SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 143. 1915. 1075 restoration may be given to general prisoners confined elsewhere, and the Secretary of War shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to estab- ,,,‘§,§’,,§§,,‘j,§,‘f °' P‘“°1° lish a system of parole for prisoners conhned in said barracks and its branches, the terms and conditions of such parole to be such as the Secretary of War may prescribe. Honsms Fon CAVALBY, .A.RTILLERY, EN01:N1mns, AND so FOBTQZ H, ¤¤•>*· For the gmrchase of horses of ages, sex, and size as may be rescribed ’°°°' by the ecretary of War for remounts, for officers entitledp to public ‘ mounts, for the Cavalry, Artillery, Signal Corps, and Engineers, the United States Military Academfy, service schools, and staff colleges, and for the Indian scouts, and or such Infantry and members of the Hospital Corps in field campaigns as mary be required to be mounted, and the erriplenses incident thereto, an for the hire of employees: Prwided, at the number of horses plmchased under this appro- {{,‘;,,”*;’{;m_ priation, added to the number now on and, shall be limited to the ° actual needs of the mounted service, including reasonable provisions for remounts, and, unless otherwise ordered bty the Secretary of War no part of this appropriation shall be paid out or horsw not purchased by contract after competition duly invited by the Cgrartermaster Corps and an inspection rmder the direction and authorit of the Secretary of War. When practicable, horses shall be purchased in chg: ¤¤¤r1¤¢ wropen market at all military posts or stations, when needed, at a ` maximum price to be fixed by the Secretary of War: Provided B I d uml further, That no plart of this aplpropriation shall be expended for the M purchase of ang orse below the standard set by Army Regulations - or Cavalry an Artillegg horses, except when purchased as remounts or for instruction of c ets at the United States Military Academ : And provided further, That no part of this appwiatron shall lie P°‘°P°“*°* expended for polo ponies except for West Point 'tafiy Academy, and such ponies shall not be used at any other place: nd provided further, That the Secretary of War is authorized to expend $2,110.32 m§`,§,§‘§,§p§·,f’*’“‘ "‘ or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the amount arépropriated ;4[gi¢}1g¤¤¤¤1\(¤;¤4§¤=- herein, for the completion of the urc use of certain lan s included ’°' ' in the reservation of the Front Eoyal (Virginia) Remount Depot which was acquired under authority of the Act of Congress approved March third, nineteen hundred and eleven, namely, tracts twenty- two, twenty-five, and twenty-eight, aggregating one hundred and ninety-three and seven-eighths acres, more or less, and for the release of all claims against the United States for the use and occupation thereof, the said sum being the amormt necessary to complete the purchase of the said tracts under the proposed com romise of the suit now pending for the condemnation of the same, §195 120, Hmm md qw, Bsrmaoxs AND quarrrmzsz For barracks, rguarters, stables, store- ¤¤=· houses, magazines, administration and office uildings, sheds, shoqz, and other buildings necessary for the shelter of troops, public anima , and stores, and for administration purposes, except those pertaining to the Coast Artillery; for repairing public buildings at military posts · for hire of erpiployees; for renta of the authorized allowance oi quarters for 0 cers and acting dental surgeons on duty with the troops at posts and stations where no public quarters are ava1lableof barracks or authorized allowance of 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 for occupation by troops, for use as stabes, storehouses, and 0 ces, and for other military purposes; for the hir·e 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 barracks, and refrigerators in barracks and quarters; for screen doors, window
