The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-12-01

For salaries Of Eve judges Of the Court
Of claims, the chief clerk and assistant
clerk bailiH. and messenger. thereof.
twanlyssix thousand eight HUNDRED and
forty dollars.
For reompensation Of attorneys to attend
/, taking testimony witnesses. and commits.
isiopers, three thousand Eve HUNDRED dpls
liars.
For stationery, books, fuel, labor, and
other contingent and miscellaneous expep:
ses, three thousand dollars.
For reporting the decisions Of the court
clerical hire. labor 10 prepgring and sup.
efintsndiug the printing Of the 9Th yol.I
ums Of the reports Of the court of, claims,
to be paid on the order og the court. one
Thousand dollars.
For payment Of judgments which may
be rendered by the court in favor uf eIhiui.
ants, one hundred thousand dlllars: Pro.
pidsd. That no pardon or amnesty grant
ed BY the President, whether general or
special. by proclamation 0. otherwise. nor
any acceptance Of such pardon or amnes.
y, nor oath taken. or other act performed
10 pursuance or as . condition thereof.
shall be admissible IN evidence oa the part
Of any claimant In the court Of claims as.
evidence 10 support Of any claim against
the United States, or to establish the STAN
ding ofany claimant 10 said court; or his.
right to bring or maintain suit therein;
nor shall any such pardon. amnesty, 40.
ceptance, oath, or other act, as Aforesaid.
heretofore offered Of put in evidences 90 be-
half Of any claimant in said court, be used
or considered BY said court, or BY theap
pellate court on appsal from said court, 10
deciding upon the claim Of said claimant,
OF to entitle him TO maintain his actinn in
10 said court ofclaims, or on appeal there
from; but the prccfof loyalty required BY
the twelfth section Of the act, OF March
three. eighteen hundred and sixty.three.
entitled "An,act 70 amend az act 10 estlb-
lish q court for the investigation Of claims
against the United States. approved Feb-
ruary twenty-fouS eighteen hundred and
fiAy five, aud By the third section Of the
act entitled An act to provide for the col.
lection Of abandoned property, and for lhe
prevention Of frauds ID the insurrectionary,
districts within ihe United States, ,apprc.
we'd March twelve, eighteen hundred and
sixty three, and by the third section of the
act entitled rAu act to provide for appeals
from .he court of claims, aud for other
purposes approval June twenty-five,
eighteen hnpdFed and sixty-eieht. shall.he
'maag By proof Of the matters required BY
said sections respectively, irrespective Of
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tion or oblivion And ia all cases where
Judgment shall have been heretofore rand
cred 10 the court Of claims Ii favor Of any,
claimant on any other proofoflayalty.that
such as Is above required and provided
and which is hereby dpclafedto be the true
intent and meaning efsaid respective acts,
the Supreme Court shall, on appeal, have
no further jurisdiction Of the cause, aud
shall dismiss the sans for want ofjurislic-
ton: Aiul proeidlsR ftuttes. That when.
ever auy;pahlnn shall have heretofore been
granted BY the President Of the United
States to any person bringing suit in the
court Of claims for proceeds Of abandoned
or captured property under the said not
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