The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-06

uuct OuerWise claiiu VIII DC
RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Mar 4-lawI3w
War Department, March 2s, Is49.
Rules relation to claims provided for by act of Con-
gress. approved Sd March, 1919, entitled 'Aa act to
proude for the payment of horses and other property
lost destroyed ia the military servies of the United
States"
LII CLAIMS under the provisions of this act must be
"A presented the office Of tue Third Auditor the
Treasury Department and each must be substaatiaed by
such evidence as designated with respect
cases OF the class under which it falls.
FIRST Class Of Cases.
BY the frs, section of the law ii is enac,ed
''That any field, staff other officer, mounted mill
Hy Service Of the United State. nes HE 18Th ' Of june
1872 who shall hereafter be in said service, and has
gence his part while said service by the loss Of
horse in battle, by the loss of horse wounded in bat
tie and which has died. shall die Of said wound, be-
ing wounded habe abandoned by order OF his officer
and lost shall sustain damage by the loss of any horse
by death abandonment because OF the unavoidable dam
OF the sea when on board United States transport
vessel because the United States failed supply
portaton for the horse, and the compelled by
the order OF his commanding officer, TO embark and leave
ply sufficient forage, because the rider dsmontsd
and separated from his horse and ordered do duty
in the Immediate command ordered shall order the
horse turned out to Craze in the woods praries,
ply sufficient forage, and the loss shall be conse-
quen thereof for the loss of necessary equipage
sequence loss of his horse aforesaid shall be
lowed and paid the value thereof exceed hum
dred doars provided, that II any payment has
horse payment shall be deducted from
of unless he satisfied shall satisfy the paymaster at the
time be made shall make the payment thereafter
show by that he was renoanted in which case the
provided also, il any payment shall have been shall
heIeae be made to any person on &C
such payment shall be deducted from the value of his
| horse announcements"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
must adduce the evidence the officer under whose
mand he served when the loss occurred, il 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
negligence the claimants part. The evidence should
when he was renovated, how long he continued so and
explain whether the horse wheeon he remouned had
been furnished bv the United States, been owned by
another mounted or volunteer whom payment
for the and risk thereof for its oragc whilst the
had owned, should person and the com
mapd 10 which he belonged. And in every instance in
Giles of which the consisted and separate value oeach,
should be specified.
ssco~d Ca" If Cas..
The second section of the law enactsi
"That any person who has sustained or shall sustain
damage by the capture destruction by enemy, by
abandonment destruction by the order of the
mandng general, the commanding officer, or quaermas
ter, CT any horse mule, OK wagon, cart, boat sleigh,
harness. while such property the military service of
the United States, either by impre.smeni contract
in where the risk to which the property would
be exposed was agreed TO be noared by the owner and
the death abandonment and loss Of such horse mule
failure on The part Of the United States to furnish the same
with sufficient forage and any person who has lost shall
ose has had shall have destroyed by unavoidable
cident any horse, mule, wagon, cart, boat sleigh.
harness. while such property tho service aforesaid,
shalt be alo paid the value time
entered the provided shall appear that such oss
capufe abandonment destruction or DEATH was without
property and while i was actually employed in the service
Of the Unled States"
To establish claim under this provision will, in ad-
required head class
be where the property
testimony OF the officer or agent of the United States who
impressed contracted for the service of the property
toned in such claim and also oil the officer under whose
command the employed at the time of the cap
ure destruction, loss, abandonment declaring what
the property taken into the service OF the United
states the ereo whether the risk which
would be exposed agreed to be incurred by the
aud whether not regarded horses mules oxen he
gagged supply the with sufficient forage in what
tanned without any iaut negligence on his part.
The fifth section Of the law enacts'
"That all instances where minor has been shall
be engaged in tue military service OF the United States and
ary by his parent ardian and has died.
hs o ns ne
the before mentioned, said parent guardian
y, in other and The further proof ha, he is entied
thereto, by having furnished the same"
A parent gardan of deceased minor will therefore,
in addition such testimony applicable TO his claim is
previously described, have to furnish proof tina, he Pov
ded the minor Win Inc property ineten mentioned ina,
he the parent guardian is entitled TO payment for it by
his having furnished the same.
The sixth section of the law enacts:
"That in all instances where any person. other than
minor, has bsen shall be, engaged in the military
vice aforesaid and has been, shall be- provided with
horse equipments, with military accoutrements by
any person. the thereof who has rsked shall
the risk, o. such horse, equipments, military acconre-
captured destroyed, abandoned in the before
mentioned. such shall be allowed pay therefor on
making proof other and the further proof tina
ne entitled thereto by having furnished the same, and