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Show SELLING GOVERNMENT RIFLES. Under the prolslons of an act of congress, approved March 3, 1906, the secretary of war Is authorized to sell to civilian rifle clubs such magazine rifles belonging to the United States as are not needed for the equipment of the army and the organized militia. Requisitions for the same must come through the governors of the several states and territories. The secretary of war Is also authorized to Bell to such clubs ammunition, ordnance stores, revolvers re-volvers and equipments of tho government govern-ment standard at tho prices at which they are listed for the army. Frequent inquiries arc received at the war department de-partment as to the methods to be pursued pur-sued in organizing civilian rifle clubs which may secure the advantages mcn- tloned. Such clubs may be formed by not Io6s than twenty cltizenB between be-tween the ages of 16 and 45 in any locality, to be organized by adopting certain by-laws approved by the secretary sec-retary of war. Among these by laws is one to the effect that all rifle and revolver com petitions held by the club will bo governed by the rules and regulations regu-lations as laid down by the "National Board of Promotion of Rifle Practice," and approved by tho secretary of war. After organization the club affiliates with tho National Rifle Association ot America and becomes a member of the third class. The fees for such clubs are $10. which covers tho first years' dues and $5 a year thereafter. All civilian rifle clubs, having less than fifty members, are entitled to one votet all meetings of the National RJrife association and those having iliore than fifty members are ontitlcd ho two votes. r |