Chapter 172. making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty three and for other purposes
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CHAP. 172.— An Act making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for the armament thereof, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty three and for other purposes.May 19, 1882. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Appropriations. That the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the protection, preservation, and repair of fortifications and other worksForts and other works of defense. of defense for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty three, the same to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War; also the following for the armament of fortifications, namely:— For the armament of sea coast fortifications, including heavy gunsArmament, etc. and howitzers for flank defense, carriages, projectiles, fuses, powder, and implements, their trial and proof, and all necessary expenses incident thereto, including compensation of draughtsmen on gun construction while employed in Ordnance Bureau, and for machine guns, including the conversion of smooth bore cannon into rifles, one hundred thousand dollars.
For torpedoes for harbor defenses, and the preservation of the same,Torpedoes. and for torpedo experiments in their application to harbor and land defense, and for instruction of Engineer Battalion in their preparation and application, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the money herein appropriated for torpedoes shall only be used in the establishment and maintenance of torpedoes to be operated from shore stations for the destruction of an enemy’s vessel approaching the shore or entering the channels and fairways of harbors Sec.
Two.— That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, at his discretion,Militia practice in heavy artillery drill in certain States. to issue, on the requisition of the governor of a State bordering on the sea or gulf coast, and having a permanent camping ground for the encampment of the militia not less than six days annually-, two heavy guns and four mortars, with carriages and platforms, if such can be spared, for the proper instruction and practice of the militia in heavy artillery drill, and for this purpose a suitable battery for these cannon will be constructed; and for said construction and the transportation of said cannon, and so forth, the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for supplying each State that may so apply.
Approved, May 19, 1882.