Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-25
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ORANGE FERRIss,


]. B. HOWELL,
ORANGE FERRIss,
Commissioners of Claims.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 90, 1871.
The following rules and regulations
have been promulgated by the Commits
sioners for the guidance of persons hav-
ing claims of the description referred to
in their circular:
First--Every claim shall be stated in
petition addressed TO ''The Commissioners
of Claims under the act of Congress of
March 8, 1871, W ashington, D. c."
SecOnd-The petition must state the
full names of all the claimants, their
present residence and their residence
when their claims accrued.
Third-The petition must state who
was the original owner of the claim, who
now are owners thereof or interested
therein, and when and upon what con-
Eideration such persons became so inter-
ested.
Fourth-The facts required hereby to
be set forth in the petition must be stated,
with time and place, clearly, concsely,
fully, as to all material circumstances, and
not argumentatively.
Fifth-In setting forth the facts which
must be stated in the petition, the claim
ant must distinguish between the facts
which he states of his own knowledge and
those which he states upon information
and belief He must say as to the first
that he AYERS them of his own knowledge,
and as to the last that he states them upon
information and belief.
Sixth-The petition must state that the
claimants are citizens who remained loyal
A1herents to the cause and Government of
the United States during the war, and
were 50 loyal before and at the time of
the taking or furnishing of the property
for which the claim is made.
Seventh-The petition must state, with
as much particularly and eKactness as
the claimants knowledge or means of in
formation will enable him to do, the kind,
quantity, quality and value of the stores
or supplies taken OF furnished during the
rebellion, for the use of the army of the
United States for which payment is
claimed, and, if taken, the name or names
of the person or persons taking the prop
crty, and whether they were officers or
soldiers of the United States, and to what
company or regiment they belonged, and,
if officers, their rank and where they were
then stationed, and the name of the Off
Ger in command of the United States
forces in the district in which the property
was taken, to what place or station the
property was removed and for the use of
what persons, company, regiment or
military organization in the service Of the
United States it was taken, and whether
any voucher, receipt or other writing was
given therefor ts The persons taking the
property. If a voucher or other writing
was given, the original, or q copy of it,
must be annexed to the petition; but if
not within the control of the claimants 1t
must be averred where the original paper
is, or is believed to be, and the substance
of it must be set forth. The time and
place of the taking and all the material
circumstances thereof must be particu-
larry stated.
Eiyhth-If the claim is for the use or
loss of vessels or boats while employed
in the military service of the United
States, the peti ion must describe the
vessel or boat, its place Ofregistry, name,
size, kind, condition and value when first
taken by the Government. II the claim
is for the use of boat, the petition must
state, with as much exactness as the
knowledge or information of the claimant
enables him TO DO, by whom the boat was
taken for the use of the Government, and
when and where taken, and for what
particular use in the first instance,
stating the name of the per.
son taking, and whether an officer
of the United States, and his rank and
place in the service Of the Government,
4 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 a copy of it or the substance
of it must be furnished. If the claiIn is
for the loss of the boat the petition must
further state " hen and where lost and
the value of the boat when lost.
Ninth The Ietition must state wheth.
or the claim has been heretofore present
ed TO any officer, agent or department of
the government, or to Congress or TO any
committee there If, and whether any de-
cision or action has been had in regard to
the same, ~ if any, what
TDth-Tle petition must be signed by