Chap. 76.—An ACT to provide for recording the Losses of Property sus-
tained by the Operations of War, during the late War.

Passed January 20, 1866.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the clerks of the several county and corporation
courts to keep a record of such papers relating to the loss of
property during the late war, as they may be required to do
by this act. Any persons who have suffered losses by the
operations of war, since the seventeenth day of April, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-one, may make a statement of such
losses, stating the kind and description of property, including
negroes emancipated; at what time taken, damaged or de-
stroyed; by the army of which belligerent; and in whatever
manner, by either army; and the amount of loss sustained—
making the value of said property, on the first January, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-one, the standard of valuation, and
offer the same, proved by the affidavit of one or more citizens,
to the clerk of the county or corporation in which the said
property was taken, damaged or destroyed, who shall receive
and record the same in a book kept for that purpose. The
original papers shall be safely kept by the clerk, but they
may be withdrawn at any time after they have been recorded.
The affidavits may be taken by a justice of the peace, a
notary public, or the clerk of the court in which the papers
are recorded. In all such cases, the clerk shall have the same
fees, to be paid by the parties respectively, as he has for sim-
ilar services in other cases, and in addition thereto, twenty-
five cents for taking affidavits.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 76.—An ACT to provide for recording the Losses of Property sus-
tained by the Operations of War, during the late War.

Passed January 20, 1866.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
the duty of the clerks of the several county and corporation
courts to keep a record of such papers relating to the loss of
property during the late war, as they may be required to do
by this act. Any persons who have suffered losses by the
operations of war, since the seventeenth day of April, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-one, may make a statement of such
losses, stating the kind and description of property, including
negroes emancipated; at what time taken, damaged or de-
stroyed; by the army of which belligerent; and in whatever
manner, by either army; and the amount of loss sustained—
making the value of said property, on the first January, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-one, the standard of valuation, and
offer the same, proved by the affidavit of one or more citizens,
to the clerk of the county or corporation in which the said
property was taken, damaged or destroyed, who shall receive
and record the same in a book kept for that purpose. The
original papers shall be safely kept by the clerk, but they
may be withdrawn at any time after they have been recorded.
The affidavits may be taken by a justice of the peace, a
notary public, or the clerk of the court in which the papers
are recorded. In all such cases, the clerk shall have the same
fees, to be paid by the parties respectively, as he has for sim-
ilar services in other cases, and in addition thereto, twenty-
five cents for taking affidavits.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.