Chapter 319. Granting certain obsolete ordnance for ornamental purposes
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CHAP. 319.— An Act Granting certain obsolete ordnance for ornamental purposes. March 4, 1909.[[H. R. 28304](/us/bill/70/hr/28304).][[Public, No. 348](/us/pl/70/348).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of WarObsolete ordnance.Grants of. be, and he is hereby, authorized to deliver to the mayor of the city of Aiken, South Carolina, if the same can be done without detriment toAiken, S.
C. the public service, two condemned brass or bronze cannon, to be used for park decoration at Aiken, South Carolina: *Provided*, That*Proviso.*No expense. no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedArsenal Park, Pittsburg, Pa. and directed to furnish to the joint committee for monument for Arsenal Park, at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, one condemned cannon: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in*Proviso.*No expense. delivery of the same.
Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedEnid, Okla. and directed to furnish to the city of Enid, Oklahoma, one bronze or brass condemned cannon, with carriage and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, not needed for present service, the same to be mounted and used on the public building grounds of said city, and to be subject at all times to the orders of the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That no*Proviso.*No expense. expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedSouth Carolina. and directed to donate to the State of South Carolina four condemned 1070 brass or bronze “Napoleon” guns, with carriages and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, to be placed on statehouse grounds: *Provided*, That no expense shall*Proviso.*No expense. be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 5. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedBrazil, Ind. to donate to the city of Brazil, Indiana, two brass or bronze cannon, to be placed in the court-house park in that city: *Provided*, That no*Proviso.*No expense. expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 6. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedBoscobel, Wis. and directed to furnish to the city of Boscobel, in the State of Wisconsin, one condemned brass or bronze gun, with carriage and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, to be placed in front of a soldiers’ memorial hall in said city: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in*Proviso.*No expense. the delivery of the same. Sec. 7. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedOrange County, N.Y. and directed to donate to the county of Orange, State of New York, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with carriages, with suitable outfits of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed beside the monuments erected by the townships of Cornwall and Montgomery, in said county, in honor of the soldiers and sailors from said townships who served in the war for the*Proviso.*No expense.
Union: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 8 That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedHuntington, W. Va. and directed to furnish to the city of Huntington, in the State of West Virginia, two brass or bronze guns, with carriage and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, one to be placed in the United States Government building yard and one in the county court-house yard at Huntington, West Virginia, and to be subject at all times to the order of the Secretary of War: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United*Proviso.*No expense.
States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 9. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directedGen. O.O. HowardPost, Grand Army of the Republic, of Basin, Wyo. to donate to General O. O. Howard Post, Numbered One hundred and ten. Grand Army of the Republic, of Basin, Wyoming, the carriages, caissons, and equipments of the two three-inch guns heretofore donated to the said post: *Provided*, That no expense shall*Proviso.*No expense. be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 10. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedPort Jervis, N. Y. and directed to donate to the city of Port Jervis, State of New York, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with carriage, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which will not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in said city beside the monument erected in honor of the soldiers and sailors who served in the war for the Union: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States*Proviso.*No expense. in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 11. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedMiddletown, N. Y. and directed to donate to the city of Middletown, State of New York, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with carriage, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in said city beside the monument erected in honor of the soldiers and sailors who served in the war for the Union: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States*Proviso.*No expense. in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 12. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedJ. S. Chandler Post, Grand Army of the Republic, Salem, Ill. and directed to furnish to J. S. Chandler Post, Numbered One hundred and two, Grand Army of the Republic, Salem, Illinois, one bronze or brass condemned cannon or fieldpiece, with its carriage and with 1071 suitable outfit of cannon balls, not needed for present service, the same to be mounted and used on the public-building grounds at said city, and to be subject at all times to the orders of the Secretary of*Proviso.*No expense.
War: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 13. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedStillwater, Minn. and directed to donate to the city of Stillwater, State of Minnesota, one condemned bronze or brass fieldpiece, with carriage, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in a public park or place in said city:*Proviso.*No expense. *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 14. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedBeloit, Wis. and directed to donate to the city of Beloit, State of Wisconsin, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with carriage, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in said city or in a cemetery near to the said city, in honor of the soldiers and sailors who served in the war for the Union: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense. That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 15. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedSullivan County N. Y. and directed to donate to the county of Sullivan, State of New York, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with carriage, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the court-house lawn inMonticello, the seat of said county, beside the monument erected in honor of the soldiers and sailors who*Proviso.*No expense. served in the war for the Union: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 16. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedWarrick County. Ind. and directed to donate to the county of Warrick, in the State of Indiana, four condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in the park surrounding the county court-house in the city of Boonville, Indiana: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in*Proviso.*No expense. connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 17. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedFlorida. and directed to donate to the State of Florida two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the state capitol grounds in the city of Tallahassee: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United*Proviso.*No expense. States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 18. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedColorado. and directed to furnish to the State of Colorado two condemned brass or bronze field guns, with carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, to be placed in the statehouse grounds: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the*Proviso.*No expense. United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 19. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedDelaware. and directed to donate to the State of Delaware a condemned bronze fieldpiece, with its carriage, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in the park facing the state capitol at Dover, Delaware: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United*Proviso.*No expense.
States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. 1072 Sec. 20. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedWheeling, W. Va. and directed to donate to the city of Wheeling, in the State of West Virginia, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, which may be available and may not be needed in the service: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense. That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 21. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedFort Madison, Iowa. and directed to donate to the city of Fort Madison, Iowa, two brass or bronze “Napoleon” guns, with carriages and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, to be placed on the site of old Fort Madison: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense. That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 22. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedUtah. and directed to furnish to the State of Utah two condemned brass or bronze field guns, with carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon*Proviso.*No expense. balls, which may not be needed in the service: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 23. That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorizedLeavenworth, Kans. and directed to donate to the city of Leavenworth, State of Kansas, two condemned bronze or brass fieldpieces, with carriages, with suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed in a public park or place in said city: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense. That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in delivery of same. Sec. 24. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedRhode Island. and directed to donate to the State of Rhode Island two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the state capitol grounds in the city of Providence: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the*Proviso.*No expense.
United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. Sec. 25. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized andSomerville, Mass. directed to donate to the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts, four condemned bronze or brass cannon, with their carriages, to be placed at a soldiers’ monument in that city: *Provided*, That the Government*Proviso.*No expense. shall be at no expense in connection with this gift. Sec. 26. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedMercer County, W.
Va. and directed to donate to the county court of Mercer County, West Virginia, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be used in the park surrounding the court house, in the town of Princeton, West Virginia: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in*Proviso.*No expense. connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 27. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedGrand Army Post, Lewistown, Pa. and directed to furnish to the Grand Army Post at Lewistown, Pennsylvania, two condemned brass or bronze “Napoleon” guns, with their carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed at the monument erected to the. memory of the soldiers and sailors of the late civil war in the public square in Lewistown, Pennsylvania: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense.
That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 28. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedDanville, Va. and directed to donate to the city of Danville, in the State of Virginia, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable 1073 supply of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, to be placed on the soldiers’ plat in the city cemetery in said city: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the*Proviso.*No expense.
United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. Sec. 29. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedNational Home for Volunteer Soldiers, Danville, Ill. and directed to donate to Danville Branch of the National Home for Volunteer Soldiers four brass or bronze cannons with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls to be placed on the Soldiers*Proviso.*No expense. Home Grounds at Danville, Illinois: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same.
Sec. 30. That the Secretary of War be and he is hereby authorizedWaynesboro, Ga. and directed to donate to the City of Waynesboro, Georgia, two brass or bronze cannons and a suitable outfit of cannon balls to.be placed on the public square of the court house.in said city: *Provided*, That*Proviso.*No expense. no expense shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of same. Sec. 31. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed,Soldiers Monument, Camden, N.J. to donate two pieces of condemned bronze field artillery to place around the Soldiers Monument at the City of Camden in the State of New Jersey: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United*Proviso.*No expense.
States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 32. That the Secretary of War be and is hereby authorized toJasper, Ind. donate to the town of Jasper, Indiana, two condemned brass or bronze cannons, with their carriages, and a suitable outfit, of cannon balls, for the Soldiers Monument of Jasper, Indiana:. Provided, That no expense*Proviso.*No expense. shall be incurred by the United States in the delivery of the same. Sec. 33. The Secretary of War be and he is hereby authorized andAlexandria, Va. directed to donate to the City of Alexandria, Virginia, nine cannon carriages, provided the said carriages may be on hand and not needed for other purpose in the service: *And provided*, No expense shall be*Proviso.*No expense. attached to the United States in delivery of same.
Sec. 34. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedMannington, W. Va. and directed to donate to the city of Mannington, in the State of West Virginia, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with its carriage, which may be available and may not be needed in the service: *Provided*,*Proviso.*No expense. That no expense shall be incurred by the United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. Sec. 35. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedWinfield Scott Monument Association, Elizabeth, N.
J. to donate to the Winfield Scott Monument Association, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, if the same can be done without detriment to the public service, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages, to be used in connection with an equestrian statue to be erected to the memory of the late Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott, United States Army. Sec. 36. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedNebraska. and directed to donate to the State of Nebraska, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the State capitol grounds in the city of Lincoln: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred*Proviso.*No expense. by the United States in connection with the donation of the abovementioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 37. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized andMichigan.Statue to General Custer. directed to deliver to the governor of the State of Michigan four bronze or brass condemned cannon, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, in ornamentation of a life-sized statue 1074 to be erected to the memory of General George A. Custer, late of*Proviso.*No expense. the United States Army: *Provided*, That the Government shall be at no expense in connection with this gift.
Sec. 38. That the governor of the State of Michigan be granted,Michigan. on behalf of the State of Michigan, permission to use all that part or residue of the bronze or brass condemned cannon granted the said State of Michigan by joint resolution of Congress, approvedVol. 34, p. 834. June twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six, to be used to make aStatuettes. life-size statue of Stevens T. Mason, late governor, of that State, for the purpose of making statuette facsimiles of said statue, or for*Proviso.*No expense. other purposes: *Provided*, That the Government shall be at no expense in connection therewith.
Sec. 39. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedChaffee Light Artillery Veterans’ Association, Denver, Colo. and directed to donate to the Chaffee Light Artillery Veterans’ Association of Denver, Colorado, the two light twelve-pounder guns of obsolete pattern, together with the carriages, limbers, implements, and equipments accompanying the same, now in the possession of the said organization: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the*Proviso.*No expense.
United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. Sec. 40. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedLouisiana. and directed to donate to the State of Louisiana two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the state house grounds in the city of Baton Rouge: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United*Proviso.*No expense.
States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property. Sec. 41. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedNew Orleans, La. and directed to donate to the city of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service the same to be placed in Lafayette Square fronting the City Hall: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred*Proviso.*No expense. by the United States in connection with the donation of the abovementioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 42. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedGreenville, Me. and directed to donate to the town of Greenville, in the State of Maine, one condemned bronze fieldpiece, with its carriage and a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may be available and may not be needed in the service, to be placed in the unorganized tract of land of Kineo, Maine, on the east shore of Moosehead Lake, on the lawn in front of the yacht club house: *Provided*, That no expense*Proviso.*No expense. shall be incurred by the United States in connection with the donation of the above-mentioned articles of ordnance property.
Sec. 43. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedCampbell County, Va. and directed to donate to the board of supervisors of the county of Campbell, in the State of Virginia, two condemned bronze or brass fieldpieces, with carriages, cannon balls having been already donated by the United States, to be placed in the yard of the county court-house: *Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the*Proviso.*No expense. United States in the transportation or delivery thereof.
Sec. 44. That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorizedFluvanna County, Va. and directed to donate to the board of supervisors of the county of Fluvanna, State of A irginia, two condemned bronze fieldpieces, with carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be placed on the monument lot at Palmyra, the seat of said county, beside the monument located on said lot: *Provided*, That no expense*Proviso.*No expense. shall be incurred by the United States in delivering the same. 1075 Sec. 45.
That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorizedAlbemarle County, Va. and directed to donate to the board of supervisors of the county of Albemarle, State of Virginia, two condemned bronze or brass fieldpieces, with carriages, and with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, which may not be needed in the service, the same to be placed on the court-house lawn in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, beside the monument to be erected there: *Provided*, That*Proviso.*No expense. no expense shall be incurred by the United States in delivering the same.
Sec. 46. That the various cannon and other articles of ordnanceChief of Ordnance not to account for ordnance donated. property furnished under the foregoing provisions of this Act shall not be required to be accounted for to the Chief of Ordnance. Sec. 47. That the Chief of Ordnance is hereby authorized to sellSale of obsolete cannon to public parks, etc. without advertisement for public parks, public buildings, and soldiers’ monuments purposes surplus obsolete brass or bronze cannon, carriages, and cannon balls at such prices as he may deem reasonable and just: *Provided*, That hereafter obsolete brass or bronze cannon and*Proviso.*Restriction. their accessories shall not be disposed of for such purposes except as provided for in this Act.
Approved, March 4, 1909.