Chapter 147. To loan to the College of William and Mary in Virginia two of the cannon surrendered by the British at Yorktown on October 19, 1781
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CHAP. 147.— An Act To loan to the College of William and Mary in Virginia two of the cannon surrendered by the British at Yorktown on October 19, 1781. May 2, 1924.[[H. R. 1831](/us/bill/68/hr/1831).][[Public, No. 112](/us/pl/68/112).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the SecretaryWilliam and Mary College. Va.Revolutionary cannon loaned to. of War be, and he is hereby, directed to loan to the College of William and Mary in Virginia two of the cannon surrendered by the British at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, which are now at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, the same to be held by said college subject to the right of the Congress at any time to amend or repeal this Act: *Provided*, That the War Department shall not incur any*Proviso*.No expense incurred. expense because of the loan of the cannon authorized herein.
Approved, May 2, 1924.