FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2511. 1907. 1] T5 Army, and when a sufficient quantity of such arms shall have been manufactured to constitute, in his discretion, an adequate reserve for the armament of any regular and volunteer forces that it may be found necessary to raise in case of war, to cause the organized militia of the United States to be furnished with small arms of the type so adopted, with bayonets and the necessary accouterments and equi ments, including ammunition therefor: Provided, That such issues shall be made in ,*;{<{¤lj{,;>· . the manner provided in section thirteen of the Act approved January vd.s2?i»i°fi:. twen%-first, nineteen hundred and three, entitled "An Act to promote the e ciency of the militia, and for other purposes." ORDNANCE srorms Ann surrmnsz For overhauling,cleanin ,re ir- ‘§§‘Q‘;';‘}°$ff,°,;f*S,;,,,_ ing, and (preserving ordnance and ordnance stores in the Trand? of ¤¤¤·>·¤¢¢- troops an at the arsenals, posts, and depots; for purchase and manufacture of ordnance stores to fill requisitions of troops; for infantry, • cavalry, and artillery equipments, including horse equipments for Equipments cavalry and artillery, one nullion dollars. Naarrorur. raorur up menus ron rurnm oomnsrs: That for the g¤¤¤d¤¤¤;j§{S· ¤<~ purpose of furnishing a national trophy and medals and other prizes P yn m s' to be provided and contested for annually, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, said contest to be open to the Army, Navy, Marine C0 and the National Guard or organized militia of the several States, Thstritories, and of the District of Columbia, and for the cost of the trophy, prizes, and medals herein provided for, and for the promotion of ride practice, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be expended for the purposes hereinbefore prescribed under the direction of the Secretary of War, five thousand dollar·s. _ For ran finders and other instruments for fire control in field ,,,1;{§.,‘?,‘jY‘"°"°’"°'“ batteries, thousand dollars. · Hereafter the appropriations "Ordnance-stores ammunition," vAm5¤r>fi•¤;>¤¤ "Small·arms target practice," and “‘0rdnance stores and supplies" his ° °' w° shall be available for two years to procure the stores authorized by them. For marking the places where American soldiers fell and were tem- g;;§i¤gu{;=¢_}:({ porarily interred in Cuba and China, four thousand dollars, said sum hmm. ' to be immediately available. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to loan to the Jamestown ugsmuruwn l·¤¤r¤»<i- Ter-Centennial Commission certain tents and camp equipage in the cus- ui". or lem, cr.-, tody of the War Department which have had prior use, for the pur- · pose of providing shelter for visiting commands of the organized militia and for detachments of foreign troops and marines: ["ravided, ggqm- That such tents and camp equipage shall be returned to the roper ` bureau of the War Department within thirty days after the clhse of the Ter·Centennial Exposition: P1·¢nri<led further, That said Cornmis- H{¤¤<¤¤¤¤¤i¤sf<·r ¤··~s sion shall indemnify the War Department for any loss or damage to °' said tents and camp equipage not necessarily incident to such use: Prmdrled alan, That the said Commission shall give a bond with secur- Bend r¤<i¤ir<=·¤- ity satisfactory to the Secretary of War to conform to the conditions and requirements herein before imposed. And the action of the Com- `§L;·s==1¤¤ ¤¤*¤=· rnanding General of the United States forces in Cuba in furnishing tents. q im is surrerm nuicam iequipage, and q uartermaster"s Stores for the use of the sufferers by 6*** earthquake and tire in the city of Kingston,Jamaica. with the approval of the Secretary of \\'ar, is hereby ratified and confirmed. Approved, March 2, 1907.
