After the expiration of that time no more suits could be filed. This bill revives one class of these suits. in this that the original bill provided that only citizens of the United States should be entitled to bring these suits. we find that a great many cases were dismissed on demurrer. because the claimants could not prove that they were citizens of the United States. In many instances the fathers of claimants were known to be from other countries and to have become naturalized citizens of the United States. but had lost during the Civil War their naturalization papers showing that they had become citizens of the United States. It was found after these suits were brought. to prove citizenship in many of these cases the burden of proof was upon the claimants to show that they. or their parents before them. whose property had been destroyed. were citizens at the time the property was taken. On account of their inability to prove their citizenship their cases were dismissed from the court of appeals.
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