Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-05-09

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The following Act of Congress is
published for the information Of all
persons in this State interested
therein
An Act to extend the time Of
fling claims for horses and equip
ments lost by officers and enlisted
men in the service Of the United
States. and for other purposes.
Be It enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives. Of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That the time for fling
claims for horses and equipments
lost by officers and enlisted men
in the military service of the United
States. which expired by limitation
on the thirty first day of December,
eighteen hundred and seventy-five.
be, and are hereby, extended to one
year from and after the passage of
this Act and that all such claims
filed in the proper department be-
fore the passage of this Act shall
be deemed to have been filed in due
time, and shall be considered and
decided without refiliug.
Sec 2. That all claims arising
under the Act approved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty
nine, entitled IAN Act to provide
for the payment Of horses and
other property lost or DESTROYED in
the military service of the United
States" and all acts amendatory
thereof, which shall not be fled in
the proper department. within one
year from and after the passage of
this Act. shall be forever barred,
and shall not be received, consid-
cred or audited by any department
of the Government.
It is known that many persons
resident in this State who served in
the various Indian wars, as we'll as
the war Of 1861 to 1865, lost their
private horses and equipments in
such service. The Act above
quoted gives all such persons one
year within which to file their
claims for such losses. Attention
is called to the following provis-
ions Of this law:
1st. Losses in any of the Indian
wars in this or any other States or
Territories will be paid, as well as
los .es in the war Of 1861 to 1860.
I'd. Losses by officers, enlisted
men, scouts, guides, and al other
persons actually engaged in the
military service, are included with
in the provisions of this law.
Sd. This law extends to losses IN
any manner noS the result OF the
soldiers own negligence. This In
cludes losses in battle, by capture,
for want of forage. by overheating.
hard usage, accidents Of all sorts.
disease, theft by deserters, from
forced marches, or from any other
cause arising in the line Of military
duty.
4th. The time Of filing these
claims expires January Sth, 1884.
All such claims not presented to
the proper department of the Unit
ed States, by that date, will be FOR
ever barred but, if the apPIlca-
ton is fled prior to January 9th,
1884, the proof necessary to COM
plete the claim may be filed at any
date thereafter.
9th. "A. B. Webb, attorney at
law and collector of claims,
will give his special atten-
ton to this class Of claims, and
who may be addressed through
postoffice box No. 5S4. Wash
ington, D. c., in regard to all
matters of detail pertaining thereto,
but proper blanks for this purpose
will be furnished upon application.
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