Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-09-17
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ed by virtue of the fret article of the
treaty concluded at Washington the
eighth of May, ammo Domini, eighteen
hundred and seventy one, between the
United States of Americ. and the
Queen Of Great Eritaiu." shall 10 can
celed aud extinguished to the amount
Of such payments; and when sll such
payments shall have been made, any
such bonds remaining shall also be
cancelled and extinguished; and after
tie payment Of the said judgments,
and the reimbursement Of the expens-
es as herein provided, il there shall
remain any part of the said money, the
same shall be aud remain fund from
which Congress may hereafter author
ize the payment If ,ther claims there
on. And the moneys necessary for
the payment Of the salaries Of the judg
es end other officers authorized by this
act, and Of tho expenses Of the said
court as hereinbefere mentioned, are
hereby appropriated out Of any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwite appro.
priated.
Lee. 1G. That as soon as the, bust
ness of said court shall be executed
and completed, the - c5rds, documents
and all other papers in the possession
Of the court, or its officers, shall be de-
posted in the Office Of the Secretary Of
State.
SEC. II. In :scertainins tho amount
Of such losses, the memorials, afidavits
depositions and any other papers in
the several cases of losses claimed re-
spectively, now fled in the State De-
] partment, or official copies thereof.
may be read in evidence: Provided,
That no affidavit shall be read except
where it appears to the satisfaction OF
the tribunal thai the aeiant cannot be
produced before it is witness or his
testimony taken by commission upon
interrogatories; and in the hearing Of
the cause. any party claiming shall pro-
3uce all books, papers, letters and doc
uments that may be called for by gen
era: description thereof by any oppos-
ing party, Or satisfactorily account for
their loss or production, or suffer
such judgment as is prescribed in Sec
ton fifteen of the adt entitled "An act
to establish the judicial courts Of the
United Sta:es," approved September
twenty.ninth, seventeen hundred and
eighty nine; and on the hearing Of the
cause, any competent evidence may be
produced by either party either viva
voce or by deposition taken upon inter
rogatories; and for this purpose depo.
sitions may be taken by either party
de bene, or the court may admit atida.
Wits where it is satisfactorily shown
that the witness cannot be produced
or his examination by interrogatories
and cross examination cannot bc had.
SEC Is. That in case any judgment
is rendered by s3id court for indcmni
ty for any loss or claim hereinbefore
emntioned against the United States
a: the time of the giving Of the juds.
ment, the court shall, upon motson o.
the attorney or counsel for the claim.
ant, allow out of the amount thereby
awarded, such reasonable counsel and
attorney fees to the counsel and attor-
ney employed by the claimant or claim.
ants respectively as the courts shall
dctermin is just and reasonable, as
compensation for the services rendered
the claimant in prosecuting such
claims, which allowance shall be enter
ed as part Of the judgment in such
case, and shall he made specifically
payable as part Of said judgment for
indemni6cation to the attorney or
counsel, or both, to whom the same
shall be adjudged; and a warrant shall
issue from the Treasury in favor ofthe
person to whom such allowance shall
be made respectively, which shall be
in full compensation to the counsel or
attorney fnr prosecuting such claim;
and all other lens upon, tr as ign
men.s, sales, transfers either absolute
or conditional for services rendered or
t. be endered about any lain or part
or parcel thereof provided for in this
bill heretofore or hereafter made or
done before such ju 1gment is awarded
and the wari ant iasued therefor, shall
be absolutely null and void and Of
none feet.