Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-09-17

of the United States for the Territory OF
District of Columbia in which such per.
jury shall have been committed, and
shall, upon conviction, suffer such pun
ishment as is provided by the laws Of the
Uniten States for that offense.
Sec II. That it shall be the duty of
said court to receive and examine all
claims admissible under this act that
may be presented to it, directly resulting
from damage caused by the so.called in
surgent cruisers Alabama, Florida and
and their tenders, and also all claims ad-
.missable under this act directly resulting
from damage caused by the so-called in
surecnt cruiser Shenandoah after her de.
parture from Melbourne on the eight
centh day of Febluary, eighteen hundred
and sixty.five, and to decide upon the
amount and validity OF such claims, in
conformity to the provisions hereinafter
contained, and according to the Irinci-
pies of law and the merits Of the severs!
cases. All claims shall be verified by
oath of the claimant, and filed in said
court within six months next after the or.
ganization thereof, as provided in section
eight of this act; and no claim shall be
received, docketed, or considered that
shall have not been 50 filed within the
time aforesaid; but every such unrepre.
sented claim shall be deemed and held
to be finally and conclusively waived and
barred.
SEC. 12. That no claim shall be admis.
sable or allowed by said court for any
loss or damage for or in respect to which
the party injured, his assignees or legal
representatives, shall have received com.
pensation or indemnity from any insur.
ance company, insurer, or otherwise; but
if such compensation or indemnity 50 re.
ceived shall not have been equal to the
loss or damage so oactuallykuffered, allow.
ance may be made for the difference
And in no case shall any claim be admit.
ted or allowed for or in respect to unearn
ed freights, prospective profits, gross
freights, freights, gains or advantages, OF
for wages of officers or seemen for Ion.
ger time than one year next after the
breaking up of a voyage by the acts afOre
said. And no claim shall be admissible
or allowed by said court by or in behalf
of any insurance company or insurer, eli
ther in its or his own right, or as assign
ee, or otherwise, in the right of person
or party insured as aforesaid, unless such
claimant shall show, to the satisfaction
Of said court that during the late rebel
lion the sum Of its or MS losses, in re
spect to its or his war. risks, exceeded the
sum of its or his premiums or other gains
upon or IN respect to such war risks: and
! in case of any such allowance, the same
shall not be greater than such excess OF
loss. And no claim shall be admissible
or allowed by said court arising in favor
of any insurance company not lawfully
existing at the time OF the loss under the
laws Of some one Of the United States-
And no claim shall be admissible or al
lowed by SAID court arising in favor ol
! any person not entitled, at the time of his
loss. to the protection of the United States
in the premises, nor arising in favor OF
any person who did not at all times dur
ing the late rebellion bear true allegiance
to the United States.
Sec. 13. That in estimating til: com
pensation to claimants, interest shall be
allowed at the rate of four per centum
per annum upon the amount of actual
loss or damage which shall be ascertain.
ed in each case to have been sustained,
from such date as the court shall, in each
case, decide tn at the loss was sustained
by the claimant: Provided, however
That the amount of such interest shall
not be included in or added to the
amount for which judgment may be ren.
dcred on said claim but in each case q
report OF the amount OF such interest, Ger:
titled unC cr the seal of the court, shall &C.
company the report of the judgment on
the claim to the Secretary of State.
Sec. H. That the said court shall re.
port to the Secretary Of State list of the
several judgments and decisions made by
it, certified copy of which shall, upon
the conclusion Of the business of said
court, he by him transmitted to the Sec
retary of the Treasury, who shall thereaf-
ter, as soon as may be and upon such no.
tice and in such manner as he shall pre-
scribe, pay the said judgments, together
with interest at the rate of four per cent
um per annum on the amount of such
judgments from the date certified, unto
The persons, respectively, in whose favor
the same shall have been made, or to
theta respective legal representatives, in
full satisfaction and discharge of said
judgments: Provided, that if the sum oi
all the judgments rendered by the said
court, together with interest, shall ex
ceed the amount received into the Treas
ury of the United States as proceeds OF
the sum to be paid by Great Britain, by
! virtue of the said decision and award
then the Secretary of the Treasury shall
distribute, in ratable proportions, among
the parties in whose favor judgments
shall have been rendered, or to their
legal representatives, such moneys az
have been received into the Treas Try
according to the proportions which
their respective judgments shall bear
to the whole amount received ioto the
Treasury as aforesaid, which payments
shall be in full satisfaction and dis.
charge Of suon claims and judgments.
SEC. Is. That the Secretary Of the
Treasury is hereby authorized and re.
quired to pay the said respective judg'
ments Of said court, out Of any such
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated; and for that purpose he
8 hereby authorized when necessary "a
i ssue and sell at public sale, after ten
days notice Of the time and place Of
sale, at not less than par in coin: = suf.
6cient amount of coupon or registered
bonds of the United States, in such
form as he may prescribe, Of deuomina-
tious OF fifty dollars, or some multiple
Of that sum, redeemable in coin Of the
present standard value, at the pleasure
of the United States after ten years
from tho date Of their issue, aud bear
ing interest payable quarterly in such
coin at the rate Of five per centum per
annum; aud upon the payment from
time to time, Of the said respective
judgments of said court as before pro-
vided, the bonds Of the United States
ment ioned in the act approved March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy.
three, entitled IAN act for the creation
Of court for the adjudication aud dis
position Of certain moneys received in
to the Treasury under an award made
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