The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-25

I Congress, approrsd sd hdrch, 1879 enffkd :. an
act 70 proride for Ae payment Of horses and other
property lost or destroyed u, The mary service q
1 he United States" E4a&
ALL CLAIMS under the provisions Of This act mus
"A be presented at The oee 81 the Third Auditor Of the
such evidence as Is hereinafter desgnaied. with respect q
cases Of the class under which u falls geo
First Class Of Cases.
T BY the FIRST section ofihe law IL is enacted;
..Tha any field, STAFF, other officer, mounted mill
iary service Of The Uned States since The ish Of June
who shall hereafter be In said service and has ss
ssncs on lis part while IN said service, ~ the loss
osss II battle Ss S s ioss horss wounded II h. 6as
wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer and
or shall sustain damage by The loss Of any horse BY
ohe sea when On board United States transport vessel
or because the United States failed to supply transportation
his commanding officer embark and leave him. in
ronaequence o. the United States falling 20 supply sufficient
forage or becauEr the rider was smnuEed and separated
from his horse and ordered do duty foot ut station
his horse or when The officer N The inme
Craze in the woods, prairies comnons because the
United States failed shall fail to supply sufficient forage
loss equpage consequence OF the loss OF his
horse as aforesaid shall be allowed and paid The value
thereof not to exceed Two hundred doars provided that
any payment has been shall be made 70 any one aiore
said for Che nsf and risk or for forage after the death loss
Quoted from the value thereof unless he satisfied shall
sasy The aymaster at The time he made shah make the
mounted in which ease the deduction sha only extend
the Time he was on foot and provided also iiy payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made TO any person
above mentioned account OF clothing, TO which he
mol entitled BY law such payment shall be deducted from
the value OF his horse or accoutrements.n 4
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must addnce The evidence of the officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred, i alive; or
dead, then Of the next surviving officer describing the
property the value thereof at The time Of entering the
vice, The time and manner which the loss happened and
whether or not i was sustained without any fault neg
gence OH the claimants part Tile evidence should also.
ease the claimant was renonnied after the loss faie when
whether The horse whsreon he was remounted had not been
furnished BY the United States, been owned by another
mounted mtiaman volunteer whom ayment for the
use and risk thereof for lie forage, whilst In the
session Of the claimant may have been made and If had
mand 10 which he belonged And IN every instance in
Which :, The chin may extend g e9pas the several ar
each should be specified 43@
Second Class of Cases.
| The second section Of the law enacts; slaA Wal
THAT any person who has sustained or shall sustain
The abandonment or destruction BY The order Of lie com
mandng general, the commanding oficeror quartermas-
ness while such properly WAS IN the military service Or
the United States either by mpre or contract
Be exposed was agreed % be incurred BY he OWNER and
any person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
mule Or OK while IN The seryice Aforesaid il
othe failure on the part the United States TO rnshthe
Sa hss or S
BILE accident any horse ne OK, wagon, cart boat sleigh
said, shall be allowed and paid value time
he entered the service provided shall appear that such
without any fault ggence the part Of the owner
| service Of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision II will In aadl
tion to the testimony required under the head Of First
Glass Of Cases. be necessary in where the property
duce the testimony Of tie officer or agent Of the United
States who impressed or contracted for the service Of the
uuder whose command the employed the time
Of the capture desucton loss abandonment declaring
United Saies The value thereof whether not the risk to
which would be exposed was agreed 70 be incurred by
the owner, and whether not regarded horses mules
oxen ae engaged 70 supply the same with sufficient forage
in what manner the loss happened and whether moi
sustained without fault or negligence on his part
The fah section Of the law enacts.
THAT In all instances where any minor has been shall
be engaged The military service q the United States and
military accouiremens, BY his parent guardian and has
died q shall die without paying for said property and the
abandoned in the manner before mentioned said parent
Or guardian shall be allowed pay therefor on making sat
he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same"
APPARENT guardian Off deceased minor will therefore,
preSosg Described ha~e q furnish proof II hat e pro-
vlded the minor with the property therein mentioned that
me- parent eau or snaa payment for By
his having furnished the same.
| The sixth section Of the law enacs:
"Tha in all instances where any per son, other than
aforesaid and has been shall be provided with ahorse
The owner thereof who has rsked or shall lake he risk Of
such horse equipments Or military REQUIREMENTS on
destroyed abandoned, in the manner before mentioned
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor making proof
risk on himself"
fore required every such owner thereof will prove
that he did provide the horse equipments or military ac
on himself and that he is entitled to pay therefor BY av
lug furnished the and taken the risk thereof on him
othe person had been so provided by him With such
| horse, equipments, or military Announcements
Third class Of Cases,
| The seventh section Of the law enacts
"That in all cases where horses have been condemned
BY hoard Of officers on account Of their nnfess for
service In consequence OF the Government falling supply
forage all such horses and their e9npaee shall be allowed
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral written, that
such condemned horse and the equpage was turned
% qnarermasier Of The army, whether any receipt
| given and produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence of the witnesses mentioned under
The head Of first class Of cases. satisfactorily proving that
the property therein described was, while In the military
service of the United States, condemned by board Of
officers account Of their being rendered unfit for service
in consequence Of the Government ang TO supply forage
and that such property was turned TO quaremaste
Of the United States army, explaining when the claimant
was remouned &C. required in said first class ocases
In can the production of the evidence prey ously
described be dispensed wii unless the mprartcabiy
producing be clerry proved and then the and
best other evidence OF which the case is susceptible must
| be furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must be accompanied by deposition OF the
claimant declaring that he has received from any
officer agent Of the United States any horse or horses
eqnipage accouiremens mule, wagon, cart boat Sleigh
harness. (as the may be- in lieu OF the property
lost, nor any compensation for the same and be sup
ported practcabe by the original valuation list made
by the appraisers Of the property at the time the
taken info the United States service, and In where
the loss y alleged 10 have occurred because the United
States failed 10 supply transportation for the horse aud the
owner was compelled by the order Of his commanding
ofcer TO embark and leave him, provided for IN the
first section ofthe law; the afdayld OF The claimant must
ia addition TO the declaration above mentioned, deciar
that he did in obedience the order Of his officer leave
said horse aud equpagc and that he sold other
wise disposed Of the said horse equpage and
ctvtd any compensation for said horse equpnge from
| any person whatevtr.n
All evidence other than the certificates OF officers who
the time Of giving them In the military service OF the
United States must be sworn 10 before some Judge justice
othe peace other duly authorized 10 administer
oas and of which authority proof should accompany the
| evidence. GEO, w, CRAWFORD
1 Soreiarycf Var.
| Approved March &c, 1912 tf