The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-03-27

sou-railty Of RressueiuRuaa Claiw before the
.haid OoAnty O6ihmissisnera, and lakiRg said
oath fai6sly a any witness wearing falsely
10 aid a disloynl psrsoR In occurring ,he pay
ment Of MID cldlm /! OF nv peraOn Prubecat-
ing or aiding Ia prosedugbg a Claim fOf such
diSloyai person. unde this Aet, shall be
deemed guilty 0f1a felony And upon eou-'
v,ution thereof, shall undergo confinement In
ske Peditentiary of Ghe 6tatn f0f q period OF
not less thar three nor more than ten years.
sro. Il. b IL further enacted, That the GoY-
efnor of the State be authorized aud empow-
eredlO .proCure, for;bwith II possible, tom.
the General Goverament, a return toa the
General Claim Commissioner at NashEillef
Of all the Claims nOw. on hle,in the pePart-
ment at Washington from cisiE5ns Of Tea
nessee, (embraeed within the prdTisions Of
this Act which have not thus far been aus
dited and allowed, or approved for payment;
and upon return of said ClAimsE by the Gem
| eral Government, to the General Claim Com
missioner, as aforesaid, they shall forthwith
be transmitted to the County Claim Commits
siuners Of the respective County In which.
said Claihiant OF ClaimantD reside 70 be by
said Commissioners, audited and approved,
OF rejected,
SEc. 49, Be Il FURTHER enacted, That all
Claims so returned, either with or without a
Power Of Attorney attached 'shall; upon be-
ing rejected by the County Claim Commits
%sionersj be fled and recorded upon tue books
OF the General Claim Commissioner at Nash
willie ; aud said Commissioned shall notify
said Claimant, through bis Attorney, or 9TH
erwise, that said Claim Is rtiecfea BY the
State Of Tehnessee, and that no payment
ihereof will be made.
SIC. Is. Be q further enacted, That the pow
CT is hereby granted 10 said County Commits
~siOuers 10 revsrse2 any deeibion maib BY
them, either Of approval or rejection, Of any
4 Claim, when, upon additional proof made, IL
shall appear to said County Commissioners
that said decision was not 10 Ruldnment sOf
the oaths taken BIZ them, as prescribed in
this Act, MW,eMEW nf8E4 fN
SEC. 10. Be II further enacted, That said
\ Commissioners ahall have power to send for
amy witness, who mar have been examined,
and compel said witness to attend for fe-eK-
Il animation : and they shall have the power 10
send for any Witnessed whose testimony they
may deem necessary tosafIiye RtAll 6he shets
IN the case and they shah have all the pow
ers Of a Court Of Record, 10 ssimilat cases !.
and it shall be their duty upon sufficient
cause appearing to them, to re-hear any case
thsy may hate decideds aud upon addition
al proof, reverse their fOrmer decision. 4ag
SEC, 10. BeitJuysAer enacted, That the Gov
ernos Of TeHGessee shall, upon the auditing
and approval Of she CLAIMS embraced 10 the
provisions Of this Acl forlhwith present the
same, properly classified, 10 the General Gov
eminent, through our Representatives and
Senators iE Congress, and ask that an appro-
priatioh.b be made, Without delaS 10 the State
q Tenpessse5 % enable hesitate 70 liqidAls
the same. ~@s@ob Ig'
Sail. Bell artAdr Suaste& That shOald
an appropriation be made BY the General
Governmental the State Of Tennessee, for
the payment Of any class or classes Of CIsitRs,
enumerated Id The provisions Of this Act,
then, and 10 that case, the Comptroller Of tke
State BhalliSsue his Warrant upon tire Treas
ureroin favor Of said Claimant, or hrs Attor-
neyl for the amonnt due sald Claimant and
thas the expenses incurred by the provisions
ofdhis Act, be paid'Out of aay money in The
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Ssc. 10. BE i further sRaeisd, That il viii
be abe duty, OF The, Copnty Commissioners "a
keep, IN a Hell-bonna book, the name Of the
the Claimant, the number and class Of hi
Claim and he unme of the witnesses on said
Claim and the said book shall Do furnished
70 the County Commissioners BY the General
Claim Commissioner and said book is TO b,
deposited nsins County Court Clerks Office
for future rsferencE
T SEE. 10. Be Il Jurt6er enacted, That loys
%citizens bf Tennessee, who have Removed
from Gle State, who sustained losses By Oh,
Rebellion, either 10 property, Except slaves,
o. damages, shall be entitled TO the Oeuehti
Of this Act, BY complying With tho repuirl
nents Of this Act ? PrOpiied, That nothinI
IN this Act shall be 30 construed as 10 emit
tie Suffers and Spectators Of the armies, :,
any pay for any losses they mag have sus
tanned in their line OF business.
SEc. 40. Be R3vfthSt enacted That cal,
County Claim C0mmissiohers shall, immedi
J atSly alter qualifying Tor the duties OF thei
Office make known, By written or printe,
notices, a. one or more public places In tacI
{ Civil DistTict Of their respective Counties
giving the day on which said Commissioner
viii be found at the Codhty site, or oths
place d0sgipAted, Of their eouhty, for III
purposes expressed IN this Act.
} SEC. al. BE Il faytker enacted, That this AZ
shall take effect from and amer ia passere.
r. s. RICHARDS,
Speaker Of he HOEs Of RYreGsntastes.
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