The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-25
Appendix.

BILL to provide for the just and equitable disrrou-
ton OF the award made to the United states by
the Commissioners at Geneva under the Treaty
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
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government OF Great Britain in satisfaction OF the
award Of the arbitration at Geneva, under the
Treaty of Washington, indemnlfcation to the
United States and citizens thereof and corpora
tons established therein shall be established and
paid from the Treasury, IN the manner hereinafter
provided. to the following classes OF claimants, in
the manner following
First-TO all actual owners OF property at the
time of its destruction, whether ships or cargocs,
outfit advanced or other wages paid to qncers and
seamen or freights actually earned lost by capture
or destruction by the cruisers for whose acts said ar
bitrators have found the government OF Great
Britain liable, shall be paid an actual indemnity
where they were not insured thereupon or the In
surance was net received.
Second--In all such vessels, to the officers and
crews all the. wages which had been actually
cruisers, together with the individual prop
ee o. IN the s who have
received the insurance thercupon; and TO such OF
fcers and crews or to any person on board either
OF SAID vessels, an indemnity for damages actually
sustained from such capture or detention, and the
amount expended in returning to their homes or
the place where they engaged in business or took
employment, respectively, not including any pros.
pective profits or wages not earned at the time OF
Fnird-where the owners, officers or seamen OF
such vessels captured and lost destroyed were
insured Tor less and received insurance In less
amount than the actual value OF the vessel or other
property ABOVE described captured and lost or de-
stroyed, further indemnity shall be maze Ior
their loss the ss nsu states en0 FOR
vessels the property OF the government,
or which were under charter to the unitea
States and for the destruction or 'o.s
the charter party, liable, which were cap.u,eo,
and destroyed and lost by said cruisers .oSeSnr a
with the property OF the United states On poaru
ana the same indemnity to the Omcers anu crcMs
OF said vessels respectively, as herelnoelore pro-
vided In case OF capture OF psNaea rn,n,,,n for
war risvs on vessels after the sailing OF either OF
said cruisers to the amount OF such extra or war
premiums paid by them, whether tney suffered loss
hv canture OF their vessels or otherwise Pro-
videS, That in case OF such premiums psid or Sc
curcd to mutual insurance companies, the indem-
nty shall be the difference between the premiums
maid or secured and the returned security or pre-.
MUM therefor.
S,Tth-To all insurers being citizens or corpora
tions OF the United States respectively having in
show by an exhibit OF their books OF account and
business, that the war premiums actually received
| by them after the sailing OF either OF said cruisers
| did not equal In amount the losses paid by them,
| because OF property thereafterward captured and
lost or destroyed by either all OF said cruisers
company for losses so sustained shall be appor-
| toned by the company among the members thereof
at the time OF the losses paid by them, respectively
In proportion to the stock or interest then owned
by each member thereof.
SEC 2.-That In ascertaining the losses so suffered
OF freight not then earned OF PROFITS OF charter
parties not then fulfilled, save that where any YES
| sci carrying freight or passengers or bound on
| fishing voyage mad partly performed heT voyage