The Montana post., 1868-09-11
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED BY THE
E'O1.tieth Congress-
OFFICIAL.
TPUBLIC-No. Al

AN ACT TO provide for appeals from ihe
Court of Claims and for other purposes.
(Conluded)
ly state the reasons and principles upon
which such decision shall have been
based. In all such cases where such de
cisiOn shall have been made upon any
act of Congress, or upon any section or
clause of such act, the same shall be
cited specifically. And if any previous
Interpretation or construction shall have
been given 10 such act, section, or
clause, by the said department or bureau
transmitting such statement the same
shall be set forth succinctly in said
statement, and copy OF the opinion
filed. if any, shall be annexed 10 such
statement and transmitted with the
sane to the Attorney General aforesaid.
And where any decision in the case
shall have been based upon any regula-
ton of an executive department, or
where such regulation shall or may, in
The opinion OF the department, bureau,
mr. officer transmitting such sJament.
have aay bearing upon the claim in
suit, the same shall be distinctly re-
ferred to- and quoted in eek extenso in
the statement transmitted to said At
toruey General: PrOcVjcd, h0scecer, That
where there shall be pending in said
court more than one case, or a class of
cases. the defence TO which shall rest
upOn the same facts, circumstances,
and proofs, the said department, bureau,
or officer shall only be required to cer-
tify and transmit one statement of the
same. and such statement shall be held
to apply to all such clrsSes of cases as
If made out, certified, and transmitted
in each crse respectively. -a-r eliza.
SEC. z. Aud be IL FURTHER enacted, That
il shall and may be lawful for the head
of any executive department, whenever
sny claim is made upon said department
involving disputed facts or controverted
questions of law, where the amount in
controversy exceeds three thousand doll
lars. or where the decision will affect q
class of cases OF furnish precedent for
the future action Of any executive de-
partment in the adjustment of class
of cases, without regard to the amount
involved in the particular case, or where
any authority, right, privilege, or ex-
emption is claimed or denied under the
constitution of the United States, to
cause such claim. with all the vouchers
napers. proofs. and documents pertain
ING thereto, 10 be transmitted TO the
court of claims, and the same shall be
there proceeded in as If originally com
menced by the voluntary action OF the
claimant. And the Secretary OF the
Treasury may, upon the ceruncaIe o.
any Auditor or Comptroller of the Urea
sury. direct any eccount, matter, or claim
of the character. amount or class de-
scribed or limited in this section TO he
Transmitted to the said court OF claims,
tor trial and adjudication Proytdeal
Eoreper. That no case shall be referred
bv any head of departments unless ~
belongs 20 one OF the several classes OF
cases 70 which, by reason of the sublec
matter and character, the said court o.
claims might under existing laws take
Jurisdiction on such voluntary action oi
the claimant. And all the, cases mem
lion in this section which shall betrans'
mitted by the head of any executive de
partment. or upon the certificate OF any
Auditor or Comptroller, shall be pre-,
ceeded in as other cases pending IN said
court. and shall. in all respects. be sub
iect TO the same rules and regulstlons'
and appeals from the final judgments or