The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-08
War Department, March ~, Isl3.


lost or destroyed IN The military serviee Of the United
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LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this be
Treasury Department, aud each be subanua,ed by
such evidence is hereinafter designated, with respect
cases oil the class under which 1t falls.
First Class Of Cases.
BY the first of the law ii is enacted.
THAT any field sld, other officer, mounted mill
ary OF the United States since the 18Th OF June
ISL, who shall hereafter be In said and has
gence his part while in said service, by the loss OF
horse in batte or by the loss of horse wounded in bat
tie and which has died. shall die OF said wound be-
wounded shall be abandoned by order OF his officer
and lost shall sustain damage by the loss of any horse
gers the when board United transport
vessel, because the United States failed supply
poraon for the house. aud the compelled, by
the order OF his commanding officer to embark and leave
him, or in consequence Of the United States falling sup
ply sufficient forage. because the rider
and separated from his horse, and ordered do duty
foot at station detached from his horse when the officer
in the immediate command ordered shall order
horse turned out to IN the woots praes,
mons because the United States failed, shall fail sup.
ply sufficient forage, and the loss shalt be
quept thereof for the loss of in
sequence OF the loss OF his horse AS Aforesaid SHAH be al
lowed paid thereof not TO exceed two hun
bred dollars provided, that any payment has been
forage after the de,h, loss, abandonment of bis
horse said payment shall be deducted from the there
Of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymasier
time be made shall make the payment, thereafter
show by proof that he renounted IN which the
deduction shall only extend the time foot
provided, also, il any payment shall have been shall
hereafter be made any above mentioned
count of clothing which he entitled by law,
such payment shall be deducted from the value OF his
horse Announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence oil the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred if alive or if
dead, then of the 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 it sustained without any iaut
negligence the claimants part The evidence should
also the claimant reounied after the loss
when he remounted, how long he continued so, and
explain whether the horse whereon he remonted had
been furnished by the Uni,cd States by
another mounted niianan or volunteer 10 whom payment
Tor the and risk thereof for its forage. whs, IN The
possession al the claimant have been made and # 1t
bad been Inns owned should name the person aud The
mand 10 which he belonged And in every Instance in
whcn he ysainl may extend to eqnaGe The several a'tt
Giles OF which he same consisted aud separate value each,
should be specified
Second Class If Cases.
The second section OF the law enacs:
That any person who has sustained or shall sustain
damage by the capture OF destruction by aneDy by
the abandonment destruction 10y the com
nian,lins general the commanding otfce quaTtcmas
ter OF any bore' mule, OK, wagon cart boat sleigh
harness, white such properly the military of
ccpt where the risk which property would
be exposed agreed 10 be incurred by the owner, and
the death abandonment aud loss such horse mule
or while in the aforesaid. in consequence OF the
with sufficient forage and person who has lost shall
lose. has had shall have destroyed by unavoidable
shall he 'loyed and na,d The vann hseeor ", ,is linz, b
entered the service: provided shall appear that such loss
capiue, abandonment, destruction or death, was without
any fault or on the part OF the owner oil the
property, and while was actually ployed III the
Of the United States"
To establish claim under this provision il will, in adj
don the e,tinony required under the head of inst ella
OF cases, be necessary IN cases where e property lost
IN the service by contract or imp'essnen to produce The
testimony OF the officer OF the United States who
impressed contracted Tor the service OF the property
toned such claim, and also the officer under
command the employ ed the time of the cap
destruction, loss abandonment, declaring what
way the properly taken into the OF The United
lie C
would be exposed was agreed to be incurred by the
gagged supply the with sufficient forage, in what
manner the loss happened and whether no, IT sus
tanned without any fault or negligence on his part
The fifth section of the law enacts
"That in all instances where any been or shall
be engaged in the military service o the United States and
ary Announcements by his and has died.
shall die, without paying for said property. and the
the before mentioned, said parent guardian
shall be allowed therefor making satisfactory proof
thereto by having furnished the same"
parent gardian of deceased minor will therefore,
previously described have furnish proof that provl-
ed the minor with the property therein mentioned that
be- parent guaran entitled to payment ior it by
his having furnished the same
The sixth section of the law cnacts
"That in all instances where any person. other than
minor has been shall be- engaged in the military ser
vice aforesaid and has been shall be- provided with
equipments, O with military accoutemcnts, by
person. the thereof who has sked, shall take
the risk, OF such horse equipments. or military accoue-
ncnt himself and the has been shall be lost,
captured, destroyed, Abandoned the before
mentioned such shall be allowed pay therefor,
making proof, other cases, aud the further proof that
he entitled thereto 10y 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 VIII have prove
that he did provide horse, equipments. or military
mentioned and took the risk thereof
himself and he entitled pay reior by having
furnished the same taken the risk himself
and this proof should be contained position of the
person who had provided by him such horse
auipmens or military Announcements.
Third Class Of Cases.
Ta,e seventh section of the law enacts
s'Thal all where horses have condemned by
board officers their untness for service
such horses and their equpage shall allowed and paid
for whenever the facts shall be proven by legal and
factory evidence, whether oral written that such con-
demned horse and the cqupase ursed over to quar-
termaster OF the army whether receipt therefor
given and produced or not"
To establish a claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence OF the under
the head Of first class OF cases satisfactorily proving
property therein described was, while in military
vice OF the United States, condemned by board of officers
on account OF their being rendered unfit
sequence OF tbs Government failing supply forage and