The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-08

And prorided also, If any payment shall have {
been, or shall hereafter be- made TO any person
above mentioned on account OF clo,hing, 10
which he was not entitled by law, such pay: f.
mcnt shall be deducted from the value oil his
horse accoutrements.
SEC. .. And be IL further enacted, That any
person who, in the said military service as a
volunteer. or draughled militiaunan, furnished
or shall furnish himself with arms and mill
tary accoutremcnts, and sustained or shall
sustain damage by The capture or destruction
of the same, without any fault or negligence
on his part or who lost or shall lose the same
by reason Of his being wounded in the service,
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof.
SEC. ,. And be IL further enacted, That any
person who sustained, or shall sastain damage
by the loss, capture or destruction by an ene-
N.Y. of any horse, mule, or wagon, cart boat,
sleigh, or harness, while such property was in
the military service ofthe United States, ,ci her
by impressinent or contract, except in cases
where the risk TO which the property would
be exposed was agreed to be incurred by the
owner, if it shall appear that such loss, capture,
or destruction, was without any fault or negi-
gence on the part of the owner; and any per-
son who without any such fault or negligence,
sustained or shall sustain damage by the death
or aba udonment and loss of any such horse,
mule, or OK, while In tho service aforesaid, in
consequence of the failure on the part ofthe
Unitep States to furnish the same with sufii.
sient forage, shall be allowed and paid the
value thereof.
SIC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That the
claims provided for under this act shall be ad-
iusted by the Third Auditor, under such rules
as shall be prescribed by the Secretary Of War,
under the direction, or with tho assent Of the
President OF the u States well in regard
TO the receipt of applications of claimaNs, as
the species and degree Of evidonce,the manner
a. .I.,II l., Il
thentcated, which rules shall be such as, in
the opinion of the President, shall be best cal
culated TO obtain tho object of this act, paying
due rogard,as well to tho claims of individual
Justice as to the interests OF the United States,
which rnles and regulations shall be published
for four weeks in such newspapers in which
! the laws of tho u. States are published, as the
Secretary of War shall direct.
SEC 3. And be IL further enacted That in
! adudcltons of said Auditor upon the claim,
above mentioned, whether such judgment b'
in favor o f. or adverse to- the claim, shall be en-
! cred in a book provided by him for that pur
poso, and under his direction and when suel
| Judgment shall be in favor of such claim, the
claimant, or his loyal re resentativc, shall be
entitled te the amount thereof upon tho pro
duction Off copy thereof, certified by salt
| Auditor at the Treasury of the l.. States.
SEC &. and be IL further eRdcted, That il
all instances where any minor has boen, o
shall be, engaged in the military service o
the United States, and was or shall be provided
with horse or equipments, or with mlltarl
accoutromonts, by his paront or guardian, an,
has died, or shall die, without paying for SAT-
property, and the ssmc has been, or shall b
lost, Ytured, destroyed, or abandoned in th
manner before mentioned, said parent or guar
dian shall be allowed pay therefor, on makin
satisfactory proof in other cases, and tn
further proof that he is entitled thereto b.
having furnished the same.
SEc. 7. And be IL further enacted, That il
, Ill instances where any person other than
minor has been or shall be engaged in tn
military service aforesaid, and has occn, q
shall be provided with horse or equipments
er with military accoutrcmcnts by any porsoI
the owner thereof, who has risked, sha
take the risk of such horse equipments
military accoutrcmcnts on himself and Il
same has boon or shall be lost, captured. de
troycd or abandoned in the manner boio
mentioned such owner shall be allowed pu
therefor, making satisfactory proof as
;, other cases, and the further proof that he
entitled thereto, by having furnished the sam
and having taken the risk on himself,
Secs. And be ii further enacted, That Il
act passed on the l9th of February, 1888, G
titled " Anact for the payment of horses al
arms lost in the military service of the u.
agaidst the Indians on the frontier of Illno
andtho Michigan Territory" and an act pa
y sed on the 30th of June, 1884, entitled "
act to provide for the plymont of claims
property lost, captured or destroyed by {
IT, enemy, whilo in the military service of the
States, during the late war with tho India
on the frontier of Illinois and Michigan Ter
tory" bo aud the samc are horchy repealed.
SEC O. And be il further enacted, That Il
acl shall be and remain in force until the clt
of the next session of Congress,
Approved jan. 9th, 1887,