The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-12

Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
War Department, March 26, Is40.
Rules relation 10 claims proUided for By act of Con-
gress, approved Sd March, lSi9, entitled "An act 10
proode for me payment Of horses and other property
lost destroyed IN the military sercice Of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this be
~ presented at the office OF the Third Auditor of the
Treasury Department, and each be subs,anated by
such evidence hereinafter designated, with respect
cases OF the class under which it falls
FIRST Class Of Cases
BY the first section of the la il is enacted:
'That any field, staff, other officer mounted mill
taman, volunteer ranger or cavalry engaged N the mill
1872 who shall hereafter be in said SERVICE and has
tanned shall sustain damage, without any fault neg
horse in battle by the loss of horse wounded in bat
tie, and which has died. shall die of said wound be-
ing ded shall be abandoned by order OF his officer
and lost shall sustain damage by the loss of horse
by death or because 81 the dam
vessel because the United States failed supply
Roaon l9f me Sc nnu Inc owner was eompeea. oy
him, in consequence OF the United States failing sup
and separated from his horse and ordered to do 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, prares,
mons, because the United States failed, shall fail sup
ply sufficient forage and the loss shall be conse-
qnen thereof the loss of necessary equ page
Of the loss of his horse aforesaid shall be al
lowed ana PAID the value thereof not to exceed two hun
dred dollars; provided that il any payment has been
shall be made any aforesaid for the and risk
for forage after the death, loss, abandonment of his
horse, said payment shall be deducted from the value
Of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymaser the
time he made shall make the payment, thereafter
show by proof that he was remouned in which the
deduction shall only extend the Time he foot and
provided also il any payment shall have been shall
hereafter be made to any person on ac-
such paymen shall be deducted from the value of his
horse Announcements.
To establish CLAIM under this provision the cIaman,
adduce the evidence the officer under com
mand he served when the loss occurred IL alive il
dead, then Of the surviving officer, describing the
property the value thereof al the time OF entering the
vice, the tine and in which the loss happened
and whether it was sustained without any fault
negligence on the claimants part The evidence should
also the claimant renonnted after the loss
when he RENOVATED, how long he continued So and
explain whether the horse whereon remounled had
been furnished bv the United States been owned by
another mounted miamnn or volunteer to whom payment
for the and risk thereof, for its forage whilst the
possession Of the claimants may have been made and if it
mnnd TO which he belonged And in every in
which the claim may extend 10 equpuge. the several
ces Of which The and separate value oeach
should be specified
Second Class Of Cases.
The second section of the law enaet.,
"That any person who has sustained shall srstan
the abandonment destruction by the order of the
manding general, the commanding officer, quarermas
harness, While properly the military service Of
the United States either by impre-sment contract
be exposed agreed to be inc lred by the owner and
any person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
OK while in the aforesaid OF the
failure the part of the United St. furnish
lose. has had shall have destroyed by unavoidable
cdent any horse. mule wagon, cart boat, sleigh,
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof the he
entered the services provided shall appear that such loss
capture, abandonment, destruction, death without
amy fault negligence the part OF the the
properly, and while actually employed the
To establish claim under this provision will in ad-
don 10 me e lmony required under the head of first class
in the service by contract mpressmen, produce the
testimony OF the officer agen, of the United States who
toned in such claim, and also OF the officer under whose
command the same was employed at the time of the cap
the properly taken into the service of the United
states the value thereof whether the risk which
would be exposed agreed to be incurred by the owner
and whether regarded horses mules oxen he en-
gagged to suppylhe same with sufficient forage, in what
the loss happened and whether was 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 or shall
be engaged in the military service OF the United States and
shall be provided with horse equipments or mill
ar by his guardian, and has died.
shall die without paying for said property same
has been shall be lost, captured destroyed abandoned
shall be allowed pay therefor making satisfactory proof
other and the further proof entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same"
parent gardian Of decea sed minor will therefore
In addition to such testimony applicable TO his claim
previously described, have to furnish proof that prov
ded the minor with the property therein mentioned
the minor died without paying for such properly and that
he, the parent or guardian, is entitled
his having furnished the
The sixth section of the law enacts,
"That in all instances where any person. other than a
nho has baen, or shall be- engaged in the military
vice aforesaid and has been shall be, provided with
horse or equipments, or with military by
any person, the thereof who has risked
the risk, OF such horse, equipments military acquire
mens on himself, and the has been shall be lost
captured, destroyed, abandoned in the before
mentioned such owner shall be allowed pay therefor on
making proof In other cases, and the further proof that
he Is entsd thereto by having furnished the same, and
having taken the risk on himself"
Besides the testimony support Of his claim herein be-
fore required every such thereof will have prove
that he did provide the horse, equipments military
therein mentioned, and took risk on
himself, and he is entitled pay therefor by having
furnished the and taken the risk thereof on himself
and this proof should be contained a deposition of the
person who had been provided by him with such horse
equipments, military accoutrenents
Third CLass of Gases.
The seventh section OF the law enacts,
'hai in n where horses have been condemned bv
board Of officers of their untness for service
consequence OF the government falling supply forage
all such horses and their equipage shall allowed and paid
for whenever the facts shall be- proven by legal and satis
factory evidence, whether oral written that such con-