SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Rss. 40, 42, 43. 1912. 641
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mg out et me late iummuou in mexico. 8 Resolvedi by the and Housebcggz of the I tales o merwa. m rmgreae as em t be, andf he is hereby, authorized, and directed toomakleitgiiyczuse ll t:z>1.i*¤•·;¤¤j`¤·¤¤sf¤r be made under his direction, a and thorough investigation of each mr-rt&y°{‘i:emm&°ZE
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nite tates which may be to his attention by claimants or their attorneys for damages for injuries to their persons or property received by them_or_ by those of whom claimants may be the legal representatives, wrthm the boundaries of the United States by means of gunshot wounds or otherwise mhrcted by Mexican l•` eral or insurgenthtroops duritpglthe late insurrection in Mexico in the year nuigdslalheurllurposeiinof ‘iz1iZl‘ininvestiga‘tion the Secretary of War is ,,g‘{,"§.'§*"{'§"§‘,’,;"{",l authonred to apiiomt a commission of three officers of the Army r¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· one of whom sh be an inspector general. Such commission shall ‘ have authorrty to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and to take ‘°°‘°'”’·°°°‘ evidence on oath relating to any such claim and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers in any such proceeding by apphcation_to the district court of the United States or_ the district wrthm which of session of the commission IS held which court IS hereby empower and directed to make all orders and rssue all processes necessary for that purpose, and said commission shall have all the powers conferred lbfy aw upon inspectors general of the United States Army in the pe ormance of their duties. Such °°"°'“°°""”" comm1ssion shall rglporjt to Congress, through the Secretary of War, as soon as practrca e, its findings of fact upon and all_the claims presented to It and 1135 conclusion as to the justice and equity thereof and as to the proper amount of compensation or indemnity thereupon. Approved, August 9, 1912. tm[ll:c;h4!§w:'pdmt Res<;lt1§ig€T£ej§.)’r‘p§i£e0§ $`)tation for American citizens Heeing [£s; f§`i•] S...t..”“°i}i.m“ is €:M*w..,% me of ’»i¢£¥I:‘.i;":’.f‘$’;3.:~£ ·····—···» 1 , ances. teen hundred and thirteen, in the discretion of the Secretary oi War, ,_,'Q,,’i‘{{,',§"?",{‘,‘§,‘,;‘;,§‘;$ he is hereby authorized to furnish transportation, which shall not be nwmrm. negotiable or transferable, from placesm the United States on or near the Mex1can_border to other p aces rn the United States, to those American citizens who shall have fled or may hereafter flee from the Republic of _Mexico who are new or who may hereaftlr be unable to pag for their own transportation. _ _ _ _ Awmwmm _ _ mc. 2. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this P•»¢.r>.•••. {gmt rpsolutnonbghe sum of onihurgdred thousartnildglltari, orysgpguch ereo asma n 18 ere y approprra u o an _ cys in the Treasgg of the States not otherwise r?%opr1ated, to be expende under the direction of the Secretary 0 _ ar, upon vouchers to be approved by the commander of the United States forces at Fort Bliss, Texas. Approved, August 12, 1912. [No. 43,] Joint Resolution To authorize the loan obsolete Spring5eld_ rinse, and so forth, to the Hrswmzal Pageant Committee, Phrladelphm, Pennsylvania. Resolved by and House %R{€rece1atatives of the United $$:1,,;,; pam, States of America in Congress assemb , at_ the_Secretary of War ,_°m‘;j°£,pd¤‘u,_, be, and is hereb , authorrzed to loan to the Historical Pageant Com- xiermgg mittee of Philaclialphia, Pennsylvania, for use rn the ceremonies per- °°°
