Chapter 199.
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CHAP. 199.— An act donating four condemned cannon and sixteen cannonballs to “Monongahela Cemetery”, to be placed in a lot held as a free burial-ground for ex-soldiers, sailors, and marines, and for other purposes. March 3, 1879. *Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of War be,Condemned cannon, etc.To Monongahela Cemetery. and he is hereby, authorized and directed to deliver to the “ Monongahela Cemetery,” Monongahela City, Washington County, Pennsylvania, four condemned cannon, to be placed in a lot in said cemetery held by a post of the Grand Array of the Republic as a free burial-ground for ex- soldiers, sailors, and marines who have been honorably discharged from the United States service.
Sec. 2. That said “Monongahela Cemetery”, a body corporate in law, shall receipt for said condemned cannon and cannonballs. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed to deliverTo Pontiac, Mich. to the city of Pontiac, Michigan, six condemned cannon for a monument to Major-General Israel P. Richardson and other Union soldiers buried in the cemetery in the city of Pontiac, Michigan. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War be authorized and directed toTo Des Moines, Iowa. deliver to the city of Des Moines, Iowa, four condemned carriages and cannon, to be placed in the cemetery around the monument erected to 484 FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 199, 200, 201, 202. 1879. To McLean County, Ill.To Lacon, Ill.General Nathaniel B. Baker; and a like number to the board of supervisors of McLean County, Illinois, for monumental purposes; and also a like number to the city of Lacon, Illinois, for the same purpose. Approved, March 3, 1879.