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 1166 SEV ENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cfis. 181, 182 . 1929 . 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1929, three hundred pyramidal tents, complete with all poles, pegs, and other equipment necessary for their erection ; nine thousand blankets, olive drab, numbered 4 ; five thousand pillowcases ; five thousand canvas cots ; five thousand cotton pillows ; Provisos. five thousand bed sacks ; and nine thousand bed sheets : Provided, No Gov ern me nt ex - That no expense shall be caused the United States Government by the pense, etc. delivery and return of said property, the same to be delivered from the nearest quartermaster depot at such time prior to the holding of said encampmen t as may be a greed upon by the Secretary of War and Bond required. the business manager of the said entertainment committee : Provided further, That the Secretary of War, before delivering such property, shall take from said business manager of the Thirty-ninth Annual Confederate Reunion a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, February 13, 1929. February r31S2s . 47 .1 ' CHAP. 182 .-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide relief [Public, No . 728 .] in cases of contracts connected with the prosecution of the war, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1919, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the War mi nera ls tract s. can - United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any claimant . Review of, in District who has heretofore filed with the Secretary of the Interior within of C olumbia Sup reme Court on questions of the time and manner provided by existing law a claim under said law. Vol .40,p. 1274. Act s generally k nown as the W ar Minerals Ac ts (Fortieth Statutes, page 1272, and its amendments) may within one year from the date of the passage and approval hereof petition the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to review the final decision of the Secretary Decisions on ques- of the Interior upon any question of law which has arisen or which t1ons of fact not subject may hereafter arise in the adjustment, liquidation, and payment of to re view, his claim under said Acts, but the decision of the Secretary of the Interior on all questions of fact shall be conclusive and not subject Procedure. to review by any court. SEC. 2 . In any proceeding brought under the provisions of section 1 of this Act the Secretary of the Interior shall be designated as the defendant or respondent, and upon the filing of the petition the cause shall follow the usual procedure, subject to such rules or orders Juris diction con - as the court may make with respect thereto. ferred. SEC. 3 . Jurisdi ction is hereb y conferred u pon the Supre me Court of the District of Columbia, as a district court of the United States, Appeal allowed, to hear and determine all such suits and enter all orders, judgments, and decrees therein, subject to the usual right of appeal by either party to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, whose final judgment may be reviewed by the Supreme Court of the United States by petition for certiorari or by appeal as provided by law and Adjustment of final the rules of the court. decree. SEC. 4 . Upon the final disposition of such proceeding, the clerk of the Supreme Cour t of the Dist rict of Columb ia shall with out delay certify to the Secretary of the Interior the final judgment or decree rendered therein, whereupon the Secretary of the Interior shall proceed with the final adjustment of said claim in accordance with the law as construed by the court in such judgment or decree. Approved, February 13, 1929.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs . 183-186 . 1929 . 1167 CHAP. 183.-An Act Reinvesting title to certain lands in the Yankton Sioux Tri be of Indians. [Public, No. 72s.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all cl aim, right, title, and interest in and to certain lands on the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation in the State of South Dakota, now reserved for agency, schools, and other purposes (embracing one thousand acres, more or less) pursuant to the Act of Congress dated August 15, 1894 (Twenty-eighth Statute, page 286) be, and is hereby, rein- vested in the Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians when they are no longer required for agency, school, and other purposes : Provided, Not available for however, That this Act shall not be construed to make any such land lotmonts. availa ble fo r allo tment purpos es. Approved, February 13, 1929. February 13, 1929. [S. 2792.] Yankton Sioux In- dians, S. Dak. Agency, etc ., lands of, revested in the Tribe. Vol. 28, p. 316. February 13, 1929. CHAP. 184.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway 	[II. R. 15470.] department of the State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Cumberland River in the vicinity of Harts Ferry, Trousdale County, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the consent Cumberland River . f ~ Tennessee may of Congress is hereby granted to the highwa y department of the bridge, at Harts Ferry. State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge and approaches thereto across th e Cumberland River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the vicinity of Harts Ferry, in Trousdale County, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly res erved. Approved, February 13, 1929. [Public, No. 730 .] Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendmen t. al- February 13, 1929 . CHAP. 185 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing [H. R.15269.] the cons tru ctio n of a bridge across the Red Riv er at or near Coushatta, Louisiana. [Public, No. 731.] Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge across the Red River, at or near Coushatta, Louisiana, authorized to be built by the State Highway Commission of Louisiana, by the Act of Congress approved February 3, 1928, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from February 3, 1929. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly res erved. Approved, February 13, 1929. Red River. Time exte nded for brid ging, at Coush atta, La. Ante, p. 56. Amendment. February 13, 1929. CHAP. 186 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of 	[H. R. 15094.] Allegheny, Penns ylvania, to const ruct, maintain, and operate a b ridge across the Ohio River at or near Reedsdale Street in the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the county of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and oper- [Public, No. 732 .] Ohio River. Allegheny County may bridge, in Pitts- burgh, Pa.

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 1168 Construction . Vol.34,p.84. Amendment. February 13, 1929. [H. R. 15072.] [Public, No. 733 .] Grand Ca lumet River. Time extend ed for reconstructing bridge across, at Bu rn ham Avenue, Cook County, nl. Vol. 44, p. 1269. Am endment. February 13, 1929. [H. R. 14919.1 [Public, No. 734 .] Mahoning River. Ma honing Cou nty may bridge, in Youngs- town, Ohio. CHAP. 188 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the commissioners of Mahoning County, Ohio, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Mahoning River at or near Cedar Street, Youngstown, Mahon- ing County, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress be, and it is hereby, granted to the commissioners of Mahoning County, Ohio, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge, together with the necessary approaches thereto, across the Mahoning River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cedar Street, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Vol. 34up 184. Ohio, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges and other structures over navigable waters," approved March 23 1906. SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. Am endment. February 13, 1929. [H. R. 14481.] [Pub lic, No .735.1 Const ruction. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 186-189 . 1929 . ate a free highway bridge with approaches thereto across the Ohio River at or near Reedsdale Street in the city of Pittsburgh, Alle- gheny County, Pennsylvania, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, approximately nine hundred and eighty and four-tenths miles above its mouth, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expres sly re served. Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 187 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the reconstruction of the bridge across the Grand Calumet River at Burnham Avenue, in Cook County, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the reconstruction of the bridge and approaches thereto across the Grand Calumet River at Burn- ham Avenue, in the county of Cook, in the State of Illinois, by the commissioners of the county of Cook, State of Illinois, author- ized by Act of Congress approved March 2, 1927, are hereby extended one an d thre e year s, res pectiv ely, f rom the date of app roval hereof. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 189.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad to constru ct, maintain, and ope rate a railroad bridge across the Gr and Calumet River at East Chicago, Indian a. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Gra nd Calum et Rive r. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Chicago South Shore of Congress is hereby granted to the Chicago South Shore and South and South Bend R ail- road may bridge, in Be nd Rai lroad and it s succ essors and a ssigns to con struct, main tain, East Chicago, Ind. and operate a railroad bridge across the Grand Calumet River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in the city of East Chicago, county of Lake, State of Indiana, in accordance with the

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cxs. 189-191 . 1929 . 1169 provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act to regulate the construction Vol.34,p.84. of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the c onferred. to sell, etc ., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise is hereby authorized to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is Amen dment. exp ressly reser ved. Approved, February 13, 1929. February 13, 1929. CHAP. 190 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of	[H. R.14469 .] Allegh eny, Pennsylvani a, to construct a bridge across the Youghiogheny River [Public, No. 736 .] between the borough of Versailles and the village of Boston, in the township of Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Youghiogheny River. of Congress is hereby granted to the county of Allegheny, in the maylebridge, between Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate Versailles and Boston, a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Youghio- gheny River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, approximately two miles above its junction with the Monongahela River, between the borough of Versailles and the village of Boston, in the township of Elizabeth, in the county of Allegheny, Common- wealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the con struct ion. Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over Col.34,p.84 . navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expr essly reserv ed. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to io'w ° aN e braska facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and Amortized Free Bridge provide for military and other purposes, the Iowa-Nebraska at Sioux Co mpany C may Io wa. Amortized Free Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Sioux City, Iowa, Con struct ion. in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to Vol .34,p.84. regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations conta ined i n this Act. SEC. 2. There is hereby con ferred upo n the Iowa -Nebraska igghtet cacquu i lrea Amortized Free Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such tion, approaches, etc. rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its appro aches as are p osses sed b y ra ilroa d cor pora tions for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 191 .-An Act Authorizing the Iowa-Nebraska Amortized Free Bride Fe bruary 13 4 1929 . g g Company, its successors and assigns, to c onstruct, maintain, and operate a bridge [H. R.14469.1 [Public, No. 737 .] across the Missouri River at or near Sioux City, Iowa.

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 1170 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cu. 191 . 1929 . the Stat e in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid Conde mnat ion pr o- according to the laws of such Stat e, and the proceedings therefor ceedings. shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said Iowa-Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be Vol.34,p.85. the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Acquisition author. SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by ized, afte r co mplet ion, by Nebraska, Iowa, the Secretary of jar, either the State of Nebraska, the State of etc ' Iowa, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor by purchase, or by condemnation, or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private qv ompen ataemn~ property for public purposes by condemna tion or expropriation. If t ion . such br idge is so acqui red or t aken ove r, the a mount of the pur chase price to be paid therefor, or in case of condemnation or expropriation the amount of damages to be allowed ther efor, shall be the amount of bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness actually issued in payment for the bridge and its approaches and improve- ments and outstanding at the time of such purchase or condemnation, with the accrued interest thereon. To ns under st ate, etc., operation SEC. 5 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired . by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls oration, sinking rates applied to op fun d, - are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be etc • so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of main tain ing, rep airi ng, and oper atin g th e br idge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under rea- sonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years Maintenance as free from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient bridge, osts after amor- tizin g costs . for such amortiz ation sh all have been so provided, such b ridge sh all th ereafter be main tained a nd opera ted free of toll s, or th e rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical Re cord of e xpen di- management. An accurate record of the a mount paid for acquiring tares and receipts. th e bridge and its approac hes, the actual expendit ures for maintai n- ing, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls col- lected shall be kept, and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Co mmis sion crea ted SEC. 6 . Upon the completion of such bridge a commission shall be to supervise collections and expenditures. created composed of three members, one of whom shall be appointed by the mayor of South Sioux City, Nebraska, one by the mayor of Sioux City, Iowa, and one by the directors of the Iowa-Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Company ; it shall be the duty of the com- mission to supervise the collection of tolls and to authorize and audit Payments into sink- all expenditures of money received from the collection of tolls- it ing funds, etc. ~hall be their duty to see that all revenues received from the bridge, except such amounts as may be necessary for the repair, operation, and maintenance, under economical management, of the bridge, shall be paid into the sinking fund and used for the amortization of the outstanding indebtedness incurred for the construction or improve-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CE. 191. 1929 . 1171 ment of the bridge. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amorti- Maintenance as free g b ridg e, e tc ., after amor- zation shall have been so provided, the bridge shall thereafter be tizing costs, and trans- maintained and operated free of tolls, and the Iowa-Nebraska Amor- fer to the States, etc . tized Free Bridge Company, its successors or assigns, shall there- upon convey, by proper instrument of conveyance, all right, title, and interest in said bridge and its approaches, to the State of Nebraska and the State of Iowa, jointly, or to the highway depart- me nts ther eof, if such Sta tes or t heir hig hway dep artm ents sha ll agree to accept and to maintain and operate the same ; if such States T rans fer, if st ates re- fuse to operate as free or their highway departments refuse to agree to accept and main- bridge- tain and operate said bridge as a free bridge, then the Iowa-Nebraska Am orti zed Free Bri dge Comp any shal l co nvey sai d br idge to eith er of such States, or to either of the counties thereof in which such bridge is located in whole or in part, as shall agree to accept and to maintain and operate the same as a free bridge. Sworn statement of SEC. 7. The Iowa-Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Company, its construction costs, etc ., successors and assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion to be filed after comple- of such bridge file with the Secretary of aand with the highway tion . departments of the States of Nebraska and Iowa, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, the actual financing and promotion costs, and the amount of bonds, debentures, or other evidences of indebted- ness issued in connection with the construction of such bridge. The I nves tiga tion by Sec. Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway department retary of war . of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the state- ment of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of construction, financing, and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the said Iowa- Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the co nstr ucti on, fina ncin g, a nd p romo tion the reof. The findings of the F indi ngs of S ecre tary ~ conclusive . Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 5 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 8 . Neither the Iowa. Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Com- Interest in oompet- ing bridge company pany, its successors and assigns, or any officer or stockholder thereof, forbidden . shall directly or indirectly, own or have any interest in any other bridge competing for business with the bridge authorized by this Act. SEC. 9 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conerredt° sell, etc ., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Iowa-Nebraska Amortized Free Bridge Company, its suc- cessors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage fore- closure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exer- cise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person : Provi ded, That no such transfer shall Proviso. No transfertocome be made to any competing bridge company or to any person or peting company al- persons interested directly or indirectly in any competing bridge. towed. SEC. 10 . All contracts that may be made in connection with the construction l on- tracts to be let to ow- construction of the bridge authorized by this Act, and which shall esi bidder after adver- involve the expenditure of more than $5,000 shall be let by com- petitive bidding. Such contracts shall be advertised a reasonable time in some newspaper of general circulation published in the vicinity of such bridge ; sealed bids shall be required and the con-

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 1172 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CAS. 191-194 . 1929 . Contracts void if pr ovi sio ns not co m- plied with. Amendme nt. February 13, 1929. [H. R. 14451.] CHAP. 192 .-An Act To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act grant- [P ubli c, No . 738.] ing the consent of Congress to the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, to con- struct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near McKees Rocks Borough, in the county of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania. " Ohio River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the . Allegheny Count y United States of Am eri ca in Congress as sem bl ed, That the Act of may bridge, at McKees RVol Congress approved February 27, 1919, granting the consent of Con- '408p .1188. gress to the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, to construct, main- tain, and operate a bridge, with approaches thereto, across the Ohio River at or near McKees Rocks Borough, in the county of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, be, and the same is hereby, Proviso. mit. revived and reenacted : Provided, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within two years and completed within four years Amendment. from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. February 13, 1929. [H. R.14164.] [Public, No. 739 .] tracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. A veri- fied copy or abstr act of all bid s received an d of the bid or bids accepted shall be furnished to the highway departments of the States of Iowa and Nebraska. A failure to comply in good faith with the provisions of this section shall render null and void any contract entered into in violation thereof, and the Secretary of War may, after hearing, order the suspension of all work upon such bridge until the provisions of this section shall have been fully complied with. SEC. 11 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 193 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Knox- ville, Tennessee, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Tennessee River at or near Henley Street in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Tennessee River. Be it emoted by the Senate and H ouse of Representatives of the Kno xvi ll e, Tenn., United States o f Amer ica in C ongress assemble d, T hat the cons ent of may bridge. Congress is hereby granted to the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches t hereto across the Tennesse e River at a p oint suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Henley Street, in Knoxville, Construction. 34`,'plo84. Knox County, Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled, "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Amendment. ,5 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. February 13, 1929. [H. R. 13502.1 CHAP. 194 .-An Act Authorizing the State of Minnesota and the State of [Public, No. 740 .] Wisconsin to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Saint Croix River at or near Stillwater, Minnesota. Saint Croix River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Minnesota and wis - Unite d Sta tes of Amer ica i n Cong ress assem bled, That in order to cousin may bridge, at still water, Minn. facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Minnesota and the State

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Clas. 194, 195, 197 . 1929 . 1173 of Wisconsin b e and are her eby authorize d to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Saint Croix River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Stillwater, Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Minnesota and Right to acquire real the State of Wisconsin all such rights and powers to enter upon lands estate, etc., for loca- tion, approa ches, etc. and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its appro aches as are p ossessed by railroad corpo rations for r ailroad purpo ses or by brid ge corpora- tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and Condemnation pro. the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or eee din gs n expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendmen t. expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 195 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River, in the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the county of Allegheny, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to construct, maintain, and oper- ate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Monon- gahela River, at a point suitable to t he interests o f navigation, approximately one and five-tenths miles above its junction with the Allegheny River, in the city of Pittsburgh, county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 13, 1929. CHAP. 197 .-An Act To provide an additional method for collecting taxes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever any real estate in the District of Columbia has been or shall here- after be sold for nonpayment of taxes or assessments of any kind whatsoever and shall have been bought in by the District of Colum- bia, and more than two years shall have elapsed since such bidding in, and the same has not been redeemed in the manner and on the terms provided by law, the Commissioners of =the District of Colum- bia may, in the name of and on behalf of the District of Columbia, apply to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting in equity, for the purpose of enforcing such tax lien by the said District of Columbia on the aforesaid property ; and up to the time of the sale hereinafter provided for, such property may be redeemed by the Construction. Vol.34,p.84. February 13, 1929. [n. R. 14146.1 [Public, No. 741 .] Monongahela River. Allegheny Count y may bridge, at Pitts- burgh, Pa. Construct ion. Vol.34,p.84. Amendmen t. February 14, 1929. [S. 3178.1 [Public, No. 742.] District of Columbia. Lien on real estat e fo r nonpayme nt of taxes, to be enforced if not re- deemed in two years. Redemption by own. er before sale.

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 1174 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 197, 198 . 1929. owner thereof by the payment of the taxes and all legal penalties and costs thereon and such other costs as the court may deem proper. Conri to de cree sale Upon the proof in such suit of the failure of the owner or own- at txe sion by colle ctor o ers of the property to redeem it as provided by law, the court shall, without unreasonable delay decree the sale of said property to sat- isfy the taxes, assessments, penalties, costs, and interest due the District of Columbia and the costs of the suit, and said sale shall be by the collector of taxes or his deputy, at public auction in front of said premises after advertisement of said sale for ten consecutive days in some daily newspaper of general circulation published in Proviso. No penalty if defect the District of Columbia : Provided, That if it shal l ap pear that m Interested sale. per sons there were substantial defects in any tax sale, no part of the pen- made parties. alties and charges incidental to such sales shall be collectible. All persons interested in the property or entitled to redeem from such tax sale, shall be made parties thereto, and the proceeds from such judicial sale shall be applicable to the payment of the aggregate taxes, penalties, costs, including costs of such public advertising and sale, and interest due to the District of Columbia and the pay- Fees or commissions ment of costs of such suit. In no such case shall there be any not allowed. allowance by the court for attorney's fees or trustees' commission. Price restriction . No sale shall be made, unless by express order of the court, for an amount less than such aggregate taxes, interest, and costs of suit, into ourts to be paid including advertising and sale. Any surplus received from such sale over said amounts shall be paid by the collector of taxes into court to abide its further order for payment to the person or persons Title to purchaser on i confirmation of sale, n equity entitled to receive it, if they shall be known. On confirma- payment, etc. tion of the sale by the court, the court shall cause to be issued to the purchaser, when he shall have paid the purchase money and com- plied with the terms of sale, a deed to be executed by the clerk of the court which shall have the effect to convey to the purchaser all the right, title, and estat e of all parties d efendant, whether proceeded against as known or unknown. Newspaper publics- tion for personal service Publication may be substituted for personal service upon any all owed. defendants not personally ser ved by the marshal, whether known or unknown, by advertisement in some daily newspaper published in the District of Columbia at least once a week for three successive weeks, the first of such advertisements to appear at least three weeks before any petition shall be filed, and such costs of publication shall be lawful charges and be included in the costs of suit. re- SEC. 2 . That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, February 14, 1929. Advertisem ent. Inconsistent acts pea led. February 14, 1929. [S. 3771 .1 [Public, No. 743 .) District of Columbia . Alley in square 1 083 vacated . CHAP . 198.-An Act Vacating the alley between lots 16 and 17, square 1083, District of Columbia . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia be, and they are hereby, authori zed to close, vaca te, an d aban don so much o f the fiftee n-foot public alley in square 1083 as lies between lots 16 and 17 ; same to revert in equal proportion to the abutting lots . Approved, February 14, 1929.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cns. 199-201 . 1929 . 1175 CHAP. 1 99 .-An Act To authoriz e the Postmaster Gen eral to issue receip ts to senders for ordinary mail of any character, and to fix the fees chargeable therefor. CHAP. 201 .-An Act To prescribe more definitely the rates of compensation payable to steamships of United States registry for transportation of foreign mails. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That subdivision (a) of section 4009 of the Revised Statutes as amended by the Act of July 3, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, part 2, page 900, United States Code, title 39, section 654), is hereby amended to read as follows "( a) Except as provided in subdivision (h), for transportation of the mails, (1) between the United States or its Territories or posses- sions and any foreign country, (2) between the United States and its possessions or its naval or military forces abroad, or (3) between any such possession or naval or military forces and any other such possession or naval or military forces, the Postmaster General may allow, in the case of a vessel of the United States, compensation not in excess of 80 cents a pound for letters and post cards and 8 cents a pound for o ther a rticle s (inc luding parcel post), and in the case of a foreign vessel, compensation not in excess of the sea transit rates prescribed from time to time by the Universal Postal Union Conven- tion : Provided, That nothing herein shall limit the authority of the Postm aster Genera l to e nter i nto co ntracts for t he tra nsport ation of mails under the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1928 at the rates of compensation therein authorized ." Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929. [UI. R .56.] [Public, No. 744.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Postal Service. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Post- Rece ipts for ordin ary master General may provide by regulation for furnishing gtothe mail of any class an- sender a receipt showing the mailing of ordinary mail of any class, thorized. and for the payment of such fee as he may prescribe for such receipt : Proviso. Provided, That the furnishing of such receipt shall not place any Noliability incurred. liability on the Post Office Department or its revenues. Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929. CHAP. 200.-An Act To authorize the assignment of railway postal clerks - [n. R.58.] and substitute railway postal clerks to temporary employment as substitute sea- [Public, No. 745 .] post clerks. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pos tal S erv ice . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Post- Railway postal clerks master General is authorized to assign railway postal clerks and sub- may be assignedae yh stitute sea-post clerks . stitute railway postal clerks to temporary employment as substitute sea-post clerks whenever, in his opinion, such employment is neces- Serv ice credit and sary. Such employees shall receive credit on their Railway Mail pay, authorized. Service records for the time employed in the sea-post service, but shall be allowed the salary and expenses of a Class I sea-post clerk, payable out of the appropriation available for maintaining sea-post service, in lieu of any other salary and expense. Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929 . [a.R. 6865.] [Public, No. 746.] Postal Service. Vol, 44, p. 900, amend- ed. R .S.,sec.4009,p.774. U.S. Code, p. 1274. Foreign mail trans. portation . Compensation for, on American vessels . In foreign vessels . Proviso. Contracts under Act of 1928. Ante, p. 692,

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 1176 SEVENTI ETH C ONG RES S. SEss. TI. CH. 202. 1929. February 14, 1929. CHAP. 202 .-An Act To authorize the settlement of the indebtedness of the [H. R. 10760.] Hellenic Republic to the United States of America and of the differences arising [Public, No. 747 .] out of the tripartite loan agreement of February 10, 1918. Greece. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Agreement a uthor- ized for settlement of United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- indebtedness of. tary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, is hereby authorized to conclude an agreement for the settlement of the indebt- edness of the Hellenic Republic (hereinafter referred to as Greece) to the United States of America under the terms and conditions as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 51, Seventieth Congress, first session. The general terms of the agreement shall be as follows Bonds therefor to be (2) The bonds aggregating in face amount $20,330,000 (the exist ; paid in semiannual in- lna' indebtedness as computed aabove, together ether with the interest to stallments up to Janu- g 7 g ar y 11, 1990. be paid in respect thereof) shall be paid in semiannual installments beginning July, 1928, up to and including January 1, 1990, on a fixed schedule, subject to the right of Greece to make such payments in three-year periods, any postponed pay ments to bear interest a t Amoun t of ins tall- 41/ 4 per centum per annum, payable semiannually. The amount of ments. the first annual installment shall be $40,000, the annual installment to increase to $350,000 in the eleventh year, which shall be the amount of each remain ing annual in stallment. Payme nt o n ac count (3) In additio n to the paym ent of the bon d maturing on January of unmatured bonds. 1 or July 1 of any year, Greece shall have the right on such dates to make paymen ts on account of any unmat ured bonds of this series -tinder such conditions as to notice or otherwise as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Accep tanc e of Fed- (4) Any payment may be made at the option of Greece in any eral obligations in pay- meats. United States Government obligations issued after April 6, 1 917, such obligations to be taken at par and accrued interest. Further advance au- (5) To assist in the completion of the work of the Greek Refuge thorized. Settlement Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury is further Vol.40, p . 299. authorized to advance to Greece out of the appropriation " Pur chase of obligations of foreign governments," established under authority of the Liberty Bond Acts, the sum of $12,167,000, for which Greece shall deliver to the Secretary of the Treasury its twenty-year gold bonds bearing interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum, pay- able semiannually, with provisions for a sinking fund sufficient to retire such bonds within twenty years. Securities furnished (6) Greece shall, in accordance with the exchange of notes, dated from excess of revenues. January 18, 1928, between the United States and Greece and as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 51, Seventieth Congress, first session, furnish as securities for the loan referred to in paragraph (5), the excess of revenues under the control of the International Amount state d. be (1) The existing indebtedness amounting to $18,125,000 shall funded over a period of sixty-two years. The computation of this indebtedness is set forth below Principal amount of obligations to be funded $16,000,000 .00 Interest accrued and unpaid thereon to December 15, 1922, at the rat e of 41/4 per centum per annum 744, 333 .79 Total principal and interest accrued and unpaid as of December 15, 1922 15, 744, 333 .79 Interest thereon at 3 per centum per annum from December 15, 1922, to January 1, 1928 2, 383, 588 .88 18,127, 922 .67 To be paid in cash b y Greece upon execut ion of agreement 2,922.67 Total indebtedness to be funded 18,125, 000 .00

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 202-204 . 1929 . 1177 Financial Commission, and shall procure the assurance of the service), of the loan by that commission . (7) Greece shall forego all claims for further advances under the er eremment n of form- tripartite loan agreement, dated February 10, 1918, and such agree- ment, so far as the United States and Greece are concerned, shall terminate upon the date on which the agreement authorized by this Act becomes effective . Approved, February 14, 1929 . February 14, 1929 . CHAP . 203 .-An Act To gra nt freedom of postage in the United States 	[H . R . 12415.1 domestic service to the correspondence of the members of the Diplomatic Corps IPublic, No . 748 .1 and consuls of the countries of the Pan American Postal Union stationed in the United States . Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives o f t h e United States o f America in Congress assembled, That under such Posta l Servi ce. Free transmission of regulations as the Postmaster General shall prescribe correspondence domestic mail of Pan American dip lom ati c of the members of the Diplomatic Corps of the countries of the Pan representatives. American Postal Union stationed in the United States may be Pest, p. 2422. reci proc ally tra nsmi tted in the dome stic mai ls f ree of p osta ge, and be entitled to free registration, but without any right to indemnity Consularoflicialmail. in case of loss. The same privilege shall be accorded consuls of such countries stationed in the United States, and vice consuls when they are discharging the functions of such consuls, for the exchange of official correspondence among themselves, and for that which they direct to the Government of the United States. Approved, February 14, 1929. February 14, 1929. CHAP. 204.-An Act To extend the collect-on-delivery service and limits of	[11. R. 12898.1 indemnity to sealed domestic mail on which the first-class rate of postage is paid. [Public, No. 749 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the rov i- Post al Ser vice. f 7 li Collect-on-delivery sions of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations service, etc., extended mat- for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year end- te>5ealea domestic mat- ing June 30, 1913, and for other purposes," approved August 24, vol.37, p. 557. 1912 (Thirty-sevent h Statutes at Large, pages 557, 558, and 559, u s. Code, p.1251. United States Code, title 39, section 24 4), with respect to the insur- ance and collect-on-delivery services, and the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to extend the insurance and collect-on-delivery serv- ice to third-class mail, and for other purposes," approved June 7, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, pages 652 and 653, United States Code, title 39, section 244), and the further provisions of sec- Vol . 42, pp-852, 1955. tion 211, paragraph (c), of the Act entitled "An Act reclassifying U.S. Code, p. 1251. j the salaries of postmasters and employees of the Postal Service, read- usting their salaries and compensation on an equitable basis, increas- ing postal rates to provide for such readjustment, and for other purp oses," appro ved F ebruar y 28, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, a e 1069, United States Code, title 39, sections 244 and 246) Regu lation s e pg , ,, > prescribed, d , fees, et c. are hereby extended so as to authorize the Postmaster General, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to provide collect- on-delivery service for sealed domestic mail matter of any class bearing postage at the first-class rate and to fix the fees and limits of indemnity for such service. Approved, February 14, 1929.

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 1178 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 206 . 1929 . February 15,1929. CHAP. 206 .-An Act Authorizing Elisha N. Goodsell, his heirs, legal rep re- [s .4560 .] sen tatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a b ridge across Lake [Public, No. 750 .] Champlain between a point at or near Rouses Point, New York, and a point at or near Alburgh, Vermont. Lake Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ch ampl ain. El isha N. Good sell United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to masesbringe,V from facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- u, Vt . vide for military and other purposes, Elisha N. Goodsell, of Alburgh, Vermont, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and he is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches the reto across L ake Champlain, at a point s uitable to the interests of navigation, between a point at or near Rouses Point, Construction. New York, and a point at or near Alburgh, Vermont, in accordance Vol.34,p. 54. with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Right to acquire real SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon Elisha N. Goodsell, his estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc. heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compen- sation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of Cond emnation pr o- such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in ceedings. condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3 . The said Elisha N. Goodsell, his heirs, legal representa- tives, and assigns are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the Vol .34,p .85 . legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the author- ity contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Acquisition author- SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined b the ized, after completion, y by New York, ver- Se cret ary of Tar, either the State of New York, the State of Ver- mont, etc' mont, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchas e or condemna tion or exprop riation, in a ccordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private quired b Compensation co ifondemae-- property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation .If na tio n, at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropria- tion, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall Limitations not include good will, g oing va lue, o r prosp ective revenu es or p rofits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value ; (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property ; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. Tolls under state, SEC. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired etc ., operation. by the States or public agencies or political subdivisions thereof, or by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls Rates appli ed to op- are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be eration, sinking fund, etc. so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 206, 207 . 1929 . 1179 cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its appro aches unde r ec onomi cal m anag ement, and to p rovi de a sinki ng fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years Maintenance as free from date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for bridge, etc ., after amor- such amor tization shall hav e been so provided, such br idge shal l there- tiling costs_ after be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical manage- Recor d of exp endi- ment. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the tures and receipts. bridge and its approaches, the actual expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons intereste d. Sworn statement of S EC. 6. Elisha N. Goodsell, his heirs, legal representatives, and construction costs to be assigns, shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge filed after completion. file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of New York and Vermont a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property nece ssary ther efor, and the actua l fi nanci ng an d pr omoti on co sts. The Secretary of War, may and upon request of the highway re ary of n~ataon b y Sec. department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and r easona ble co st of constr ucting, finan cing, and pr omotin g such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said Elisha N. Goodsel4, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all his records in connection with the construction, financing, Findings of Secretary and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to conclusive. the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Right to sell, etc ., SEC. 7. Th e right t o sell, a ssign, tr ansfer, a nd mortg age all r ights, conferred. powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to Elisha N. Goodsell, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Amendme nt. SEC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expres sly re served. Approved, February 15, 1929. CHAP. 207.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the highway February 15,1929. [S .5301 .1 department of the State of Tennessee to construct a bridge across the French [Public, No. 751 .] Broad River on Tennessee Highway Numbered 9 in Cocke County, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o America in Congress assembled That the consent French Broad River. f Tennessee may of Congress is hereby granted to the highway department of the bridge, near Bridg e- State of Tennessee to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge port ' and the approaches thereto across the French Broad River, near Bridgeport, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation on 54835° -29-PT 1-78

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 1180 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 207-209 . 1929 . Tennessee Highway Numbered 9 in Cocke County, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Amen dment . SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. Construction. Vol.34,p.84. February 15, 1929. [S.5377.] CHAP. 208 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Pittsburgh [Public, No. 752 .] and West Virginia Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a rail- road bridge across the Monongahela River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Monongahela River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Pittsburgh and West Virgi nia Railway Co. - Congress is hereby granted to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia pony may bridge, Charleroi, Pa. at Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Monongahela River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a t Char leroi, count y of Washin gton, State of Pe nnsylv ania, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regu- lat e the constru ction of brid ges over navig able waters," approved 19066 Right to sell, etc ., March 23, conferred. SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted t o the Pittsb urgh a nd We st Vir ginia Railw ay Com pany, its su c- ces sors and assi gns ; a nd any corpo ration to w hich s uch ri ghts, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby author ized to exerc ise the same a s fully as th ough con- ferred herein directly upon such corporation. a SEC. 3. The r ight to alter, amend, or re peal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. Construction Vol.34,p. 84. Amend ment. February 15, 1929. [H. R . 5713 .] [Public, No. 753 .] Navy. Chief warrant offi- ce rs All active service comput ed for pro mo- tion of warrant officers to rank of. Pr ovi sos . Status if heretofore commissioned. No back pay, etc. CHAP. 209 .-An Act To permit cert ain warrant officers to count all act ive se rvice ren dered unde r tem pora ry ap point ment s as warra nt or com missi oned officers in the regular Navy, or as warrant or commissioned officers in the United States Naval Reserve Force, for purpose of promotion to chief warrant rank. Be it ena cted by the Se nate and Hous e of Represen tatives of the Uni ted States of America in C ongress assemb led, That for the pur- pose of computing the six years' service required for promotion from warrant to chief warrant rank, all active service, for purposes other than training here tofore rendere d during the period from A pril 6, 1 917, to D ecembe r 31, 1921, under a tem porary appo intmen t as a warrant or commissioned officer in the United States Navy, or as a warrant or commissioned officer in the United States Naval Reserve Force, shall be counted : Provided, That officers who have heretofore been commissioned chief warrant officers shall for all purposes be regarded as having been so commissioned from the date of comple- tion of such six years' service including the service authorized to be counted by this Act : Provided further, That no back pay or allow- ances shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act. Approved, February 15, 1929.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 210, 211. 1929 . 1181 CHAP. 210 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy, in his discre- tion, to deliver to the custody of Naval Post 110 of the American Legion the bell of the battleship Connecticut. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ti "Connecticut," Bat- of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, to deliver to the custody Ben of, delivered to of Naval Post 110 of the American Legion, for preservation and can al Pont 110, Ameri- exhibition the bell which was in use on the battleship Connecticut Provided, That no expenses shall be incurred by the United States Noo Federal expense. for the delivery of such bell. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 15, 1929. (If. R . 12607 .] [Public, No . 754 .] February 15, 1929 . [II . R. 144 58 .1 CHAP. 211 .-An Act Authorizing the Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company, its s uccessors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge [Public, No . 755 .] across the Rio Grande at or near San Benito, Texas . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in o rder to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, auth orized to construct, maintain, and opera te a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interes ts of naviga tion, at or near S an Beni to, Te xas, i n acco rdance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to ent er upo n land s and to acq uire, c ondemn, occu py, po ssess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas upon making just compensation therefor to be ascer- tained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the pro- ce edings there for sh all be the s ame as in the conde mnatio n or e xpro- priation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The said Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Texas applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1006. SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as thoug h conf erred herein direc tly up on such corpo ration or pe rson. SEC. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by the State of Texas or by any municipality or other public sub- division, or public agency thereof, by purchase, condemnation, or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues Rio Grande. Rio Grande del Norte Investment Company may bridge, at San Benit o, T ex. Construction. Vol. 34, p .84. Appro val of M exico required. Right to acquire real estate, etc., in Texas, for l ocati on, appro ach- es, etc. Condemnatio n pro- ceeding. Tolls authorized. Vol. 34, p.85. Right to sell, etc ., con fer red. Compensation if ac- quired by Texas, etc., by condemnation, etc.

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 1182 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH-is . 211-213 . 1929 . Lim itati ons. Amendme nt. or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of con- structing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. SEC. 6 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 15, 1929. [H. R 14479] CHAP. 212 .- A n Act To extend the times for commencing and completing [Public, No. 756 .] the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio. Ohio River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Tim e ext end ed for United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times bridging, at Maysville, Ky ., and Aber deen, commencing and completing the construction of the bridge Ohio. across the Ohio River at or near Maysville, Kentucky, and Aber- Ante, p.306. deen, Ohio, authorized to be built by Dwight P. Robinson and Company Incorporated, its successors and assigns, by the Act of Congress a pproved March 12, 1928, are hereby extended one and Amendmen t. thre e year s, res pectiv ely, f rom th e date of app roval hereof. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 15, 1929. [H . R . 15005 .] CHAP. 213 .-An Act Authorizing the Donna Bridge Company, its successors [Public, No. 757 .] and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Donna, Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and How e o f Representatives o f the Don na Bridge Com- D Bridge United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to pany may br idge, at faci lita te in terna tion al co mmerc e imp rove the posta l se rvice and Donna, Tea. I provide for military and other purposes, the Donna Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, mainta in, an d oper ate a bridge and a pproach es the reto a cross the Ri o Grand e, so far as the U nited States has ju risdic tion o ver th e wate rs of suc h river, at a poin t suitabl e to the interests of navig ation, at or Construction. near Donna, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the Act Vol.34,p.84. entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- Appro val of M exico gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and required. limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the Right to acquire real proper authorities in Mexico. estate, etc., in Texas, for SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Donna Bridge Com- etc. on, approaches, pany, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained Condemnation p ro- and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings eeedings. therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said Donna Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such br idge i n acco rdance with any la ws of T exas a pplica ble th ereto,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 213, 214. 1929 . 1183 and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Right to sell, etc., SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred. rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Donna Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Compensation if ac- SEC. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired quires by Texas, etc ., by the State o f Texas or by any municipa lity or other public sub- by co ndem natio n, e te. division, or p ublic agency thereof, by p urchase, conde mnation, o r expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduc- tion for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of construct- ing the bridge and its appr oaches and ac quiring such i nterests in real property, and (4) actu al expenditur es for necessa ry improve- ments. SEC. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. Vol.34,p.85. Limit atio ns. Amendment. February 15, 1929. CHAP. 214 .-An Act Authorizing the Los Indios Bridge Company, its [H. R. 15006.1 successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Los Indios, Texas. [Pu blic, No . 758.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Unit ed S tate s of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That in orde r to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Los Indios Bridge Com- pany, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to con- struct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has jurisdic tion over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navi- gation, at or near Los Indios, Texas, in accordance with the provis- ions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Los Indios Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas upon making just compensation therefor to be Condemnation pro- ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the ceedings. proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State . SEC. 3. The said Los Indios Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Texas applicable thereto, Rio Grande. Los Indios Bridge Co mpany may b ridge, at Los Indies, Tex. Construction. Vol.34, p.84. Approval of Mexico required. Right to acquire real estate, etc ., in Texas for location, approaches, etc. Tolls authorized.

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 1184 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 214, 215. 1929 . and the rat es of toll so fixed shall be the legal r ates u ntil ch anged b y vol. 34, p. 85. the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. con erredto sell, etc ., SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Los Indios Br idge Company, its successor s and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or persons. Compensation, if ac- SEC. 5 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by conenmation, eete : by the State of Texa s or by any mu nicipality or other public sub- divisio n, or public agency thereof, by purchase , condemnation , or expropriation, the amount of damages or .compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or Limitations, profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduction for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. Amendment . SEC. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 15, 1929. [H .R . 15069.] CHAP. 215 .-An Act Authorizing the Rio Grande City-Camargo Bridge [Public, No. 759 .] Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Rio Grande City, Texas. Rio Grande. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Rio oran ge cit y- United States of America in Congress assembled, Tha t in order to Camargo B ridge Com- facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and pang may bridge at Rio Grande City, Tex. pro vide f or mil itary and o ther p urpose s, th e Rio Grande City- Camargo Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to constructio n. the interests of navigation, at or near Rio Grande City, Texas, in Vol.34,p.84. accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in requuedval of Mexico this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico. Right to acquire real SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Rio Grande City- estate,etc .,i nTe xas , s,cor location, a pproa ches , Camargo Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights etc • and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corpora- tions for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge pur- poses in the State of Texas upon making just compensations therefor Cond emna tion pro. t o be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and ceedings. the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized . SEC. 3 . The said Rio Grande City-Camargo Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls

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 .SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 215-217 . 1929 . 1185 for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Texas applicable thereto, and the rates of tolls so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the coRigh edto sell, etc., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Rio Grande City-Camargo Bridge Company, its successors and as signs, and any c orpora tion to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEC. 5. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired compensation if ac- quired by Texas, etc., by the State of Texas, or by any municipality or other public sub- by condemnation, etc. division, or public agency thereof, by purchase, condemnation, or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed sha ll not i nclude g ood will, going value, o r prospe ctive re venues o r profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduc- tion for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interest in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of co nstr ucti ng the bridge and its ap proa ches and acq uiri ng s uch interests in real property, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. SEC. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929 . Be it en ac ted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the agents and employees of any State to enter upon Indian tribal lands, reservations, or allotments therein for the p urpose of making inspection of health and educational conditions and enforcing sanitation and quarantine regulations or to enfor ce com pulso ry sch ool a ttend ance of Indian pupils, as pro- vided by the law of the State, under such rules, regulations, and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Approved, February 15, 1929 . Vol.34,p.85. Lim itat ions. Amend ment. February 15, 1929. CHAP. 218 .-An Act Authorizing representatives of the several States to [11. R.155231 make certa in insp ections and t o inves tigate State sanitar y and h ealth r egulat ions and school attendance on Indian reservations, Indian tribal lands, and Indian allotments. [Public, No. 760 .] Indian lands. State agents may en- ter upon, for investi- gati ng health co ndi- tions, school attend- ance, etc. February 15, 1929. CHAP. 217 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing [II. R. 15968.] the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Saint Paul [Public, No. 761 .] and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stat es o f America in Congress assem bled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge a utho rize d by Act of Cong ress app rove d Fe brua ry 16, 1924, and a mend ed by Ac ts a ppro ved Febr uary 7, 1925, Ma rch 1, 1 926, and March 10, 1928, to be built by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, its successors and assigns, across the Mississippi River, w ithin or near the city limi ts of Saint Paul, Ram sey Co unty, and Mississippi River. T ime extended for bridging, at Saint Paul andM inneapolis, Minn. Ante, p. 293, amend. ed .

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 1186 SE`TENTIETII CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 217-219,221 . 1929 . Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, are hereby extended one and three ye ars, respecti vely, from Fe bruary 1 6, 1 92 9. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1929. Am endment. February 15, 1929. [H. R .16527.] CHAP .-218. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to purchase [Public, No. 762 .] land for the Alabama and Coushatta Indians of Texas, subject to certain mineral and timber in terests. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Alabama and co u- shatta Indians . United States of America in Congress assembled, That in purchasing Lands purchased for, land for the Alabama and Coushatta Indians of Texas, as authorized in Texas, su bject to mineral and timber by the Act of May 29, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, pages 883-900), resent atio s. the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to accept title thereto subject to mineral interests and to existing Title of grantors. contracts for sale of timber : Provided, That a good and sufficient title is otherwise found to be in the grantors. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 15, 1929. [H. J_Res .356.] CHAP. 219 .-Joint Resolution To authorize the exchange of certain public [Pub. Res., No. S4 .] lands in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. B ear River Mig ra- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the tory Bird Refug e. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That when the Acceptance of lands ublic interests will be benefited thereby the Secretary of the Inte- valuable for, and pub- h y y lie lands given in ex- rior be, and hereby is, authorized, in his discretion, to accept on change. behalf of the United States title to any lands, surveyed or unsur- veyed, within township 7 north, ranges 2 and 3 west, and townships 8, 9, and 10 north, ranges 2, 3, 4, and 5 west, Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, which in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture are chiefly valuable for the purposes contemplated under the Act Aisle, p. 448. approved April 23, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes at Large, page 448), and in exchange therefor may patent not to exceed an equal value of surveyed unappropriated lands owned by the United States within Proviso. of pro- Publication the said towtownships nonmineral in character : Provided, That before p osed exch anges. any such exc hange is effe cted notice of the contempl ated exchange reciting the l ands involved shall be pub lished once ea ch week for four success ive weeks in some newspape r of general c irculation in the county or counties in which may be situated the lands to be accepted and in some like newspaper published in the county in which may be situated any lands to be given in such exchange. Approved, February 15, 1929. February 16, 1929. [H. R. 12032.] CHAP. 221 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to readjust the [Public, No . 763 .] pay and allowances of the commissioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service," app roved June 10, 1922, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives of the Pay readjustment, Army, etc Unit ed Sta tes of Amer ica in Congr ess as sembl ed, That t he Act . Commissioned War - entitled "An Act to readjust the pay and allowances of the commis- ra Vol .. 4 42, p .627,amo nd t sioned and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, ed. Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Serv- ice," approved June 10, 1922, as amended, is hereby further amended by striking out in paragraph 12 of section 1 of said Act the following

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Ciis. 221, 222 . 1929 . 1187 cl ause, lin es 12, 13, 14, and 15 of sa id parag raph, vol ume 42, S tatutes Matter stricken out. a t Large, page 627, " Commissioned warrant officers on the active U. S. Code, p. 1186. li st with c reditable records shall, af ter six years' co mmissione d serv- ic e, receiv e the pay of the s econd per iod, and after tw elve year s' com- missioned service, receive the pay of the third period," and inserting New matter. i n lieu thereof the following " Commissioned warrant officers with creditable records on the Pay of commissioned active list shall receive pay as follows : During the first ten years of warrant officers. commissioned service, the pay of the second period ; after ten years of commissioned service, the pay of the third period ; after twenty years of commissioned service, the pay of the fourth period ." SEC. 2 . That section 7 of said Act is hereby amended by substitut- Maximum Paying a colon for the period, volume 42, Statutes at Large, page 629, 0 Vol. 42, p. 629, amend- line 4, and adding the f ollowing proviso at the end of said Provi so in sert ed. paragraph "Provided further, That when the total base pay, pay for length a cesta etc .,of'comms- o f ser vice and allow ances for subs isten ce an d re ntal of qu arte rs sioned warrant ofrcers. authorized in this Act for any commissioned warrant officer shall U.S. Code, p. 1187. exceed $5,000 a year, the amount of the allowances to which such of ficer is ent itled shall be red uced b y the a mount above $5,000, and the pay and allowances of a commissioned warrant officer receiving the pay and allowances of the second pay period shall not exceed $3,158 a year for the first three years of commissioned service, $3,258 a year for the next three years of commissioned service, $3,358 a year for the next three years, and $3,458 a year for from nine to ten years' commissioned service." SE C. 3. That section 10,of said Act is hereby amended by striking Navy nt do fco rs, out in paragraph 1, lines 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of said paragraph, volume Guard. 42, Statutes at Large age 63 0, the follo wing : on and after July 1, 122, the monthly base pay of warrant edM st r stricken out. p. 1188. officers of the Navy and Coast Guard shall be as follows
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first six years of service at sea, $153 ; on shore $135 ; during the second six years of service at sea, $168 ; on shore, $147 ; after twelve years' service at sea, $189 ; on shore, $168 .", and inserting in lieu thereof New matter . the following " That hereafter the monthly base pay of warrant officers of the est Monthly. base pay Navy and Coast Guard shall be as follows : During the first six years of service, $153 ; during the second six years of service, $168 ; after twelve years' service, $189 ." SEC. 4. That nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to etNo o anyi n of pay, reduce the pa y, all owance s, emo lument s, or o ther b enefit s, inc luding th e Vol . 44, . 725. the benefits of the Act of June 10, 1926, Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 725, that any person now in the service is receiving at the date of the passage of this Act . Director of Coast and SEC . 5 . That the Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall Geodetic Survey . have the pay and allowances of a rear admiral (lower half) of the To receive pay, etc ., of a rear admiral (lower Navy. half) . Approved, February 16, 1929 . CHAP . 222 .-An Act To quiet title and possession with respect to certain 	February 1 2 (H. R. 123 22 .] lands in F aulkn er Co unty, Arka nsas . [Public, No . 764 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That all right ., Public land , title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands situated in Ark ., released to equi- Faulkner County, Arkansas, described as follows : The northwest table owner s. quarter of the northwest quarter, section 11, township 5 north of the base line, range 11 west, Fifth Principal Meridian, containing forty

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 1188 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 222-225 . 1929 . Only right, etc ., of Unite d Sta tes r elin- quished. February 16, 1929 . [H. R. 12347.) [Public, No . 765.1 Monte rey, Calif . Grant of Cuartel lot to. February 16, 1929 . [H . R.13899.1	CHAP . 224 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue [Public, No . 766 .] Public lands . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Patents d may f title,, U sued to holders of nited States o f America in Congress assembled, That if within etc ., for more than 20 five years after passage of this Act it shall be shown to the satisfac- years, in Michigan. tion of the Secretary of the Interior that a tract or tracts of public land in the State of Michigan, not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred and sixty acres, has or have been held in good faith and in peaceab le, ad verse posses sion b y a ci tizen of the United State s, his ancestors or grantors, for mo re than twenty years prior to the approval of this Act under claim or color of title, and that valuable improvements have been placed on such land or some part thereof has been reduced to cultivation, the Secretary may, in his discretion, P aymen t req uired. upon the payment of $1 .25 per acre, cause a patent or patents to issue Provide. for such land to any such citizen : Provided, That the term "citizen," Corporation In eluded as citizen. as used herein, shall be held to include a corporation organized under the laws of the United States or any State or Territory thereof. Approved, February 16, 1929. February 16, 1929. [H. H. 15328.] [Public, No. 767 .] Sh eep g rowin geape ri , ments, etc. Public lands in Box Elder County, Utah, ma y be excha nged for State lands for. acres more or less, be and the same are hereby, released and relin- quished by the United States to the respective owner or owners of the equitable title and to their heirs and assigns. SEC. 2 . Nothing in this Act shall in any manner abridge, divest, impair, injure, or prejudice any valid right, title, or interest of any person or persons in or to any portion or part of the lands mentioned in the said first section, the true intent of this Act being to relin- quish and abandon, grant, give, and concede any and all right, intere st, and e state, in law or e quity, wh ich the U nited Sta tes is or is supposed to be entitled to in said lands, in favor of all persons, estates, firms, or corporations who would be the true and lawful owners of the same under the laws of the State of Arkansas, includ- ing the laws of prescription in the absence of the said interest and estate of the United States. Approved, February 16, 1929. CHAP. 22 3 .-A n Act Granting a ll right, title, and interest of the United States to the piece or parcel of land known as the Cuartel lot to the city of Monterey, Cali fornia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the right, title, and interest of the United States in the piece or parcel of land known as the Cuartel lot, situated in the city of Monterey, State of California, is hereby granted for municipal purposes to the said city of Monterey as the successor in interest of the Mexican Government. Approved, February 16, 1929. patents for lands held under color of title. CHAP. 225 . -An A ct To auth orize the excha nge of eighteen sections of Government land for an equal value of State land located in Box Elder County, Utah, for experiments in sheep growing, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to exchange eighteen sections of surveyed, vacant, unreserved, and nonmineral

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 225-227 . 1929 . 1189 public lands located in Box Elder County, Utah, for an equal value of Utah State lands of the same character, the exchange being made for the purpose of e xperimental sh eep growing, the experimen ts to be conducted by persons designated by the director of the Utah Agri- cultural Experiment Station, the work to be carried on in coopera- tion with the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. Approved, February 16, 1929. February 16, 1929. CHAP. 226 .-An Act To provide for the acquisition of a site and the con- 	[H. R. 16129 .] struction thereon and equipment of buildings and appurtenances for the Coast [Public, No. 768 .1 Guar d Acade my. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the coast Guard Acad- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary emyP in he aegvired of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to acquire in fee for, without cost, at y7 New London, Conn. simple without cost to the United States a suitable site at New Lon- Post, p. 1654 . don, Connecticut, and to construct and equip thereon such buildings and app urtenances as he may deem n ecessary for the purpose o f the United States Coast Guard Academy, all at a total cost not to exceed for mount au t horized $1,750,000, which amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated. Approved, February 16, 1929. other personal services in the District of Columbia, including $7,294 etc• for ext ra labor and emergency empl oyments, and for personal serv- ices in the field, $712,450 ; in all, $727,450, of which amount not to exceed $699,450 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia : Provided, That in expending appropriations or por- tions of appropriations, contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923 as amended (U . S . C ., pp . 65-71, sees . 661-673, 45 Stat ., pp . •776-785), the average of the salaries of the total n umber of pers ons under any grade in any bureau, offic e, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act, as amended, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compen- sation rates for the grade except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year, and then only to the next higher rate Provided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduc- tion in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed, as of February 16, 1929. [l3. R 15386.] CHAP. 227 .-An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agri- culture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 7 6 9 .1 Be it enacte d by the Sena te and House of Representat ives of the Department of Agri- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the following culture appropriations, sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- fiscal year 1930. wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, namely OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SAL ARIE S Secretary's Office. For Secretary of Agriculture, Assistant Secretary and Secrperso, ersonn l or, y $15,000 ; y of fice l, labor, Provisos. Salaries limited to average rates under Classification Act. Vol. 42, p. 1488. Ante, p. 776. U.S.Code, p.65. If only one position in a grade. Advances in unusu- ally meritorious cases. Restriction not ap- plicable to clerical me- chanical services. No reduct ion in fixed salaries.

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