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Public Law 47–472

donating condemned cast iron cannon for monumental purposes.

Approved August 8, 1882

Statutory text

An Act

donating condemned cast iron cannon for monumental purposes.

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, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, if the same can be done without prejudice to the public service, to deliver to the Soldiers’ Monument Association of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, four condemned cast iron guns, to be used for monumental purposes.

Also to the Soldiers monument at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, four

Soldiers Monument, Lancaster, Pa.;

condemned cast iron cannon and four cannon balls for monumental purposes.

Also, to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monumental Association

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monumental Association, Delaware, O. ;

of Delaware, Ohio, four condemned cast iron and four cannon balls,

Also, to William Logan Rodman Post Number Ono of the

William Logan Rodman Post No. 1, G. A. R., Now

Bedford, Mass.;

Grand Army of the Republic four condemned cast-iron cannon, to be placed in their place of burial in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Oh. 472-475. 1882.

Also, to the Post of the Grand Anny of the Republic at Fall River,

G. A. R., Fall River, Mass.;

Massachusetts, four condemned cast-iron cannon, to be placed in their cemetery lot in said city.

Also, to grant four condemned cast iron cannon with iron balls to

Post No. 82, G. A. R., Marblehead, Mass.

Post Number Eighty-two of the Grand Army of the Republic at Marble-head, Massachusetts, for monumental purposes.

Approved, August 8, 1882.

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