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442 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 215. 1908. gj§,f*·,,}g?,g cnn. ein.-nn Act Granting condemned ordnancé to certain institutions. _ [’“"“°·“°· ****-1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatzh:es of the United · 0:;***%* ¢>¤¤¤·¤¤¢ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War niienéen County Sol; be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the Mercer §j§;“,Q,:§§,“ ‘_}”‘gj;_ County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Association, of Trenton, New ¤n¤.'1‘¤¤¤¤n.N- 1- Jersey, eight condemned brass cannon, for the purpose of marking the corners o a soldiers’ and sailors’ monument, and the lot of round whereon it may be erected at Trenton, Mercer County, New dersey, _ _ said cannon to be subject at all times to the order of the Secretary of gjggggm War: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United Ne, g..,,;,;,, States in the delivery of the same. Sm. 2. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to donate to the State of New Hampshire the four bronze light twelve-pounder muzzle—loading cannon of obsolete design, formerly the equipment of the First Light Battery, New Hampshire National Guard, togethetrh with the carrgaggs, éimberglrcaiyfzris, and MM- o er accessories now in e ssession o the tate: ow V That NMno expense shall be incurredxby the United States in the delivbry of , "El °“"“°‘hTd t°°§’€e°'i°“‘ e w be e n n b A"}°*Z‘°°¤ ¤°°”*€ Ec. 3. t the retary o ar , an c is ere , authorized vudgorlil and directed to furnish to the American Scenic and Histobiic Preservasf§`,§,"{l‘§_ {f""" tion Society, incorporated by the State of New York, ten condemned brass cannon, for the purpose of marking certain historic positions connected with the American Revolution within Stony Point State Park, on the Hudson River, Rockland County, New York; said cannon to be Q; gruhbjpct at all bghe orderdof) tlée S[¢}cr:;alrytp£88War;hi0iaided, a no expense s incurre y e n1 in e e rvery of same. °°”‘°‘“’°°° “°““‘ Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereb , authorized

iiiS°u'Ap in his discretion, to furnish to the Confederate Monumerit Associatiori

of Appomattox, Virginia, two condemned bronze iieldpieces or cannon, with their carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be used on the grounds surrounding the monument in the court-house square in the town of Appomattox, Virginia, and be subject at all times to the order of the Qgmnu Secretary of War: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by ' the United States in the delivery of the same. Ungeniry of S<>¤¤= Sec. 5. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized mmto deliver to the board of regents of the Universit of South Dakota, _ at Vermilion, South Dakota, if the same can be drone without detriment to the public service, one condemned twelvepounder bronze field gun, of a weight not to exceed one thousand eight hundred pounds, as he may deem proper, to be placed on the campus of said university ,mém and be subject at all times to the order of the Secretary of War: JW0- `vided, That the donation shall be without ex use to the United States. m;1:Ul¤ ·*¤·d¤¤>’·ll“· Sec. 6. That the Secretary of lVar be, anrilie is hereby, authorized, ' in his discretion, to furnish to the Elgin Academy, of Elgin, Illinois, two condemned iieldpieces or cannon, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be used in the park surrounding the Elgin Academy in the city of Elgin, Illinois, Pr I umd b; grgbject at all time? aobgie order (pfbthel Seéretary of \Var: °i’**”’·n_ rem er , a no ex ense s a incurre ’ the nited States in No expe se` the delivery of the saline. 3 S·¤A¤°¤¤*¤· T¤==· Sec. 7. That the Secretary of \Var be. and he is hereby, authorized gud diréecgted to tprnish to the city ofd San Antonio, Texas, two conemne rass or ronze cannon or iie ieces, with their carriages and a suitable oultlit of caripon balls, which ihay not be needed in the service, to su ject at a times to the order of the Secretar of War: €•»:¤;;»_émc Provided, That_no expense shall be incurred by the United, States in ` ‘ the transportation an delivery of the same.