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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 800. 1901. 879 Sec. 7. That each of the said commissioners and the clerk and each ,S;§,;*§},‘g{};>‘°"”dm*¤· of the commissioners to take testimony shall have authority to admin- " ister oaths in all proceedings before the commission, and every per- *p°“"""· son knowingly and willfully swearing or affirming falsely in any such proceedings s all be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall, upon conviction,isuB'er the punishment provide by the laws of the United States for that offense, when committed in its courts of justice. _ Sec. 8. That all reports, records, proceedin s, and other documents mg,$g=§,,e;° °<=Pmnow on Ble or of record in the Department of State, or in any other ` Department, or eertiiied copies thereof, relatiig to any claims prosecuted before the said commission under this ct shall be furnished to the commission upon its order, made of its own motion or at the request of the claimant or of the attorney representing the United States before said commission. . · Sec. 9. That every claim prosecuted before said commission shall P°°m°¤· be presented by lpetition, settinglforth concisely and without unneces- ·°°¤*°¤*¤· etcsary repetition the facts upon w ich such claim is based together with an 1tem1zed schedule setting forth all damages claimed. Said petition shall also state the full name, the residence, andthe citizenship of the claimant, and the amount of damages sought to be- recovered, and shall pray judgment upon the facts an · law. It shall be signed by the claimant or his attorney or legal representative, and be veriBed by the aflidavit of the claimant, his agent, attorney, or legal representative. It shall be Bled with the clerk of the commission, and the prosecution of the claim shall be deemed to have been commenced at the date of such Bling. All claims shall be Bled as aforesaid within six months c,f,§’,§;,,,,§ggd**’i¤¤ from the date of the first meeting of the commission, and every claim Pr. ` not Bled within such time shall be forever barred: .Pr·0vided, That the -reZ'2”{.°£1en armcommission may receive claims tgresented within `six months after "'“’dS· " the termination of said period if e claimants shall establish to their satisfaction ood reasons for not presenting) the same earlier. Sec. 10. lgiat service of the petition shall e made upon the Attorney- Smice of petition- General of United States at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules of said commission. It shall be his duty to A¤¤W€¤ efend the interests of the United States, and he shall, within sixty days after the service of the petition upon him, unless the time shall be extended by order of the commission, Ble a demurrer or answer to said {petition, which answer shall set nip all matters of counterclaim, set-o, claim of damages, demand, or efense whatsover of the Government against such claim: Provided, That should the Attorne - gjf ·=w¤¤i· the amount of the actual and direct damage which said claimant shall prove that he has sustained. Remote or prospective damages shall not be awarded, nor shall interest be allowed on any claim. — Sec. 12. That all awards of said commission shall be Bnal unless a ‘”’h°“ "md mm'- new trial or hearing shall bxranted by said commission and no new trial or rehearing s all be h except upon motion made within sixty dags of said award. . Ec. 13. When the commission is in doubt as to any question of law c(},¥j,§°°‘ °° S“P'°’¤° arising upon the facts in any case before them, they may state the facts and the question of law so arising and certify the same to the Su reme` Court of the United States for its decision, and said court shallp have jurisdiction to consider and decide the same. Sec. 14. That the commission shall Ble with the Secretary of State w§`L§i’}S8e°g§g'§;g$°(§‘} a copy of the award in each case immediately after the same shall have sms. ‘ been made and become Bnal, and in every case of Bnal award by said P°ym°"°‘