits, or
other proofs, ia relation to the facts
stated IS may Be attainable The cred
ioility OF the claimant End Of the wit
nesses must be vouehed Tor BY the OR
tihcate of an officer Of TIE United State.
civil or military.