The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-07

hues IN relation 10 claim provided for By act
Congress, approred 3D. March, lei9 entitled g A,
act 70 propide for he payment or hoyses and oths
pgopsrfy lost destroyeiin ne military ssrrice .
HE Unasd Sfafss."
4 ALI CLAIMS nnier The provisions Of this act mur
n be presenirl At the Office oil the Third Auditor o t
Treasury Department, AMI each mug he rhisnJiaiei b.
such evidence Ia hereinafter dsngnaied viii, respect
\ cases OF the class uil'ier which il falls
First Gloss Of Cases,
/ ny the 6rtt ssction ofiie law II Is enacted
That any field, s'af oilier officer mounted mill
larry service o. the Uned States since Tie sih o. June
1872 who Eha hereafter be Ia said nervice and has
ysncc ON lila part, while in said service BY the loss Of
horse ~ hae or BY the loss Of horne wounded In battle
and which las died. shall die Of said wound being
wounded, shall be abandoned by order Of his Officer
loa OF shall alstan damage BY The loss Of any horse b,
Of the wl,en Oh boari nied States rahrport seseel
bernse thu United States tailed 10 supply transportation
Tor The horse and the owner compelled by the order
ba commanding officer 10 embark and leave him or il
cons qushee 9th United states falling 10 supply ancien
forage because The rider dsmourie and SEPARATED
from his horse, and ordered 10 do duty fooi station
.arhed from his horse or when thu officer IN heimne
date command ordered or shall order The horse turned
Craze In e woods, praires or commons. because hs
United SiaE failed or shall fail 10 supply sufrlent forage
and le loss shall be consequent hereof III
loss Of necessary eqnpage in % the loss Of s
horse aforesaid shall he allowed and paid The value
thereof two hundred doIlars provided iha
any payment has been shall be made any aore
said for HE use and risk or Tor forage after the death, oss
Quoted irpm the thereof unless lie satisfied sha
saty the paymasier al The time he made or shall make hs
nnunied, in which The deduction sha only extend
NE ip ne was on foot and provided, also any payment
above lone on account d eo a. 70 @he If wa.
not entitled by law, such payment shall BE- deducted from
| The vaiie OF his horse or accoutremeutS.''
To establish claim under This provision ihe claimant
mus addnce ihe evidence OF the officer under whoss COM
mnnd he served when the loss occurred, II alive or
property value thereof at The time OF entering the ser
vice. The lime and manner IN which the loss happened and
gence on the claimants part Tie evidence should aso. ii
cas-, The Claimant was remonnte after the oss state when
whether The horse whsreon Nc remonied had
furnished By The United States, been owned by another
me %amn Or yGniesr TO whom K e
session Of The claimant may have been made and II had
nesn has S%aed should name hs person and The com
which the claim may extend 10 equpaye, The several srl
ces Of which The same consisted, ana separate value Of
Second Class Of Gases
The second section Of The law enacts:
'That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage by the capture or destruction by an enemy or by
The abandonment or destruction By the order tie
mandng general the commanding officer, quarisrmas,
Ter OF any horse mule OK wagon cart boat se'g or har
the United States either BY mpressmen contract,
etp IN cases where The risk 70 which The property would
any person WHO has sustained shall sustain damage by
The death abandonment and loss of any snch horse,
mule, while In the service aforesaid in consequence
of the failure the part oflhe United States urnish the
same with sufficient or,ge and any person who has lost
BILE accident any horse, e wagon, cart, boat sleigh
harness, while sreh property In the service afore.
sad shall Re aloMad and paid The value thereof 81 ne time
loss, capture abandonment, destruction, or death, was
without any fault or negligence on The par Of the owntr Of
the property, and while II actually employed IN the
service of iLe United siuies.h
To establish claim under this provision II will, in add
ton 10 The testimony required under the head OF Firs
Glass Gases, be necessary in where the properly
lost in the service by contract i'm pressme pro
ducc the testimony Of the officer agent Of the United
States who impressed for the service OF
properly mentioned In such claini and also Of the officer
OF the capture, desancon loss abandonment declaring
IN what way the property was taken into the service Of the
which would be exposed agreed IN be incurred by
the owner and whether not regarded horses mules,
In what manner the loss happened, whether or not il
sustained without any fault negligence hispar
! The NTH section of the law enacta;
THAT in all instances where any minor has been sal
be engaged - the military service q the United States ant
was or shall be provided with horse or equipments. Of
military Announcements by his parent guardian and ha
died. shall de- without pa nr for said property and III,
same has been or shall be lost captured, destroyed.
abandoned In the before mentioned said paren
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor, making sat
sctory proof in other cases, and the further proof thai
he Is entitled thereto, by having iurnifhed the same"
parent guardian deceased minor will therefore,
in addition 70 such testimony applicable to his claim as Is
vded lie minor with the properly therein mentioned hat
e minor died wion, paying ,f snsh property and at
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section tie law enocis
That in all instances where any pei son, other than
minor has been or shall BE- eSsaed n ne military ssrycs
equipments with military Announcements by any person
the thereof who has rsked or shall take the risk Of
such horse, equipments, or military accotremenis on
HIMSELF and The game has been sha be lost captured
destroyed abandoned In the manner before mentioned
sich owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
other cases. and the further proof that he is entitled
thereto BY having furnished the same and having tahenhe
Besdcs the testimony Ia support Of his claim herein be.
fore required such owner thereof will have 10 prove
that he did provide the horse equipments military
courements therein mentioned, and took the risk thereof
hmse and that he Is entitled TO pay therefor by hav
self and this proof should he contained in deposition
ofihe person who had been provided by him with such
horse, equipments, or military Announcements
Third class Of Cases.
The seventh section Of the law enacts:
"That in all cases where horses ave been condemned
by hoard Of officers on account Of their nnfness for
service In consequence of the iang 10 supply
forage all such horses and their enpage shall be allowed
and paid for, whenever the i1cts shall be by legal
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral written that
such condemned horse and the eqnpage was turned
TO quartemastfr OF the army, whether any receipt was
given and produced or not
To establish claim nnder this provision the claimant
must adnce The evidence OF Inc Witnesses under
he head Of first class oil cases. SATISFACTORILY proving iai
the property therein described was, while in the military
officers on account Of their being rendered unit for service
In consequence Of the Government ong TO supply forage
Of he I United States army explaining when The claimant
remounted &c required in said rsi class ocases
In the production Of the evidence prev ioualy
described dispensed WITH unless the mpracicabliy 81
producing be cleufly proved and then The and
best other evidence ri which the Is susceptible must
he furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must he accompanied by deposition of the
claimant "tleoaring that he has not received from any
sicer agent OF The United States any horse horses
eaupage accourcments, mule, wagon, cart boat Sleigh
or harness. Gas the may be- in lieu OF the property
lost nor any compensation for the same aud be sup.
rored praccable, by the original valuation list, fmade
iy the appraisers Of the property the time The
taken into the United States service, and in whtrc
In, loss IL alleged have occurred because the United
States ailed supply transportation Tor the horse, and the
owner was compelled by lie order Of his commanding
officer to embark and leave him, provided Tor In the
first section ofhe law the afdayid OF the claimant must
In addition TO the declaration above mentioned, declar
tina, he did, obedience 10 The order vi his officer leave
said and equpage and that he never sold or other
wse drosed Of The said horse equipage and
ceived any compensation io said horse or equpage nom
any person whatever
An evidence other than the certificates OF officers who
The lime giving them were IN the military service OF the
limited States be to before some Judge Justice
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