The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-06-12
BY AUTHORITY.
IN ACT

IN ACT
To authorize the payment Tor property
lost, captured or destroyed by the
enemy, while in the military service
of the United States, and FOR other
purposes.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and house
of representatives Of the United States
IF I'm RIGA ia Congress assembled. That
any volunteer or drafted miliiioman,
whether of cavalry, mounted riHemen
or iDfaotry, who in the late war between
the United States and Great Britain
has sustained damage by the loss q:
any horse that was killed in battle, or
which has died in consequence OF a
wound therein received, or In ccnse
quence OF failure on the part Of the u
nited States 10 furnish sIch horse with
sufficient forage, while in the military
service of the United States, shall be
allowed and paid the value thereof
Sec. . ind be IL further enacted,
That any person, whether of cavalry,
mounted militia or volunteers, who, in
the late war .foresaid. has sustained
damage by the loss of horse, in con
sequence of the rider being killed o.
wounded in battle, shall be allowed
and paid the value of such horse, al the
time he was received into the public
service.
Sec, ind be il further enacted,
That any pers who, in the late war
afores said, has sustained damage by the
loss, capture, or destruction, by an en-
cny, OF any horse, mule, OK, Wagon
cart, ooat or sleigh or harness, while
such property was in the military SCI
vice of the United STATES, either by i'm
pres mcnt or contract except in case:
wber? the risk to which property w3ulC
be exposed was agreed to be incurret
by he owner, If il shall appear tina
such loss, capture o. destruction wa
Without any fault or negligence op th'
pa't a. the owner and any perso'
who, during the time aforesaid, has sus
tanned damage by the death of any suci
horse, mule or OK. in consequence o
failure on the part OF the United State,
TO furnish the same suffi forage
while in the service aforesaid, sshall be
allowed and paid the value thereof.
Sec. 4. ind be i farther enacted,
That any person who, in the TIM -
feresaid, has acted in the military SER
vice of the United States, as a voiun-
tcer or drafted militiaman, aud who Ina s
furnished himself with arms and mi
litary accoutre ments, and mas sustain
ed damage by the capture or dcslruc-
zion of the same, without any fault OF
negligence on his part shall be allow.
ed md paid the value thereof
Sec, ind be 10 further enacted,
That where any property has been i'm
pressed or taken by public authority
for the use or subsistence OF the army
during the late war, and the same Shall
have been destroyed, lost or consumed
tho owner of such property shall be
paid the value thereof, dcducling there.
from the amount which has been paid
or may be claimed Tor the use and risl,
for The same, while in the service a.
9oresaid
Sec. 6. find be il further enacted,
That nothing in this act contained, shall
be so construed as TO enable The owner
OF any such legal properly, or his le-
gal representatives 10 receive a com
pensation ior such loss or damage as
above mentioned, where the owner of
such property, OF his legal representa-
lives, may have recovered or received
satisfaction for such loss from the DER
sons who may have taken or impressed
such property In the public service
ana tCal every person claiming such
compensation shall, at the time OF re
ceiYing the same, release all claims he
may nave against the officer ~ person
who may have impressed, taken, or
used such pgOperly, or his legal repre-
sentative may have recovered or re
cesg2d Abstraction tor such loss or in
jury from the person who shall so hay
taken such property into the pubic
service, the said officer or person VINO
shall have 50 paid such loss or damage,
shall DC entitled to receive the com.
pensation provided by this act for such
loss or dana,
Sec. 7. IND be IL further enacted,
That the accountant OF the war depart
nert in adjusting and settling the &C
counts of tse different pSymasters, is
hereby authorised to allow to the off |
GERS OF volunteer cavalry, who furni h |
ed their own horses. while in pubIir
service, atthe rate of forty cents Pc
day, Tor each horse so furnished, which
eny such Office, was entitled b,, Iau