The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-25

Rules In relation 10 claims provided for By acf 81
Congress. approrsd Sd March, l6i9, entitled /" An
det 10 Proride for the payment Of horses and other
property lost destroyed In The military ssrrice Of
The United States"
LIZ CLAIMS under the provisions Of this act must
n be presenied At the office Of the Thr Auditor Of the
= sS zach s Ss p
csses OF the class under which II falls.
FIRST Class Of Cases
by the 6rt section Of the law II Ia enacted: -
"riiai any field, staff other officer, mounted mill
AIRY service a he United States since shs is a. june
1919 or who shall hereafter be IN said service and has
liz ps while n MA saSce y s los q
horse n battle o. BY the loss Of horse wounded in battle
wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer and
LOST shall sustain damage BY the loss Of any horse by
neah OF bscamae 81 the nayodable dangers
Or because The United States failed TO supply transportation
for The horse and The compelled BY The order Of
his commanding officer TO embark and leave him, or in
consequence Of the United States falling TO supply Sufficient
forage or becanse ts rider dsmoured and separated
from his horse, and ordered to do duty a. station
detached from his horse or when the officer In the imme
diae command ordered shall order the horse turned out
United States faled o. shall ial 70 supply sicrnt orass
and the loss shall be consequent thereof for The
horse as $ Ss soMed and % he
thereof not % exceed two hundred dollars provided that
any payment has been shall he made 10 any one nore
said for the Use and risk for forage after the DEATH loss
abandonment Of his horse said payment shall be de-
safis the payasier at the time he made shall make the
payment, or thereafter show by proof that he was re.
he time he foot and provided, also, fany payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned account OF clothing, To which he was
mot entitled by law, such payment shall be deducted
the value Of his horse or announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
adduce The evidence Of The officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred, II alive "
properly the value thereof Al Inc Tine 81 entering he SER
vice, the time and which the loss happened and
gence on ihe eiamans part The evidence should also
the claimant was remounied after the loss state when
ne wss remonnled how long he continued So and explain
furnished BY The United Staies been owned by another
mounted mhiiama or volunteer TO whom payment for The
use and risk thereof for It's forage whilst in the pos
session Of the claimant have heen made and u had
been thus owned should name The person and The com
mand TO whlth he belonged. And in every instance IN
Giles Of which The same consisted and separate value
each should be specified
Second Ciass Of Gases.
The second section OF the law enacts %
That any person who has sustained shall estain
damage by the capture destruction by an enemy, by
the abandonment desiruciion by the order Of he
manding general, commanding officer, lnartermns
Ter Of any horse mule OK wagon cart boat sleigh OF ar
ne Mr ss WAS N s ~
cent in where liz risk which The properly would
any person who las sustained or shall sustain damare BY
The death abandonment and loss Of any snch horse,
s 81 while N hs o scs ,s s,s &c M
same with sufficient Tor and any person who has lost
shall lose or has had OF shall have destroyed by avoa
Bile accident any horse mule, CART boat, sleigh
or harness while such property was IN the service anfe
said shall be allowed and paid the value thereof the time
he entered the sevice dd shall appear that such
loss capture, abandonment, destruction, death, was
without any fault negligence on the part the owner Of
the property, and while WITS actually employed in the
service Of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision il will in addi
Class Of Cases be necessary in eases where The
lost was IN the servce by contract OF i'm ressnen 70 pro-
states who Of contracted for The service OF The
property mentioned in such claim and also Of the officer
capture earctlon loss or declaring
~ what way the properly was taken into the service OF The
which i womb be exposed was agreed % be incurred BY
the owner, aud whether not regarded horses mules
oxen as Msnssd 20 supply me Win sssn 9rag
was sustained without any fault negligence his part
The fiflh section Of the law enacts:
That y all INSTANCES where any minor has been or shall
was or shall be provided with horse equipments.
military Announcements by his parent guardian and has
same has been shall be Inst, captured destroyed
abandoned in The manner before mentioned said parent
or guardian shall be allowed pay hcreor on making sat-
sactory proof in other cases and the further proof that
he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same
parent guardian of deceased minor WILL therefore,
in addition TO such testimony applicable 10 his claim as IS
previously described have furnish proof that he pro.
The minor died without paying lor auch properly, ami hai
he the parent guardian Is entitled TO payment for by
MS having IlfHibIeu Tic s1uie.
The sixth section OF the law enacts: sag.
"That In all instances where any son, other Than
minor has been shall be engaged In the military service
equipments with military requirements by any person.
the owner thereof who has rsked shall take the risk Of
himself and the has been sa be lost captured
destroyed, abandoned In the manner before mentioned
as in other cases and The further proof that he il entitled
by having furnished the game and having takenthe
risk on himselEn
al.
fore required every sch owner thereof will have prove
that he did provide the horse equipments. military
himself and that he is entitled to pay therefor by hay
Ing furnished the same and taken the risk thereof on him
Of The person who had been provided by him with such
horse, equipments, or military announcements
Third class Of Cases.
The seventh section OF the law enacts;
"That In all where horses have been condemned
By board Of oaesrs or account q their nn,neaa for
forage all such horses and their epage shall be allowed
and paid for whenever the facts shall be proven BY legal
such condemned horse and the equpage was turned
to quarermaser Of the army, whether any receipt was
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence the Witnesses mentioned under
The property therein described was while in the military
service Of the United States condemned by board OF
in consequence the Government falling supply forage,
and that such property turned qnarermaser
OF the unuen STATES army, explaining when the claimant
remonned &c. required In said first class ofcases
In the production Of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with, unless the mpractcaby Of
producing he cleary proved and then the nearest and
best other evidence Of which the s susceptible must
be furnished In lieu thereof
Every claim must be accompanied by deposition of,he
claimant declaring that he has received from any
officer agent Of the United sates any horne horses
eqnpage arco,frements mule wagon, cart, boat Sleigh
harness. the may be) ID lieu Of the property
lost any compensation for the same" and be sup
ported, paccablr, by the original valuation list made
BY the appraisers Of The property al the time the same
taken into the United States service and In where
the loss alleged 70 have occurred because the United
States failed supply transportation for the horse aud the
owner was compelled by The orier Of his commanding
officer TO embark and leave him, provided for in the
first section the law the adavld oil the claimant must
In addition 10 the declaration above mentioned, deelar
that he did, In obedience TO the order u his Officer leave
said horse and eqnpage and that he never sold other
vice disposed Of the said horne equpage and
ceived any compensation for said horse equpsge from
any person whatever"
All evidence other than the certificates Of officers who
the time Of giving them In the military service OF The
United States mst be TO before some judge justice
Of the peace other person duly authorized TO administer
oalhs and Of which authority proof should accompany the
evidence GEO. w. CRAWFORD,
Secretary ef IHov