Chapter 157. Authorizing the Secretary of War to make certain donations of condemned cannon and cannon balls
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CHAP. 157.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to make certain donations of condemned cannon and cannon balls.March 4, 1913. [[S. 8273](/us/bill/62/s/8273).] [[Public, No. 442](/us/pl/62/442).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Obsolete ordnance.Donations of.Lancaster. Pa. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion, to deliver to the city of Lancaster, in the State of Pennsylvania, for the use of General William S.
McCaskey Camp, Numbered Fifty-three, United Spanish War Veterans, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the town of Washington, in the. State of Mississippi, for the useWashington, Miss. of Jefferson College, one condemned bronze or brass cannon or field-piece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Corinth, in the State of Mississippi, one condemnedCorinth, Miss. bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
To the city of Grand Forks, in the State of North Dakota, twoGrand Forks, N. Dak. condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Lakota, in the State of North Dakota, one condemnedLakota, N. Dak. bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the State of North Dakota, for use at the Fort Rice MemorialNorth Dakota.Fort Rice Park. Park, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
To the city of Minot, in the State of North Dakota, one condemnedMinot, N. Dak. bronze or brass cannon or field piece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the proper authorities of the State Soldiers’ Home at PortPort Orchard, Wash.State Soldiers’ Home. Orchard, Washington, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Davenport, Washington, two condemned cannon;Davenport, Wash. To the city of Trinidad, in the State of Colorado, for the use of the Trinidad, Colo.Grand Army post.Trinidad Post, Numbered Twenty-five, Grand Army of the Republic, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
To the city of Rocky Ford, in the State of Colorado, for the use ofRocky Ford, Colo.Grand Army post. the Wadsworth Post, Numbered Ninety-three, Grand Army of the Republic, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Raton, in the county of Colfax and State of NewRaton, N. Mex. Mexico, two condemned bronze or brass cannon and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the town of Lookout Mountain, in the State of Tennessee, twoLookout Mountain, Tenn. condemned cannon and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
To the county of Mecklenburg, in the State of Virginia, two condemnedMecklenburg County, Va. bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Jackson, in the State of Mississippi, one condemnedJackson, Miss. bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; 1010 Bellevue, Ohio.To the city of Bellevue, in the State of Ohio, one condemned bronze or brass cannon or field piece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
Jacksonville, Fla.To the city of Jacksonville, in the State of Florida, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Greenbrier Military Academy, Lewisburg, W. Va.To the Greenbrier Military Academy at Lewisburg, in the State of West Virginia, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Lamoille, Vt.To the county of Lamoille, in the State of Vermont, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.To the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, in the State of Utah, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.To the University of Colorado at Boulder, in the State of Colorado, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Virginia, Minn.To the city of Virginia, in the State of Minnesota, one condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
Oregon, Mo.To the city of Oregon, in the State of Missouri, one small bronze cannon or fieldpiece, with its carriage and six cannon balls; Berlin, Wis.To the city of Berlin, in the State of Wisconsin, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Augusta, Ga.Archibald Butt Memorial Bridge.To the city of Augusta, in the State of Georgia, certain bronze can-non and cannon balls, and now located at the arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, to be mounted on either side of the Archibald Butt Memorial Bridge in the said city of Augusta, in the State of Georgia.
Adams, Mass.To the town of Adams, Massachusetts, for the adornment of the grounds of the State armory in that town, one condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece, with its carriage and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Arizona.To the State of Arizona three bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages and with suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be mounted and used in the State Capitol grounds in the city of Phoenix; Porter Military Academy. Charleston, S.
C.To Porter Military Academy, Charleston, South Carolina, two bronze or brass condemned cannon, with suitable outfits of cannon balls, the same to be used on the campus of Porter Military Academy, at Charleston, South Carolina; Clay County, Ark.To the county of Clay, in the State of Arkansas, three condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages and with suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be mounted and used in the county courtyard in the town of Piggott;
Summit Hill, Pa.Grand Army post.To the town of Summit Hill, in the State of Pennsylvania, for the use of the E. T. Cornier Post, Numbered One hundred and seventy-seven, Grand Army of the Republic, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; Baltimore, Md.To the city of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, one small bronze cannon or fieldpiece, with its carriage and six cannon balls; San Francisco, Cal.To the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, for the use of the Pioneer Women’s Cabin, in Golden Gate Park, in said city and county, one condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece, with its carriage and suitable outfit of cannon balls;
Selby, S. Dak.Grand Army post.To the city of Selby, in the State of South Dakota, for the use of John Mangan Post, Numbered One hundred and fifty, Grand Army of the Republic, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; 1011 To the city of Sheffield, in the State of Alabama, a bronze cannon,Sheffield, Ala. with its carnage, not needed for present service; To Princeton Post, Numbered One hundred and eleven, GrandPrinceton, Kans.Grand Army post.
Army of the Republic, of Princeton, Kansas, for ornamental purposes, one twelve-pounder or larger cannon or fieldpiece, together with its mounting or carriage and six cannon balls; To donate two bronze or brass guns to the Stanton MonumentSteubenville, Ohio. Association, Steubenville, Ohio, now at Chickamauga Park, Georgia, which were issued to the commissioners of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park under the provisions of the ActVol. 27, p. 376. of Congress approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two;
To donate two bronze or brass guns to the J. S. McCready Post,Cadiz, Ohio.Grand Army post. Grand Army of the Republic, of Cadiz, Ohio, now at Chickamauga Park, Georgia, which were issued to the commissioners of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August fifth, eighteen hundred andVol. 27, p. 376. ninety-two; To the Lieutenant David H. Nissley Post, Numbered Four hundredMount Joy, Pa.Grand Army post. and seventy-eight, Grand Army of the Republic, of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, two condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages, and a suitable outfit of cannon balls;
To the city of Tarkio, in the State of Missouri, one small bronzeTarkio, Mo. cannon or field piece, with its carriage and six cannon balls; To the municipality of Goshen, New York, two condemned bronzeGoshen, N. Y. or brass cannon, the same to be placed within the county courthouse grounds in connection with a monument in memory of men who died in the service of the United States during the Civil War; To the Hannah Weston Chapter, Daughter of the American RevolutionMachias and Machias port, Me.
Society, of Machias, in the State of Maine, three condemned bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, with their carriages and with suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be mounted and placed by direction of the Hannah Weston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution Society, in the towns of Machias and Machiasport; To the town of Fincastle, Virginia, two cannon or fieldpiecesFincastle, Va, with their carriages, to be mounted on either side of the Confederate monument in the said town of Fincastle, in the State of Virginia;
To the town of Cumberland, Virginia, two cannon or fieldpieces,Cumberland, Va. with their carriages, not needed for present service, to be mounted on either side of the Confederate monument in the said town of Cumberland, in the State of Virginia; To the town of Buckingham, Virginia, two cannon or fieldpieces,Buckingham, Va. with their carriages, not needed for present service, to be mounted on either side of the Confederate monument in the said town of Buckingham, in the State of Virginia;
To the Grand Army of the Republic Association of Painted Post,Painted Post, N. Y.Grand Army Association. in the State of New York, two bronze or brass fieldpieces or cannon, with their carriages and outfit of cannon balls; To the city of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, two bronze orSavannah, Ga. brass cannons, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be placed in a public park or square in said city; To the city of Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia, two bronze orPembroke, Ga. brass cannons, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be placed in a public park or square in the town of Pembroke, Georgia;
To the city of Sylvania, m the State of Georgia, two bronze orSylvania, Ga. brass cannons, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be placed in a public park or square in said city; To the city of Sheboygan, in the State of Wisconsin, two condemnedSheboygan, Wis. bronze or brass cannon or fieldpieces, and a suitable outfit of cannon balls; 1012 Red Bluff, Cal.Grand Army post.To the city of Red Bluff, in the State of California, for the use of the Mansfield Post, Numbered Seventy-five, Grand Army of the Republic, two condemned fieldpieces or cannon, with a suitable out-fit of cannon balls;
Atlanta, Ga.To the city of Atlanta, in the State of Georgia, two bronze or brass cannons, with a suitable outfit of cannon balls, the same to be placed in a public square or park in said city. Fort Johnson, N. Y.Montgomery County Historical Society.To the village of Fort Johnson, New York, for the use of the Montgomery County Historical Society, two cannon or fieldpieces with their carriages and outfit of cannon balls. Alexandria, Va.Confederate Veterans.To the city of Alexandria, Virginia, for the use of R.
E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, two bronze or brass cannon, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls. Beloit, Kans.Grand Army post.To the city of Beloit, Kansas, for the use of Beloit Post No. 147, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Kansas, two bronze or brass cannon, with their carriages and a suitable outfit of cannon balls. Dayton, Ky.To the city of Dayton in the State of Kentucky, two condemned bronze or brass cannon and a suitable outfit of cannon balls.
Swansea, Mass.That the Secretary of War be authorized to furnish two gun carriages with cannon, one to be placed on each side of a boulder with a bronze tablet erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the town of Swansea, as a memorial for the Myles Garrison, who defended the people in the Indian war under King Philip. Scranton, Pa.Grand Army post.To donate to Lieutenant Ezra S. Griffin Post, Numbered One hundred and thirty-nine, Grand Army of the Republic, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, two condemned brass or bronze cannon, with suitable outfit of cannon balls: *Proviso*.No expense for delivery.Subject to order of Secretary.*Provided*, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States through the delivery of any of the foregoing condemned military equipment: *And provided further*, That each and every article of condemned military equipment covered by this Act shall be subject at all tunes to the order of the Secretary of War.
Approved, March 4, 1913.