New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-12
EDwD. MCPHERSON,
Ia sENArE or - UNIrED STATEs,
TPUBL1c-No. 45.l


Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatves OF the United States of America in Con
F oS tbe United States Sba be allowed on be-
half of the United States from all the final ludg
United States whether such judgments shall have
been rendered by virtue of general or any special
power or jurisdiction OF said court under the mita
tons now provided by law for other cases OF appeal
SEC 4 And be it further enacted, That said
Court OF Claims, at any time while any
Years. next after the final disposition Of any uc6
suit or claim, may. on motion on behalf Of the
claim and stay the payment of any Judgment there
in upon such evidence although the same may be
court that any fraud, wrong or injustice in the
premises has been done to the United States; but
Judgment, the same shall be payable and paid as now
provided By law.
1t shall be material IN any SUIT or claim peIoTe any
court 10 whether any person did or did not
give any aid or comfort to the late rebellion the
Claimant or party asserting the loyalty OF any such
person TO the United States during such rebellion,
person did during said rebellion. consistently adh
TO the United States and did give no AID or comfort
to persons engaged in said rebehon ana the Volun-
tary residence Of any such person any place where
any time dnrng such residence the rebel force or
organization held sway shall be prma tacle evidence
that such person did give aid and comfort to aid
rebellion and TO the persons engaged therein
SEC. a. And be it further enacted, That no plain.
tin or claimant, any person from through whom
any such plaintiff or claimant derives his alleged
or any person interested in any such title,
claim, or right shall be competent witness in
claim, or right and testimony given by such
plaintiff, claimant, or person shall be used Pro
vided, lhAtthe United States snail, # they see
claimant, or person as witness under the reglla'
eight Of the act passed March third eighteen humid
red and sixty three, entitled An act TO amend an
Claims against the United States approved Febru,
AIRY twenty iOuEth, sghteen hundred and fiiy hte
SiSty-esht. the attorney General Of the United
attend 10 the prosecutions q all and suits in
the Court Of Claims behalf of the United States
with the advice and consent Of the Senate, two as
sistsnt Attorneys General who shall hold their
fully removed and whose salaries shall be four thou
sand dollars each, per year, payable quarterly, and
itor and deputy solicitor of the Court OF Claims and
OF the Assistant Attorney General now provided for
SOLICITOR and deputy solicitor OF the Court Of Claims
and Of assistant Attorney General are hereby abo'
hundred and sixty,sight The Attorney General
shal havs power to appoint two additional clerks of
ceeding two thousand dollars, in his offce.
SEC. 8, And be it further enacted, that it shall
mis- ASSISTANTS in ali cases brought against the
United States IN said Court Of Claims founded upon
executive department, or any bureau, officer, or
agent Of such department, or where the matter or
passsd upon or decided By any bureau
or officer intFusted BY law Or department regulations
demands or accounts, to transmit TO said depart
ment, bureau, OF oheer as aforesaid, printed copy
with request that the said department. bureau, or
officer TO whom the same snail be transmitted as
facts, circumstances, and evidence touching said
claim az tits or may be in tho possession or knowl
it shall hs the duty 81 the said Department. bureau
or officer TO whom such Petitlon may be transmitted
and such request preferred aforesaid, without
delay and within REASONABLE time to furnish said
Attorney General with 9 tal statement Of an the
within the knowledge or in the possession OF said
department. bureau OF oeST relating to the claim
ersnce 70 or description OF all ohcia documents or
pagers Y any s may or 90 iIFR , proof Of facts
sary and proper for the defense of the United States
sss ssd WstS oe Ky sam ga the depart.
| be procured And u the said claim shall nave been
bureau, oT oSer. the statement Or answer 70 bs
transmitted % sad Attorney General as hereinbe.
principles upon which sucn decision shall have been
based. In al cases where such decision shall have
sscTion OK clause Of such act the same shah bs cited
speohcaiy. ana y any previous interpretation Or
ton, Or clause, BY the said department or bureau
transmitting such statement the sane shall be SET
opinion fied il any shall be ANNEXED to such state
ment and transmitted with the same to the Attorney
eaan8rai aforesaid And where any decision in the
case shall have been based upon airy regulation Of
an executive department, where such regulation
shall or may, in the opinion of the department. bu
| reap, or oiiesr transmitting such statement have
/ any bearing upon the claim in suit, the
| same ahAI be diatinetly referred TO and
quoted in extenso, in the st9tement
1 Provided however, That whore there shall be pend
ing IN said court more than one case, or a class Of
cases the defense to which shall rest upon the same
facts, trcunistanees, and proofs, the said depart
ment, bureau, or oficer shall only be required Il
| certify and transmit one statement Of the same
and such atesnt shall be held 10 apply to all such
classes % cases - u made cut certified, and trans
/ mittsd In eseh eez9 respectively.
Sec T. And Be u Further enacted, That it shall and
may be lawful fer the head Of any executive depart
ment Whenever any c.aln II made upon said depart
ment involving disputsd facts or controvsFted cues
| 6ona Of Law, where The amount in contFoSeral
oinion will affect class q cases or furnish q proos
dent for the future action Of any executive de