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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 115-117, 119. 1889. 657 f iaeitltppyrovide a temporary home for certain persons discharged Febwefy 8. 1899· Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary f '{‘¢¤u><>¤¤¤jv homes of the_Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to permit any person yK$..,d1S°h°lg°d S°°` receiving the honorable discharge authorized by section fourteen R·S-·°°°·‘“°·P·*5*- hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes to elect a home on board of any of the United States receiving-ships, during any portion of the three months granted bg law as the imit of time within which to receive the pecuniary bene t of such discharge, the men so choos- 1I1g.3 home to be entitled to one ration per day for their keeping B¤¤i<>¤·¢¢¢· while furnished with such home, but not to pay, other than that authorized by section fifteen hundred and seventy-three of the Revised R-S-·=¤¤-1573,v-W Statutes of the United States upon re-enlistment: Provided, That Pm·#i¤¤· the persons so furnished with a home shall be amenable to such reg- R<>s¤1¤¤i¤¤S· ulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy or other competent authority. Approved, February 8, 1889. CHAP. 116.-—An act to authorize the furnishing of obsolete serviceable cannon Febi-um-y 8, 1880. to Soldiers Homes. it Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary °8@°°° ¤°"*<=°¤l>1¤ of War be, and hereby is, authorized and directed, subject to suc _ regulations as he may prescribe, to deliver to any of the “National Sf,‘}§,ljF1E{l§,§‘,‘Q,§_"d*° Homes for Disabled olunteer Soldiers " already established or hereafter established and to any of the State Homes for soldiers and sailors or either now or hereafter duly established and maintained under State authority, such obsolete serviceable cannon, bronze or iron, suitable for tiring salutes, as may be on hand undisposed of, not exceeding two to any one Home. Approved, February 8, 1889. CHAP. 117.-—·An act for the establishment of light-ships, with fog-signals, at Felmruary 8.1880. Sandy Hook, New York Harbor, and off Great Round Shoe, seacoast o Massacl1u— "'—"‘;"’"" setts, near Nantucket. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be es- izgdqgtfblw ¤¤¢¤<>r- tablished off Sandy Hook, entrance to New York Harbor, a new sm»2f· Hook, New lightship, with a steam fog-signal, the entire cost of which shall "°"‘ °"°°'- not exceed the sum of sixty thousand dollars. That there be constructed and established a first-class light-ship, Mgsat Round Shoal, with a steam fo signal, off Great Round Shoal, sea-coast of Massachusetts, near Nantucket, the cost of which shall not exceed the sum of sixt thousand dollars: Provided, That the construction of Prvviw. Said light-ships shall be let to the lowest responsible bidders after 0¤¤¤r¤¤s advertisement, and that they shall be built in American ship-yards. Approved, February 8. 1889. CHAP. 119.-An act to provide for the deposit of the savings of seamen of the F¤¤r¤¤¤y 9. 1889. United States Navy. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rgaresentatives of the United States of America in Conggess assemble ,1 That ainy enlisted S°““°“`S “"‘“€¤· man or inted ettv officer of the Navy may eposit is savings, Mw be d¤r¤¤¤¤¤|' in sumsaiibltoless thlan five dollars, with the paymaster upon whose wm ’°"“"°°'°’ STAT L——voL xxv--42