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 468 FOBTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. HI. Ch. 134, 135, 136. 1g3L street. The proceeds of sale to be applied to the use mentioned in said section three. Approved, March 3, 1881. Mm, .135.-—-An t k' 'ti of fr1diif s dth ksfd- Cgx 3116 fo1‘ l3h6&;'l‘l:1113all1;;11% (Gl];.6  Y63i3S3S2D;; 11130 5H1X?:->Itb,  gh:. een hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United AP1>1‘¤D1‘¤¤·*;_<>¤¤e States of America in Ooagress assembled, That the sum of one hundred ,,c§gj°gS*“d °'°"` and seventy-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropri ` ated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the protection, preservation, and repair of fortilications and other works of defense, for the nscal year ending Jnme tlnrtreth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, the same to be expended under the direction of the Sec- SecrotaryofWa·r retary of War; and the_Secretary of War is directed to make report of Vgc m°k° "°P°"¤ the condrtion of the fortifications, and what number of them, if any, can °be dispensed with; also, the following for the armament of fortifications namely: Armament, etc. Fei the armament of sea-coast fortifications, including heavy- guns and howitzers for flank defense, carriages projectiles, fu es, powder, and implements, their trial and proof, and all necessary expenses incident thereto and for machine guns including the conversion of smooth-bore President to se- cannoxrin to rifles, three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. And 0,d,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_’,,,,,(, cer, wo or nance o_ cers, and two officers of arti ery, w ose uty it reporewithreeom. shall be to make examinations of all inventions of heavy ordnance and mendstions. improvements of heavy ordnance and projectiles that may be presented to them, iineluding guns now being constructed or converted under direction o the rdnance Bureau · and said board shall make detailed report to the Secretary of War,) for transmission to Congress, of such examination, with recommendation as to what inventions are worthy of actual test, and the estimated cost of such test; and the sum of twenty- five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for such purpose. Torpedoes. For torpedoes for harbor defenses, and the preservation of the same, and for torpedo experiments in their application to harbor and land defense, and for instruction of engineer battalion in their preparation and Proviso. application, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That the money herein appropriated for torpedoes shall only be used in the establishment and maintenance of torpedoes to be operated from shore stations for the destruction of an euemy’s vessel approaching the shore or entering the 1 channels and fairways of harbors. {MX<t{h¤·¤§_$i¤P And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to
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,h°,,_ for_new powder and projectiles, or to sell the same and purchase similar artrcles with the proceeds of the sales; and he shall make statement of his action under this provision in his next annual report. Approved, March 3, 1881. March 3, 1881. CHAP. 136.-.kn act making appropriations for the construction, completion, repair, ‘—‘_"""‘·‘* and preservation of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. A _ _ Be it  by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the UWM'} Rf$’§:sP‘;:(§*‘;]%_ €g¢¢;;gf;‘t1*;¢¢£¤;1e;iqr§Oae;)t¥)rws as.;embted,bThat tche folloyving sums of ITIOIEEY 1,, a,_ ropma e_ o e pai out o any money in e °m Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the di- _ rection of the Secretary of War, for the construction, completion, repair, R and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: md'Q;‘Q£££ ISL th;‘1;D$§;g§D}§1<§gm;;i Island Harbor, Maine; Uompletingimprovemevf