The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-22
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF TnE UNITED STATES;
PASSED At InR
FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS.
OPRHCIAL
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States aud Mexico. for the adjustment
Of claims.
RHolrei By hs Senate aud Hlu,s q
Representatives. " he Usiei Siatss D
Amsdca IA Coagres assembled. That the
! Presiieat shall nominate snd, by and
+, with the advise snd consent Of the Sens
ale, appoint commissioner. on the part
OF tho Unitsd States; TO hear and decide,
corjojnlly with the commissioner ~ be
sppOln,Sd on the part Of the republic ol
Mexico, 10 claims comprehended lnahe
provisions Of tue conyenilon ~ #Gly
fourth, eishteen-hundrpd end,t!xty clg,t,;
belwssa the Uoiied States aod Mexlco,
Src 2 And be i tartIer enacted, That
the compensation Of the commissioner
shall be at such rS,e, not exceeding four
thousand Eve hun,lfed dollars a year ia
the currency of the United States, 80
say be determined by agreement bs.
tween tho executive departments Of this
government snl Of Mexico, Tbs com
pen.atiun OF the secretary TO be appoint
cd on the part OF the United States under
the provisions ofthe contention shall be
at such r.ls. not exceeding twenty-five
bundled dollars yesr in the currency
Of tho United SloteS, as Shsll be dclet-
mined in the manner aforesaid,
SEc. 3, Aad Be Il farther enacted, That
the President be, and hereby is. author.
izsI to appoint a suitable person as
agent on behalf Of the United States TO
attend the commissioners to present and
support cloims on behalf Of ibl, govern
meat TO SnSwot elsims made upon il,
and to repro,ent it generally "a ali mat,
ters connected with the investigation
anil decision thereof; Tho compensation
OF such agent, not to exceed four Ihous.
ami dollars, shall bs determined and al.
lowed By tho President, and the Presi'
dent 10 hereby authorized to make sucb
provision for the contingent expenses OF
Tho commission and for the advances
contemplated by the SIKH aricls Of tho
convention IS to him sh,ll SppoSr rou.
son bic and proper. The salaries. er
penses. advances. and the compensation
10 b. paid to the umpire. when deter
mined shall be paid out OF any moneys
in the treasury Tot otherwise appropTlat'
ed. t
issEEGs4 AHsklTyihifsr taif'ss;; Thst
the commissioner 'on lie pstl Of tho
United States, 10 conjincisn with the
commissioner on the part Of Mtxleo, 10
hereby authorized to moko all neslCal
rulss and regulation. not conusTening
thu Con .ti'utlon of the United SMes,
the provisions of this act, or tho congcu
ton.
SEC 3. Aa1bc il farihr enacted, That
tha Secretary Of State Is hereby author
iE,d and required 10 transmit TO the com.
missioner on the part Of tho United
States such papers and records relating
to rhc commission as be may deem pro-.
par. or as may be called for By 'he com
mssionsrs; anl at the termination Of the
commission oil the records, documents.
AMI other pope. which have. been
brought before tho commissoreFE or
which may bo 10 possession Of their
secretaries, shall bs depo'ted in the
Department Of State: Prouiaed. TIA, this
section shall not no 50 Construed as to
prevent the oommis'iooor on de part Of
Mexico from jsposiing ia tho depart
ment certified copies or dupl csleS Of
papers produced on behslfOl his govern
menl insleal Of originals.
SEc 6 AadJ,d further enacted. That
upon suggestion by either p'riy that .
witness whose testimony is doomed i'm
podant refuses OF is unwilling TO testify,
Iit shall be competen, for The board Of
commissioners 10 Issue a commission TO
some suitable person TO take the tesli
mony Of such witness, who, " in the
/ Uaited States. may b. compelled to 1p-
pa,r and testify before such commission
rr, in the ssma mannera' is nov pro
yilsd by law 10 the case Of commi'sions
is.red from the courts Of the Uails1
States.
Approved. April 4. 1892.
Pubic Re'oLuTriy-No. 0
A Resolution for thcre'iefo Of settlers up
on the absentee Shawnee lsGis in
Kansas.
Whereas a large trac, orlinls sci rpirl
by treaty with tie Sbnwneo tribe Of
Indilns, dated Moy tenth, ammo Domini
eighteen bundled and ffiy.four, md
proclaimed November second ammo D.
mini eighteen hundred aod fIty.pUr. for
the benefit OF certain Rbsentecs Of tho
shiI Shawoeo tribe, il nov, and for
many yonts past has been, occupied by
large number Of white settlers ~ citi
zans 9th State of K,uns; anl whereas
thu beneficial interest Of the said ah'rn'
tee. Shawnees in said lands was and i'
hbsol0,ey forfeited by reason Of their
continued absence and non Aililiaton
with the sad Shawnee lrib'; anj where