The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-12
War Departmsnt. March ae, 1919.

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| Congress, Approved 3D. March, ls49 entitled I" An
act 70 propde for the payment Of horses and other
property lost destroyed Ia The military ssrrics Of
the United Sfnfesn Fha.lh
ALL CLAIMS under the proyiaiens Of il,s act musI
Treasury Department. and each mnst be sbstanfissd BY
such evidence hereinafter dsslgnaed with respect 10
| cases Of the class under which II falls.
| First Class Of Cases IA.
BY the GrHt secile on OF the law ii Is enacted
That any field, or staff other officer, mounted mill
sTy service ~ de United States sse tic i5h III June
1879 who ea hereafter be in said Service and has
ained or shall auatnn damage without any nnt or nrgi
1 a While s q nars s
and which has died, shall die Of ald wound or being
o or a sustain aa"ss 3 s q Sy
death became o the unavoidable dangers
or becanse The United States Jailed 10 supply
The borss and the owner was by The order OF
eonsegnsnes q Ne United States falling 10 supply scsn
forage becase the rider dism0nred and separated
detached from ha horse, Or when Tie officer III the inme
dale command ordered shall order the horse turned o
inisi states aisd q shall al 10 supply siesnt rass
and te loss was shall be conBequen thereof or Tor is
horse as aioreaad. shall be allowed ana paid The value
thereof NOT 10 exceed two hundred dollars provided thai
payment has been shall be made to my one store
said Tor The se and risk or for forage after the DEATH oss
Or abandonment Of his hose, said payment sha be de,
satisfy the paymaser at the time he made shall make the
payment or thereafter show by proof thai he was re-
lie %s be was on iSo. and prosdsi aiso fasy payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made 10 any person
above mentioned account Of clothing TO which he was
not entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted rom
| the value Of his horse or accouremenls.''
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must addnce the evidence Of the officer under whose
nand he served when the loss occnrred u alive; or
dead then Of me next surviving Officer describing the
property the value thereof at the time OF entering the ser
vice the time and manner N which the loss happened and
whether II sustained without fault negi
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The claimant remonnied after the loss state when
he was remonned how long he continued So and explain
furnished by The United States been owned by another
use and risk thereof Of for lis forage, whilst in The pos
session Of the Claimant may have been made and had
mand 10 which he belonged. And II every Instance in
which the claim may extend 70 egnpage the several ar.
eac sho he sneciGsS anu
Second Class of Gases.
| The second section Of the law enacts. Al
Thai any person who has sustained or shal sustain
damage by the capture or destruction ny an enemy OF by
mandins general Tie commanding Officer or aariermas-
ter Of any horse mule OK, wagon cart boat sleigh ar
ness Wie SUCH properly was IN the mtary service OF
e United States eher p mpresssmehi OF contract ek
81. " cases Wnere tns Ilsk y which he pope.y wou
who las sustained shall sustain damage BY
me death or abandonment ana ioss OF any sncn morse,
NUE. or Ok whe IN Inc service aoresau " consequences
IN" ,.,h ,n R ~ ~, a,u ,,ars ho ms ins, ~
shall lose or has had or shai have DESTROYED by navoa
hje anv borse mule IN wagon cart boat sleigh
saa ss be Allowed si and ppd he value thereof al he time
he entered the service provided shall appear that such
| loss capture abandonren testruction or death, was
Without nny auli or neslrence on he part Of the owner Of
the property and while was actually employed in The
| service n lie limited Statesn 81 u fFt
r. ssa,Ish ,n' u,ds ,h,s nro,,on !, y,n IN .aa,.
lion 10 he testimony reaured Under he head or First
ot was In the service by contract or Inn 10 pro
uce The testimony Of lie officer OF agent q the United
w@ q a or s e " W. o.
under whose command The same was employed al the time
Of ihe capture destucon loss or abandonment declaring
in wa way he property was ae INTO he service Of he
United safes hc value thereof whether or moi The rsk 10
which Il would be exposed was agreed incurred by
u ~ snn ~ se same VIII rs
in what manner The loss happened and whether or not
was sustained wi'Ho any 'a"' vi "eB"eenee oh "'s part
| The iilh section Of the law enacs
That in all instances where any minor has been OF shall
s osds w S e or @
military accou,remens by his parent guariiatuand has
died. shall die without paying for said property and the
same has been shall be LOST captured destroyed or
abandoned IN the manner before mentioned, said parent
81 guardian shall PC allowed pay erelor OF maag sai
s1cfory proof as ~ oher cases. anu ne ihr pfooi mat
ne's eh''ue' 'hereo, py la,ns e NJ,
or ~ snnabs o 10 hs am n i
previously described have 10 furnish PROOF mar ne pro
a e dn W ~, nl";np @ ee nronpy ma liza,
he The parent or y en'ed 10 payment Tor ny
| ms having FURNISHED ,he same
| The sixth section of the law enacis:
.That in all instances where any person, other than
minor has been shall be engaged In the military service
aforesaid and has shall provided with
equipments with military by any person.
the owner thereof whs has rsked or shall take the risk OF
such horse, equipments, or military accoirements on
himself and the same has been shall be lost captured
destroyed abandoned, In the manner before mentioned
such owner shall be allowed pay therefor on making proof
in other and the further proof that he s entitled
thereto by having rnahed the same and having taken the
risk on himself"
Desdes the estImony in support of his claim herein
fore required every such owner thereof will have TO prove
that he did provide the hore, equipments military
conlrt ments therein mentioned and took the risk thereof
himself and that he Is entitled to pay therefor by hav-
lug furnished the game and taken the risk thereof him.
neli and mis- proof should be contained in deposition
Of The person who had been provided by him with such
| horse euupmenis, or military arcouiremens
| 49,
| Third class Of Cases.
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