The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-02

Congress, approved 81 March, 1919, lniditd " Al
oef 10 froeide for he payment Of horses and oteI
property iost or destroyed IN Ne military serrce q,
lie Tinted States"
II be Presentsd at die office ol the Third Auditor OF the
Ireasfy Depasi's and each mus. be sgbsnnaed BY
+ cases oil the class under which j, falls.
4 FIRST Class Of Gases
ny the first section oftlie law il IL enacted;
THAT any field staff other officer. mounted mill
taman, volunteer ranger, orcavary, engaged ia The mill
l5s orwho shall hereafter be in said service and has
tanned shall sustain damage, without aay iaut neg
horse IN battle by the loss OF horse wounded in battle
and which has died, shall die Of said wound or being 50
wounded shall be abandoned BY order Of his officer aud
lost shall sustain damage By the loss Of any horse by
death or abandonment because Of The unavoidable dangers
Of the whtn board United States transport vessel
or because the United States Jailed TO supply transportation
for the horse and the compelled by The order
ms commanding oilcer TO embark anu leave him. or III
consequence Of the United States falling 10 supply sufficient
forage because tie rider ,snoured and separated
from his horse, and ordered TO do duty foot station
detached from his horse when the officer IN the nne
diaecommand ordered shall order The horse turned oni
70 craze IN the woods, praes, commons because the
United States failed, or shall! fail 10 supply aucu forage
and the loss was shall be consequent thereof for e
loss VI necessary equase In consequence o. Tie loss Of his
horse aforesaid shall be allowed and paid the value
thereof not to exceed Two hundred doars provided. that
any payment has been shall be made any afore.
sad for the use and rick or for forage after the death loss
n ZEN o. his horse saa fa be de
satisfy the aynaser at the time he made shalt make the
or saVT S a a oS e Wls
the lime he was on foot: and provided also fany payment
shall have been Or shall hereafter be made TO any person
above menonedon account Of clothing 70 which he was
not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted from
the value Of his horse or announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must nddnce the evidence Of the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred, II alive u
dead then OF The next surviving officer describing the
properly the value thereof the Of entering The
vice. the time and manner which the loss happened and
whether sustained without any fanr or negl
gtDce The claimants The evidence should
cashe claimant was remouned after the loss, state when
he was remonsd how long he continued and explain
whether the horse whsreon he had not
furnished by The United States or been owned by another
mounted mlliiaman volunteer TO whom payment for The
use and risk thereof for lis forage, whilst in the pos.
session Of the claimant have been made and it had
mand 10 which he belonged And In every instance in
which The claim may extend 70 equpase the several ari
each should be specified.
Second Class Of Cases.
! The second section Of the law enaeis
THAT any person who has sustained or shall sustain
anage by me capture or destruction by az enemy or by
mandng general, the commanding officer, or quarermas
sr o. any horse mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh Or har
The United States, either by impressmeni contract
sr where ne rlsk 70 which me hfope, wom
person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
mule, OK while in the service aforesaid, in consequence
Of The failure on the part oithe United States to rnshihe
@ s1 sd or sa by 3
bic accident any horse, mule, CART boat sleigh
aid shall be allowed ana sd he value thereof sos he time
he entered the service provided shall appear that such
loss, capture. abandonment, destruction, or death,
without any iaul, negs. The part of1e owner Of
The property and while Was actually employed in the
service Of The United States"
To establish claim under this provision II will In add
ton 10 the testimony required under the head Of First
Glass Of Cases he necessary In cases where The properly
ure the testimony Of the officer ngen, Of the United
States who impressed contracted for the service Of the
properly mentioned In such claim and also OF the officer
under whose command The same employed n The time
Of hecapinre desirucor loss dr abandonment declaring
United States The value ihsreo WHETHER or not The risk 10
which il would be exposed was agreed 70 be incurred by
the owner aud whether or mol as regarded horses mules
oxen ae engaged 70 supply the same with s,iacieni forage
in what manner he loss happened and whether or moi It
was sustained without any fault negligence on his part
The fih section Of the law enacts
sThat in all instances where any minor has been shall
engaged y The military service o. the United States and
military Announcements by his parent or guardian, un has
died or shall de without paying for said properly and The
abandoned, In the manner before mentioned said parent
Or Guardian shall be allowed pay ihetior on making st
he is entitled thereto, by having furnished the sane
parent guardian Of deceased minor will therefore,
previously described have 10 furnish proof that he pro-
yided the minor with The property therein mentioned that
he, the parent guardian Is entitled payment for il by
his having furnished The same.
| The sixth section Of the law enaes:
.That in all Instances where any pei SON. other than
minor has been or shall be engaged III the military service
aforesaid and has been Or shall he provided with horse or
The owner thereof who las rsSed or shall take the risk OF
pi Sp e ms Sse ~ s s n
destroyed, Abandoned III the before mentioned
~ II oSer s Ss Ss & S i S
thereto by having furnished the same and having taken the
| risk on himself"
fore required every such owner thereof viii have prove
that he did provide the horse, equipments military
himself and that he Is entitled TO pay therefor, by hav
lug furnished the and taken the risk thereof on him
ofthe person who had been provided by him with such
| horse, equipments, or military accourements,
Third class u Gases
The seventh section ofthe law enacts:
"That in all where horses have been condemned
by board Of officers, on account Of their uness for
service consequence or he Government failing supply
forage, all such horses and their egupage shall be allowed
and paid for whenever The facts shall be proven by legal
and satisfactory evidence whether oral written, that
such condemned horse and the equipage turned
qartermaster Of the army, whether any receipt
| given and produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must aduee 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
oeers on account ofier being rendered ua, for service
In consequence Of the Government falling TO supply forage
a9a s p uns hs
remonned &c. required in said first class ofeases
In the production OF the evidence previously
described be dispensed WITH unless the impraccabiy Of
producing IL be clerrly PROVED and then the nearest and
best other evidence of which the is susceptible
| he furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must accompanied by deposition OF the
claimant declaring that he has received from any
sfcer agent Of the United States any horse horsts
eQnipare aceoutrements, mule, wagon cart boat Sleigh
harness. Gas the case may be- In lieu OF the property
ported fpraccsbie by the original valuation list, made
BY the appraisers OF the property at the time the
taken no the United States service and in where
the alleged have occurred because the United
States hiied to supply Tor he hors aud The
first section ofthe law; the aiiavid OF the claimant must
Ia addition the declaration above mentioned, declar
that he did In obedience order ~ his officer leave
said horse and equpags and that he sold other
wise disposed OF the said horse equp1ge aud
ceved any compensation for said horse tqupage from
| any person whatever"
All evidence other ihan the certificates OF officers Wht
The time ~ giving them In the military service Of the
United States must be sworn 10 before some Judge Justice
peace other person duly authorized 70 administer
ostts and which authority proof should the
| tYilrnce. GEO. w. CnAMFoRD