The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-19

secute as aforesaid any claim for or in
respect to which he or any assignee of
his has pending IN any other court any
suit or process against any person who,
at the time when the cause of action
alleged in such suit or process arose
was, in respect thereto, acting or pro-
Tossing to act. mediately or Immediate
ly, under the authority of the Govern
ment.
Section 4. Aliens, who are citizens or
subjects of any government which ac-
cords to citizens of this Republic the
right to prosecute claims against such
government in its courts, shall have the
privilege of prosecuting claims against
this Government as aforesaid
Section 8. Every claim against this
Government, cognizible as aforesaid
shall be forever barred unless the petit
ton setting forth a statement thereof is
! filed in the court, or transmitted to it
by the Secretary of the Senate or the
Clerk of the House of Representatives
as provided by law, within two years
after the claim first accrues: Provided,
that the claims of persons under legal
disability shall not be barred If the peti.
ton be filed in the court or transmitted,
as aforesaid, within one year after the
disability has ceased.
Section G. The claimant shall, in all
cases, fully set forth in his petition the
claim, the action thereon in the Legisla.
ture, or 10y any of the departments, il
such action has been had; what personi
are owners thereof or interested there
in, when and upon what consideration
such persons became SO interested; that
no assignment or transfer of said claim
or of any part thereof or interest there
in, has been made, except as stated in
the petition; that said claimant is justly
entitled to the amount therein claimed
from this Government, after allowing
all just credits and offsets: that the
claimant, and, where the claim has beer
assigned, the original and every priol
owner thereof, if citizen, has at al
times borne true allegiance to this Gov
and, whether a citizen or not, has no
in any way voluntarily aided, abetted
or given encouragement to rebellion
against this Government, and that h,
, believes the facts as stated in the sale
petition to be true. And the said peti
ton shall be verified by the affidavit o
{ the claimant, his agent or attorney.
Section 7. Any person who corrupt,
practices or attempts to practice an.
fraud against this Government in tn
proof, statement establishment, or al
any claim against this Government
shall ipso focto forfeit the same to thi
Government: and it shall be the duty o
said court, in such cases, to find speci
iically that such fraud was practiced o
attempted to be practiced, and there
upon to give judgment that such clair
= is forfeited to this Government, an
f that the claimant be forever barre
a from prosecuting the same.
! Section 8. No interest shall be allow
l ed on any claim up to the time of tn
rendition of judgment thereon by tn
court, unless upon cont act expressl
STIMULATING for the payment of interest
Section 8. The judgments of tn
Supreme Court in all matters brougl
before it under the provisions of thi
Act shall be final.
, Section 10. This Act shall take efrec
, from and after the date of its publics
= ton.
: Approved this 10Th day of Marcel
Y A. D., 1895.
(Signed) SANFORD b. DOLE,
: President of the Republic of Hawai-
4 (SigneD FRANCIS NJ. HATCH,
e Minister of Foreign Affairs.