The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-19

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Rules IL relation 10 claims proridsd for by acf d
Congress, approved Sd March l649, entitled "Ar
act 70 propids for The payment Of horses and othe,
property lost Or desroyedi in die military sefries q
the Unied States"
], LII CLAIMS under the provisions Of this ae, mus
Treasury Department. and each must be sbst,nsied BY
such evidence hereinafter dsgnaii with respect
case o. the class under which IL falls.
Il First Class Of Cases.
ny the first section Of the law Il is enacted
.Tiiat any field, stall other officer, mounted mill
tambn vaiunser ranger, cavalry, engaged in The mill
lazy service Of the Unled since The 18Th 81 Jnne
siS Or who shall hereafter be in Fsid eefvce, aud has as
tanned or shall snstan damage, without any au OF neg
gence on his part, while said service, by the loss u
and which has died. shall die Of wound being
Wounded shall be Abandoned by order Of his officer and
osi OF shall sustain damage by the loss OF any horse by
death orabandonmeni because 81 The unavoidable dangers
oiihe aea when on board United States transport yesae
lie nosss NE owner sa ~ss s by he
ms commanding officer 10 embark and leave him. or IN
consequence Of The United States falling Ia supply sufficient
forage or because tie rider dismburied and separated
en. s horse and ordered q DO duty on iool a. station
ordered shall order the horee rned oii
sfaSs n che woods p,s1ss or commons because The
and The loss was OF shall be consequent thereof or for me
o. " ~ aoa o. a, M .n g S
thereof not TO exceed iva hundred dollars provided. that
any pyment has been shall be made 10 any one aioie
said or tile and risk, for forage aer the dah loss
or abandonment of his harse, said payment shall be de-
d''rted from the value thereof unless he satisfied ~ shall
satisfy the psymasier al The time lac made sia make The
payment, or thereafter show by proof that he was
ounIed IN which case the deduction shall only extend 10
The lime he foo, and provided aso, il any payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made 10 any person
ahoye mentioned ON accodni Of clothing 10 which he was
pl enihed ny law, such payment shall be deducted nom
The value Of his horse or accoullemeDs."
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must addre lie evidence Of The officer under whose
mand he served when The loss occurred, i alive; Of u
dead. then OF The next surviving officer describing The
property the value thereof the time Of entering the
vice, The time and manner ~ which the loss happened and
whether OF not was sustained without iI, or neeli
eence The clsmsnlis part The evidence should also n
case the cama was nnoune alter the loss stale when
he was remonnied how long lie continued and explain
WHEELER the horse wisreon lie was remouned had moi been
furnished BY HE United States, or been owned by another
mounted miiiiiamanor volunteer 10 whom payment nr the
nee AMI risk thereof, for lis forage, Whit III The pos
session Of the claimant may have been made and II il had
been iins owned should name The person and The com
mand 70 which he belonged And in every instance IN
which The claim may extend to equipage The several arti
cls q which The same coD7aied, ana separate value Of
1 Second Class Of Cases
The second section Of the law enacts:
"Thai amy person who has sustained or shall SUSTAIN
damage by the capture destruction by enemy, by
The abandonment destruction by The order Of the
mading general the commanding officer, quartermas,
Ter any horse mule, wagon cart boat Sleigh or har
The United States, either by improvement contract,
cept in where the risk which the properly would
he exposed agreed 10 be incurred by the owner and
any person who haa SUSTAINED shall sustain damage by
The death or abandonment and LOGS Of any snc horse,
mule, or while IN The service aforesaid in consequence
OF the failure on the part ofhe United States 10 furnish the
same with sufficient orsee and any person who has lost
BILE cdent any horse mule wagon cart boat sleigh
harness, white sich properly in the aore.
he entered the service provided il shall appear that such
loss capture, abandonment, destruction, DEATH was
Without any fault or negligence on the part Of the owner of
The property, aud while Il actually employed in The
service of the United States"
To cstabsha claim under this provision will in add.
ton 10 the testimony required under the head Of First
Class Of Cases be necessary in cases where the property
los in the service by 1ressmeni, pro.
dice the testimony OF the officer Of the United
States who impressed contracted for The service Of the
property mentioned srch claim. and also Of the officer
uu1er whose command ,e employed the time
OF The capture destruction loss, abandon menf declaring
neds the value thereof whether or not the risk to
which would be exposed was agreed to be incurred by
the owner, and whether not regarded horses mules,
Oxen engaged 10 supply the with sufficient toraee,
IN what manner The loss happened, and whether o. mol i
was sustained without any fault negligence his part
/ The iah section Of the law enacts
"That In all instances where amy has been shall
be engaged N the military service OF the United States ana
military his parent OF guardian, aud has
died. shall die without PAYING Tor said property andt The
abandoned, In The manner before mentioned said parent
guardian shall be allowed pay therefor, making sat
he ia entitled thereto by having furnished the same
parent guardian Of deceased minor viii, therefore
previously described have 70 furnish proof thai he pro.
vled the with the property therein mentioned That
he he psreni or guardian is entitled 70 payment for IL BY
| his having furnished the same. .3h
| The sixth section OF the law eifacfS
"That In all instances where any person, other than
MINOR has been shall be engaged in the military service
aforesaid and has been shall be provided with horse
equipments with military by any person,
he thereof who has rked shall take the risk Of
such horse, equipments, or military accontremens on
destroyed abandoned In the manner before mentioned
such owner shall be allowed pay there on making proof
In other and the further proof that he Is entitled
thereto having furnished the same and having taken the
| risk on himselIn
Besides the testimony In support Of his claim herein be.
hayP n
that he did provide tho horse equipments military
therein m sn y, took se f,k nersSl
Ing furnished the same and taken The risk thereof on him
of The person who had been provided by him with such
| horse, equipments, OF military Announcements
/ Third ciiss Of Cases.
| The seventh section Of the law enacis:
f1hat In all cases where horses have been condemned
by board Of officers on account OF their nndness for
service in consequence Of The Government falling TO supply
and paid Tor whenever the facts shall be proven by legal
aud satisfactory evidence, whether oral written that
such condemned horse and the equpage turned
qusrermasier Of tho army, whether any receipt was
| given and produced or not,n
To establish a claim under this provision the claimant
mst aduce the evidence q The Witnesses mentioned under
The property therein described was while in the military
service Of The United States condemned by board Of
officers account oil their being rendered unfit for service
in consequence Of the Government falling supply forage,
aud that such property was turned over TO aqnarermaset
Of the United States army, explaining when The claimant
remoun,ed &e, required in said first class Of
In the production Of the evidence previously
described be dispensed with unless the impraetieabiy q
producing II be clearly proved, and then the and
best other evidence Of which the 10 susceptible must
| he furnished IN lien thereof
Every claim be accompanied by deposition Of the
claimant declaring that he has not received from any
officer agent Of The United States any horse orses
harness, Gas Tie CASE may be in le, Of the properly
lost any compensation for The same and he sup,
ported fprscticsbe, by the original valuation list Il made
by the appraisers Of the property a. the time the same was
taken into the United States service, and in where
The loss is alleged 10 have occurred because the United
States failed 10 supply transportation for the horse and the
owner was compelled by the order Of his nding
officer embark and leave him, provided Tor IN The
first section fthe law The aiidavd OF the claimant must
in addition to the declaration above mentioned ,erlar
that he did In obedience the order Of his officer leave
said horse and eqpage, and that he sold other
wss sposed II The said horse equipage and
ceiycd any compensation Tor said horse euipaee