The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-12
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act 20 pF0ptde f0r me payment 81 fOrscs qua oStef
property lost or destroyed in the military serriee q
/ The United States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions OF this act must
n be presented at the office OF the Third Auditor OF The
such evidence hereinafter designated with respect
| cases OF the class under which II falls.
| First Class Of Cases.
ny the first section OF the law il is enacted
"Thai any field, staff or other officer. mounted mill
faman, volunteer ranger, cavalry, engaged in the mill
try service Of The United States snee The 18th Of Inne
1872 who shall hereafter be in said SERVICE aud has
tanned shall sustain damage without any iunt OF neg
gence on his part while In said service, by the loss Of
horse Ia battle, BY the loss Of horse wounded In battle
which has died. shah die Of sad wound or being
wou6ded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer and
lost shall susain damage by the loss Of any horse by
death abandonment because Of the unavoidable dangers
Of the sea when on board United statea transport Vessel
for the horse and the owner was compelled by the order OF
his commanding officer g eme1r, and Leave HIM of N
forage because the rider was dlsmourted and
from his horse and ordered to do duty on oot a. sio
detached from his horse, when the officer In the mme-
nte ordered shall order the horse turned oui
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and the loss or shall be consequent thereof or lor NE
Of sgupage IN O. s loss o. an ms
thereof exceed Two hundred dollars provided maj
any payment has been shall be made TO any one aoie
said for and risk for forage aer the DEATH loss
abandonment Of his horse, said payment shall be de;
Quoted from the value thereof unless he satisfied Of shall
satisfy the paymaser at the time he made or shall make e
payment thereafter show BY proof hat he was re-,
mounted in which the deduction shall only extend TO
shall have been or shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned on account Of eioinS 70 which he was
not entitled BY law, such payment sal De deducted rom
| the value OF his horse or accourements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
mus addace The evidence OF the oicer under WHOSE com
dead, then Of The next surviving officer describing The
property ie value thereof at NE ms o. entering ne ~,
whether or not WAS sustained without any an or neg
ssnss on ns part @ ,hs o when
he was renouned how long he continued So and explain
furnished BY the United States or been owned by another
mounted miiaman or volunteer 10 whom payment Tor me
and s s o. or s rs bsss and
been thus owned, should name the person and te com
mand TO which he belonged And 10 every nsanes y
Giles OF which the consisted, ana separate value OF
each should be specified sR
Second Class of Cases.
The second section Of the law enacis:
A'rhat pers0n who has sustained shall sustain
damage by the capture destruction by an enemy, or by
the abandonment destruction by the order OF the com.
mauding general, the commanding ohcrr, or quarieas
any horse mule wagon, cart boat, sleigh or har
ness while such property in the military service Of
cep 10 cases where the risk to which the properly would
exposed agreed 10 be incurred by the owner and
any person who has sustained on shall sustain damage by
the death abandonment and loss Of any snch horse
mule while in the service aforesaid IN
OF the failure part ofhe United States to iurnsh the
with sufficient forage and any person VINO has lost or
shall lose has had shall have destroyed by unavoa
or harness. while such property in the service alorc
said shall be allowed and paid the valne thereof he time
he entered the service provided shall appear that such
loss capture abandonment, destruction, or death, was
without any fault negligence on the part O. owner o.
the property, and while II was actually employed IN the
service Of tile United States"
To establish claim this provision il will In addi
Class Of Cases be necessary in cases where property
lost ia the service by contract or I'M 70 pro-
luce The testimony Of the officer agent Of the United
States who impressed for the service OF Tie
property mentioned in such cain and also Of The ohcer
uuder whose command The same was employed at the time
abandonment,
in what way the property taken into the service OF the
which would be exposed agreed to be incurred by
the owner and whether NOT as regarded horses mules
in whit manner the Ioss happened and whether or not
sustained without any fault or negligence on his part
The ffh section Of the law enacts
Tha all instances where any minor has been or shall
engaged military service q the United States and
shall be provided with horse equipments, 81
died shall die, without paying for said properly and the
has been shall be lost, captured, destroyed or
guardian shall be allowed pay hereior on making sat
isctory proof az in other cases and The nrher proof hn
he entitled tIercio by having furnished the same"
parent or guardian Of eased minor will therefore,
IN addition 70 such testimony applicable 70 hs claim o. u
previously described have 70 furnish proc, i, " pro ,
he the parent or GUARDIAN Is entitled to payment Tor by
his having furnished the same
The sixth section ofthe law enactss
That in all instances where any person, other than
Aforesaid and has been or shall provided with horse
EQUIPMENTS or with military acc ouremenIs, by any person
lie owner thereof whs las riske, OF shall take lie risk
such horse equipments, or military sceouremenrs on
himself and the same has been or shall be losi Captured
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor, making prool
in other and The further proof that he is entitled
thereto by having furnished the same and having taken Tue
risk on himsefn
BESIDES the testimony in support Of his claim herein be
fore every such 9wn.r WI ~ ssns 10
coutremens therein mentioned, and took The risk thereof
hns. and that lie s entitled 10 pay thrreio by hay
ing .rns 10 m MI
ss and this o9 should be sonan.d ~ him pSs sns
horse, equipments or military accoutremens
Third class OF Cases.
The seventh section OF the law enacts: At
That in all where horses have been condemned
by board Of officers on account OF their unfmess for
service consequence Of the Government failing to supply
forage all such horses and their egupase shall be allowed
and satisfactory evidence, whether oral or wrien thai
such condemned horse and the equpage was turned over
luarermaser of the army, whether any receipt was
given and produced or mot 3#.
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce evidence Of the witnesses mentioned under
The head Of first class Of cases satisfactorily proving that
the properly therein described was, while IN the military
Officers on OF their being rendered unit service
of the Government falling to supply forage
az he ' s ssS eapens when he claimant
remounted &C. required In said rst class Of cases
In no case production of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with, unless the impraccabty OF
producing be cepy proved, and then The nearest and
best other evidence Of which the case lie susceptible must
u
Every claim be accompanied by deposition OF the
claimant. declaring that he has moi received from any
ec.r agent of the United States any horse horses
euupage, mule wagon, cart boat sleigh
harness, (s the may be in lien Of the property
lost, any compensation for the same and be sup
ported ifpracticabe by the original valuation list made
BY the appraisers Of the property at the time the same was
taken United States service, and In cases who're
the loss is alleged TO have occurred because the United
failed supply transportation for the horse and the
owner was compelled by tile order Of his commanding
officer embark and leave him, as provided for ~ me
first section law the adavid OF the claimant must
tke
that he did In obedience the order u his officer leave
said horse and cqupage and that he never sold or Other
wise dsposed sad hbrse elupage and never re-
any Tor said horse or equpase from
any person whatever" -
All evidence other than the certificates Of officers who at
The time them In the military service Of the
United States must be sworn before Judge. justice
OF The peace other person duly authorized TO administer
oaths and Of which authority proof should accompany the
sv;d,nse GEO. W. CRAWFORD
Secretary Of Hr.
Approved March &C. 1879.
z. TAYLOR.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Third dudifors Office. March 81, ls49 |
r,nb claimant en- have which allowed