Volume 28 · 39
Public Law 53–32
Providing for the rescue of the armament and wreck of the United States war ship Kearsarge.
Approved March 9, 1894
Statutory text
An Act
Providing for the rescue of the armament and wreck of the United States war ship Kearsarge.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the sum of forty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, is hereby appropriated, from any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary’ of the Navy, for the purpose of reclaiming the wreck of the United States ship of war Kearsarge and her equipment: Provided, That no greater
Proviso.
Limit.
sum than ten thousand dollars of the aforesaid appropriation be expended if the attempt to reclaim the ship proves a failure.
Approved, March 9, 1894.