The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-16

War Dspsrtmsns. march aG, 1870.
Rules in relation 10 claims prorided for BY an act Of
Congress, aPprorsd 3D. Marrh, le49, entitled I" An
act 10 proride for me payment Of horses and other
property lost or destroyed In khe military serrics 81
/ The United States" ss, MACH
] ALL CLAIMS under the provisions Of This act must
a be presented at the Office OF ths Third Auditor Of The
p and each mHs Be- By
! cases Of the class under which II falls
First Class Of Coses.
| by the first section OF the law 1t Ia enacted.
THAT any field, sla, other officer, mounted mill
ary service Of he United SAFES since sas ish Of june,
iss who shall hereafter be in said Service and has se
eaes on Ss part While IA said service, y The loss q
horse ~ battle q BY he loss q horse wounded u battle
s &c ~ order !" h oe snS
losi or shall sustain damage by the oss Of horse BY
ofhe sea when on board United States transport vessel
or because the United States Jailed supply transportation
his e emSa and ae s ia
consequence OF The United States falling supply sufficient
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detached from his horse, when the officer In the imme
date ordered OF shall order the horse turned out
70 Craze In The woods praries commons, because the
United States faed shall fail to supply sufficient forage,
and the loss shall be consequent thereof for The
horse be aowea aSa PAID he value
thereof moi 10 exceed Two hundred dollars provided thai
II any payment has been shall be made any afore.
said Tor the and risk for forage after The DEATH loss
Or abandonment q his horse said payment shall be de-
satisfy The paymasier al the time he made or shall make the
payment or thereafter show BY proof that he was re.
die time he foot andprovded, ALSO any payment
shall have been shall hereafter be made any person
above mentioned account Of cl0thng TO which he was
mol entitled by law such payment aai be deducted nom
The value q his horse or acconremenis"
To establish claim under this provision the claimant
mus addnce The evidence of the officer under whose com
mand he served when the loss occurred, alive Il
properly The value ihereo a. lie time Of enIerng the ser
vice The lime aud manner which the loss happened and
genee the claimants part The evidence should also
case the claimant reonnted aer the loss, state when
whether the horse whsreon lie was had moi been
irnahed BY The United States been owned by another
use and risk thereof for lie forage, whilst in the pos
session Of the CLAIMANT may have been made and I'LL had
mand 10 which he belonged And In every instance in
I YIN ty clam may extend g the ssse ys a
each should be specified.
Second C7ass Of Gases.
The second section Of the law enacts:
That any person who has sustained or shall sustain
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manding general the commanding officer, qiartermas
ness While s6 nrop. Ws X s military e.
the United States, either BY improvement or contract ex
sp f 5. =,
any person who has sustained shall sustain damage by
n a' ~ Or X. and ss q any snss
Of the failure on the part ote United States % furnish the
sa or ss
bic accident any horse mule wagon cart boat sleigh
a S ewsd a & e
he entered the service provided sha appear that such
woui any n or negligence on the par, Of the owner
the property, and while was actually employed in the
service OF the United States"
To esiabaha ctaim under this provision I will, in add
ton to the testimony required under the head Of Fira
Glass Of Cases be necessary in where the properly
dnce the testimony Of tie officer Or agent Of the United
States who impressed for the service Of the
under whose command The same employed az the time
Of the capture destruction loss abandonment declaring
United States the value thereof whether or the risk 10
which It would be exposed agreed to be incurred by
oxen engaged supply The with sufficient forage
In what manner the loss happened and whether or not Il
sustained without any FAULT negligence his part
The ilth section Of the law enacts:
That In all instances where any minor has been slall
be engaged In the military service Of the United States and
military Announcements, by his parent guardian and has
died OF shall die without paying for said property and The
abandoned In The manner before mentioned said parent
or guardian shall be allowed pay therefor, making
he Is entitled thereto, by having furnished the same
parent guardian Of deceased minor viii, therefore,
previously described, have 10 furnish proof hni he pro
vided the minor with the property therein mentioned that
he the parent or guardian, entitled 10 payment for by
his having furnished the same. tf
The sixth section ofthe law enacts:
miner hae been or ANAL he II he military service
aforesaid and has been shall he provided with horse
~ er.n, a ~ ~ III ~ q. - y ~ NE
a,cb horse eoupmen,s or military arcouiremenie on
himself ana fhe same las been or shall he ort canured
desroyed or abandoned In the manner before mentioned
nrh owner aha be allowed nav therefor on making proo
ne in other cnses and the further nroof Thai lie il enrd
Nv having furnished HE same md having HE
rist on himself II ~ Y III
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