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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 215. 1908. 443 Sec. 8. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his dis- .,§’b°°l°'*=SP*1¤¢¤°1d cretion, to donate to the Veteran Relief Guard, of Newburgh, New nvighl-an neun York, an independent military organization, fifty obsolete Springfield ${12-Yi' N°wl’“""* riiies, with bayonets, bayonet scabbards, and ammunition belts for same, which may not be needed in the service of said Department. Such donation shall be made subject to rules and regulations covering the same in the Department, and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with this donation. Sec. 9. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his dis- ,n’},,l;}.’,§,'“gc ,{’§g’§’ cretion, to donate to the Alabama Boys’ Industrial School, of Birming- Bi¤¤1¤s1¤¤¤. Ma- ' ham, Alabama, one hundred and twenty-five obsolete S ringtield rifles, with bayonets, bayonet scabbards, and ammunition helts for same, which may not be needed in the service of said Department. Such donation shall be made subject to rules and regulations covering the same in the Department, and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with this donation. Sec. 10. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his Gf‘{l"1{_lf,‘},f,°,§s,’;‘;,°({· discretion, to donate to John Buford Post, Grand Army of the 111-' Republic, Numbered Two hundred and forty-three, Department of Illinois, of Rock Island, Illinois, an independent military organization, fifty obsolete S ringiield riiles, with bayonets, bayonet scabhards, and ammunition belts for the same, which ma. not be needed in the service of said Department. Such donation shall be made subject to the rules and regulations covering the same in the Department, and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with this donation. Sm. 11. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his G¤$gr{WQ:1g¤vBIg¤gf discretion, to donate to the Henry Gowdy Relief Guard, of Walden, M ’ °°'' New York, an independent military organization, one hundred and twenty-five obsolete Springfield riiies, with bayonets, bayonet scubbards, and ammunition belts for same, which may not be needed in the service of said Department. Such donation shall be made subject to rules and regulations covering the same in the Department, and the Government shall be at no expense in connection with this dogmonl Tha th Se f W h b h ed h $1* * B **1 I `no. 12. the cretar 0 ar is ere authoriz, in is iF •" ° °· discretion, to donate to the Ssiint Bartholomew’s battalion, of the city i9§il},Sziliiiiu°n`N°w of New York, New York, one hundred and twenty-five obsolete Springfield rifles, with bayonets, bayonet scabbards, and ammunition belts for same, which may not be needed in the service of said Department. Such donation shall be made subject to rules and regulations covering the same in the Department, and the Government shall be at no expense _ in connection with this donation. Sec. 13. That the various cannon and other articles of ordnance ql;}gg;{¤¤“¤¤ ¤°' *°‘ property furnished under the foregoing provisions of this Act shall not be required to be accounted for to the Chief of Ordnance. Sal _ to t mc Op Sec. 14. That the Chief of Ordnance is herezy authorized to sell ,.,¤i£a0¤li°i11owm. without advertisement to patriotic organizations or military pnrposes su lus obsolete small arms and their equipments and ammunition at _ suhli prices as he may deem reasonable an just: Provided, That here- f§[,§',·;'f,’,,,,,,(,,,(,,,,,,,, after obsolete small arms and their equipment and ammunition shall r1<>¤==» 1¤¤·¤¤f¢¤1‘· not be disposed of to such organizations except as provided for in this Act. Approved, May 28, 1908.