The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-26

Congress approred 3D. March, l649, entitled "An
act 70 propids for the payment Of horses and other
propsrfy lost or destroyed in the military serres q
"A be presented al te Office Of the Third Auditor Of the
Treasury Department. and each must be substaniiaed ~
4 cases Of the class under which II falls
First Glass Of Cases.
1 by the frst section Of the law il Is enacted;
.That any field, staff other officer, mounted mill
laman volunteer ranger o. cavalry engaged n ts mill
1914 or who shall hereafter be in said service and
tanned shall sustain damage, without fault or negll
gence on his part while In said service, BY the loss q
horse Ia bats by the loss OF horse wounded in hattie
and which has died. shall die Of said wound being
wounded shall be abandoned BY order Of his Officer and
lost shall sustain damage by the loss Of any horse by
death abandonment because 81 the unavoidable dangers
Of the when hoard United States transport vessel
for The horse and The owner was compelled BY The order
his commanding officer 70 embark and leave him or IN
forage or because the rider was dsmnnred aud separated
from his horse and ordered do duty on foot al station
daIs ordered shall order the horse turned
70 Craze in the woods praies or comnion because hf
and the loss shall be consequent thereof or for me
Of essary egupage 10 o. ihs oas o. M
hereof TO exceed two hundred dollars provided thai
any payment has been or shall be made 70 any one aore
said Tor The and risk for forage after the dea loss
or abandonment Of his horse rad payment shall be de-
Quoted from the value thereof unless he satisfied shall
Nhuhiy tir ayuaftef al tht uHie ne ar " shi ahe
payment or thereafter show BY proof maj he was re-
nonnted in which the deduction shall only extend 10
sa on s
above mentioned account OF cothng 10 which he was
moi entitled by law such payment shall be deducted from
the value Of his horse accotrements." 84a
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adce lie evidence Of Tie Officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred, if alive or 4
dead, then of lie surviving officer describing the
property the value thereof al the time Of entering the ser
vice. the time and manner which the loss happened ana
| whether without neeli.
gence on the claimants part The evidence should also IN
as os he eoanaea co. e
whether the horse whsreon he remOunied had not been
@n o sa sr S @
use and risk thereof OF for Us forage, whilst in ne pos
h % s a have s d naa
mand 10 which he belonged. And in every Instance in
which The claim may extend 10 equpare, the several ar
ces Of which the same consisted, ana separate value Of
eaeh should DC spec'hed.
| Second Class of Cases. l
| The second section of The law enact.
"Thai any person who has sustained or shah sustain
damage ay ,e capture Or destruction Dy az earmy OF py
mandng general, the commanding Officer or 1,,arermas
ss mrs ON wago s nas ssrycs o
an, ~ s,ass, e1 NV ~ s,h ~ W s,v ,.a,Il
be exposed was agreed 10 be Incurred BY HE owner and
wna q s INN SUSAN a hars ny
mule or OK while IN he service aforesaid IL
% .e ,a"Is on ns gail unsa saes !" @ , ",
shnII Lose e. M had ~ IN. hars dssrovea nv
Bile accident any horse mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh
said shall he allowed and pad he value al the lime
he entered the service provided il shall appear such
loss, capture, abandonment destruction death, was
the properly and while Il was actually employed In ths
M ,s,nhlish s,a,, na.r nj. nroy,so, 4 will, IN ga,
,i, i, ~. - r.n'irad ,nSsr Nv. besd ~ P;,
Class Of Gases in where The properly
re he testimony Of ne odcer or agent OF he United
States who Impressed contracted for the service Of the
ndsr WHO'S co,msnd he same was rmpioy ed al the time
Of the capture destruction, oss abandonment declaring
United safes The value thereof whether or moi the risk
which would be exposed was agreed to be incurred BY
the owner and whether or not regarded horses mules
in what manner n. ass bappensd md WIENER Of moi
was sustained without any fault or negligence on his part
The mn section Of the law enacts;
That In all instances where any minor hasbeen or shall
be engaged the military service Of the United States and
wss Or shall be provided with horse Or eqnlpmenis Or
died. shall die without paying for said property and the
same has been Or shall be lost captured Destroyed or
Abandoned In the manner before mentioned, said parent
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor, making sat-
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ID aaa9n y sh ,esnony bpb ro ~ A.. X. ma
r 9n'e 20 snoned XII
eu ue n d.4 s,h pipa ~ s,,c nrnner,x and ba
ms m,nor a,en s.n,I,isa ~ far Il IN
IN. H., vlnv f.rnishrd ihs same = ~ "
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The sixth section Of the law enacts:
THAT In oil Instances where any person, other than
minor mas been or snail DC engaged IN he military service
and has been or shall be provided with horse or
equipments or WIN military arcouremenis ey any person.
The owner ereo whe has rskea or shall take the risk Of
snch horse, equipments Or military aeconremenls on
nmsei ana 'hs SAME has oesn or shall oe osi, capIea
DESTROYED or anapdone In the manner before mentioned
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor on making prooi
40 IN oher cases ana me ther proof inal ne ~ enteo
thereto by having furnished the same ana having taken the
risk on himself" Ws,S
Besides the testimony In support Of his claim herein be-
fore required every such thereof will prove
that he did provide the horse, equipments military
courements therein mentioned ook the risk thereof
himself and that he Is entitled TO pay therefor by hav
iug furnished the and taken the risk thereof him
self; and this proof should he contained In deposition
the person who been provided by him with such
| horse, equipments, or military disbursements.
M
Third class 81 Cases
1rb. sex.n,h sec,,on of ,he,.w .n.e,s
..,r, =, IN - - ~. - a 80, -. .
ihat N az cases where horses nave neen condemned
ny hoard OF oucers on account OF ther mhhhess l9r
service, ~ OF me as 20 Supply
lorage, ~ kncn horses and tner sna ne a9wed
ana pau ~, wnenayer ne lac,s sna pe prosem ny