Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 37 Part 1.djvu/744

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SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sms. IH. Ch. ea. 1913. 721 troops and at the arsenals, ts and d ts· for urchase and man- Bfacstluvr; of cérdnance storesptiisnli of tgiops; for Infantry, xqupmm av , an ni ments in ud1ng° horse ui ments for Ca1yIalry and A¤m¤g?s`iqoo,laioo. ’ eq P arroun. rnornr am: unnars ron num CON'1'ES’1'B2 For the ur- Rm °°¤¤*·- pose of a national trophy and medals and other prizg to p¤'g¤?h"m°°°1°‘°°d e provided and contested for annually¢_ under such regulations as may be prescribed b the Secretary of ar said contest to be open to the Army, Navy, Lanne Corps, and the National Guard or Organ- 1zed Militia of the several States, Territories, and of the District of Columbia, members of rifle clubs, and civilians, and for the cost of the trophfviiprizes, and medals herein provided for, and for the promotion o e practice throughout the United States including the reimbursement of necessary ex nses of menibers oi the National Board for the Promotion of Rig; Practice, to be ex ded for the puiwses herembefore prescribed under the direction olfetlhe Secretary of ar, $10,000. AUTOMATIC uacmim nmms: Authority is hereby conferred u n *¤“*¤•¤¢ ¤*¤€· the Secretary of War if in his opinion it be for the best interests ofpthe service, to contract for the comtruction of automatic machine rifles and their appurtenances to the extent of not exceeding $150,000, prior to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen. Fmnn anmmnr ron Oaeamznn Mmma: For the purpose of mn uuuq ¤•· procuring field artillery material for the Militia of the wiidiis to several States, Territories, and the District of lumbia, without cost "“'“• •“'·'*?*::xiLM to the said States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, but to remain the property of the United States and to be accounted for in the manner now prescribed by law, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, on the requi- m§°¤°**'¤:: **°¤ sitions of the governors of the several States and Territories or the ' commanding I-Eeneral of the Militia of the District of Columbia, to issue said arf ery material to the Organized Militia; and the sum of _,$g;*¤:’·;{*,:b,:¤¤•¤* $1,000,000 is hereby appropriated and made immediately available ` and to remain available until the end of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and fifteen for the procurement and issue of the articles constituting the same. Amnmrrrou ron Fmnn Anmrnnr ron Oncamznn Mxnrrraz _For f{jgg[_¤}:=j}gjjjl¤m“ procurinv reserve ammunition for field artillery for the Organized nvm timmy. iiilitia ol: the several States Territories, and the District of Columbia, $500,000, the funds to be immediately available and to remain available until the end of the Bscal year ending June thirtieth, mneteen hundred and fifteen. _ The sum of $t3,913.25, a part of the sum of $200,000 appropriated {§y;f“':;{'°__*;'¤g· _`_ by the Act of March third nineteen hundred and nine, for automatic ut;. ‘ __ ’ rifles, and set aside by the Ordnance Department for pazyment of ‘°*""·*"’“°· royalties, is hereby made available for the payment_of su royalty on automatic rifles completed during the fiscal year mneteen hundred and twelve. The Secretary of War, in his discretion, may loan or grant for use C,§Q;:*;g_;§jh:k¤¤ at Chattanooga and Chicamauga Park, during the year nineteen mm ukégm io. hundred and thirteen, the temporary use of tents other camp N "‘ ‘" · equipage belon g to the United States to any orgamzation of the Grand Army olgltlhe Republic, and of the Confederate Veterans, provided that no cost or expense shall accrue to the United States on aceolpnt ot said loan or temporary use of said tents, equnpage, and so fort . On and after July first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, courts- wxrgznaygl. martial shall be of three kinds, namely: First, general courts-martial; “" ` second, special courts-martial; and third, summary courts-martial.