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TITLE xvu.—ARMS, ARMORIES, AND ARSENALS. 291 T I T L E X V I I . ARMS, ARMORIES, AND ARSENALS. SGC. J SCC. 1662. Armories, officers, workmen. 3 1670. Distribution of arms toStates which 1663. Pay of officers, clerks, &c., at armo- had not received their quota from nu. 1862 to 1869. 1664. Whelpapaid; who to give bond. 1671. Exemption from service as jurors. 1665. Ann acconmts to Congress. 1672. Springfield breech·loadin systemto 1666. Arsenals may be abolished. be used for muskets and carbines. 1667. Distribution of arms to States, &c. 1673. No royalty to be paid by U. S. to its 1668. Euticing away workmen; penalty. officers for patent mentioned in 1669. Wgrztmsn guilty of certain miscon· preceding section. u . Sec. 1662. At each arsenal there shall be established a national ar- Armoriea, othmory, in which there shall be employed one superintendent, who shall be ""· an officer of the Ordnance Department, to be designated by the President; 2 April, 1794, c. one master-armorer, who shall be a inted b the President, and as 14§§·§·"-.1»P·352- many workmen as the Secretary of mr may, from time to time, deem 55_ ,,_ 2v21g0gés" necessary. 5 Aiig., 1854, oi 267, s. 1, v. 10, p. 578. 6Aug., 1861, c. 57, s. 5, v. 12, p, 318, Sec. 1663. The ordnance officer in charge of any national armory shall Pay of officers, receive no compensation other than his regular pay as an officer of the °l°'l?”· &°·· at 8*- oorps; the master-armorers shall receive fifteen hundred dollars per annum eac ; the inspectors and clerks, each, eight hundred dollars per annum, 23 Aug-, 1842, c. except the clerks of the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, who may 18g»§g;_"· i£7512· receive, at the discretion of the Secretary of War, twelve hundred dollars 100 ,,_ { v_ 1,* if per annum. 203: ’ ° ’ ' 6 Aug., 1861, c. 57, s. 5, v. 12, p. 318. 2 Mar., 1867, c. 167, s. 12, v. 14, p. 4-67. 23 June, 1874, c. 486, 1·. 18, p. 282. Sec. 1664. The several compensations fixed by the preceding section Wbenpaid; who for master-armorers and inspectors shall be paid quarter-yearly. All mili- "j§ff°j*f;,___ tary store-keepers and paymasters shall give bond and security for the 23 Aug., 1842, c. faithful dischar e of their duties, in such sum as may be prescribed by Wt ¤·.2.v-5. p- 512. the Secretary og War. Sec. 1665. An annual account of the expenses of the national armories A¤¤¤¤l accounts shall be laid before Congress, together with an account of the arms made .l*£°£S*€‘; and repaired therein. H?sf*;’;l»]1L*l‘l£5;; Sec. 1666. The Secretary of War is authorized to abolish such of the Arsenals may be arsenals of the United States as, in his judgment, may be useless or un- f*f>°h¤h<>d- necessary. 3 Mar., 1853, c. 98, s. 1, v. 10, pp. 214, 217. 3 .lI<¢r., 1875, c. 174, ti. 18, p, 510, Sec. 1667. All the arms procured in virtue of any appropriation an- Distribution or thorized by law for the purpose of pyroviding arms an equipments for *****1*}**8*/¤*<¤¤» &¢; the whole body of the mi itia of the nited States shall be annually dis- 23 ApriI,1808,c, tributed to the several States of the Union according to the number of 55,s. 3, v. 2, p. 490. their Representatives and Senators in Congress, respectively; and all 163]*4**,;-» 18·'>5» C- arms for the Territories and for the District of Columbia shall be annu- 639* °‘ * v' 10* P" ally distributed in such quantities, and under such regulations, as the I President may prescribe. All such arms are to be transmitted to the several States and Territories by the United States. (Sees1m.] Sec. 1668. If any rson procures or entices any artificer or workman Enticing away retained or employeddn any arsenal or armory, to depart from the same W<>¤‘km¢¤: P¤¤¤1¤y- during the continuance of his engagement, or to avoid or break his con- 7 May, 1800, ,,_ tract with the United States, or if any person, after due notice of the 46, s. 2, v. 2, p. 61. engagement of any such workman or armorer, during the continuance of such engagement, retains, hires, or in anywise employs, harbors, or conceals such artilicer or workman, he shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned not more than three months.