The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-18


! Rules IN relation 10 claims proriied for by act o.
| Congress, approred Sd March, l349, entitled "Ar
art 10 propide for The payment Of horses and ofhs,
property LOST or destroyed in The military serriee q
| The United States"
J ALL CLAIMS under the provisions Of this act mus
Treasury Department and each must be snbsanaied b,
such evidence AZ Is hereinafter designated with respect
4 cases 81 tie class under which II falls.
\ FIRST Class Of Cases.
4 by the first sscIion oftbe law il is enacted:
THAI any field, or STAFF, or other officer, mounted mill
,ary service Of The United States since The 18Th Of June
lalned or shall sustain damage, without any hni neel
gere on his part while in said service, by the loss Of
mi e 9a a ~ ~ s oss q orss wound y 9a
wounded shall be abandoned by order OF his officer and
lost or shall sustain damage BY The loss Of any horse BY
death or abandonment because 81 the unavoidable dagger
Of The sea when board United States transport vessel
Or because The United States JAILED 70 supply transportation
Tor The horse and tile owner compelled by the order o
his commanding officer To embark and leave him, or in
consequence ofihe United States failing supply sufficient
forage or berase the rider dsm0uEted and separated
from his horse, aud ordered to do duty loot nj station
detached from his horse, when the oicer In the imnie
date command ordered or shall order the horse turned out
10 Craze in The woods, prarea, commons because the
United States failed, shall fil supply Sufficient forage
equpage consequence OF The loss his
horse rs aforesaid shall be allowed and paid the value
hereof not 10 exceed two hundred dollars: provided thai
any puymcnr has been sa be made any aiore
said for the use aud risk for forage aer the dealh loss
Hotses fdiu phyHeht DC ue.
Quoted from The value thereof unless he satisfied shall
uiisy the paymaster AT the time he made shall make the
payment, or thereafter show by proof that he
onnted in which the deduction shall only extend
The time he was on foot and provided, ALSO any payment
snail have been shall hereafter be made 10 any person
not entitled BY law, such payment sha be deducted from
| The value OF his horse accOuiremenfs."
mus alnce lie evidence Of ,hs oac er under whose corn
haa Re rys ,b when The LOS oceaTsd ye Of
properly, the value thereof the time OF entering the
vice the time and manner ~ which the loss happened, and
whether SUSTAINED without any fault neg
gence on the claimant part The evidence should also
sase The claimant was rrmoua'ed amer the loss state when
whether the horse wherein he remonnte had hee
ssd n hs na s.s Or been o Swa.d y
use aud risk thereof It's forage wl in the pos
session Of the claimant may have been made aud II had
been thua owned, should name the person and the
mand 10 which lie belonged And In every Instance in
which the claim may extend equipage the several ar
cies o. which the same consisted and separate val''e oil
taeh shooin DC speeihed
| a@ Second Glass of Cases
| TN, .scona ssc,lon y, ~ IN, a,..,s
Iha' any person who mas sustained or shall sustain
9y ihe capture OF destruction by an enemy OF by
inanling general he commanding oieer or glarermas
~ Of any horse mule wagon cart boat sleigh or har
ness Wiie such properly WAS III the niltsfy service
s G ~ saies eh.r ~ mprsssmeh, o. contract ex
be exposed was asreed 10 he ns"rrsd by he owSe any
any person who has sustained shall damage BY
| - -.
=, me ,,ie on u,e pIt olhe uhneu States 70 hsn'h
shall ose or ha h5 =, s, hsra ~, M,
bic accident any horse mule or wagon, cart boat sleigh
s y w aas a & waI ~ y n
he entered the service provided il shall are ar that sr
osa capture, abandonment, destruction death, was
without any fault or negligence on The part Of the owner o
the properly and while Il was actually employed in the
service Of the United States"
To establish claim under mis- nrovson il viii I'm add
,on n ihe ies,momv rsnnIred nis, The heaa AZ E:rs
Class Of Cases be necessary in cases where The
uoe the testimony Of tie officer or agent of HE Tinted
States who impressed for the service Of
i,der whose command lie same VA employed al HE lime
OF the capture destruction, loss abandonment decsrng
United STATES The value hereof whether or MOI ihe risk to
which, would be exposed was agreed to be incurred by
ie owner, and whether NOT regarded horsss mules
IL what manner lie loss hapeeaed and wae'her or no,
was sustained without any fault or negligence on his part
| me nun seeton o. the law enacts: VI
be engaged IN the military service Of the United States
was or shall be provided with horse or equipments OF
died or shah die without paying for said property and Thu
same has been Or shall be lost captured, destroyed o.
abandoned, IN the manner before menioned said paren
or guardian shall be allowed pay therefor on making sat
saeory proof as ~ o.er cases anu i,e heI pfooi ina
nc 'he'o' " "a',Hs ''.','e''.u e Y"
parent or guardian OF deceased minor WIZ therefore
IN addition 20 such testimony applicable TO nus claim as
previously described have 70 furnish proof ihai ne pro
yided the minor WIN me properly elen mtnoheu MAJ
The minor died who, paying iof snsn property, ami .ha,
be che parent Ss s"af e Is entitled to payment Tor u BY
| The sixth section fthe law enacts:
"1hat in all instances where any pei son, other than
minor, has been shall be engaged IN The military
aforesaid and haa been shall be provided with horse
equipments with military announcements by any person
tie owner thereof who has rsked shall take the risk OF
such horse, equipments, or military accoutiements Oh
himself and the same has been or shall be LOST captured
destroyed, or abandoned IN the manner before mentioned
snch owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
as In other cases, 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 thereof will have prove
that he did provide the horse equipments or military
therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
on himself and that he is entitled 10 pay therefor BY av
Ing furnished the same and taken the risk thereof Oh him.
self and this proof should be contained In deposition
Of The person who had been SO provided by him with sue
horse, equipments or military arcoutrements
Third class Of Cases.
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such horse md The eounace was irnel over