The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-24
war Dspartmsns. March as, ls4o.

Rules IN relation 10 claims proridsd for BY an oct ot
Congress, approved Sd Marcel, la49, entitled An
act 10 proris for the payment Of horses and other
properly lost or destroyed IN The military service Of
he Unded Sfafss.p
LII CLAIMS under the provisions o. ihis act must
be presented at the Office OF the Third Auditor of te
Treasury Department and each must be slbstanfsisd by
cases Of the class under which n falls. .ss8
FIRST Class Of Cases.
/ BY the irst section Of the law Il IL enacted
That any field, or staff or qhsr officer, mounted mill
!ianan volunteer ranger cavalry engaged " ~ mill
s OF who shall hereafter be In said service and has sns
ianed or shall sustain damage. without any aut ns4l
horse ~ battle BY the loss horse wounded in battle,
and which has died. shall die ofsad wohd beingso
% ds%s loss q r Sesr By
death or abandonment because Of the unavoidable dangers
because The United States failed supply transportation
for the horse and the owner was The order OF
consequence 81 he United states ns % supply sufficient
forage because the rider dsmourted and separated
ss nee ss s N o q
dafe command ordered shall order the horse turned
sass % q spns s
and the loss was shall be consequent thereof or for the
q az l. sss "a q M
hereof 10 exceed hundred dollars: provided that
Payment has been or sni be made % any one aore
said for the use and risk for forage aer the DEATH loss
Or abandonment Of his horse said payment shall be De;
Quoted from the value thereof unless he satisfied or shall
sssy me 9. the Time ne aas q sa MAKE ,e
mounted In which case the deduction shall only extend
shall Nav hsen az shall he mate \, any erson
above mentioned account Of clothing, which fe
Ike value or liz horss az Observation-Disclosures
To establish claim under this provislon the claimant
mand he served when The loss occurred, Il alive; or Il
dead, then Of The neM surviving officer, describing the
property, The value thereof the time Of entering the
whether or not was sustained Without any ii or nss
gence the claimant part The evidence should also In
the claimant was remonnted after The loss state when
he remounied how long he continued So and explain
sy % Re ws hsa
mounted mi,iaaa Or volunteer . whom psymsn, .e
session Of the claimant may have been made and iii had
mand to which he peonred n rs every instance N
which The claim may extend 70 eqpage the several ar.
each sonl@ he speciaed anu V"ue y
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Second Class of Cases
The hes second section, Of the law enae's:
am,"e nv w r. VINO ss h ., .n ~ ~
he ~ ~. ~ " ~ M Z, . " s =,
mr ~ py ne Greer ., s ro
n ~ ~ ss,ersi, m1 COMMANDING oueas =. ,h %
ness Willie sc nrnne,y W. Il he arv se,vce of
lie United States either Nv impressnen or con,raet es
cent in cases where The risk 10 which The nronery won
exposed was agreed e b incurred Tie sS. and
he deai or ,bamdonment ma insr ~ n,v sncb hors.
mule while in HE service aioresad Il consequence
same with steient or re- and any neon Who has last ~
shall lose or has had Or snail have by
Bile accident any horse mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh
or harness while such properly was in the service aire
said shall be allowed and paid the value time
he entered the service provided ii shall appear that such
loss capture abandonment destructon or DEATH was
without any fault negligence the part Of the ownerof
The property, and while Il actually employed In the
service ofthe United Statesp
To establish clap, under tts proyiaia, II will In nddi
lion to the testimony required under The head 81 Frst
Class Of Cases he necessary IN caaea where the nronery
lost was in the service BY contract or in 10 pr
ce the testimony OF re ocer or agent Of ths United
States who Impressed s Contracted for ire service AZ ire
property mentioned IN such claim and also Of The oicer
uder whose command The same was employed Al he time
q the capture destruction, loss or abandonment declaring
In what way the was into ire service AZ the
United States The value hereof whether Or moi the risk to
which II onld be erused yvns prreed 10 he jncurrer by
The owner and whether Or not AZ reQared horse mules
oxen ae engaged 10 snpy Tic saIne with s,cient FORAGE
IN what manner the Ions hapDened and whether ar moi
was without INV flt or nerlieence on his pari.
The G0h s.c,,, ~ ~ law .r..,s : IN !.
Ths, IN All instances ,yherc nm minor Il, No..
~ ensaged N INA ~ s.,v;c. x ~. rIni,sd mi
v ~ shaii ~ rrnv1s3 Win Sa, ss nm
,ii;,o,v hv ~. ,.rsu ~ sd NJ
died or shalI die Wilhelm navirs ir ss nna liz
same rms heen ar ANAL he inrs cant,rsd ~
or Guardian shall g. Allowed nav On mshiha MI