The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-22

seeing This notice, and before the day appointed Tor the
of The public sale OF the lands embracing
the tract claimed Otherwise snc9 ea' WY DC
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Mar 4-lawl3w
War Department, March 40, 1919.
Rcs IN relation claims provided for bu an act of Con-
gress approved 3D. March, S49 entitled "Aa act to
prOUie for The payment of horses and other property
lost or destroyed in the military sercice Of the United
States"
Ii CLAIMS under the provisions of rhi. act must be
"A presented the Office of the Third Auditor of the
Treasury Department. aud each be substaatiaed by
OF the class under which 1t falls.
First Class Of Cases.
BY the first section of the law il is enacted,
That any field, staff, other officer, mounted mill
taman, volunteer ranger cavalry engaged in the mill
tary Of the United States since the 18th Of June
1872 or who shall hereafter be in said service and ha.
tanned shall sustain damage without any fault negl
gence his part while in said service, by the loss OF
horse in bae by the loss of horse wounded in bat,
tie. and which has died. shall die of said wound, be-
ing wounded shall be abandoned by order Of his officer
by death or abandonment, Because q the unavoidable dan
gers OF the when board United States transport
vessel because the United States failed supply
poation for the horse and the compelled, by
the order of his commanding oicef to embark and leave
him. in consequence of the United States failing sup
ply sufficient forage or because the rider dsmonned
and separated from his horse and ordered do duty
foot station detached from his horse when the officer
in the immediate command ordered shall order the
horse turned out TO gpze in the woods praIies com
ply sufficient forage and the loss shall be
qen thereof Tor the loss Of necessary equipage in
sequence OF the loss OF his horse as Aforesaid shall be al
lowed and paid the value thereof not to exceed two hun
bred dollars: provided that any payment has been
for forage after the death. loss. or Abandonment Of his
horse payment shall be deducted from the value there
Of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymaster the
time be made shall make the payment thereafter
show by proof that he was remounted in which the
deduction shall only extend the time he and
provided ALSO il any payment shall have been shall
hereafter be made to any person above on
such payment shall be deducted from the value OF his
horse or Announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce evidence OF officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred il alive or if
dead then Of the surviving officer, describing
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 fault
negligence the claimants part The evidence should
also, the claimant emounted after the loss
when he renovated, how long he connu- ID So and
explain whether the horse where0n remouned had
not been furnished bv the United States been owned by
another mounted mtianan volunteer TO whom payment
for the and risk thereof Tor its forage whilst in the
possession Of the claimant may have been made and if
had been thus owned should the and the
mand TO VIII CHI he belonged And in every instance in
which the claim extend to equpage the several art
ces Of which the same consisted and separate value
should be specified.
Second Class IF Cases.
The second section of The law enacts:
That any person who has sustained shall sustain
damage by the capture destruction by enemy, by
the abandonment destruction by The order of the
manding general, the commanding officer, quarernas-
harness, while such properly the military service of
the United States either by impre-sment contract
where the risk which the property would
be exposed agreed to be lred by the owner, aud
any who has sustained shall sustain damage by
the death abandonment and loss Of any such horse mule
while in the service in consequence of the
failure the part Of the United States furnish the
with sufficient forage, and who has lost shall
lose, or has had shall have destroyed by unavoidable
cdent any horse mule OK, wagon, cart boat sleigh, or
shall be allowed and paid the value thereof the time he
entered the service provided shall appear that such loss
any fault negligence on the part of the OF the
Of the United States
To establish claim under this provision will, in ad
don to the testimony required under the head of first class
cases. be necessary where the property
in the service by contract mpessmen, produce the
testimony OF the officer agent of the United States who
impressed contracted for the service of the property
toned in such claim, and also OF the officer under whose
command the was employed at the time Of the cap
ture, destrucon loss abandonment declaring in what
way properly taken into the service Of the United
States the value thereof whether the risk which
would be exposed agreed be incurred by the owner
aud whether not, regarded horses mules oxen he
gagged supply the same with sufficient forage in what
manner the loss happened, and whether it
tanned without any fault negligence on his part
The fifth section of the law enacts;
"That in all instances where any minor has been shall
shall be provided with horse equipments, mill
tay Announcements by his GUARDIAN and has died.
has been or shall be lost captured destroyed or
in the before mentioned, said parent guardian
other cases. and the further proof that he is entitled
thereto, by having furnished the same"
parent gardan OF deceased minor will fore,
in addition to such testimony applicable his claim
previously described, have furnish proof that he prov
ded the minor with the property therein mentioned that
the minor died without paying Tor such properly and that
he, the parent or GUARDIAN s entitled 10 payment Tor IL by
his having furnished the same
The sixth section of the law enac,s
That in all instances where any person. other than
minor, has baen shall be, engaged in the military
vice aforesaid and has been shall be, provided with
horse equipments, with military accoltrements by
person. the thereof who has rsked shall take
the risk oil such horse equipments military accontre
ments himself and the has been shall be lost
captured, destroyed, alb indoncd, in the before
mentioned, such shall be allowed pay therefor
making proof cases, and the further proof that
he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same, and
having taken the risk on himself"
Besides the testimony in support of his claim herein be-
fore required such thereof will have To
that he did provids the horse, equipments, military
therein aud took the risk thereof
himself and thar he is entitled to therefor by having
furnished the and taken The risk thereof him self
and this proof should be contained in deposition of the
person who had been provided by him with such horse
equipments or military Announcements.
Third Class of Cdsss.
The seventh section of the law enactsi
THAT in all where been condemned by
boa rd OF officers OF their unhtnes for
consequence OF the Government falling supply forage
for whenever the facts shall be proven by and
factory evidencr whether oral written such
demned horse and the equipage tursed quar-
termaser OF the whether receipt therefor
given and produced not"
To establish claim under his provision the claiment
the head OF first class of proving that the
property therein described while in the military