The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-12
THE STOLEN COTTON.
TIE GOVERNMENT TO MIKE T4RDY
AND PARTIdL RESTITUTION.
Stringent Regulations OF the Treasury
Department in Regard to the Presen-
tatlon Of Claims.
WASHINGTON, June II.
The following official circular was issued 10.

day:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., June G, 1872.
The attention of all parties interested ls par
tlcularly directed TO The following provisions
of an act making appropriations to supply de.
fciencies in the appropriations for the service
of the government for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1872, and for former years. and for
other purposes, approved May 10, 1872, and
the regulations for carrying the Same into
effect:
SECTION s. That the Secretary of the Treasn-
ry be and he is hereby authorized and directed
10 pay to the lawful owners, or their legal re-.
presentalives, OF all cotton seized after Inc
30th day Of June, 1866. by The agents OF the
government, unlawiully and in violation Of
their Instructions. the net proceeds, without
interest, OF the sales of said cotton actually paid
into the treasury of the United States, provid-
ed that the receipt therefor shall be
taken and received In full satisfaction OF all
claims against the United States for, or on
account Of the seizure of said cotton; and
sufficient sum for such payment is hereby ap-
proprlated OUT of money In the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. And provided further,
that The foregoing provisions shall not apply
to any claim now pending before The Court Of
Claims. nor to any claim not filed In the treas
ury department., within six months alter the
passage OF this act, And the sum oil twenty
thousand dollars Is hereby appropriated for
The payment of the necessary expenses OF de-
tending The United States In respect 10 claims
for said proctede, To be expended under the
direction Of the secretary OF the treasury.
The following rules and regulations con-
cernlng claims for the proceeds Of certain cot
ton under the foregoing provisions of law, are
hereby established:
First Every claim shall be stated In q petl-
lion addressed tu the secretary, and signed
and duly verified by the oath or affirmation Of
the claimant or claimants
Second. The petition must state, hrst, the
full names OF all The claimants, their present
residence, and their residence when their COT
ton was seized; second, who were the origl-
nal and subsequent ownrrs OF the cot.ou, who
nov are lawfully entitled 10 the proceeds
thereof or interest therein, and when and
upon what consideration the title successiVeiy
passed; third, the quantity Of cotton alleged
to have been seized or taken, in
ty, and the names, marks, signs or de-
vices upon the bales at The time of such seiz-
ure, the name CT names Of The person or per.
SONS by whom the seizure was made, and
whether they were agents or officers Of the
government, the date and place Uf the seizure
and 10 what places conveyed or transported,
and all other material circumstances con-
nected with the seizure and disposition Of the
cotton, with as much particularly OF exact
ness as can be done, and If any voucher, re-.
celpt or other wiring was given there
for, by the persons taking the same, It should
be attached 10 the petitions; fourth, whether
the claim has been heretofore presented 10
any officer, agent, or department OF the gov
ernmenl, or To Congress, or to any committee
thereof, and what decision and action, IL any,
has been had In regard 10 lhe same.
Third. In setting forth the facts Of the peti-
tlon the claimant must always distinguish
between those which he slates Of his own
knowledge and those upon Information and
belief. He must say as To the hrst, that he
AYERS them OF his own knowledge, and as 10
the last that he states them upon Information
and belief.
on Gs posi6egp pd psdatss Rf 81 tie ca&sI
and when represented by attorney, proper lei
tiers of attorney or Clher sufficient evidence OF
authority. must be filed Herewith.
Fifth. When the claim IL brought by guar
dian, executor or other legal representatives
The appointment of the representative or q
istration granted to such representative duly
aul hentlcated, must be filed with the petition.
SiIth. Each maj erial averment of the pc
ttiuu should be corrooorated by at least two
credible and dislnterested witnesses, and their
sworn Statements should be filed with the
petition or as soon thereafter as possible.
Seuenth. The claimant upon completing the
proofs relied on to susla ain his claim should so
noify the secretary OF the treasury III writing,
and afler the expiration of the slx menths al
lowed by the acL of Congress for filing claims
the casrs will be taken up aud disposed OF
in the order In which such notifications have
been received, unless further delay is asked
for by the claimant or demanded by The public
interests.
(Signed) GEO. g. boutwell,,
Secretary of the Treasury.