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State Department of the United States or in the archives of the British legation in Washington cannot be conveniently withdrawn from the files, copies thereof will be received in evidence, when certified by the State Department or by the British legation, as the case may be. 10.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. -, 1861 Cumberland, Md... ing, &c., taken by United States Army. and loss of personal property. Mules, corn, bacon, flour, cattle, cloth- Feb. 9, 1864 Morton, Miss Furniture, clothing, provisions, &c., Feb. 17, 1865 Columbia, S. C burned by United States Army. Tobacco destroyed by United States Army. Horses, corn, hogs, hay, &c., taken, Mont- Sugar, molasses, and rum, taken and John Gummer. Thomas McMahon. Nov. & Dec., Louisiana. 1862. Nov. 21, 1864 Liberty, Miss Use of and destruction of real estate, Apr. 9, 1865 Pensacola, Fla drugs, medicines, paints, oils, &c., by United States Army. Illegal imprisonment by United States, loss of profits from business, 1,200 00 Disallowed Nov. 12, 1872. 27 Robert Orrock..... Two horses taken by United States May 4, 1863 Henrico County, Va. $400 00 Army. 28 Beef taken and used by the United States Army. John Wilkinson 29 Lucy J. Park, administratrix of W. J. Bruce. 30 Timothy Dowling.. Dwelling-house burned and personal property taken, used, and destroyed by United States Army. Use of and destruction of real estate, furniture, &c., by United States Army. Disallowed Apr. 4, 1872. Award for $782 Apr. 4, 1872. 7,830 99 Interest.. Award for $5,698 Nov. 12, 1872. One horse taken by United States Army. Aug. 6, 1864 Loss on 71 bales of cotton... Loss on 29 bales of cotton barned by rebels. 78 bales of cotton burned by United States Army. Feb., 1865 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 New Orleans, La.... Memphis, Tenn.. £1, 493 6 0 And interest Disallowed Sept. 16, 1873. C.-Schedule of claims presented to the commission by claimants against the respective governments, &c.-Continued. Cotton burned by United States Army. Illegal imprisonment by United States Injury to real estate by United States 1865. Vicksburgh, Miss. Dec. 11, 12, & Fredericksburgh, Va 13, 1862. Damage to dwelling, fences, trees, | 1863, 1834, & Illegal imprisonment by United States. 20 cattle, corn, horses, &c., taken and Two horses and watch and chain taken Fall, Dec. 24, 1862 Dec. 16, 1864 Illegal imprisonment by United States, loss of property, business, and credit. Illegal imprisonment, loss by sale of, Dec. —, 1861 land and horses taken by United States Army. Richmond, Va Near Washington, D. C. 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. 2,478 33 16,649 26 Disallowed Jan. 7, 1873. Disallowed Jan. 31, 1872. Disallowed November 12, 1872. May 26, 1864 |