The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-25

TIC uuCt CiaHicu,
= ~ Cotimissioner Of the General Land Office.
Mar A-iawl3w
War Department, March 40, Is49.
Rules relation 10 CLAIMS provided for BY act Of Con-
gress, approved Sd March, ls49, entitled "An act to
provide for the payment of horses and other property
lost or destroyed IN the military service Of The United
States"
tt CLAIMS under the provisions Of this act must be
n presented at the office Of the Third Auditor of the
Treasury Department and each be subs,anraed by
such etdence designated with respect TO
cases oil the class lider Which II falls.
First Glass of Cases.
BY the first section of the law II is enacted:
"That any field, staff, other officer, hodnted mill
a,ah, volunteer ranger Or cavalry engaged in the mill
iS2 who shall here after be In said service, and has
tanned shall sustain damage without any fault or neg
Horse IN battle by the loss Of horse woinded in bat
tie, and which has died. shall die Of said wound, be-
ing wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer
Sy ae os d a ADM saae the aavodabs dan
vessel because the United States failed to supply trans
poaon for the horse, and the owner was compelled by
the order OF his commanding officer to embark and leave
him, consequence of the United States failing sup
ply sufficient forage or because the rider was dsnouned
aud separated from his horse, and ordered to do duty
foot at s,ioh detached from his horse, Or when the ocet
in the immediate comand dfdefcd OF etal otder the
mons because the United States failed or shall fail to sup
ply sufficient forage and the loss was or shall be conse
queDt thereof for the loss of necessary equpage in
seduento f .hs sss Of bis Srse 4. aforesaid shah be al
lowed and paid the value thefeol not to exceed two hum
shall be made to any one aforesaid and risk
for forage after the DEATH loss, or abandonment Of his
horse payment shall be deducted from the vauo there
of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymaste at the
time he made or shall make the payment. Or thereafter
deduction id shall Only es,erd to the time was on FOOT and
Provided also, any payieht stall have heon or shah
count of clothing, which he entitled by law,
such payment shall be deducted from the value of his
horse Announcements" -
To establish claim under this provision tie claimant
is addute ths evidences Of the officer under whose
dead then of the next surviving officer, describing the
property the value thereof the time OF entering tile ser
vice, the time and in which the loss happened,
and whether not i. sustained without any fault or
negligence on tie claimants part The evidence should
ALSO the clamdnt was remoun,ed after the loss
when he remouhted, how long he continued So and
explain whether the horse wherein he was reroaned ad
not been furnished by the United States been owned by
another mounted mitiaman volunteer TO whom payment
for the and risk thereof for its forage. whilst the
had been thus swned should ae the person and the
mand to which he belonged And In evety instance in
which the claim may extend 10 equpage the seveal srt
Giles of which the aud separate value ofeach,
should be specified.
Stcowd Class Of Cases.
The second section OF the law enaGts:
That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage W the ssture DESTRUCTION by snemy, or By
the abandonment destruction by the order OF the COM
nandng general the commanding officer, quarermas
ter, of any horse mule, OK, wagon cart, boat sleigh,
harness. while such properly was in the military service OF
where the risk which the properly would
be exposed agreed be Tired by the owner and
any person who has sustained shall suiin damage by
the death abandonment and los. of any such horse, mule
while in the service in OF the
failure the part of the United States furnish the
with sufficient forage and any who has lost or shall
ose has had Shall have destroyed by unavoidable
harness While sreh property the aforesaid,
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof at the time be
entered the services provided shah appear that such loss
CAPTURE abandonment destruction or DEATH, was without
any fault or negligence the part of the Of the
properly and while il actually employed in the service
Of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision il will in sd-
be- IN ssss. wers The properly los, wa.
the service by contract impressnfet 10 produce the
testimony OF the officer or agent of the United Saes who
pressed or contracted for of the property
toned in such claim and also oil the officer under whose
command the same employed the time OF the cap
turc distinctions loss abandonment, declaring in what
way the properly was taken into the service OF the United
States value thereof whether or not the risk to which
would be exposed agreed be incurred by the owner
and whether not regarded horses, mules he
manner the loss opened and whether or not i was sus
tanned without any fault or negligence on his part.
The fifth section Of the law enactsi
be engaged the military service ofthe United States and
or shall be provided with horse equipments, mill
or Shall die without paying for said property aud the same
has been shall be lost captured destroyed abandoned
shall be allowed pay therefor, making satisfactory proof
other and the further proof that lie is entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same"
parent gardan of deceased minor will therefore,
in addition such testimony applicable to his claim
lied the minor with the property therein mentioned that
the minor died without paying for such properly and that
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section of the law enacts,
THAT in all instances where any person. other than
nnor has bsen, or shall be, engaged in the military
horse or equipments or with military accoutrements by
person, the thereof who has sked shall take
the risk OF such horse, equipments, military accoutre
menss himself and the same has been shall be lost
capured destroyed, abandoned in the manner before
m al ned al nVnar shatl ho