The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-29

the tract claimed otherwise such claim VIII be forfeited
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
War Department, March 30, Is40.
Rules relation 10 claims provided for By act of Con-
gre$, approved Sd March, iS49, entitled "An act 10
proUide for the payment of horses and other property
lost destroyed IN the military service Of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this act be
"A presented at the office of the Third Auditor of the
Treasury Department. and each be snbstantaed by
such evidence designated, with respect
cases of the class under which it falls.
First Class Of Cases.
BY the first section of the law il is enacted
"That any field staff, other officer, mounted mill
tiamah volunteer ranger or cavalry engaged ia the mill
1872 who shall hereafter be In said SERVICE and has
tanned shall sustain damage without any fault neg
ts and which has died. OF shall die Of said wound or be-
and lost shall sustain damage by the loss of any
by death Abandonment, because Of the unavoidable dan
vessel because United States failed supply
poration for the horse and the owner compelled, by
the order of his commanding officer embark and leave
him. or in consequence of the United States failing to sup
ply sufficient forage or because the rider was dsmounted
and separated from his horse and ordered do duty
foot station detached from his horse when the officer
horse turned out Craze in the woods praries
mons, because the United States failed shall fail to sup
ply sufficient forage ana the loss was or shall ne oonse
OF the loss of his horse as aforesaid shall be al
lowed and paid the value thercO not to exceed
dred dollars: provided that any payment has been or
shall be made to any one aforesaid for the and risk
HORSE said payment shall be deducted from the value there
Of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymaste at the
show by proof that he was RENOWNED in which case the
deduction shall only extend TO the time he foot and
hereafter be made to any person above on &C
count of clothing, to which he was no, entitled by laws
such payment shall be deducted from the value of his
horse accoutrements."
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
mand he served when the occurred il alive or if
Dead then OF the next surviving officer, describing the
Vice. the time and manner in Which he los. Happened,
and whether not It sustained without any fault
Also Ia the claimant after the loss state
when he was remounted, how long he continued So and
not been furnished by the United States. been by
another mounted miaman volunteer to whom payment
of the claimant may have been made and if it
had boon thus owned should the person and the
which the claim may extend to equpage the several
cles which The same consisted and value ocach,
should be specified.
Second Class 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
manding general the commanding officer, or quarcrmas
ter OF any horse, mule OK, wagon cart boat sleigh,
the United States either by impressment contract
cep in where the risk which the property would
DO exposed agreed to be Incurred by the owner and
any person who has sustained shall damage by
the death abandonment and loss OF any such horse mule
while in the service aforesaid in consequence of the
failure the part of the United States furnish the
has a TS T a
cident any horse mnle OK, wagon, cart boat, Sleigh
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof at the me he
entered the services provided shall appear that such loss
any fault negligence the part of The owner oil the
properly, and while was actually employed in the
of the United States"
al i'm will in Il.
don to the testimony required under the head of class
of be necessary in where the property lost
testimony OF the officer or agent of the United States who
e and ao @ ne
command the same employed at the time of the cap
5 loss OF a s declaring IN
States tha value thereof whether the risk which
would be exposed was greed be incurred by the
aud whether not regarded horses mules oxen he en-.
gagged supply the same with sufficient forage. in what
tanned without any fault negligence his part.
The fifth section of the law enacts:
"That in all instances where minor has been shall
shall be provided with horse equipments, mill
ary accouemens by his GUARDIAN and has died.
has been or shall be lost captured Destroyed or abandoned
in the manner before mentioned said parent guardian
in cases. and tho further proof that he is entitled
thereto by having furnished the same"
A parent gardian of deceased minor will therefore,
in addition to such testimony applicable to his claim
previously described, have furnish proof that he pov
thd the minor with mentioned, that
the minor died without paying for such property and that
he the parent guardian, entitled payment for il by
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section of the law
"That in all instances where any person. other than
minor has been, shall be- engaged in the military
vice aforesaid and has been shall be- provided with
horse equipments, with military Announcements by
any person, the thereof who risked,
the risk, oil such horse, equipments, military accoue
himself and the has shall be lost
captured, destroyed, abandoned in the before
mentioned such shall be allowed pay therefor
making proof in other and the further proof that
he Is entitled thereto by having furnished the same, and
having taken the risk on himseli."
Besides the testimony in support of his claim herein be-
fore required every such thereof will have to
that he did provide the horse equipments or military
mentioned and took tho risk thereof
himself and that entitled pay therefor by having
furnished the and taken the risk thereof on himself
should be contained in deposition of the
had been provided by him with such horse
equipments, military accoutrements
Third Class of Cases.
The seventh section of the law
srha In all horses have been condemned by
in of the Government failing supply forage
all and their equpage shall be allowed and paid
for the facts shall be proven by legal and
factory evidence, whether oral written, such
demned horse and the equipage tursed quar-
OF the army, whether any receipt therefor
given and produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the clama
ndduce the evidence the
the head ofrst class OF cuses satisfactorily proving