The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-08-10
The sou.hern olslm. CON iml.ston.

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+ Il the preparation and presentation
oi claims, I furnish; for publication, such
matter as Is necessary for their fnstruo-
tion. Until further notice, will see
House, in Clerks olica Of Supreme
Court. Claimants wishing reply by let
ter, will please enclose stamps.
The Act Of Congress of March 8, 1871.
under which the Commissioners O:
Claims were appointed, provides that
they ''shali receive, examine and con-
slider the justice and validity of such
claims us shall be brought before them
| OF those citizens who remained loyal nd-
herrnts to the cause and the Govern.
ment Of the United States during the
| war, for stores or supplies taken or fur
nished during the rebellion for the use
Of the army of the United States, in
States proclaimed as in insurrection
against the United Suites, including the
use and loss of boats while employed in
the military service of the United States.
! ''And the said Commissioners, in con-
sidering said claims, shall be satisfied,
from tho testimony Of witnesses. under
oath. or from other sufficient evidence,
which shall accompany each claim taken
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Commissioners may adopt, of the loyalty
and adherence of the claimant to the
cause and the Government OF the United
States, before and at the time of the
taking or furnishing Of tho property for
which any claim shall be made, and of
the quantity, quality aud value OF the
property alleged to have been taken or
furnished, and the time, place aud ma
terial circumstances of the taking or
furnishing of the same. r
( "Said Commissioners shall make re-
port of their proceedings, and Of euch
claim considered by them, at the com
mencoment OF each session Of Congress,
to the Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, who shall lay the same before
Congress for consideration; and all
claims within this Act, aud not present
ed to said Board, shall be barred, aud
shall not be entertained by any depart
ment of the Government without further
authority Of Congress-" W
Extracts from rules aud regulations.
as follows:
Claimants whose claims do not ex-
coed S3, 1000 may take their testimony
before special Com missioner appointed
by this Board, without making applica-
tion to tho Commissioners at Washing
ton, but their petition must have been
duly presented and filed with tho clerk.
They may apply in writing to such spe-
cial Commissioner within the State AS it
is most convenient to apply to. The
application must state that the claimant
has duly presented his petition to this
Board, at Washington; must set forth
the substance of The petition; must con
tain an account, by items, Of the pro-
perty taken or furnished, tho items
being numbered in succession, and their
total value stated at the foot of the ac-
count; and must state in tho petition
when, 'whefe and by whom such property
was taken for the use of the army. The
application must specify the names of
the witnesses and their residences. MS
given III the petition, and whether called
to prove the loyalty Of the claimant or
tho other facts. The Commissioners will
preserve such application, and will take
the depositions OF the witnesses named.
He will atlix the application to tho dcpo
sltions, when taken, anil send it with the
dispositions to the Clerk The Com mis-.
sioner will notify the Clerk of the filing
OF tho application, and of the time aud
plucc for taking tho testimony. 81 X
Every claim must be- suited in petition
addressed to the Commissioners OF
Claims, under the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1871, Washington, D. g. aud
no claims prepared in any ether manner
will be received.
AS the Act of Congress limits the ju-
risdiction of this Board to .stor.s and
supplies taken or furnished for the nsc
of the army" no testimony need be
taken as to chnrges for rent, for tho use
OF real estntc, for damages to real estate,
or for damages to fields of grass or grow
ing crops, resulting from the march of
armies or from military operations. But
pasturngc, growing crops taken and nc
tuallY used by the army, standing wood
and timber used for fuel or to build forts,
hospitals, barracks, shelters for soldiers
or stables, are held to be ''snpp!ies. .
SO when buildings arc torn down aud
the materials actually used. the value of
the materials is allowed
fThe Commissioners will be careful to
ascertain whether the property was nc-
tuaAy used by the army, was taken by
any authority, or was the subject OF mere
piliage and depreciation by soldiers"
The fees of special Commissioners are
TO be such as are now prescribed for tho
performance Of similar duties by Com