8. The commissioners may at any time issue a special commission for the taking of testimony on the application of either party; such testimony to be taken either in written interrogatories or orally, as the commissioners may order. The commissioners may also, on motion of either party, order any claimant or witness to appear personally before them for examination or cross-examination. 9. When any original papers filed in the State Department of the United States or in the archives of the British legation in Washington cannot be conveniently withdrawn from the files, copies thereof will be received in evidence, when certified by the State Department or by the British legation, as the case may be. 10. When the time has expired for taking proofs, or the case has been closed on both sides, the proofs will be printed under the direction of the secretary, and at the expense of the commission. The argument for the claimant shall be filed within fifteen days after the paper shall have been printed, and the case shall stand for hearing ten days thereafter. 11. The secretary will prepare, from time to time, lists of cases ready for hearing, either upon demurrer or upon the merits, in the order in which they are entitled to be heard, or in which the counsel for the two governments shall agree that they shall be heard. 12. All cases will be submitted on printed arguments, which shall contain a statement of the facts proven and reference to the evidence by which they are proven, and, in addition, the counsel for the respective governments will be heard whenever they desire to argue any cause orally. Arguments of counsel for individual claimants will be received, in print, when submitted by the counsel of either government, and not otherwise. 13. Claims against the United States and Great Britain, respectively, will be entered in different dockets kept by the secretary. The dockets shall contain an abstract of all proceedings, motions, and orders in each case. 14. The secretary will keep a record of the proceedings of the commission upon each day of its session, which shall be read at the next meeting, and will then be signed by him and approved by the signature of the presiding commissioner. 15. The secretary will keep a notice-book, in which entries may be made by the counsel for either government, and all entries so made shall be notice to the opposing counsel. 16. The secretary shall provide books of printed forms, in which will be recorded the awards of the commission, signed by the commissioners concurring therein. The awards against each government will be kept in a separate book. 17. A copy of each award, certified by the secretary of the commission, will be furnished, on request, to the party upon whose claim such award shall have been made. 18. The dockets, minutes of proceedings, and records of awards will be kept in duplicate, one of which will be delivered to each government at the close of the duties of the commission. 19. The secretary will have charge of all the books and papers of the commission, and no papers shall be withdrawn from the files or taken from the office without an order of the commission. C.-Schedule of claims presented to the commission by claimants against the respective governments, with indexes to same. Illegal imprisonment and personal property taken by United States Army. Dec. 3, 1862 Fairfax County, Va. 2,599 50 Award for $1,200 Dec. 3, 1872. Award for $1,809 Jan. 7, 1873. Disallowed Dec. 16, 1871. Award for $770 Jan. 27, 1873. 15 Personal property used and destroyed Apr., 1864 King and Queen by United States Army. Value of personal property (State bank stock, &c.) destroyed by the war. County, Va. Charleston, S. C Cotton taken by United States and Jan. 27, 1865 Savannah, Ga. sold; net proceeds received through Court of Claims. Thomas McDowell.. Destruction of dwelling-house and Nov. 10, 1864 Atlanta, Ga. personal property by United States Army. sold by the United States. Case had been on docket of Court of Claims and United States Supreme Court. Nov. & Dec., Louisiana. 1862. 67,465 00 Corn, hogs, poultry, saddles, bridles, Nov. 21, 1864 Liberty, Miss. tools, &c., taken, used, and destroyed by United States Army. Use of and destruction of real estate, Apr. 9, 1865 Pensacola, Fla. drugs, medicines, paints, oils, &c., by United States Army, 23 John C. Stovin.. Illegal imprisonment by United -, 1861 Cumberland, Md. 380, 794 27 States, loss of profits from business, and loss of personal property. 24 James McCabe. Army. Mules, corn, bacon, flour, cattle, cloth- Feb. 9, 1864 Morton, Miss ing, &c., taken by United States Walter J. Dobbins.. Furniture, clothing, provisions, &c., Feb. 17, 1865 Columbia, S. C burned by United States Army. Tobacco destroyed by United States Army. Apr., 1865 Two horses taken by United States May 4, 1863 Army. Beef taken and used by the United States Army. 1863 and 1864 29 Lucy J. Park, administratrix of W. J. Bruce. 30 Timothy Dowling.. Jonat'n Braithwaite. 32 William E. Scanlan. Dwelling-house burned and personal property taken, used, and destroyed Use of and destruction of real estate, Calhoun County, 525 00 5,123 50 Gold and int. £1,000 Legal exp's 7,830 99 Interest.. Award for $5,698 Nov. 12, 1872. Aug. 6, 1864 Dec., 1864 Dec., 1864 33 34 Brown & Sharp.... Eleanor W. Turner. 78 bales of cotton burned by United States Army. Feb., 1865 35 John P. Rogers... For rent of house and repair of damage thereto by United States Army. Rent of store, damage to goods, and damage to business, as dealer in queensware, &c., by the United States Army. May 1, 1862 Mar. 1, 1863 C.-Schedule of claims presented to the commission by claimants against the respective governments, &c.—Continued. Damage to dwelling, fences, trees, Illegal imprisonment by United States. 20 cattle, corn, horses, &c., taken and Two horses and watch and chain taken by United States Army. Tobacco burned by confederates Cattle taken and used by United States, Nov. 1, 1863 Army. Illegal imprisonment by United States, loss of property, business, and credit. Illegal imprisonment, loss by sale of land and horses taken by United States Army. Richmond, Va Near Washington, Tobacco and other goods, &c.. taken, Oct., 1862 Ripley, Miss used, and destroyed by United States Army. Destruction of machinery, material. Feb., 1863 Bolivar, Tenn.. and building; rent, and damage and loss by United States Army. 1864 Near Louisville, Ky. 16, 810 00 Award for $2,198 Jan. 17, 1873. Oct., 1861 Detroit, Mich. During the Pensacola, Fla 100, 000 00 7,700 00 war. Dec. 24, 1862 Parish of St. James, 11,700 00 6 per cent. La. Dec. 16, 1864 Natchez, Miss 150, 000 00 Award for $32,204 Mar. 28, 1873. Award for $13,969 Nov. 12, Dismissed for want of juris- 65 Marion D. Murdock. 2 horses taken by United States Army Aug. 3, 1863 1 horse taken by United States Army 66 Robert Davidson. Destruction of dwelling, &c June 27, 1854 April 3, 1863 New Orleans, La... 14, 422 00 |