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I•`OR'I‘Y-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 116,117,1l8, 119,120. 1879. 325 CHAP. 116.-An act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the Colchester March 1, 1879. Monument Association, of Colchester, Connecticut, for monumental purposes. ·—— Be it enacted by the Senate and 1L>usc of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of \Var be, Colchester Mouand he hereby is, authorized to delive1·, if the same can be done without "“gE£$;‘£‘{*;°“- detriment to the government, to the Colchester Monument Association, ,,0,,, em, t0_ a"` of Colchester, State of Connecticut, tour condemned cannon, to be placed on a monument erected in honor of the deceased soldiers of said Colchester. Approved. March 1, 1879. CHAP. 11'I.——An act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls to Lcdyard Monu- March 1, 1879. ment Association, of Ledyard, Connecticut, for monumental purposes. ji Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires of the United States of America i n Congress assembled, That the Secretary of IVar be, Ledyard _M5>¤¤- and he hereby is, authorized to deliver, if the same can be done without m‘3‘,fn*£;;’;‘1l_‘:{‘lf’9l‘x;_ detriment to the government, to the Ledyard Monument Association ,,0,,, em, tO_ of Ledyard, State of Connecticut, four condemned cannon, to be placed on a monument erected in honor of the deceased soldiers of said Ledyard. Approved, March 1, 1879. CHAP. 118.-An act donating a condemned cannon and cannon-balls to Post Num- March 1, 1879. her One hundred and forty-tive, Grand Army of the Republic, district of Massachu- ——-—-—— setts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Wa.r be, Grand Army of and he hereby is, authorized to deliver, if the same can be done without *1*,9, R*;,!;“bh°d detriment to the government, one condemned cannon and tour cannon- n0,,°”8,cm°fo {fz; T 7 '} balls, for monumental purposes, to Post Lumber One hundred and forty- 145, five of the Grand Army of the Republic, district of Massachusetts, the same to be placed in YVoodlawn Cemetery, in the town of Attleborough, in said State. Approved, March 1, 1879. CHAP. 119.-An act donating condemned cannon to Bayard Post for purposes therein March 1, 1379_ mentioned. ————-——-———— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, Grand Army of and he hereby is, authorized to deliver to Bayard Post, Number Eight, *hgR?'1bl1°& Grand Army of the Republic, of Trenton, New Jersey, four condemned D 0,:";,;"'f,“:y gfx cannon, to be placed in a lot in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, held by posh said post as a tree burial-ground for ex-soldiers, sailors, and marines who have been honorably discharged from the United States service. Snr:. 2. That James N. Rue, Joseph H. Sutterly, and Joseph R. Woodruff, the board of corporators of said Bayard Post, Number Eight, Grand Army of the Republic, shall receipt for the said condemned cannon. Approved, March 1, 1879. CHAP. 120.-An act donating condemned cannon to the city of Boston for monu- March 1, 1879, mental purposes. ————i—- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Wair be, Boston, Mass. and he is hereby, authorized, if the same can be done without detriment 0¤;¤d¤¤¤¤¤<l °¤¤· to the government, to donate ten twelve-pounder bronze guns to the ”°“ '°‘