The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-03

act 70 proride for The payment Of horses and otatr
property lost or destroyedn The military serrice o.
\ the FDifsd IStates." ha
| ALL CLAIMS under the proyhons Of This ACT must
Treasury Department. and each be suhstantiaisd by
such evidence as Is hereinafter Designated with respect
cases OF the class under which il falls,
First Class Of Cases.
ny the first section Of the law II IL enacted:
THAT any field staff or other officer mounted mill.
larry service Of HE United STATES since The 18Th Of June
1912 who shall hereafter In said service and sls
alned shah sustain damage, without any an neg.
genee on his part, while In said service by The loss Of
horse Ia battle or by the loss Of horse wounded In battle
and which has died. shall die OF said wound, being
wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer and
death or abandonment because u the unavoidable dangers
4 ofihe whsn boar United States transport vessel
ar na the s%n %ss ~ %
his commanding officer % embark ant, leave him. OF IN
consequence Of the United States falling 10 supply sufficient
forage bcrause the rider dismonrte and separated
from his horse, and ordered 20 do duty on foot at station
detached from his horse, or when the officer in the mme.
diae command ordered shall order the horse turned
70 Craze IN the woods, praes or conmons because the
and the loss shall be consequent thereof for The
oss o. sgapase u o. e loss o. his
thereof not to exceed two hundred dolars provided that
payment has been or shall be made to any one aore
OF abandonment o. Ills horse said payment shall be De,
Quoted from the value thereof unless he satisfied or shall
satisfy the paymaser at the time he made or shalt make the
payment, thereafter show by proof that he was re.
mounted in which case the deduction shall only extend to
shall have been or shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned account Of clothing, TO which he
entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from
| the value of his horse accoulremenis.n
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must addce the evidence Of the officer under whose
dead then Of the surviving officer describing the
property tho value thereof at the time OF entering the
whether no, Il sustained without any fault negl
gtnre on the claimants part The evidence should also In
the claimant reounted after the loss, state when
he rsmouned how long he continued and explain
whether the horse wereon he was reounted had not been
mounted miliaman volunteer whom payment Tor the
use and rsk thereof o. Tor rs iorage whilst IN t6e pos
been thus owned, sloud name the person and The com
mahd 70 which he belonged. And In every instance in
Se S1 slI% may essaa e saupase me several ya n
each should be specified
Secoad Glass of Cases.
The second section Of the law enacts:
THAT any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage by The capture destruction by enemy by
the aoanIonm,it OF destruction by the order Of tie
maaing general, the commanding Officer, auartermas
ness while such property In the military service Of
the United States either by improvement or contract ex
exposed was agreed be incurred by ie owner and
any person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
mule OF OK while IL lie service aforesaid ii
Of the failure the part ofthe United States TO fnrnshtle
shall lose, or has lad o. shall have Destroyed BY naSoia
BILE accident any horst mule, wagon CART boat sleigh
sd shall be allowed aud paid he value thereof al The time
he entered The service provided II shall appear that such
loss, capture, abandonment destruction or death, was
wou, any tauli negligence the part Of the Of
The property and while was actually employed in the
service u the United s,ass"
To establish claim provision II Wilt In add
ton tothe testimony required under the head Of First
Class Of Cases be ~ cases where the property
Lost WIS Ia the FeIyre by contract or im1ressne 70 pro-
dncr the testimony u the octr o. agent Of the United
States who impressed or eentraeed or The rfyee Of the
properly mentioned la such claim. and slso of the ocfr
nudrr whose Command same employed al the time
81 the capture, dsrcion, loss declaring
nii.d The value ierro wheer or mol The risk to
which woni bs exposed was ased e be incurred BY
oven, ae enEaEed 10 supply The same with sufficient forage
In what manner The loss happened and whether moi Il
silrianed without any fault negligence his part
| The 6nh section Of The law snaeis:
"Tha IN all instances where minor has been OF shall
engaged n tbs military ssrSes q hs United s,ass and
military aeeoremenis BY his parent guardian, and haH
died Of shall die without paying for said properly and the
abandoned In the manner before mentioned, raid parent
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor on making ear
he Is entitled thereto, by having furnished The sanr.n
parrn guardian 81 deceased minor viii, therefore,
n saRs y e ~ hat ri IL p
vded The minor with The property therein mentioned that
he, lie parent Of Guardian IL entitled 70 payment ,r BY
his having furnished the came,
The nixh section ofihn law enaeis;
"Tha In all instances where any person, ether Than
minor, heon shall be ENGAGED In the military
aforesaid and has be shall he provided with horse
The owner thereof who has riskrd shall nke the risk Of
such horse, equipments OF military ACCOMPLISHMENTS on
destroyed abandoned. ia the manner beare mentioned
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
ms In other and the further proof that lac is entitled
thereto by having furnished the same aud having akenthe
risk on himself"
fore required every sr owner thereof will have prove
that he did provide the horse equipments or military
oo hmss and a, hc Il pne 10 nav ,hsre by haV
ing furnished the and taken the risk thereof on him.
Of de person Who had been 50 provided BY him With such
horse, equipments, or military ascoutremens
Third class Of Cases.
The seventh section OF the law enacis:
"That In all where horses have been condemned
by hoard Of officers, account OF their mnfiness for
service IN consequence Of the Government failing 10 supply
forage all such horses and their equpasc shall be allowed
and paid for whenever the facts shall be proven by legal
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral or written that
such condemned horse and the equpage turned
quarermaster OF the army whether any receipt
given and produced or mott
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
aduce the evidence OF the witnesses mentioned under
he properiy therein described was While Il Tie military
service Of the United States, condemned by board Of
n on de % q supply
and that such property was turned over 70 aqnaerinaseI
remounted, &c, required in said first class ofcases
In the production OF the evidence previously
described be dispensed with, unless the ippracteabty 81
producing be cegy proved, and then The aud
best other evidence Of which the " susceptible mus,
be furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim DO accompanied by deposition ofilo
claimant, declaring that he has moi received iun any
sicer agent Of the United States any horse horss
cQupage accouromenis, mule, wagon, cart boat, sleigh,
OF harness, Gas the may be) IN lieu Of the property
lost any compensation for the SAINT" and he sup
ported fpracticabc, by the original yaluaon list made
BY the appraisers Of the property at The time the
taken into the United States service, and 10 Where
the loss liz alleged 10 have occurred, because the United
States failed to supply transportation for The horse ai the
owner compelled by the order Of HE commanding
officer embark ami leave him, provided for III the
first section ofte law the aidayd Of the claimant must,
In addition TO the declaration above mentioned dscar
that he did, IN obedience 10 the order " his officer leave
said horse aud equpsge, aud that he sold other
wise disposed Of the said horse eupage, aud never
eeived any compensation for said hose equrags ffcm
| any person whaievtr'
An evidence other than the certificates OF officers w,o II
the time giving them In tho military service o the
United States must be before soule judge Justice
of the peace other person duly authorized 10 administer
oahs and Of which authority proof should accompany the
| evidence GEO. w. CNAMFOKU,