394 THIRTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 107. 1849. °"}m°¤* ft"' ¤°· the government of the Mexican republic, as shall be deemed neces. cessary books, r t th . `td .. f l. I. b .t d , ,ec,,,.d,,' d06u_ sa y o e ju. lecision o any claim or claims su mi te to said ments, &c. board, in conformity with the provisions of said treaty. Sgqrgtmry of Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State is $m¤ W SM ¤°· required, as soon as the President shall have designated the day lbr the "°°°‘"‘°-""*"°' i-srmr r th xi it a t · bl` r ir r a the ,,,,,,,,,3 of ml. i go e said oar , ol give pu ic no ice thereo , an to cause said board. said notice to be published in such newspapers as are authorized to publish the laws of the United States. Salaries of Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the compensation of the
- ‘;;‘L$*;}°“;;“g respective officers for whose appointment provision is made by this act,
cic,k_ ’ shall be as follows, namely: To each of said commissioners at the rate of three thousand dollars er annum; to the secretar of the board P Y at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum ; and to the clerk at the rate gf fifteenhhifndred dollars per annum. And the President of the United tates s al be, and he is hereby authorized to make provision for the (_xCg:;;:z¢:)t_id_ contingent expenses of said cominission as to him shall appear reasonml;-O,_ P able and proper. And the said salaries and expenses shall be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Commissioners Sec. 6. And be it fzrtkcr enacted, That the said commissioners
- t::y<;_* shall report to the Secretary of State a list of all the several awards
ust of an me made by them; a certified copy thereof shall be by him transmitted to xvards rréade by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall thereupon distribute, in mf;‘&·c":>‘;w ratable proportions among the persons in whose favor the awards shall of_ to bé trans- have been made, the amount stipulated in the fifieenth article of the
- ¤;'?;%tL;i_;;;;; said treaty, (being three and one fourth millions of dollars,) according
ur _ to the proportions which their respective awards shall bear to the said blip: trapagds three and one fourth millions of dollars, first deducting such sums of
- ’eé‘an; di‘ “‘ money as may be due the United States from said persons in whose
Offset ofclaims favor said award shall be made; and the said Secretary shall thereupon °fU¤¤¤d $*¤*¤¤· cairse certificates of stock of the United States to be issued to the said parties, respectively, or their legal representatives, for the amount to which they may be entitled, which stock shall bear an interest of six per cent. per annum until paid, and redeemable at any time at the pleasure of the United States, or pay the same in money, at the option of the United States. Ofwlggpdbviggsfs Sec. 7. {Ind be tt further enacted, That the said board shall termi- Shau m,mi,me_ nate its business within two years from the day of its organization. t Howcéginranés Sec. S. And be tt further enacted, That in all cases arising under o awar ma e · . ,, in favor of Wm_ this act, where any person or persons, other than those in whose favor person; shan an award has been or may be made, shall claim the amount so awarded, pggsige S?m:¤¤— or_ any part thereofi and shall within thirty days from the passage of ‘ this act, or from the date of the said award, notify the Secretary of' the Treasury of his, her, or their intention to contest the payment of the. same as awarded, and shall file with the District Attorney of the United States a bond, with good and sufficient security, to be approved by him, for the payment of the costs and damages arising therefrom, the arnpiunpl ip lawardgd, and the payment of which is contested as aoresai , s a e an remain in the treasury of the United States subject to the decision of the courts of the United States thereon; and thereupon the said party so claiming the sum so awarded, or any part V Q thereof; shall be at liberty to tile his bill for relief and injunction ofeggrgicpotgit mhth: Circuit Court of the _District of Columbia, upon the principles polghqbigmhavs L7 13] E gztgylqipnspqgres of equity; and any injunction thereupon granted RSL :;;;:,1 m jd _ an c respected by the Freasury Department; and the - said case in. equity shall thereupon be conducted and governed in all Wh I respects as in other cases in equity. umu gxkghégérit cmS;c;"?£_l1;1zd be ztifugther enacted, That this act shall not go lnfo 1 - rom an a ter the tenth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-mne. Approved, March 3, 1849.
