256 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 115. 1910. shipped upon his last change of station, and when the cost of shipment does not exceed that from his old to his new station; of ordnance and ordnance stores, and small arms from the foundries and armories to the arsenals, fortifications, frontier posts, and army depots; for payment of wharfage, toll_s, and ferriage; for transpor- P¤{·:5,¤;¤g; Md- tation of funds of the army; for the hire of employees; for the pay- _ mm ment of army transportation lawfully due such land-grant railroads as have not received aid in government bonds (to be adjusted in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court in cases decided lg:;S*m&mé°mp¤m_ under such land-grant acts), but in no case shall more than fifty per non. centum of full amount of service be paid: Provided, That such compensation shall be computed upon the basis of the tariff or lower special rates for like transportation performed for the public at large, Fm r t ( ;)n;l/mséieagl behacceiplizeldas in fuél forhall demands for suphdslervige: Y¥’°°°°°r` urter ainexeni temonearoriae ytis mdsuot bond mul Act a ra£‘oad dompany whibh hsilsg not receivgd gid ig bonds of the United States, and which obtained a grant of public land to aid in the construction of its railroad on condition that such railroad should be a post route and military road, subject to the use of the United • States for postal, milita , naval, and other government services, and also sub 'ect to such regiiliitions as Congress may impose restricting the charge for such government transportation, having claims against the nited States for transportation of troops and munitions of war and military su plies and property over such aided railroads, shall be paid out of tihe moneys appropriated by the foregoing plrovision only on the basis of such rate for the transportation of suc troops an munitions of war and military supplies and prqperty as the Secretary of War shall deem just and reasonable un er the foregoing provision, such rate not to exceed fifty per centum of the compensation for such government transportation as shall at that time be charged to and paid by private parties to any such company for like and similar transportation; and the amount so fixed to be paid 9**** 3;** Pwk shall be accepted as in full for all demands for such service; for the ' purchase and hire of draft and pack animals in such numbers as are actually required for the service, including reasonable provision for replacing unserviceable animals; for the purchase and repair of such harness, wagons, carts, and drays as are required for the transportation of troops and supplies and for garrison purposes; for drayqge and curtage at the several depots; for the hire of teamsters an other employees; and for extra-duty pay of enlisted men driving teams, repairing means of transportation, and employed as train masters; S"’F’”· "°°“· °‘°· for the purchase and repair of ships, boats, and other vessels required for the transportation of troops and supplies and for garrison purposes; for expenses of sailing public transports and other vessels _ _ on the various rivers, the (full? of Mexico, and the Atlantic and M§,§%§}§$,§g??u°§nY,‘§’,§,§ Pacific oceans: Prmndgd, That when, rn the opinion of the Secretary <=i¤¢i¤¤- of WVar, accommodations are available, transportation on vesse S of the army transport service may be furnished the secretaries and supplies of the army and navy department of the Young Men’s Gl'g;¤=P**"a**°¤*° Christian Association: Provided, further, That when there IS C3.{‘g0 ‘ space available without displacing military supplies, transportation may be provided for merchandise of American roduction consigned to residents and mercantile firms of the islandp of Guam, rates and H*"‘°°’ "°'“’·°‘°— regulations therefor to be prescribed by the Secretary of \Var; and for the purchase and repair of harbor boats, and repair of 'boats for the Seacoast artillery service, eleven million eight hundred and fifty thousand four hundred and eighty-five dollars and seventy cents. ,9;§§g§§;W_"'“““' Authority is hereby granted the Secretary of YVar to transfer to the Navy Department the United States Army transport Ingalls.
