The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-04-08

as the knowledge or information of the
claimant enables him to do, by whom the
boatwas first taken for the use of the govern
ment, and when and where taken, and for
what particular use in the first instance,
stating the name of the person taking, and
whether an officer Of the United States, and
his rank and placein the service of the gov
eminent, and how long it was used, and who
had command, and what was the just value
of such use and whether there was any
agreement as to the price or terms of such
use, and, if so, whether in writing, and if in
writing copy of it or the substance of it
must be furnished. If the claim is for the
loss of the boat the petition must further
state when and where lost, and the value of
the boat when lost.
9. The petition must state whether the
claim has heretofore been presented to any
officer, agent or department of the govern
ment, or to Congress, or to any committee
thereof and whether any decision or action
has been had in regard to the same, and, if
any, what
10. The petition must be signed by the
! claimant or claimants and duly verified. The
verifcation must be in writing, signed by
the claimant or claimants, and shall be in
the following form:
A. B, and c. D., being
duly sworn, each for himself deposes and
! says that he is one of the petitioners named
in the foregoing petition and who signed the
same; that the matters therein stated are
true Of deponent's own knowledge, except
as to those matters which are stated inforN
nation and belief, and as to those matters
he believes them to be true And deponent
| further says that he did not voluntarily serve
in the Confederate army or navy either as
an officer, soldier, sailor, OF in any other ca
pacity, at any time during the late rebellion
that he never voluntarily furnished any
! stores, supplies, or other material aid to said
| Confederate army or navy, or TO the Confed-
! crate government or to any officer, depart
| ment or adherent of the same, in support
| hereof, and that he never voluntarily accept
! ed OF exercised the functions of any Office
whatsoever, under, or yielded voluntary
support to the said Confederate government
Il. There must be appended to the petit
tion the names and residences of the wit.
nesses by whom the claimants expect tc
prove the facts alleged specifying separately
first, the names and residences of the wit
nesses who will be relied upon to prove 10y
atty F.; second the names and residences Of
those to prove the ether facts alleged in the
petition.
II The postofHce address Of the claimant:
and of their counsel must be appended to the
petition.
Is. The clerk Of the Commissioners shall
receive all petitions presented to him for the
allowance of claims, and enter upon the reg
lister the date of presentation, mum mber, name
and residence of claimants, subject matte
and amount of claim, and the amount if am
allowed.
II After petition has been entered up
on the register, it shall not be taken frou
the custody of the clerk, except by speeia
order of the commissioners.
Is. The cases entered upon the registe
will be called in their order. The commits
sioners will examine and consider the jus
tice and validity of such claims, and vii
hear the testimony of witnesses under oath
or such other sufficient evidence which shal
accompany each claim as the commissioner
may, for good cause, admit or require to b
taken, under such rules and regulations a
they may admit
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