The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-10
War Department. March 90, sac.

Rules IN relation 10 claims pyorided for by an act Of
Consrsss, dpyrored Sd March, 1919, entitled An
property lost or destroyed IN The military strrice Of
he United Sfdiesn
A LII CLAIMS under the provisions Of this art must
be presented afthe office OF the Third Auditor Of The
Treasury Department and each must be anbsanialed BY
cases Of the class under which il falls
Fret Glass Of Cases.
ny the first section Of the law Il Ia enacted
That any field, or stan, or other officer, mounted mill
ary service Of ihe United aiea since he isih 81 June
lsl2 or who shall hereafter be Ia said service and has s,is
senre on his pa, while In Sad seryce by The los Il
horse ~ battle or by the loas Of horse wounded IN battle
wounded shall be abandoned by order Of hs ofeer and
los shall snsian damage by The loss OF any horss by
dea or abandonnpn becaSss ii the unavoidable dangers
or becahe the United Staten failed supply
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consequence Of the tniisd States falling TO supply sufficient
forage or because HE rider was dsmourted and separated
from his horse and ordered 20 do duty foot station
detached from his horue when the officer In the imme
ae command ordered shall order the horse turned out
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United States failed shall fail TO supply sneient forage,
and ,e Ions war or shall be consequent thereof for The
horse a. Aforesaid ssi be allowed and paid The value
thereof moi 10 exceed TWO hundred dollars provided MAT
any payment has been shall be made any aore.
said for The and risk for forage after the DEATH loss
2, abanonmsni q ha hnrae sad paymsn, shall be de-
satisfy The payasttr al ih Time he made shall make the
payment, or thereafter show by proof thai he was re-
Mounted, In which the deduction shall only extend
the time he was loot and provided, also ifany payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned account Of clothing, 10 which he
not ened BY law, such payment shall be deducted from
The value OF his horse or Announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must addnee The evidence Of the officer under com
mand he served when the loss occurred, II alive; u
dead then d The next surviving Officer describing The
property the value thereof n the lime Of entering the
vice. the time and manner which the loss happened, and
whether or no! i WAS sustained without any fault neg
gcnre the claimants part The evidence should aao in
case the claimant was remonnied alter the loss stale when
he WINS RENOWNED, how long he continued and explain
whether The horse werf0D he remonted had
furnished By the United States been owned by another
mounted mlilaman volunteer 10 whom payment for the
ise and risk thereof on for us forage whilst In the pos
aeoson Of the claimant may have been made and IL had
been TINS owned should name the person and the com
mand 70 which lie belonged And in every instance in
which the claim may extend to equipage, the several sr
crs Of which The same consisted ana separate value o.
eurh should be specified.
Sscond Class Of Cases.
The second aection Of the law enacts:
g That any person who has sustained shall snstan
damage by The capture destruction By enemy, by
maning general the commanding ohcsr, or quartz rmas
ter Of any horse mule OK wagon cart boat Sleigh or har
lie United states either by improvement or contract es
ctpt In cases where The risk 10 which the property would
any person who has sustained or shall sustain damage by
The death abandonment and loss Of any snch horse,
Of he allure ON he pa, of'he tn,s States 10 rnsh .s
same with sufficient forage and any person who has loor
BILE accident any horse, mule cart boat sleigh
or harness. while such properly was in the service aioes
ss s pc allowed ana pad ,e yas a.ne ms
loss, capture abandonment destruction, death,
without any fault negligence on the part Of the ownero
the property, and while II was actually employed in the
service Of the United States 2
To esiabsha claim under this provision Il WILL in add
Glass Of Cases be in cases where the properly
lost was In the service by contract oressmen pro-
States who impressed contracted for the service Of
property mentioned in such cain and also Of the officer
,ider whose command the same was employed nj the time
Of The capture, destruction loss abandonment declaring
m what the property was taken into the service Of the
which II would be exposed agreed TO he Incurred by
the owner and whether Or not, regarded horses mules
in what the loss happened, and whether no; Il
sustained without any fault negligence his part
The fifth section OF the law enacts:
'tThat in all instances where any minor has shall
be engaged In the military service OF the United States and
shall be provided with horse equipments.
died. shall die without paying for said property and Tie
same has been shall be lost captured, destroyed
or guardian shall be allowed pay therefor on making sat
scory proof as IN other cases and e further prooft
parent guardian of deceased minor will therefore,
In addition to such testimony applicable 10 his claim as is
ved The minor with the properly therein mentioned that
,he minor died without paying or such property and that
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section Of the law enacis
That In all instances where any pei son, other than
aforesaid and has been shall be provided with horse
equipments with military announcements by person.
such horse, equipments, or military accouiremenis on
himself md the has been shall be lost captured,
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor on making proof
In other and the further proof that he is entitled
thereto By having furnished the same and having taken the
Besides The testimony in support Of ha claim herein be-
fore required every such thereof will have prove
conrements therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
on himself and that he Is entitled to pay therefor by hav
lug furnished the and taken the risk thereof him
self, and this proof should be contained in deposition
ofihe person who had been provided by him with such
horse, equipments, or military aecouremenis.
Third class Of Cases.
The seventh section Of the law enacts:
"That in all where horses have been condemned
service in consequence OF Government falling supply
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and satisfactory evidence whether oral or written that
qariemas,er Of the army, whether any receipt
given and produced or not
To establish claim under this proviaon the claimant
must ad'ce the evidence Of the witnesses mentioned under
The head Of first clara Of cases satisfactorily proving that
the property therein described was while IN The military
officers on account q their being rendered uni, o service
in consequence Of the Government falling TO supply forage
oa ,ii nea States sms, EXPLAINING when e eaman,
remaed &c required IN said rsi CLASH Of CAGES
In no the production Of The evidence previously
described be dispensed with unless the mpractcabhy OF
producing be rleeriy proved and then the and
best other evidence Of which the is susceptible mnsI
he furnished IN lieu thereof .t
Every claim must be accompanied by deposition i,he
claimant declaring that he has MOI received from any
scer agent Of the United stnes any horse horses
equipage aecouements mule, wagon cart boat, sleigh,
or harness (as The may be in lien Of the properly
losi any compensation Tor the same and be sup
ported praccable by The original valuation lsf made
by The appraisers Of The property at the time Tie same was
taken into the United States service and In where
the loss Ia alleged have occurred because the United
States failed supply transportation for the horse, and the
owner was compelled by the order Of his commanding
officer embark and leave him, provided for in the
first section ofhe law the afdavid OF the claimant mus,
in addition 10 the declaration nbovc mentioned eclar
That he did in obedeucs to the order Of his officer leave
saii and eqnipsge and that he sold other
wire Disposed Of he sah horse equpage aud
ceiyed any compensation ior said horse eqnipage from
any person whatever"
An evidence other thsn hecertfeaea Of ocers who
he time swing them in ihe military service OF the
United States must be before Judge nire
Of the peace other person duly authorized administer
oas and OF which authority proof shoud aesompany the
EVIDENCE GEO. w. CRAWFORD,