The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1837-03-04
w ar Department.,
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ID DULESiN REL ZION !DCLNN>

act to provide tor the payment az horses
and other property los, nr DESTROYED IN
the military servi of lhc i'm!cd STATES.
presc ribcd in pursuance e the -i,h sec
lion Of the said ac:.
A!l claims under The provisions "i this
act mast be presented n, the office %: tho
Third Auditor %! tho Treasury Depart
nrnI bcfor. end Of ;hc next scssi"n al
Congress. and each ,nust hr sub.,an,ia,rh
by such evidence as is hereinafter dcsig-
mated. with rcsprc, to cas- of the class
under which i, iall..
YIasr CLASS or C:srs.
By the FIRST section of the law il IS en-
acted:
!. That any field. or staff, or other Of
fcer, mounted mli,iamun. volunteer.
ranger. er cavalry. engaged in The Mill
tary service Of ;hc United S;alc- since
the IS,h OF June, 1872. or VIM shall.
hereafter be in said service. and has sus-
tanned or shall sustain damage, without,
faui; or negligence on his par, while in
said service. by the loss Of horse in bat
tie, or BY the loss 1t horse wouucd in
battle. and which has died. or shall die,
Of said wound, or being SO wounded.
shall be nbanIonc.! by order of his OIL
Ger, and lost. or shall sustain damage BY
the loss Of any hursc by death. or sban.
donmcrt. IN consequence "t the United
States !silicc 10 suppl, sntticicn, l"'agc.
or because lhr ridcr was disnouu!c.l and
separated from his horsr. and ordered /"
do s.oty on foot NJ n station detached from
ssAis horse. or whcn The officer in ,hc i'm.
al a. NJ, OIL
the horse iurn-d ou, 10 Craze in 'hr xo"Js.
prairics. or commons, because The u =.
faiici. or shall fail /" supply sufficient
forage. nnd The loss was or shall be c"n-
scqIcs, thereof. or for The loss nf rccc>.
sary squipagc ~ consequence Ut thS i'''
OF his horse. az aforesaid. shall b" ali owed
and paid The va!u" thereof: Pr"ridtd.
That if anv pavmcn, has been or shall
be made to any ono ai"rcsai1. i"r The use
aud r,.h. or for forage after ihc death.
loss, or abandonment Of his horse, ,ar'i
pny.nen, shall br deducted from the value
thcrepf. unIcss hc satisfied. Or shall si-
iisfy. the paymas,cr. NJ The i'nc he mate
or sh,ll make the pavncn,. ar thereafter
show by proof. 'hot he WAS fcf"o"nt"''.
in which case tho DEDUCTION shall Only "N-
tend 70 The tune s.c wa on ioo'' .ana pro-
aiali. aLo. i, any payment sab have
been or shall hc -caf,cs be-. made {" any
per.nn above mentioned, on account ni
clothing. to which 'c wss no; cn!iii,d hy
law. such paymcn, ,halI DC !odue,rd
from, the value of HIS horsc or accoui.c.
meuis
To cs,aLi,,!, a claim under 'lis pr 81
ii.
,icncc OF the officer under whose cnni-
n,and lac served when the loss occurred.
IL alive. or. If dead. then Of the mex.
..rviviug officer describing the property.
TIC value thereof the usnr hnd man 'r .n
which the loss happcncI. and wheihc- ~
not IL was sustained w,ihuu, any iaul. "r
negligence on the claimants part. HI,
evidence should also. in ca.r III" Clam
ant va. rctnnuntrl alrr ihc loss. stale
when he was r,'m ,uni"d how long he
continued so. aud explain whether ihr
horse whcreon be was rcmo.ntcd had not
Eecu furnished by the United States. 'r
becsi .,wncI hy another mounted militia.
man or volunteer. IL whom paym' nj for
the use anil risk thereof. or ~ ta..,
whilst IN lhc possession "i tn. CLAIM 'ni.
mny lasc been male. and IT II had been
thus owucd. should natnc lhr person. and
III. command To which he belonged. And
in every instance in which !hc clalm may
extend 10 cqupaec. tho srscra articles ct
which ,hc same consisted, aud The spa
rate value Of each. should bc specified.
Second CLASS uf CAsrs
The second section OF the law rnac,s:
ihai any person who. in the said
military service. nsav lun,~crnr drauri.
ted niIi'ia'nnn. furnished ar shall fn.,,I.h h
himself with arm, am, ,n,!,,,,r ,c,,,,,,o
ments. and sustained OF shall sn.,,,,l,,,
age by the capture or lc>,ruc,ion Of the
same. without anv fault or negligence -,
his part. or who los. or shall lose "a.
same by reason Of his being wounded r
the service. shall be allowed and pal,
the value thereof,