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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 39 STAT. · February 26, 1917 · Chapter 127

Chapter 127.

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CHAP. 127.— JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the removal of the statue of Admiral Dupont in Dupont Circle in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and the erection of a memorial to Admiral Dupont in place thereof. February 26, 1917.[[S. J. Res. 205.](/us/bill/64/sjres/205).][[Pub. Res., No. 51](/us/bill/64/pubres/51).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Chief of Engineers, District of Columbia.
Memorial to Admiral Dupont may be erected in place of statue.United States Army, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to grant permission for the removal of the statue and pedestal and foundations of Admiral Dupont in Dupont Circle in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and the erection in place thereof *Provisos.* Disposal of present statue.within file circle of a memorial to said Admiral Dupont: *Provided,* That the present statue and pedestal may, after the completion of the memorial in place thereof, be turned over to the donors of the memorial for relocation outside the District of Columbia: *Provided further,* Approval by Commission of Fine Arts, etc.That the site and design of the memorial shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts, and that the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the removal of the statue, pedestal, and foundations and the erection of said memorial, complete: *Provided further,* Area limited.That no greater area in the said Dupont Circle shall be taken for the memorial herein authorized than the small circle now occupied Time for erection.by the statue of Admiral Dupont: *Provided further,* That if the erection of this memorial shall not be begun within three years from and after the passage of this joint resolution, the permission granted may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, be revoked at any time.
Approved, February 26, 1917.
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