350 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 225. 1916. ,,,§°§{§,,‘,§',, °° BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION.
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ascertain, with a view to their utilization by the Government, the most effective guns, small arms, cartridges, projectiles, fuses, explosives, togptgdoes, armor plates, and) other Qrpplemegts agd engines of war an purc ase or cause to e man acture , un er auth `t of the Secretary of War, such guns, carriages, armor plates, and d)tll1ielwar materral_as may, in the gudgment of the board, be necessary in V°‘-25#P·“°· the proper discharge of the duty devolved uptpn it b the Act ap- <=~¤—·· ········»··. t£i§?i11‘?dSaS°.r,”*3?°3.°§c?3.’§2§’;?2E.?i?$0?iii2°%‘Z£a`?;‘i’?${:§£‘ic§L§l‘°y` v¤¤.2¤.p.m. tiiavlgehlng experlses whgn travelinghon dugy as provided by the Axel o e ruary went -o , eig teen un and t · npc6•gparybexpe’nses ofy the board, including rent of offices in llhgiligs-t)rl·l§t P¤r<¤i¤¤,¤w. 0 um 18 a not exc $900 d d' 1] - ance to each officer detailelgl to scllrifealllllcilrlgebnllnwlilexliclemlillcllyzdodvn rss, ae. duty away from his permanent station, of $2.50; test of experimental guns, carriages, and other devices procured in accordance with the recommendation of the board, $300,000, the expenditure of-which shall be nrade_by the several bureaus of the War Department herecuss ven- Z 1* ,
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"°”· shall beexpended in th}; construction or test of guy gdiilfgdhylzalrligdlgg ammunition, or implements rmder the supervision of the said board: the board_ shall be satisfied, after due inquiry, that the Government of the United States has a lawful rxght to use the inventions involved in the construction of such gun, gum carriage, ammunition or implements, or that the construction or test is made at the reiiuest of a person either having such lawful right or authorized to convey the same to the Government. _,,¥,,°“',,,,,,,*“' ‘°,,,,,§;,,g[ Sec. 2. That all material purchased under the provisions of this mm. Act shall be of American manufacture, except in cases when, in the ipdggrerigpfsthe Secretary of War, it rs to the manifest interest of e ni tates to ma e h li `tcd ' or Om what material Shar be ¤dmr3E5°a22°2i‘5‘ut§T“ "““‘“’°‘“°* “""°“"· mtlddggom, §‘,,,,,_ Tie. The ser?i%c;rs of skilled draftsmen, and such other services ° · · as e ecretary o d - the office of the Chief o2frOnx}dr¥an:gIi1r1Il$ca?li?1dgtol]1mll3i;)i;,ri;lu¢l)f(f§>(ld1mlli bia, to carry into effect the appropriations madeyin this Act for the Am’p_m_ armament of fortifications, to be paid for from such appro riations to the extent of $50,000 in addition to the sum of $140 000 aultho ed to be expended for similar purposes in the office of tlfe Chief of gzrd nance by the Act making appropriations for the legislative execuf - and jun icial erggenses of the Government, approved liiay terilli PWM nineteen hundr_ and sixteen: Provided, That t§e Secretary of War aspen, sw. shall report in his annual estimates to Congress the number of persons _ Rf,,,,_,,,,_, ,0, ,,,,3, emgiloyed, their duties, and the amount paid to each. mg °*°°- Ec. 4. Not to exceed $10,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act for the armament of fortifications may be expended for the rental of suitable space in Washington, District of Columbia or for the lt ation or repair- of any ava` able building owned by the Governrzlrerlitfor theduse oithé-i drafting force_ of the office of the Chief of Ordnance Eggg in e esrgn of matérrel appropriated for in this and other _Prlce for powder S . . , _
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pr;¤;§·dother than small—arms powder atca Esexdegsxgfggegedls Limit on price for S ° _ ,,,,,.c,m,,_ gc. 6. That except as expressly otherwise authori ed h ' part of the sums appropriated by this Act shall be exgendetdnigl tlll;
