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 '1‘rru·: xxxvr.—DEBTS DUE BY OR TO THE UNITED STATES. 691 Sec. 3-L8-1. The two preceding sections shall extend to all cases of the P¤Y¤¤¤¤*» for loss of horses by any officer, non-commissioned officer, or private in the h°"‘*‘ lm by ‘”"P' military service of the United States, while in the line of his dut * in such t—i._4.um` service, by capture by the enemy, whenever it shall a pear that such 25·l¤¤°·1864·¤- officer. nomcommissioned officer, or private was ordered) by his superior 150* "‘ 13** 182 officer to surrender to the enemy, and such capture was made in pursuance of such surrender. Sec. 3+85. Whenever any horse is condemned by a board of officers, Payment fcrcenon account of his untitness for service, in consequence of the Government d€¤¥5¤¢>dh¤1‘¤¤S¤¤d failing to supplv forajge, such horse and his e uipage shall be allowed °‘¥“'P“€"· and paid for: Bmw ed, It shall be provenfliy satisfactory evidence, 3 Mar., 1849, e. whet er oral or written, that the condemned horse and the equipage were 129·¤·7·"·9» P- "U6· turned over to a quartermaster of the Army, whether any receipt therefor was given and produced, or not. Sec. 3-LS6. \Vhen any minor en ed in the military service of the psymmtmgm,. United States, and provided with aglildise or equipments, or with military dian for horse lost accouterments, by is parent or guardian, dies, without paying for the b!' mlm? in mm' property, and the same is lost, captured, destroved, or abandoned in the tE°w'°°‘ manner before mentioned, such parent or guardian shall be allowed y 3 MM, 1849, c. therefor, on making satisfactory proof, as in other cases, and the furthier 12°·°·5• "·9·P·‘u5· proof that he is entitled thereto by having furnished the same. Src. 3487. \Vhen any person other than a minor, engaged in the mili— Payment to tary service, is provided with a horse or equipments, or with military °W¤?* for hom accouterments, by any person, being the owner thereof, who takes the  2;;;* risk of such horse, equipments, or mi itary accouterments, on himself, and QJ the same is lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned, in the manner before ,23 M”·· 184*% C- mentioned, such owner shall he allowed pay therefor, on making satisfac- ’°‘ 6’ "‘9’p‘416‘ tory proof, as in other cases, and the further proof that he is entitled thereto, by having furnished the same, and having taken the risk on himself. Sec. 3488. In executing so much of the precedin sections as provides Third Auditor for payment for steamboats and other vessels, and railroad engines or mw t¤k¢ imicars, lost or destroyed while in the military service of the Unite States, gg'? {jew “*““" the Third Auditor of the Treasury is authorized, in person, or in such -;4.— manner as he may deem most compatible with the public interests, to I4? J“:°· 1*;%% •=- take testimony, and make such investigations as he may deem necessary wd °‘ ’ v' * "‘ in adjudicating claims; and for such necessary expenses incurred therein, payment may be made upon proper vouchers, certified and approved by the Third Auditor. Sec. 3489. N 0 claims against the United States, for collecting, drilling, Claims for color organizing volunteers for the war of the rebellion, shall be audited or l¢¢¤¤ip &¢·i\v¤l¤¤- paid unless presented before the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred ;$""€h8°”r;b§,:;:’ and seventy-four. No claims for horses lost priorto the urst day of Jan- ,,,,1 {0, 1,0,,,,,,, tg nary, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, shall be audited or paid unless be presented prior presented before the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy- to ·7¤¤¤ 30, 1871 Our. 3 Mar., 1873, c. 226,s.1,v.17, .500. Sec. 3490. Any person not in the military or naval forces of the United Liability digr- States, or in the militia called into or actually employed in the service of *9**9 ¤¤¤k¤¤8 _ bz the United States, who shall do or commit any of the acts prohibited_ by  S,:§;_‘”“ an Y of the ,provisions of section fifty-four hundred and thirty-eight, Title ——-—-— “éRIMES, shall forfeit and y to the United States the sum of two B72S gI‘:"·i;863é9§- thousand dollars, and, in addizon, double the amount of damages which ’’’p' ‘ the United States may have sustained by reason of the doing or committing such act, together with the costs of suit; and such forfeiture and damages shall be sued for in the same suit. _ Sm. 3-191. The several district courts of the United States, the Sumeme Suits for same. Court of the District of Columbia, the several district courts of the er-ri· "`2"g,,._’ 1W_ c_ tories of the United States, within whose jurisdictional limits the person 67, e. 4, v. 12,p.008. doin or committing such act shall be found, shall, wheresoever such act maydiave been done or committed, have full power and junsdiction hear, try, and determine such suit. Such su1t mqy be brought and carried on by any person, as well for himself as for e United States; the