Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-23
THE MORAN CLAIM,
Agreement Entered Into With
Gov, Holiday Discovered
Commission ON DIRECT TAX
Twenty Five Per Cent. Wanted for
It's Collection.
HEIRS WILL PRESS THE CLAIM.
They AIIcge That the Dill Rcfunding
the Tax Was Passed Mainly
HEIRS WILL PRESS THE CLAIM.
An Old Contention.

There was discovered III lhe OilOc "a
Governor Tyler yesterday copy OF an
agreement which has been for some time
sought by those claiming under it, ana
which is expected by them to prove the
means Of securing over 100000 from the
State Treasury.
The document referred TO Is a certified
copv of an agreement entered into nearly
twenty years ago by Dr. J. J. Moran, Of
Fairfax county and Governor +. ". NJ.
Holiday. whereby the former was to re-
ceive % per cent. from the state for all
moneys collected for it through him on
claims due from the National Govern
ment.
THE CONTRACT.
The document is dated May II. $780, and
is attested 10y T. r. Fauntleroy as Sec
retary of the Commonwealth. 1t reads
as follows:
Whereas. the Governor Of this Conn
monwealth, by virtue Of an act OF lhe
General Assembly of Virginia, approved
March 3. 1880. entitled an act authorizing
the Governor to appoint a special agent
to adjust. determine. and settle all claims
due the state of Virginia, has appointed
DIR. j. J. Moran, Of Falls Church, Fair
fax county. Va, a special agent 10 ad-
lust. determine and settle all claims or
debts due the State Of Virginia by the
United States provided, that said au-
thority should not extend TO claims aris-
ing out Of the war with Great Britain or
advances made by the state of virginia
TO the United States; and whereas the
Governor. by said act was further au-
tborized and empowered 10 contract with
said agent at compensation Tor sald
services not to exceed 25 per centum upon
the net amount of all sums that are or
shall be by said agent turned INTO the
Treasury of the State of Virginia, SAID
compensation TO be in full FOR MS ser
vices and expenses in the prosecution
and settlement of all claims that come
under his control:
Now. therefore, this agreement. made
and entered into this 2Sth day Of April
1ssO between +. w NJ Holiday, Cover
nor Of the state of Virginia of the ilrsI
mart. and DR.. j. j. Moran. of the county
aforesaid. of the second part, witnesseth'
that the party of the first part doth con-
tract with the party of the second part
as follows-viz. The party of the second
part as special agent for the state ol
virginia is authorized and empowered 10
adjust. determine. and settle all claim.
or debts due the State Of Virginia by the
United States, except claims against the
United States arising out of the war WIN
Great Britain or advances maze py the
State of Virginia to the United states.
The said party Of the second part is
to receive as compensation Tor said ser
vices u per centum upon the amount or
all sums that are turned into the Irea-
surv of the state Of Virginia. when shah
b. i'm full for his services ana expenses
i'm the prosecution and of all claims or
debts that shall come under his control
II is expressly understood ana agreed
that said agent shall not receive any
such moneys in person. but any amount
ascertained to be so due shail De pdlu
h,, tho authorities of the Government OF
the United States directly 10 the IIea-
surer Of the state Of Virginia. The Irea-
eurer Of the state of Virginia shall. upon
recent of any amount realized under ths
rrovieion of said act of Assembly
through the said DR.. J. j. Moran pay 10
the said Dr. j. ]. Moran the commission
hereby agreed upon. The said party OF
the second part covenants faithfully 10
discharge. his duties under the contract.
Witness the following signatures ana
seals the day and year first aforesaid
(Great Seal of the state oil Nrs.ili')
j. J. MORAN, tSeal)
FRED. w. NJ. HOLIDAY. (SeaL)
T hereb,, certify that the foregoing Is
a true copy of a contract on HE III my
Office. a.
Given under my hand and seal Of Office
this 18th day Of May, 1880
r. II. FAUNTLEROY,
Secretary Commonwealth Virginia.
Virginia. City of AleXandria-to-wit:
7 Narston Marye Clerk of the Cor
rorotion Court of the city Of AleXan-
| dria. do certify that j. J. Moran, whose
name is signed To the foregoing Wruns'
| dated April 2S 1850, has acknowledged the
same before me in my ONCE III the CITY
| aforesaid.
April. A. ID. 1850.
MARsTON MARYE, Clerk.
Atornev-Generars Office. April %. 1850.
I am of the opinion that the foregoing
contract conforms TO the provisions OF
the act Of the General Assembly of the
! qd March. 1850. JAMES G.. FIELD,
~ Attorney General.
THERE ARE THREE HEIRS.
Attached to the document Is an am
davit setting forth that at the time s",u
afidayit was made. May y. 1871, the only
surviving heirs If Or. Moran were W,
Ellis Moran. Katie c. Moran anu .e
Charles r. Moran. The former Oh ,n,sV,
AT least. resides in Baltimore ana n%ns %
recently been in correspondence WIN
Governor Tyler with a view 10 oD,aiHIi,e u,
a COPY Of the foregoing asreeniSn.' IL
asserts that his father shortened ms uays
nv vears of work in securing the passas
throneh Congress of the bill 10 reluiiu ru,i
The direct tax 10 the State. ana dieu sool' oa
after IT'S passage by Congress, III ioo9'
The hin was vetoed by MT. 'iSN o',iiiu' ,I,'
49,, che next Congress passed the law, W.
and the Virginia Legislature OF 1871 " y
"liu o,e1 the necessary legislation win
reSard re@, 10 receiving and distributing the
II is alleged by the heirs OF MT; Mo,s,, ,nn
80. he labored incessantly for the
'assoon ."ss Of the BILL and II Is SAID mat
ira ps's ,aeosure which finally passed was
Sra,,od NV him. He died at AlexahIria
December 49, 1888, about two years pe'o'o
~ 6ual passage of the bill.
,ppIJEp TO GOVERNOR MklNNEf' 3
In 1891 the heirs OF DR.. Moran applied
20 Governor Mckinney for the money
aUosed 10 be due them for services rem
dered nv their father. 1t Is beheVeu .he
matter was referred to the General AS
semblv and that this body Ieiuseu W