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 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 209. 1911. 1049 . Houses ron CAVALRY, Approved, AND Euomrzmrsz For the pur- H°"°°°·°‘°· chase of horses for officers entitled to public mounts, for the Cavalry, Artillery, Signal Corps, and Engineers, the United States Military Academy, service schools, and staff colleges, and for the Indian_scouts, and for such Infantry and members o the Hospital Corps in field campaigns as ma be required to be mounted, and the expenses incrdent thereto, inclirding not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars for the urchase of land accessible to the horse—raising section of the h Landln virgmraror State of) Virginia, for the assembling, grazing, and training of horses °l`°° "m““‘ purchased for the mounted service, ve him red and seventeen thousand one hundred and sixty-five dollars and fifty cents: Promded, Q? That the number of horses purchased under this appropriation, added · to the number now on hand, shall be limited to the actual needs of the mounted service, including reasonable provisions for remounts, and, unless otherwise ordered by the Secretary of War, no `part of this appropriation shall be paid out for horses not purchased y contract after competition duly invited by the Quartermastefs Deggcrtment and an ins tion under the direction and authorrtgr of the retary of War. $lien practicable, horses shall be pure ased in the_ open market at all military posts or stations, when needed, at a maximum B forbidden Y price to be fixed by the Secretary of War; Provided, That ngkpart of _ ' this a ropriation shall be used for breeding purposes: Pro ed fur- ¤¤¤¤•¤¤ Mmmther, 'llhat no part of this appropriation shal be expended for_the urchase of an horses below the standard set bi Regulations For Cavalry andy Artillery horses, except when purc ased or mstructron R M t h of cadets at the United States Military Academy: Promded further-, ,,,,,,f,‘§‘_°"“ ° ‘° ‘ That hereafter from the enlisted force of the Army now provided by law the President may authorize the organization of remouut detachments at each of the remount depots, and may authorize the appointment therein of such noncommissioned officers, mechanics, artrfrcers, farriers, horseshoers, and cooks as may be necessary for the administration of such remount depots: Provided, That nothing herein shall K***°'*=**°¤· be so construed as to authorize an increase in the total number of enlisted men of the Army nowauthorized by law. Barumcxs Ann Qvakrmrzsz For barracks, uarters, stables, store- “,§L‘”’°*' “‘* *“‘*` houses magazines, administration and office (buildings, sheds, shops, and other buildings necessary for the shelter of troops, public animals, and stores, and for administration purposes, except thlose pertaining to the Seacoast Artillery; for repairing public buildings at military posts; for extra-duty pay to en isted men and hire of employees; or rental of the authorized allowance of quarters for officers on duty with the troo s at osts and stations where no public quarters are. available; of iiarraclis or authorized allowance oi) quarters for noncommissioned officers and enlisted men on duty where public quarters are not available; of grounds for cantonments, camp sites, and other military purposes, and of buildings or portions of buildings for occupatiorinliy troops, for use as sta les, storehouses, and offices, and for other itary purposes; for the hire of recruiting stations and lodgings for recruits; for such furniture for the public rooms of officers’ messes and for officers’ quarters at military posts, as may be approved by the Secretary of War; for wall lockers in permanent barraclis and refrigerators m barracks and quarters; for screen doors,window screens, storm doors and sash, and window shades for barracks, offices, and _ quarters, and for flooring and framing for tents: Provided, That no €§'{§‘,;',,°,{g,,,,,,,,, H, part of the moneys so appropriated shall be aid for commutation of 5¤g€=*}g¤¤· , uel or quarters to officers or enlisted men: further, That the W um Emp Oym number of and total sum paid for civilian employees in the Quartermaster Goneral’s Department, including those paid from the fund appropriated for regular supplies, incidental expenses, barracks and quarters, Army transportation, clothing, camp and garrison equipage,