The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-02
War Department, March 20, Is49.

War Department, March 20, Is49.
Rules relation TO claims prouded for by act of Con-
gress, approved sd March, lS49 entitled an act TO
prouide for the payment of horses and other property
lost destroyed in the military service of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this be
Treasury Department and each be subsanated by
such evidences hereinafter designated with respect
cases OF the class under which it falls.
First Class Of Cases.
BY the first section of the law it is enacted;
'That any field, staff, other officer mounted mill
The United states ncs tie 18Th OF june
1872 who shall hereafter be In said services and has
gence on his part while in said service, by the los. Of
horse in bare or by the loss OF horse wounded in bat
ing wounded shall be abandoned by order OF his officer
and lost shall sustain damage by the loss of horse
gers the when board United States transport
vessel, because the United States failed supply
the order of his commanding officer embark and leave
him. in consequence of the United States failing sup
ply sufficient forage because the rider disnounted
and separated his horse, and ordered duty on
foot station detached from his horse when the officer
in the immediate command ordered or shall order the
horse turned Craze in the woods, praes,
mons, because the United States failed, shall fail sup
ply sufficient forage and the loss was or shall be conse-
sequence of the loss of his horse aforesaid shall be al
lowed and paid the value thereof exceed two hun
dred dollars: provided that any payment has been
shall be made aforesaid for the and risk
horse said payment shall be deducted from the value there
Of unless he satisfied or shall satisfy a The paymase1 at the
show by proof that he was remountcd in which the
provided. ALSO II any payment shall have been shall
hereafter be made to any person on ac-
such payment shall be deducted from the value of his
horse accourements.'
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence OF the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred if alive Or if
property the thereof the time of entering
vice, the and manner in which the loss happened
negligence on the ciamans part The evidence should
also the claimant remounted after the loss
explain whether the horse whereon he was had
been furnished by the United States been owned
for the and risk thereof for its forage, whilst in the
possession of the claimant have been made and if it
mand which he belonged And In every instance in
which the claim may extend to equpage, the several
ces which the same consisted and separate value ofeach
should be specified
Second Glass Of Gases.
The second section of the law enacts:
:" That any person who has sustained shall sustain
The abandonment destruction by the order of The
manding general, the commanding officer, quarermas
harness, while such properly the military service of
the United States, either by inpre-sncnt contract
ceptjn where the risk which the property would
be exposed was agreed to be lred by the owner and
person who has sustained shall sus lin damage by
the death abandonment and loss of any such horse, mule
Or while IN the service snid in consequence OF the
failure on the part OF the United St'es to furnish the same
with sufficient forage, and who has lost shall
LOSE or has had or SHAH have destroy by unavoidable ac.
harness While such property was IN the service AFORESAID
shall be allowed and paid the vau thereof the time he
capture abandonment, destruction, death, without
any full negligence the part of the OF the
property and while was actually oyed in the service
Of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision WILL in ad
dlon timony required under first class
of be necessary the property lost
in the service by contract impesnent, produce the
Tor the tho
toned in such claim and also OF the officer under whose
command the same was employed the OF the cap,
tue, destruction, loss abandonment, declaring in what
way the properly taken into the service OF the United
would be exposed agreed to be incurred by the
and whether not, regarded horses mules, oxen, he
manner the loss ha pened sus-
tanned without any fault or negligence on his part.
The fifth section of the law enacts:
"Tha in all instances where any minor has been shall
be engaged in the military service OF the United States and
shalt be provided with horse pments, mill
shall die without paying for said property and the
has been shall be lost captured destroyed or abandoned
in the before mentioned said parent or guardian
shall be allowed therefor on making satisfactory proof
cases. and the further proof that he is entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same"
parent gardian of deceased minor will therefore,
in addition such testimony applicable TO his claim
ed the minor with the property therein mentioned, that
the died without paying Tor such properly and that
he the parent guardian Is entitled TO payment Tor by
his having furnished the same.
Tho sixth section of the law
"Thst in NIL instances where any person, other than a
minor, has baen, shall be, engaged in the military
aforesaid and has beep shall be, provided with
horse equipments, with military accoutremens by
any person. the thereof who has rised shall take
tue risk OF such horse, equipments, military acconte-
himself, and the has been shall be lost
captured destroyed abandoned, in the manner before
mentioned, such shall be allowed pay therefor ON
making proof other and the further proof that
he enrtsd thereto by having furnished the same, and
having taken the risk on HIMSELF
Besides the testimony in support of his claim herein be-
fore required every thereof will have prove
he provide horse EQUIPMENTS military
couements mentioned and took the risk thereof
himself and that entitled pay therefor by having
rnsed the and taken the risk thereof on HIMSELF
and this should be contained position of the
person had been provided by him such
equipments, military accoutrements.
Third Glass of Gases.
The seventh section OF the law enacss
That in all where horses have been condem ned by
boa nd officers of their service
In consequence OF the Government failing supply forage
such horses and their equpage shall be allowed and paid
tor the facts shall be proven 6y legal
factory evidence, whether oral written such con-
dcnDed horse and the equipage tursed a quar-
OF the army, whether receipt therefor
given and produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
adduoe the evidence the
the head OF rs class OF cases. proving
property therein described was while in the military
OF tho United Staos condemned by board of officers
account OF their being rendered unfit for
sequence Of the Government failing supply forage and