The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-02-15
WAR DEPARTMENT,
I'D ULEs IN RELATION TO CLAIMS

1000 chNticu AU act 10 provide Tor
payment OF horses and ot er property lost or de
sroy ed IN the military ice OF the United Staies
prescribed IN pursuance Of The 4h section of III. said
act.
All claims under the provisions of this nc, mus, be
presented at the Oihce al the Third Auditor of the
treasury Department; before The end OF the II ses.
sion oI congress aud each mnsi be subsian,aled hy
such evidences AS is hereinafter designated with ,e.
Spec1 10 cases oi the class under which u isll..
FIRST CLASS OF CASES.
by the hrst section of the law il is enacted;
=" That any field, or staff or other officer. mounted
n'ilitianai, volunteer, ranger, orcavalry engaged in
Tie n'itary service OF the United States since the
ich OF June, 1917, or who shall hereafter be IN sa,d
service, ald haS sustained shall sustain dauape
"ithont any lanlt or negligence on his par, while il,
said service, by the loss horse i'm ba,lc or by ,h.
loss O morse wounded IN battle aud when has died
or shall die, OF said wound, or being so wounded
sla Do abandoned by order Oi his officer and lost
OF shall sis,ain damage by the loss oi any horse by
oea'h' or soahdohinent, IN consequence the Uneu
States iahS 10 supply sufficient ioruge, or because
The rider was disnounted and separated from hi,
horse or Wien the o,cer IN the immediate command
ordered. or shall ofuer the Lo, ~ tuned out 10 .rz.
III The woods pfaifes. or COMMONS because The I'm
tea states iiiiod or slal iai to supply sufficient ur
age aid Tie ioss was or shall be Consequent thereof
" ,of he loss ei necessary squpage ia Consequence
ol tue loss OF hs horse, aUresad shall be allow ea
'"'''~ ''e'S" f"ttst" ~ dUt |
pay enl has been or shall be made io any one aore.
sd Tor The use and risk tor forage after the death
loss, or abandonnen ol ms horse SAID pay shall
be deducted from the yaiue tner.ot un,.., me- hns
ss"ia or shan satisfy, the payuaster. AT the iine
he made or s'iaii i'd"e the payment or thereafter
show by proof, that be was IeuoInied IN when case
the de,~icuon snai only .x,eud 10 the tine M, ,,,s nm
ioo: d"d p'ormed also. n any pay uient ST. n nave
oeei of stii hereafter be nae 40 ANY person above
Oh accouaI OF c,olh,ny, TO wu,cb h. wn,
not enut,et by' law ,ucn n,, n,rr.,p ,,.u r. ,,
from the valne ., his morse or accon,r.m.,,."
10 estaDllsh "A ciaui unaer thus proyis,on the
claimant mast addnce The evidence o, Tue o,c.r uu.
der whose command he sen when th. loss occurr.
ed, " alive; or, n dead then Of tho next .Iy,yiup
o,iicer; describing the properly the value tne,eo,
i.e time ana manner IA whici The loss bappeued
ma whether or h0t Il was sustained without any
ault or negligence on the claimants part. I'M. .yi.
ence siiOuiu also, case Tue claimant wus remit.
u a'ier Tile loss, state when he vas reinoun.sd how
m .' ~" a'''' ca pam whether 'he horse
20 ,,., I,,,, ,,1 '"' "o' ooen '"'hisieu h
1oun,,d ,,,,,,,, y, ,, ""u ooo" o"neo W a""'ef
Or the use and r,., ,h.,,, W. 49,. ""o" p',ne''
, ns ,'o'eo', VI ~, 's 'o'ase' whs' ,
naoe and h, ], had h,a,, '',.'" 10y ""'' oeen
ne person. aud IN, md IN ,yncn M. h,l,nuaa
Inu IN every ,usaucc m winch IN. clam ,n,v 49,, q
.id TO eautpure ih, s,y.,.l .,,,,l.. ,c ,yhc, a.,
ln,c Consisted aud the ..rurat, win. or ..c, |
hould bo specIiied n
..,. n
,r, '"'' y" '"'h' n
ine second secuon oi TIE law ensc,s; =
That any person who, in the suid military ser
~, ,,.,,'.,, 49,, ' !" ~" ai's a"o '''',afy ac' =
the capture, or destruction Oi the same, without .,
" iauIt or negligence ON his part or who lost or
all lQse the same by reason OF hl. being wounded -
The service, shall he allow aud pad the value
efeoi"
Lach clam under this provision must be estublish. "
by the evidence ol the ohc.r who comm oded m. y'
naut y hen the loss bappened n alive; or n
nd, Then OF the next surviving officer; dcsct,biue
several articles lost tho value OF ench, whetlieI or
the were furnished by the claimant IN what III,
y, and when the loss occurred, ana whether or
II was sustained without any iauit or negligence
MS p-fI II
THIRD CLASS or casEs
he eb'ro secuon oi HE law ebich; -
. I'm, ,,y ,.,so, a, y, .,,.,,;,.J -. i, n.
mage by the loss, capture, or detifnct,on Lu Il =
,iny, or OF any horse mule, or wagon 49,, 80
gh or lar,ess, whiIe such pfops..,v ga. IN ,,.,
Iiary service OF the United .,ai,.. .ub., hv M.
.sn.enl or contract .v.o,,, a., Co.. - M 49,
to which the ~ ,..,,v =, ,,,a ho .,,,s,,, -,
ed to be ipc ,,,,.d =, ,,,. ,,,vn., .naI .,.
succ ' " ",o y" "noi' /" sun" appear
uc.co, o, '"p', m 's,"enoa ',',. mas wi"oul a.
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.ncb mr.. ,,oi. a, nv .h,,, a., mo so,v,,.
,,.n, ~, c,,.,nn,.,,c. a, inc ,,,,e ~, ~. n.,, Ne
ne T,eI SIN. 4, ,,yn,sh ,,,e I'm, ,,,,h .,,inn
,,,,,. .,,I,h a,,,,,, ,t ,,,d ,,d ~. LIN. ,,,
, ''''''
ro establish claim unde, mn. ,yov;.;o, !, will n. 8
es''os' I'a'i' oI'ne' .n' piosiS,' WIZ oe FORA
esS'it !" p'ou"eo ue e'''hohy u 'oe o"ce' of eori
NJ " "e tp'''' S'a'e' VIC '"p'cSseo W con- 4
'ed or tine service ol the property mentioned IN =
b c!aiu aud also %! the oincer nHdei whose im.
iIae command Ibe same wasempIoyed al tie time NJ
;aptnre destruction, loss, or abandonment. de.
rug III wnat way the property was taken ,nto The
zee OF the United states, tie value u'ereo "Eelh- VI
u not the risk To which II would be exposed was v
eed To be incurred by the owner. whether or not has
,sv mn. am. with .ua,cc,,, I, ge -, ,y,s 'o'
~. r,,, In. L.,,.nod and vLo,s, mr. na, :, Co.,. "s.
'';n.d ,,,,hdn, ,,, f,,l, a, noraa,'c. ., on
he 81 stb section of tie law enacts: cred