The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-13

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Congress, approved 3D. March, 1919, entitled !" IN
act 70 proride for he payment Of horses and Other
property lost destroyed IN the military service u
The United Sfaies."
LII CLAIMS under the provisions Of This act must
a be presented the Office OF the Third Auditor OF the
Treasury Department and each must be substaniaed by
such evidence as Ia hereinafter Designated with respect 70
cases OF the class under which II falls.
First Class Of Cases.
by the first section Of the law il 10 enacted:
"Tiat any field, STAFF other officer, mounted mill
aman, volunteer ranger or cavalry engaged IN the mill
1914 orwho shall hereafter be in raid service and has se
alned or shall sustain damage without any fault or neg
horse IN bate by the loss Of horse wounded In battle
and which has died shall die OF said wound, being
lost shall sustain damage by the loss Of any horse by
death abandonment because % the unavoidable dangers
Of the when on board United States transport vessel
or the United States JAILED TO supply transportation
for the horse and The owner compelled by the order Of
his commanding officer 10 embark and leave himor IN
the United States falling supply sucl,ni
forage because the rider dsmonrle aud separated
from his horse, and ordered TO do duty on foot at station
detached from his horse when the officer In the mme
diaie command ordered shall order the horse turned Out
nied States faied or shall fl supply sufficient forage
the shall be consequent thereof or Tor he
hose as airesaJ shall be allowed and paid The value
thereof TO exceed two hundred dollars provided maj
any payment las been shall be made TO any one aofe
said the use risk for forage aer the DEATH loss
abandonment oil his horse, said payment snail lie dr
Quoted from the thereof unless he satisfied or shall
satisfy the paymaser ut the time he made OF shall make inc
payment or thereafter show by proof mat ne was re-
the he foot and provided also any payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made s any person
above mentioned on account Of clothing which lie was
not entitled by law such payment shall be deducted from
the value Of his horse or accouirements." ~,
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
aduce the evidence of the officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred u al.ye or u
dead then Of The surviving officer, describing The
vice. the time aud which the loss happened and
whether not II sustained without any haunt or neg
renee the claimants part Tie evidence should also.
the claimant r.mounte ner the loss stale when
I've was remounied how long he continued So and explain
whether the horse wsreon he was remouned hs mol psen
furnished by The United States been owned by another
mounted miltanan volunteer whom paymen, forthe
session OF tile claimant may have made and ii had
been thus owned should name the person and the com.
which the claim may extend 10 equpage the several ar
Giles OF which the same eonsised anu separate value o.
each should be specified.
Second Glass of Cases
The second section ofthe law enacts: X
That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage the capture destruction by eneny, or ny
the abandonment or destruction by me order OF inc COM
handing general, the commanding ofncer, ofqinrermds
ter OF any horse mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh ~ mar
ness while saen properly was IN Inc military
cept where The risk which the property would
DC exposed was agreed TO be incurred BY te owner and
The death abandonment and loss o. any spch horse
mule or OK while IN the service aforesaid ~
the failure the pdrt ofthe United STATES TO iurnshh
with sufficient Tor gc, and any person VINO has
shall lose has had shall have destroyed BY unayo'is
BILE accident any horse mule wason carl boat seigh
harness. while such property was IN tins service aioe'
said shall be allowed and paid the value thereof a. inc it
he entered the service provided shall appear mat SUCH
loss capture, abandonment, destruction, or lealh was
without any fault negligence on the part OF he owner o.
the properly, an,i whc was actually employed III the
service Of tho United States"
To establish claim under TINS provision Il will In add
on the testimony rvqi'red under the head Of FIRST
Class OF Csses necessary where the property
the service by contract or i'm fcssmenf 10 pro-
duce the testimony Of the officer agent Of the Unlrd
who contracted OF
properly mentioned in such can and also oil tue officer
command ihe employed at The time
the loss, abandonment, declaring
in what way the property was taken INTO tt sres OF me
United Ses the value ihcro whether the risk TO
which would be exposed agreed to DO incurred BY
ihe owner and whether not, regarded horses mules
oxun engaged supply the same with sufficient forage
in what manner happened, and whether NOT
sustained without any fault nsgsence Oh his part
The fhh section Of the law ennets:
Tbat in al instances where minor hasbeen or sali
be engaged military of the United States and
shall DO provided with horse or squpments, or
died. shall die, without paying for said property and the
same has been shall be LOST captured DESTROYED or
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor, on making sat.
slcory proof in other and the ufher proof hai
he entitled thereto, by having Furnished the same"
parent orguardan OF deceased minor will Therefore,
in addition to such testimony applicable 10 hs claim as Is
p;s s minor Win the property therein mentoned thsr
the minor died without paying for such property sn ha
he, the para guardian, 10 entitled 10 urnt or ny
his having furnished the came.
The sixth section OF the law enacts:
ahat in all ius,apces where any pc, son, other than
aioressd and has been or shall be provided with
equipments, with military ACCOMPLISHMENTS, by any person
snc6 horse, equipments, or military arcoutremenls
hmsel and the has been shall be lest captured
dearoyed or abauioned In the before mentioned
s,,ch owner shall be allowed pay making proof
in other and the further proof that he Is entitled
thereto by having furnished the same and having taken the
risk on himself"
Besides the testimony in support OF his claim herein be-
fore required every such owner thereof ~ 70 prove
hat he InFny Ia hnf M C.
couemens therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
on hmse and TINT he Is entitled % pay therefor 6 hay
self and this proof should be contained la deposition
ofhe person who had been SO provided by him with such
horse, equipments, or military Announcements
Third class Of Cases.
The seventh section OF the law enacis:
"That in all where horses have been condemned
by board Of officers account Of their unhlness for
service consequence Of the Government falling TO supply
forage all such horses and their eguCaee shall be allowed
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral or written, that
such Condemned horse and the eipage turned
quarermaser Of the army whether any receipt was
gwen and produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
adduce the evidence Of the witnesses under
head Of FIRST class Of satisfactorily proving that
property therein described while In the military
serviee of the United States, condemned by board OF
officers OF their being rendered unfit for rvce
consequence OF the Government falling TO supply forage
and that such property was turned over to s
RENOWNED &c. required IN said first class OF cases
In no the production Of the evidence previously
producing IL be clely proved and then the nearest and
best evidence Of which the is susceptible must
lie furnished in lieu thereof
Every clan must be accompanied by deposition OF the
claimant declaring that he has not received from any
agent of the United States any horse horses,
equpage mule wagon, cart boat, Sleigh
harness. Gas the may BED IN lieu Of the properly
lost any compensation for the same, and be sup
ported, prctcsble, by the original valuation list II made
by the appraisers OF the properly al the time the same was
the United Safes service, anti IN CASES where
the loss alleged lave occurred, because the United
States failed supply transportation for the horse and the
owner compelled by tho order OF HE commanding
officer embark aud leave him. as provided for in The
first section ofte law; the aildavid OF the Claimant mus
Ia addition tile declaration above mentioned, d.car
that did, obedience To the order Of his olletr leave
horse eaupage and that Inc never sold or Other
wise DISPOSED OF The said horse rqupage aud never
ceived any compensation for said horse VI equage rom
person whatever"
All evidence other thar Tie certificates Of officers who al
the time giving them 10 the military service of the
Uuted Siaes be before some judge justice
OF the psace other person duly authorized 10 adnuisier
EVIDENCE GEO w. CRAWFORD, A's5
flr.yo If Har.