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 292 Trrna xvu.—ARMS, ARMORIES, AND ARSENALS. Workpwrgvilty Sec. 1669. If any artiiicer or workman, hired, retained, or employed gfl&°"*“·'” “““°°“‘ in any public arsenal or armory, pvantonly anld carelessly bpeaks, impairi, __;.;.- or destroys any implements, too s or_utensi s or any stoc or materia s 7 May. 1800. 0- for making guns, the property dt the Unitdd States, or willfully and 4°· “‘ 3* v' 2· P' G2" obstinately refuses to perform the services lawfully assigned to him, pursuant to his contract, e shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty do lars for every sucp act of disobedience ora breach of contract, to be recovered in any court avin competent juris iction thereof. Di¤'¤‘ib¤¤<>¤ ¤f Sec. 1670. The Secretar of War is authorized and directed to diszi?:: ,):3 D§:“’g tribute to such States as did, not receive the same, their proper quota of dmnd dnn,. dnntn arms and military equipments for each year, from eighteen undred and from 1862 to 1869. sixty-two to eighteen undred and sixt -nine, under the provisions of ’§@",8;’,; section sixteen diundred and sixty-one: Lz-ovicled, That in the organiza- 282, v_ 1}; p_ 668_' tion and equipment of military companies and organizations wi such arms, no discrimination shall be made between companies and organizations on account of race, color, or former condition of servitude. Egemption from Sec. 1671. All artiiicers and workmen employed in the armories and “‘”"‘°€°·° J“'O"¤· arsenals of the United States shall be exempted, during their time of 7 May ,800 C. service, from service as jurors in any court. 46, s. 4,  2, p.’62. 3 Mar., 1855, c. 169, s. 7, v. 10, p. 639. b S p n afi <-> I d Sec. 1672. The breech-loading system for muskets and carbines adopted t;g**;O’b‘;a?l;‘;§‘¥:; py tire Secretary of War known as “ the Springfield breech-loading sysmnskm and cnr_ em, is the only system to be used by the Ordnance Department in the bines. manufacture of muskets and carbines for the military service. 6 June, 1872, c. 316, v. 17, p. 261. No ¤>Y¤lW’¢¤]1·¤ Sec. 1673. No royalty shall be paid by the United States to any one ggigelg g;_S‘;€e£ of its officers or employes for the use of any patent for the system, or mentioned 5, Pm_ any part thereof, mentioned in the preceding section, nor for any such ceding section. patent mi which said officers or employes may be directly or indirectly 6 June,  mmrgst ’ 316, v. 17, p. 261.