FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 270-272. 1892. 277 Sec. 3. That medical officers of the Army may be assigned by the A¤¤*z¤¤¤¤¤*· Secretary of War to such duties as the interests of the service may demand. Sec. 4. That all acts or parts of acts incon istent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved, July 27, 1892. CHAP. 271.-Au act to authorize the construction of jetties, piers, and break- July 27, 1802. waters at private expense in the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of Ropes Pass, in the www State of Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Port Ropes Company, Pm Rgmes Goma corporation existing under the laws of the State of Texas, which has _¥$.Li”$d.,°hT:{$§ partially constructed a ship channel across Mustang Island, in said *¤'¤¤·*· T°¤¤· State, for the purpose of obtaining a deep-water harbor upon the coast of Texas, at its own cost and expense, by connecting the waters of Corpus Christi Bay with those of the Gulf of Mexico, be, and is hereby, authorized to protect the gulf entrance to said ship channel, and to further prosecute its project of obtaining and maintaining adeep-water harbor, by constructing suitable jetties, piers, and breakwaters as far out into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico as may be requisite to obtain and · maintain a channel with a depth of thirty feet, more or less. Sec. 2. That said work shall be prosecuted by the said the Port Ropes campianm. Company, its successors and assigns, diligently, and completed within seven years from the passage of this act and entirely at its own expense, and nothing in this act shall be construed as committing the Government of the United States to any expenditure for the whole or any part of the same. And the said company shall hold the United Umm sum me States harmless from any damage that may accrue to any person or per- "‘bl°f°'°“'“‘g°°·°“‘ sons by reason of the construction of its work. Sec. 3. That at any time alter said improvements and works have been United sam may completed as herein provided, and a depth of twenty feet has been §,,“,{,§%,,f"°’k“ °“ obtained, the United States shall have the right to pay the said company, or their assigns, successors, or legal representatives, the value of the works constructed under this act or under or by vnrtue of any authority granted by the State of Texas, which value shall be ascertained by appraisement to be made by three officers of the Engineer Avv¤¤i¤•~¤¤¤nt. Corps of the United States Army, who shall be appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of War, and on such payment being made by the United States all rights to said work on the part of said parties shall cease; but nothing in this act shall be construed as compelling or Purchase not comrequiring the Government to take possession of and pay for said works P“*”"'>’· unless so desired by the Government of the United States. Sec. 4. That Congress may at any time alter, amend, or repal this Amendment. act. Approved, July 27, 1892. CHAP. 2'I2.·-An act to amend the Articles of War, and for other purposes. July 21. 1892. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That articles seventeen, eighty- Army. tour, one hundred and four, and one hundred and ten, of section thir- §"‘§lf" ,‘§y“{g,z teen hundred and forty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United ¤¤¤¤¤·i·=·¤· States, be, and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows: " ARTICLE 17. Any soldier who sells or through neglect losses or Selling hom. etc-. spoils his horse. arms, clothing, or accoutrements shall be punished as §‘,§,,,{’?,,,*{{‘f;{Y°"°° °’ a courtmartial may adjudge, subject to such limitation as may be pre- .1*->5·»=¢·-1342 rmiscribed by the President by virtue of the power vested in him.”
