The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
War Department.,
Quartermaster Generals Office,

been approved by the Secretary o.
War will govern the investigation Of
claims arising under the folio wing ac
of Congress approved February 81
1902:
An Act for the relief of parties fol
property taken from them by military
forces OF tho United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative of the United
States OF America in Congress Assem-.
bled. That the Quartermaster Gen.
eral is directed, under such rules and
regulations as may be approved by the
Secretary of War, to investigate, or
cause to be investigated, the claims OF
artillery and cavalry officers and pri-
vate soldiers OF the Confederate army
for horses, side arms and baggage al
legged to have been taken from them
by Federal troops, at and after the sur
render at Appomattox, acting under
orders, in violation of the terms of suc-
render OF the Confederate armies, and
he shall, subject to the approval of the
Secretary OF War, issue his voucher to
such persons as shall be shown by such
investigation to be entitled thereto,
which voucher shall be paid out OF any
money in the United States Treasury
not otherwise appropriated: Provided, 3,
That the expenditures under this act
shall not exceed fifty thousand dollar g.
Sec. 2. That 20 claimant shall be en-
titled to or receive any voucher as
herein provided unless he shall estab-
lish to the satisfaction of the Quarter
master General that he, or the person
through or from whom he asserts said
claim, was paro!ed at the time of said
surrender; that he had kept his parole
in good faith; that he was the actual
owner OF the horses, side arms and
baggage for which he claims conpensa-
tion; that such property was taken from
him by troops of the United States act
ing under orders and In violations of
of the terms of the surrender under
which he was paroledi and IL the SOL
soldier has died since his parole WAS
received, the sum he may be emitted to
shall be paid to his wife; if she be dead
then to his children; if he has no wife
or child or children living, then to his
parents, or either of them If one OF
them be dead aud no other shall be
entitled to receive the same. If he
has minor children, the same may be
paid to their guardians.
L. The only claims authorized to be
paid under this at are those for
horses, side arms and baggage alleged
to have been taken from artillery and
cavalry officers and private soldiers of
the Confederate army at and after the
at Appomattox, by the Fed
eral troops, acting under orders, in
violation Of the terms OF surrender of
the Confederate armies.
2. III the soldier from whom the
was taken is living payments
under this act can only be made to him,
but In case he has died since he was
paroled payments may be made to the
following persons and no others: His
wife, but If she be dead also, then to
his children; II he has neither wife nor
child living, then to his parents. or
either of them if one of them be dead;
If there ba minor children payments
may be made to their guardian.
3. Claims must be presented by the
person or persons entitled to payment
under rule 2 or by an agent who must
file with the Quartermaster General
duly executed power of attorney show
ing his authority to tact for such per-
son or persons in the prosecution of
claims arising under this statute.
d. The law requires that the clai-
mant must establish to the satisfaction
of the Quartermaster General that he
or the person through on from whom
he asserts said claim was paroled at
the time Of surrender OF the Confed-
crate armies; that he had kept his
parole In good faith; that he was the
actual owner of the horses, side arms
and baggage for which he claims com.
that suoh property was
taken from him by troops OF the United
States acting unders and In violation
OF the terms OF surrender under which
he was paroled. In reaching conclu-
sion the Quartermastar General will
consider statements sworn to by the
afflants before United States COM
q clerk Of a United States
court, a notary public, or aome other
officer having general authority to ad.
oaths. If the officer has an of
fetal seal 1t must be affixed, otherwise
the proper certificate as TO his official
character must be furnished.
III the soldier from whom II is al
legged the property was taken is liv-
ing his afiidavit covering the following
points must be filed; dis rank and orr