Chapter 3937. To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to loan temporarily to the Philippine government a vessel of the United States Navy for use in connection with nautical schools of the Philippine Islands
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CHAP. 3937.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to loan temporarily to the Philippine government a vessel of the United States Navy for use in connection with nautical schools of the Philippine Islands. June 30, 1906. [[H. R. 19755](/us/bill/59/hr/19755).] [[Public, No. 406](/us/pl/59/406).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of the Navy.Loan of vessel, etc., to Philippine government for nautical schools.Navy he, and be is hereby, authorized and empowered to loan temporarily to the government of the Philippine Islands, upon the written application of the Secretary of War, a vessel of the United States Navy, to be selected from such vessels as are not suitable or required for general service, together with such of her apparel, charts, books, and instruments of navigation as he may deem proper, said vessel to be used only by such nautical schools as are or may hereafter be maintained by said government of the Philippine Islands: *Provided*, That *Provisos.*Return.when such schools shall be abandoned, or when the interests of the naval service shall so require, such vessel, together with her apparel, charts, books, and instruments of navigation, shall lie immediately restored to the custody of the Secretary of the Navy: *And provided further*, That when such loan is made to the government of the Philippine Detail of keepers.Islands, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to detail from the enlisted force of the Navy a sufficient number of men. not exceeding six for any vessel, as ship keepers, the men so detailed to be additional to the number of enlisted men allowed by law for the naval establishment, and in making details for this service preference shall be given to those men who have served twenty years or more in the Navy.
Approved, June 30, 1906.