Chapter 315. To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of certain parts of the frigate Constitution, to be used as souvenirs
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CHAP. 315.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to dispose of certain parts of the frigate Constitution, to be used as souvenirs.March 3, 1927.[[S. 5479](/us/bill/69/s/5479).][[Public, No. 718](/us/pl/69/718).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,“Constitution,” frigate.Sale of relics, to be used in restoring, for preservation. That the Secretary of the Navy is Hereby authorized to give or to sell, under such regulations as he may prescribe, such parts or pieces, including rigging, of the frigate Constitution, as are suitable for use as relics, souvenirs, or mementos, and which can not profitably or advantageously be used in restoring this vessel to original condition, to clubs, associations, or Vol. 43, p. 1278.individuals that have made or shall make donations or contributions for the preservation of the frigate Constitution referred to in the Act approved March 4, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, page *Proviso*.Expenses from fund.1278): *Provided*, That the cost of converting the aforesaid material into relics, souvenirs, or mementos shall be charged against, and the proceeds of such sales shall be added to, the fund created by authority of said Act.
Approved, March 3, 1927.