New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-25
WASHINGTON.
ur ,1AnAMA CLAIMS COMMISSION.

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMISSION
,,-,rs ,nopvrn REGULATING THE PRESENTATION
OF CLAIMS. EIc--ADJoURNMENr OF THE YUM
TILL OCT. !.
WASHINGTON. July 2.-The Court Oh Oonini,S
sioners of the Alabama CLAIMS met to-day Nv quo
Department of state. and after the conSi"oi "sAou
and adoption of die following rules, adjourned 70
Thursday the LIST of October When IL VIII p'o'e'u
60 hear cases: ,
aos q, ali claims which may be transmitted to him.
and 70 enter the the docket IN the order OF the
time In which they may be received. Claims transmit
Ted by maR may be addressed 70 John DAVIS, ESQ.,
Clerk OF the Court of Commissioners of Alabama CLAIMS
Washington, ID. c.
second All claims must be verified by the afhiavH
~ the claimant and filed IN this Court within six months
from the % day OF july 1874.
Third Every claim shall be stated in petition au-
dressed 20 Court and signed by the claimant or ms
attorney The petition shall set fOrth First: The tile
OF the case with the fun Christian names and surnaes
OF all the claimants the places and times OF their or'n'
and the places OF residence between the 18TH DAY
OF April 1861. and the 9tn day OF April 1865 Doth III
elusive II any Of the claimants be natufazed citzehs'
an certificate Of their NATURALIZATION sha
be appended to petition, and the petitioner snail
also state whether the claimants, OF any oil then nave
been natural red in any other country than the United
states aud Il not naturazed, whether any and what
Second plain concise statement OF the facts and
circumstances giving place and date, free from argu-
ent and stating all assignments transfers, whether
In whole in part Third: The prayer in which the
claimant shan state distinctly The amount for when ne
asks Judgment giving amount OF the principal ana
interest separately. The claimant shall also give the
postoce address Of himself, and OF his attorney and
may append 10 his petition as exhibits, the instruments
or documents 20 which refers bat shah moi insert the
same in the body Of the petition.
Fourth Il shall not be necessary FOR the United States
20 deny specially in writing, the validity Of any claim,
but general denial Of every claim shall be entered OF
record bv the clerk rs Of course and thereby every
teral allegation sha be considered put in Issue by
the Unitea states OBI ctons the law Of the case
NAV be 90 SEED by the Cled states 40 any stage OF the
proceedings BY demurrer, stating tue grounds OF such
objections with reasonable certainly
rim G ,mmissioners empowered by the Circuit or
District Courts OF Uned States TO take testimony
may with The leave Of this Court first obtained take
testimony III the circuits districts for which they are
respectively appointed 10 be used N tins Court and all
testimony shall be taken in the manner and upon the
.arms anl notice prescribed by The said Circuit ana DIS
,ict Courts respectively; ont IN no case shall notice
Of less than % days deemed sufficient unless By
specia. permission Of this Court
Si1A Il shall be the duty the counsel Of the claim
ant az least DAYS before the day % hearing 20 file
with tie cerk Of % copies Of bret printed
% octave form OF tAe argument behalf u the claim
ant
SerenH Claims supported by printed testimony shall
De first heard N order In which they stand On the
docket unless otherwise specially ordered Jy The court
and afterward claims shall De- heard in support OF
which claimants may desire to introduce oral es
timony.
Eiyhth. In all cases where tn@ amount claimed ex
ceeds the sum Of 81 90 claimant shall De at the eI
pense Of las own printing. IL al casss not exceedluS
that amount the printing sIaI Doc done under the
direction Of the clerk tho expense OF the United
states
Ninth The time 20 be occupied in the oral arguments
Of counsel shall be regulated Dy the rule in force the
Ipreme Court OF the Cuited States other rules Will
De adopted from time 10 time. the business OF the
Court may require.