The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-30
war Department. March 40, Is4o.

Rules in relation 10 claims prorded for BIZ an act
Congress, approved 3D. March, l649, entitled "a
act 10 prorids for the payment Of horses and othe
property lost destroyed IN HE military serrics
fie Tinted .States'l
ALL CLAIMS under the provisions Of this act mus
a be presented AT the ONCE 81 the Third Auditor Of tn
Treasury Department. and each must be subssnisied b
such evidence as Is hereinafter designated win respect
cases Of the class under which Il falls,
First Class Of Cases.
ny The first ssetion Of The law Il Is enacted
That any field, stan, other officer mounted mill
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lse who shall hereafter be In sad service, AMI has
tanned or shall sustain damage without any au or neg
genoe his part while In said service ny die lass al
horse IN battle or by the loss Of horse wounded in battle
and whrh has died, shall die Of said wound being
wounded shall he abandoned by order Of his officer and
lost, shall sustain damage BY the loss Of any horse BY
death or abandonment because Of the unavoidable dangers
Of The when board United States transport vessel
or because the United States Jailed supply transportation
for the horss and the owner compelled by he order Of
ronsf luence Of The United States falling supply sufficient
forage because the rider dismorled and separated
detached from his orse when the officer In the mme.
date command ordered shall or The horse turned
Hated ised shall fail supply sufficient forage,
and the loss shall be consequent lheol for The
loss Of necessary eupaee in consequence OF the loss Of hs
horse as Aforesaid shall he allowed and paid lie value
thereof mol 10 exceed Two hundred dollars provided that
" any payment has been shall be made 10 any aDre
said Tor the and risk for forage after the dee, loss,
on abandonment of his horse said payment shalt be de-
unless ne or snail
satisfy the paymaster at the time he made shall make the
payment, or thereafter show by proof that he was
the lime he was on foot ndprovded also, any payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned account Of clothing 10 which he
not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from
the value OF his horse or accouremenls."
To establish claim under this provision The claimant
aduce the evidence Of the officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred, II ai!ve or il
dead then of the next surviving officer describing the
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whether or not i was sustaned without any fault negli
gence on The claimants part The evidence should also in
the claimant remounted amer the loss STATE when
he was remonied, how long he continued 80, and explain
wheerhe horse whsreon he was emounted had notbeen
furnished by the United States, been owned by another
militaman volunteer 10 whom payment for the
use and risk thereof for lis forage, whilst in the pos
session Of the claimant may have been made and II had
been thus owned should name the person and the com
mand 10 which he belonged And In every instance IN
eies Of which The same consisea and separate value Of
each should be specified. t
Second Classof Cases.
The second section Of the law enacts:
THAT any person who has sustained or shall sustain
damage BY The capture destruction by enemy or by
the abandonment destruction by the order Of the
mandnr general The commanding officer, or anartermaa
ter oil any horse, mule wagon cart boat sleigh har
ness while such property was n-the military service OF
the United States either by mpressmen or contract
exposed was agreed 10 be incurred by The owner and
any person who has sustained or shall sustain damage by
the death abandonment and loss Of any snc horse
mule or OK, while In The service aforesaid ineonseguence
Of the failure the part ofthe United States furnish the
shall lose has had Or sh have Destroyed BY
BILE accident any horse mule wagon cart boat sleigh
said shall be allowed and paid The value thereof the time
he entered the service provided shall appear that such
loss capture, abandonnen destruction, or DEATH was
without any fault negligence the part Of the Of
service ofthe United Sates'
To establish claim under this provision Il will In add
ton to the testimony required under the head OF First
Glass Of Cases be tn cases where the property
duce the testimony OF the officer agent Of the United
States who impressed contracted for the service Of the
under whose command the wsscpioyed the time
Of the capture destruction loss abandonment declaring
Unedstafe The value thereof whether or not the risk to
which would be exposed agreed 10 he Incurred by
oxen, engaged supply the with sufficient forage
In what manner the loss happened, and whether not
was sustained without any fault negligence his part
The fhh section Of the law enacts
That in all instances where any minor has been shall
be n the military service q The United States and
military announcements by his parent or guardian and has
died or shall die without paying Tor said properly, and the
abandoned in the manner before mentioned said parent
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor making
he Is Entitled thereto By having furnished ,he saneS
parent Or guardian Of deceased minor WIN therefore,
in addition 70 such testimony applicable 70 rs claim as
ydtd the minor with the properly therein mentioned that
the minor died without paying for such property and that
his having furnished the same
The sixth section Of the law euacs
THAT In all instances where any person other than
minor has heen shall be engaged in the military service
aforesaid and has been or shall be provided with horse
equipments, with military announcements by any person,
the thereof who has rsked shah take the risk oil
such horse equipments, or military Announcements
himself and the same has been or shall be lost capiured
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
In other and the further proof that he Is entitled
thereto by having furnished the and having taken
risk ON himself"
BESIDES the testimony In support Of his claim herein be-
fore required every such awner thereof will have prove
coursmens therein mentioned and took The risk thereof
on himself and that he In entitled 10 pay therefor, by hav
self; and this proof should be contained in deposition
ofhe person who had been provided by him with such
horse equipments or military Announcements.
Third class Of Gases.
The seventh section OF The law enacis
THAT IN all cases where horses have been condemned
by board Of officers. account Of their unmess for
service In consequence Of the Government failing supply
forage all such horses and their ecaae shall he allowed
and paid for whenever the facts shall be proven by legal
and satisfactory evidence whether oral written that
such condemned horse and the equpage turned
TO q'larermaster OF the army, whether receipt
given and produced or not t0
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
he head Of FIRST class Of cases stseory provns iha,
The property therein described was, while in the military
officers account fher being rendered unfit for service
in consequence of the Government failing supply forage,
and that such property turned qunriermasei
Of the United States army explaining when the claimant
remountcd &c required in said first class Of
In can the production Of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with unless the mpractcabiy Of
producing il be cleerly proved and then the and
best other evidence Of which the Is susceptible
he furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must be accompanied by deposition Of the
claimant, declaring that he has moi received from any
aeer agent of the United States any horse horses
equpage accoutrements mule wagon cart boat sleigh,
or harness. Gas the may BED in lieu OF the properly
lost any compensation for the same and be sup.
ported, praccable, by the original valuation list made
by the appraisers the property at the time the
taken into the United States service, and IN where
the loss is alleged to have occurred because the United
States failed supply transportation Tor the horse aud the
owner was compelled by the order Of his commanding
officer 10 embark and leave him, provided for in the
first section Of the law the aiavid OF the claimant must,
Ia addition the declaration above mentioned decar
thai he did, IN obedience the order Of his officer leave
said horse and equpage aud that he sold other
wise disposed Of the said horse equiplge, aud
ceived any compensation for said horse qipage from
any person whatever"
All evidence other than the certificates Of officers VIII,
the time ofgvng them were 10 the military service OF the
United States must be 10 before some judge justice
Of peace ofhtr person duly authorized to administer
o,hs Of which authority proof should accompany the
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