Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
e mischief-m making, ill-conditioucd Yankee
oundrel.
Your obedieut servant,
An ES8tIsuNsN.
Fees of Claim Agents and At
tOrncys.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND CONTROLLERS OFFICE.

April %. 1867
pom consultation with the auditor
whose work is subject to the rcvis ion 81
this office, the following has been adopted
as the scale of fees to be allowed claim
agents or attorneys for the collection OF
back pay, bounty, prize money. or other
moneys due from the United States to
persons who are or have been officers ~
enlisted r.,..., sc a. s.4nt, navy, or marine
corps of the United States, or their heirs.
except In cases of colored claimants, for
the collection of whose claims the amount
Of fees is prescribed in section ,, act of
July 26, 1866, and Joint Resolution No.
p, approved March p, 1861, viz:
For the preparation and prosecution OF
claims for, and the collection and remit
, lance of, all SIMS not exceeding 5000, ten
per centum for all sums exceeding 5000
and less than $780, ten per centum on the
first $500, and five per centum on the re-
mainder thereof; and for all sums of $500
and upward fifty dollars and said fees
shall include all expences incident to the
collection Of said claims, except the ex-
pense OF the necessary notarial or other
acknowled gments, which shall be dcfrAv-
ed by the claimant and any agent or
attorney who shall charge directly or iu-
directly, III any case greater sum for his
services preparing and prosecuting
said claims, and collecting and RENTING
the amount due, shall be deemed guilty
OF malpractice, and upon satisfactory evl-
dence of the fact of such oyercharge being
presented to the Second, Third, or Fourth
Auditor, or to the Second Comptroller.
said agent or attorney shall be suspended
from the further prosecutiomof claims Of
any kind iii or through any or either OF
the above named offices.
j. NJ BKoDuEAD, Comptroller
ASSASSINATION or Hon. JosErH AT
kINs.-The Hon. Joseph Atkins, Republi-
can Senator from the 18th district. was
assassinatod in Warren county, Georgia.
on Tuesday last. He had been frequently
warned not to enter the county, although
it was his birthplace and his home through
life. Paying no attention To the threats,
he started for home few days ago. On
arriving at bearing station, eight miles
from his residence, his private carriage
met him, and in 1t he proceeded home
wards. When within two miles of his
home man issued from the woods close
by and was saluted by Mr.. Atkins, who
recognized him. The salutution was in
stantly returned, and was accompanied
by the drawing and presenting OF the as
sassin ; pistol The fellow took deliberate
aim and the ball pierced the Senator's
heart, killing him instantly. Mr.. Atkins
was a staunch Republican, and had been
many years a Baptist minister, and bore
an irreproachable private character. Po-
litical luminosity alone could have prompt
ed his assassination. He was one of the
delegations of Georgians who visit.
President Grant some weeka ago IL d
full illegal reconstruction for = urge
He IL the second Republican -ls oIate.
daIoaas;o sa't ,a,r an 'n second of that
u maps ~ Gon murdered lnce the adjourn
has perished bv lie, like DIR. Aver,
commended r 'ho @ayslae' as was re-
paper of tb~ # State. ''''u i''puOi''ah
SINGULAR MISTAKE.-A sinoular