The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-17

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Commissioner OF the General Land Oltice.
Mar 4-lawl3w
War Department, March 80, Is49.
Rules relation to claims PROVIDED for byan act of Con-
gress, approved Sd March, ls49, entitled "An act 10
provide for The payment Of horses and other property
lost or destroyed N The military service Of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this act be
"A presented at the office of the Third Auditor of the
such evidence hereinafter designated with respect
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
arv service OF the United States since The 18th of June
ss or who shall hereafter be in said service and has sus
tanned shall sustain damage, without any fault neg
horse in battle, or by the loss Of horse wounded in bat
e and which has died, shall die of said wound, be-
and lost or shall sustain damage by the loss of any horse
by death abandonment because Of the unavoidable dan
vessel or because the United States failed to supply
Poriaon for the horse and the owner was compelled by
him. or n consequence United States failing to sup
ply sufficient oage or because the rider was dsnonnted
foot station detached from his horse when the officer
in the immediate command ordered or shall order the
mons because the United States failed or shall fail to sup
ply sufficient forage and the loss was shall be
sequence OF the loss his horse aforesaid shall be
lowed and paid the value thereof exceed two
be as ny o e nnd
for forage after the DEATH loss, abandonment of his
Of unless he satisfied shalt satisfy the paymaster the
time he made shall make the payment, or thereafter
show by proof that he remounted in which the
deduction shall only extend the lac foot and
provided, also, any payment shall have been or shall
count of clothing to which he was not entitled by law
such payment shall be deducted from the value of his
horse accoutrements"
bIIsh upda fha oil,
must adduce the evidence OF the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred il alive or if
dead, then of the next surviving officer, describing the
property the value thereof the time OF entering the
vice, the time and manner in which the loss happened
and whether or not il was sustained without any fault
negligence the claimants part The evidence should
ALSO in the claimant emounted after the loss
when he remounted, how long he connucd So and
explain whether the horse whereon remouned had
not been furnished by the United States, been owned by
another mounted militianan volunteer 10 whom
for the and risk thereof for its forage, whilst the
possession of the claimant have been made and if it
had been thus owned should the and the
mand to which he belonged. And in every instance in
which the claim may extend to eqnipage the several ar
Giles of which the consisted and separate value EACH
should be specified.
Second Class Of Cases
The second section of the law enacs:
"That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage by the capture destruction by enemy, by
the abandonment destruction by the order of the
mandng general the commanding officer, quarermas
of any horse mule, wagon cart, boat, se sh,
harness. while such property was in the military service of
the United States, either by imPre-sment or contract
where the risk to which the property wond
be exposed agreed be Incurred by the and
any person who has sustained shall s,in damage by
the death abandonment and loss such horse, mule
while in the service aforesaid in consequence of the
failure the of the United States furnish the
with sufficient forage andany person who has lost shall
ose has had shall have destroyed by unavoidable
ciden' any horse, mule OK wagon cart, boat sleigh or
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof at the time he
entered the services provided shall appear that snch loss
capture, Abandonment destruction death, without
any fault negligence on the part of the owner OF the
properly and while il was actually poyed in the service
of the United States"
To establish a claim under this provision it WILL in ad-
don to the testimony required under the head of first class
in the by contract impressmeni produce the
testimony of the officer agent OF the United States Tho
toned in such claim and also OF the officer under whose
command the same was employed at the time OF the cap
way the properly taken into the service of the United
States, value thereof whether not the risk which
nd whether not regarded horses, mules, oxen he
gagged supply the same with sufficient forage. in what
tanned without any fault negligence on his part.
The filth section Of the law enects
"That in all where any minor has been shall
be engaged in military service United and
vas or shall be provided with horse upmepts, mill
tay by his parent or guardian and has died.
shall die without paying for said property, aud the same
has been or shall lost captured destroyed abandoned
the before mentioned, said parent or guardian
shall be allowed pay therefor, making satisfactory proof
as in other eases and tho further proof entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same"
parent or gardan of deceased minor will therefore,
in addition such testimony applicable to his claim
previously described have TO urnish proof that he prov
dcd the minor with the property therein mentioned, that
the minor died without paying Tor such properly and that
lie, parent guardian entitled payment for il by
his having furnished the same
The sixth section of the law enacts,
"That in all instances where any person, other than
minor, has BEEN shall be, engaged in the military
aforesaid, and has been shall be, provided with
horse equipments with military accoutremen by
the thereof who has rsked shall take
the risk, oil such horse equipments military accoure-
ments HIMSELF and the has been shall BE- lost
captured destroyed, abandoned, in the manner before
such shall be allowed therefor on
proof cases. and the further proof that
entitled thereto by having furnished the same, and
ha wing taken the risk on hhnsell
Besides the testimony in support Of his claim herein be-
required every such thereof will have to
he did provide the horse, equipments or military ac-
mentioned and took the risk thereof
himself and he is entitled to pay therefor by having
furnished the and taken the risk thereof on himsef
and This proof should be contained position
peson who provided by him with such horse
eoui pnents military accoutrements
Third Class of Cases.
The seventh section of the law
That in all where horses have been condemned by
in consequence oil the Government falling supply forage
all and their equipage shall be allowed paid
for whenever the facts shall be proven by legal and
factory evidence whether oral written, such
demned horse and the equipage turaed "a quar-
termaster OF the army whether receipt therefor
given aud produced or not"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
ndduce the evidence OF the under
the head Of first class OF cases. sasa oy proving that the