The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-15

War Dspartmsnt. March as, 1889.
Rides IN relation 10 claims prorided FIR BY an aci at
| Congress, approped I'd March, 1919, sntiaed "An
act 10 proride for he payment Of horses and ofhsr
property lori or desfroyedn he military serriee qf
| me Unified States"
"a be presented AZ the Office Of The Thr Auditor Of rf
rsnssy Depa,eni and each must Be- s',essnla!sd ;.
| rasesof The class under which il falls
l8& First Class Of Cases.
| BY the frat section Of the law II is enacted;
THAT any field, staff, or other officer, mounted mill
iaman volunteer raneeror cavalry, engaged In the mill
s Or who shall hereafter be In said service and has
aimed or lha sustain damage without any anlt negl
horse III battle by lhe loss OF horse wounded IN battle
and which has died shall die Of said wound being
wounded shall be abandoned by order oil his officer
LOST or shall sustain damage BY the LOGS Of any horse b,
drah ornbsndonmen because q The unavoidable dangers
oil The sea when on hoard United States transport vessel
or because the United States tailed supply transportation
Tor The horse and e owner compelled by The order Of
his commanding officer embark and leave him, or In
consequence Of the limited states falling supply Sufficient
forage, OF because The rider dsmonred and separaed
Inn his horse, and orered to dmy station
detached from his HORSE or when ,le officer in III. iDmr
date command ordered snli orler the horse turned
Tinted States failed Or shall Ll 10 supply sufcienf or1 ge
and The loss sha be consequent thereof. The
horse as aiorssaid s be allowed and paid I'D, he value
Thereof. TO exceed hundred dollars provided thai
u any payment has been shall be made any aioi
said Tor the and risk for forage amer the dealh loss
abandonment OF his horse, said payment shalt be de-
ducrd o,w the value rrcof unless lie satisfied or shall
satisfy the paymaste at the time he made shall make The
payment, or thereafter show by proof that he was r.
The lime he loot; and provided also ilay payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made 70 any person
above mentioned account d c6tlng, which he was
not entitled by law such payment shall be deducted from
me value % his horse or aeconireinents."
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adauce the evidence tf the officer under whose
nand he served when the loss occurred, II alive or II
at pfe
vice. the time ind manner n which The loss happened. and
gence on the caimans rt. The evidence should azo in
case the claimant rernounted aer the loss when
s WAS remounied how long he continued So aud explain
wheter the horse whsreon he renounted had MOI been
frniphed by The United States been owned by another
mounted ntanan Of r9nnteer 10 whom for The
session Of the caimai may have heen made and had
Dss TINS GWnsd sSnd name hs and The com
which is same con.tsa aa .ps sSds u
Second Cyassof 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
nanding general the commanding officer, or anarermas
Ter Of any hore mule wagon, cart, boat sleigh har
he nsS s as re s or esne
cept in where tie risk to which the property would
any person who las sustained Of shall sustain damage by
is death or abandonment and loss of any snch Horse
the failure the part oe United States urnshthe
same with sufficient iorsg and any person who has
na ose or hnr had or eha have destroyed by unavoa
Bile accident any horse mule, wagon, cart boat sleigh
harness. white such properly was in the service afore.
the service provided shall appear thai such
ioss, capture, abandonment, destruction, or death,
the properly and while L was actually employed in Inc
| service Of the United Ststea."
lion TO the testimony required under the head Of First
Cass OF Cases. be necessary In cases where the properly
ee he ssm"ny 81 Ss ocsr or agent 81 hs T .S
Safa who impressed OF contracted for the service Of the
i hs q u e nc n
Of the captnre dsstucsn ora abandonment declaring
hsro or hs 81 &c
which e would be exposed was agreed TO be incurred BY
ss " and whether M GS 40 card
in what manner The loss happened, and whether
was sustained without any ai negligence on his part
The fiiih eecton oi the law enacts
Tai In all lnsinnces where any minor has shall
be IN the military service OF the United Staics and
ys q ahaii Be provided with horse or e1npmens or
died. Of shall die without paying for said property and the
same has been or shall Dc losl captured destroyed or
guardian sha be allowed pay therefor, making
~ IS ae n BY ha IT,
parent guardian Of dec eased minor will, therefore,
U addition ssh tsg,inony applicable 70 -, claim r. 40
siie,i The minor with the properly therein mcnons ihaf
the minor died without paying for sneh property and thai
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section Of the law enarts tr
a1hat in all Instances where any person, oher than
aforesaid and has been shall be provided with horse
equipments orwith military hy any person,
the thereof who iae rsked shall take the risk OF
ouch horse, equipments, or military aeconirements on
himself and The Inns been shall be lost captured,
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
in other and the further proof that be il entitled
BY having furnished the came and having taken the
risk on himselfp " stsF
Be1des the testimony IN support Of his claim herein be.
Re- 3 ss hen o mar fS ave
coutremens therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
n snd ~ s ne sn e s y h a
self and this pro should he contained In deposition
o. The person who had been SO provided by him win such
horse equipments or military Announcements
Third class o. Cases.
The seventh section Of The law enncts:
.srhu in all where horses have been condemned
by board OF officers, accoun Of their nnitnees Tor
service in consequence Of the Government failing supply
Sd & @ @bssss me a s. l@ By a
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral or written TINT
70 q,arermaser OF The army, whether any receipt
given and produced OF not.ns
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
adduce the evidence Of The witnesses mentioned under
tie head Of first class Of cases, satisfactorily proving that
q lie United saies eonemnc sy ' board z
officers account o their being rendered unfit for service
n ha, rch maa oxs y
Of The United States army, explaining when the claimant
remounted, &c, required in said first class Of cases
In can The production Of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with, unless the impraccabiy Of
producing IL he Clearly proved and then The neares and
best other evidence OF which the is susceptible
be furnished in lieu thereof
Every csim must he accompanied BY deposition fthe
claimant declaring that he has received from any
officer agent of the United States any horse horses,
eunpage, Announcements, mule wagon, cart boat, sleigh,
harness, Gas the may be In ler Of the property
lost, any compensation for tbs same" and be sup.
ported, ifpmcticabe BY the original valuation list II made
BY the appraisers Of the property al the time the
taken into the United States service, and In where
the css s alleged TO have occurred, because the United
States failed supply transportation for the HORSE and the
owner Sas compelled By the or,er Of his commanding
arsl section ofthe law; the afayd OF the clamgn; must
Ia addition to the declaration above mentioned decar
that lie did in obedience the order 81 his officer leave
snd horse and equpage, end that he never sold other
wise disposed OF The said horse equIpage and
ceived any compensation r said horfe eupage from
any person Whatever
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