The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-26


the tract claimed otherwise such claim viii be forfeited
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
War Department., March 40, Is49.
Rules in relation to claims provided for By an act of Con-
gress. approved Sd Mafeh. Is49. entitled an act to
proulde for the payment of horses and other property
lost or destroyed i" the military service of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions this act must be
"A presented at the office OF the Third Auditor of the
Treasury Department, and each be substan,aed by
such evidence as Is DESIGNATED with respect TO
cases OF the class under which it falls.
FIRST Class Of Cases.
BY the first section OF the law il is enacted
THAT any field, staff, other officer, mounted mill
tiaman, volunteer cavalry engaged ia the mill
tay service OF the United States the 18th June
tanned or shall sustan damage without any fault negi
gence on his part while in said service, by the loss OF
e and which has died o. shall die Of said %oa"d or b
ing SO wounded shall be abandoned by order his officer
by death abandonment. because the unavoidable dan.
gers OF the sea when on board United States transport
poration for the horse and the owner compelled by
the Order OF his commanding officer TO embark and leave
ply suite forage, because the rider dsn ounted
and separated from his horse and ordered do duty
in the immediate command ordered shall order the
horse turned out to Craze in the woods prairies
ply sufficient forage. and the loss shall be
quent thereof Tor the loss of necessary equpage
lowed and paid the value thereof exceed hun
bred doars provided, that il payment has been
for forage after the dea,h, Dss abandonment OF his
horse said payment shall be DEDUCTED from the value
time he made or shall make the payment thereafter
show by proof that he remounted, in which the
deduction shall only extend TO the time he was foot and
provided, also, il any payment shall have been shall
hereafter be made to any person above mentioned
count OF clothing TO which he ne, entitled by law
such payment shall be deducted from the value Of his
horse accouremants"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
mast addace the evidence oil the officer under whose
nand he served when the loss occurred if alive or il
e hs o. , me ,so ~ ing m ~ s
vice, the time and in which the loss happened
negligence on the claimants part The evidence should
Also in the claimant remounted after the loss
explain whether the horse whereon he emouned had
been furnished by the United States been owned by
for the and risk thereof for its forage whilst
possession OF the claimant may have been made and if it
mand to which he belonged And in every instance in
which the claim may extend to equipage, the several art
ces which The same consisted and separate value oeach
should be specified.
Second Class Of Gases.
The second section of the law enacts:
That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damass 5y the capture or m by an enemy or by
manding general the commanding officer, quarerlnas
,ef OF any horse: mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh, or
the United States either by contract
cept in where the risk to which the would
be exposed was agreed be Incurred by the and
any person who has sustained shall lin damage by
the dealt, or abandonment and loss OF any such horse mule
or while in the service in consequence of the
failure the part OF the United States furnish the
oe or has had or shall have aesoed b as
cden any horse, mule wagon, cart, boat sleigh,
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof at the time he
entered The services provided it shall appear that such loss
any fau, negligence the part of the OF the
properly and while II was actually employed in the service
of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision Il win, in ad-
dton the mony required under the head of first class
OF cases. be necessary in where the property lost
testimony OF tho officer or agent Of the United States who
impressed contracted Tor the service of the property
toned such claim and also OF the officer under whose
command the employed at the time OF the cap
,ure destruction boss, abandonment, declaring in what
way property taken into the service OF the United
States, the value thereof whether not the risk to which it
would be exposed agreed to be incurred by the owner
and whether not as REGARDED horses mules oxen he en-
gagged supply the with Sufficient forage, in what
the lass happened and whether not it was us
tanned without any fault or negligence on his part.
The fifth section Of the law enacts:
"That all where any minor has been shall
be engaged in the military service OF the United States and
Announcements by his parent GUARDIAN and has died.
shall die, without paying for said property and the same
has been shall be lost captured destroyed abandoned
in the before mentioned said parent or guardian
shall be allowed pay therefor making satisfactory proof
in other and the further proof that he is entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same
A parent gardian OF deceased minor will therefore,
previously described have to furnish proof that he provi
ded the minor with the properly therein mentioned that
the minor died without paying Tor such properly and that
he the parent or guardian, is entitled to payment Tor II by
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section of the law enacts,
Thnt in all instances where any person. other than
minor, has been shall be- engaged the military
Woe aforesaid and has Deen shall be, provided with
horse equipments with military accoutrements by
any person. the thereof who has rsked shall take
the risk, OF such horse equipments or military accontre
himself, and the has been Shall b, lost,
captured, destroyed alb ,ndoned, in the manner before
mentioned such shall be allowed therefor, on
proof other and the further proof thi
he enlsd thereto by having furnished the same, and
having taken the risk ON himself"
Besides the testimony support of his claim herein be-
fore required such owner thereof VIII have to prove
did provids the horse, equipments. or miary
mentioned and took the risk thereof
himself he entitled to therefor, by having
furnished the and taken the risk thereof himself;
and this proof should be contained deposition Of the
person who had provided by him with such horse,
equipments or military accoutrements
Third Class of Gases.
The seventh section of the law enacts,
That in all whe horses have been condemned by
board of officers OF their untness for service,
OF the Government failing 10 supply forage,
all such and their equipage shall be allowed and paid
for whenever the shall be by legal and salts
evidence whether oral written, that such con-
dened horse and the equpage tursed over to quar-
termaste OF the army, whether any receipt therefor was
given and produced or not
adduoe the evidence of the witnesses mentioned under
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