The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-08-20

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damage caused by the so-called lnsurgenG cruz
ser Shenandoah after her departure from Mel
bourne on the eighteenth Gay OF February
eighteen hundred and slXty-flve' ana 10 Geciu'
upon the amount and validity OF such claims
in conformity with the provisions herei,ialte
contained. and according to the principles .
law and the merits OF the several cases. ~
claims shall be verified by oath OF the CLAIMANT
and filed in said court within SIX mohtis mex
after the organization thereof, as piovided II
section eight OF this act; and no claim sila,i y
received, docketed, or considered thaG shal
| have not been so filed within the TIME a1ofe
said but every such unrepresented claim shsl
be deemed and held to be hnaliy anu cohciu
slvely waived and barred.
SECTION ~. mat no claim snail De aulniss
able or allowed by sald court lot any ioss "
carnage TOT or IN respect 10 WHICH JIG Par y III
Jured, his asslgnees OF legal REPRESENTATIVES
shall have received compensation u ihoenlli l,
from any insurance company, insurer u o.ll-
erwlss wv u suon ,,a a'n,, ,la1 - the
50 lcceiveu sli'li Nv. nneo
loss q uals 50 ~ a 4 smms'' Al ,' Nv
may ~, miauo ~ ouS 1.s;e4a1 .11a,,od fy
essso sll'i o., o.a 70 en;s.sta .oss
VI ~ " ,,or
piospoooiso plon'e ioe, So-nss ~. 'u ~.
,ases, y. loi maSee u oools " ~. q
.iie eli'n oiie sa'oa;I
ny ~ " :. tuya9o oy W: 1o'o 111
no clal eli.i W =. w sSlu
court w VI ~ oe,l1n VI guy llisllahce.cuinpa
ny OF Insurer eitel Il! lss vi ms own rlSliC, OF
as asslghee, " oInel WISE, III Ille risI u per
So! OF parry l'is,'leu a. alolesau u.i1ess s'cli
49, ~ ahail;o,, ~
~, -, he Iossos IN ras,,aot ~ tic 80, lie o
49,. .oaoSoJ +ha e,ni ~ tie ~ hi;
-. ,,,..,, ~ =; naaoa+ 80,
VI o'7, 'i i; apn ~ - a ~ SUN VIZ,
sha1I ~ ba erraata +hn, s,,o
&C., 49, ~ LIZ, e,ail w. a,,;tI ~ u
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~ s.. = "a ~ ",ly II
Ivy eaiss az e.io
11llle OF llle loss uuei 1he laws VI sole VI Iiie
Qnited States. Ana no claim slial W auiilissa.
Die or allowed by sald court arising III iaVor u
any person not entlIled AZ .ue Iilie u us ioss
to the protection OF the Unted states III tue
premises, nor arising In favor OF any person VINO
did not a. all time during the lale reoelionDeaf
true allegiance to the United States.
SECTION 49, That in estimating the COM
pensation to claimants, interest shall be allow
ed at the rate of four per centrlm per annum,
upon the amount of actual loss or damage
which shall be ascertained in each case to have
been sustained. from such date as the conrt
shall in each case decide that the loss was sus-
tanned by the claimant Provided, however,
That the amount Of such interest shall not be
included in or added to the amount for which
Indictment NAV be rendered on said claim; but
in each case a report Of the amount of such in
terest, certified under the seal Of the COURT shall
accompany the report of the judgment on the
claim to the Secretary OF State
SECTION IA. That the said court shall re-
port to the Secretary OF State list OF the sew
eral judgments and decisions made by it, a
certified copy of which shall, upon the coneiu-
sion Of the BUSINESS of the said court, be by
him transmitted to the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, who shall thereafter, as soon as may be.
and upon such notice and in such manner as he
shall prescribe, pay the said judgments, togeth-
er with interest at the rate Of four per centum.
per annum on the amount OF such Judgments,
from the date certified, unto the persons, res
pectively, in whose favor the same Shall have
been made, or to their respective legal repre-
sentatlves III fuil satlsfactlon anu discharse OF
said judgments: Provided, That II the sum
all the judgments rendered by the SAID court,
together with interest, shall exceed the amount
received into the Treasury OF the United States
as proceeds OF the sum to be paid by Great Brit
ain, by virtue OF the sad decision ana AWARD,
| then the Secretary OF the treasury snaH distfl-
| butte, in ratable proportions, among the parties
III whose favor Judgment shall have been re4i-
dered, OF to their legal representatives, such
moneys as have been received into the 4reasu-
ry according to the propo, tons Which their re-
SpectlVe Judgements siltll pedf W the WnOle
| amount received INTO tue treasury as aforesaid,
which payments snail pc N fun satisfaction and
discharge OF such claims and Judgment.
| SECTION Is. That tn. Secretary Of the Treas
ury is hereby authorized and reG1ljred to nav
the said respective INDICTMENTS of said court. out
| OF any such monevi in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. and for that nl1rDose he is
hereby authorized. when necessary. to issue
and sell at public sale. after ten DAYS notice OF
| the time and Mace of sale. at not less than mar
tered bonds of the limited States in snch form
as he NAV nrescrihe, Of Denominations Of fiftv
dollars. or some mutinle of that sum redeem
able in coin of the present, standard ya]ue. All
the pleasure of the United States after ten
years from the date of their issue. and bearing
| interest payable quarterly in such coin at the
rate of five per centum per annum and upon
the payment, from time to time, of the said
respective Judgment OF said court as before pro-
| vded. the bonds of the United States mention
ed In the act approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy-tEree, entitled IAN act
for the creation OF court for the adjudication
and disposition OF certain moneys received into
the treasury under an award made by the TIL
bu1al OF arbitration constituted by virtue OF the
ington the eighth OF May, anno Domini eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, between the United
States Of America, and the Queen of Great
the amount OF such payments: and when all
such payments shall have been made, any such
bonds remaining shall be also cancelled and eS-
tinguished; and after the payment OF the said
judgments, and the reimbursement OF the ex-
| DonSeS as herein DFOVueQ. ii there shall re-