Chapter 681. Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents for use at Knights of Pythias encampment to be held at San Francisco, California
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CHAP. 681.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to loan certain tents for use at Knights of Pythias encampment to be held at San Francisco, California. May 3, 1902. [[Public, No. 100](/us/pl/57/100).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Knights of Pythias Encampment, San Francisco, Cal. Secretary of War authorized to loan tents for use of. That the Secretary of War he, and is hereby, authorized to loan, at his discretion, to committee of citizens in charge of arrangements for the encampment of the Uni-form Rank, Knights of Pythias, to be held in San Francisco, California.
August tenth to twentieth, nineteen hundred and two, and deliver to Charles L. Patton, president and executive director of said commit-tee, one thousand wall tents, size ten by twelve, with poles, ridges, and pins for each: *Provided,* That no expense shall be caused the*Provisos*.No expense to Government. United States Government by the delivery and return of such property; the same to be delivered to said committee designated above at such time prior to the date of said encampment as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and said Charles L.
Patton, the number of tents so loaned not to exceed one thousand: *And provided further,* That theBond. Secretary of War shall, before delivering such property, take from said Charles L. Patton a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition; and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, May 3, 1902.