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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 751 . 1928. 745 Deem, Lieutenant Commander J. R. Peterson, junior, Lieutenant List of Navy offi- Commander A. Macomb, Lieutenant Commander H. F. Kingman, core-Continued. Lieutenant Commander D. C. Ramsey, Lieutenant Commander A. W. Dunn, junior, Lieutenant Commander H. O'D. Hunter, Lieutenant Commander G. E. Brandt, Lieutenant Commander W. C. Hayes, Lieu- tenant Commander J. B. Will, Lieutenant Commander R. Pfaff, Lieutenant Commander W. E. Whitehead, retired, Lieutenant R. Welles, Lieutenant B. T. Talbott, Lieutenant D. L. Maderia, Lieu- tenant R. A. Ofstie, Lieutenant W. A. Brooks, Lieutenant D. J. Sinnott, Lieutenant F. B. Stoddert, Lieutenant W. E. Moore, Lieu- tenant E. D. Snare, Lieutenant C. L. Green, Lieutenant C. J. Mar- shall, Lieutenant E. J. Norcott, retired, Lieutenant (Junior Grade) J. K. Lynch, Rear Admiral A. M. D. McCormick (Medical Corps), Captain W. N. McDonnell (Medical Corps), Captain C. S. Butler (Medical Corps), Captain J. S. Woodward (Medical Corps), Cap- tain A. B. Clifford (Medical Corps), Commander M. Boland (Medi- cal Corps), Commander R. H. Lan ing (Medical Corps), Lieute nant Com mander P. W. Wilson (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Com- mander R. W. Hutchinson (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Com- mander E. P. Huff (Medical Corps), Lieutenant Commander R. H. Miller (Medical Corps), retired, Lieutenant J. J. Kaveney (Medi- cal Corps), Rear Admiral S. McGowan (Supply Corps), retired, Captain D. Potter (Supply Corps), Captain N. B. Farwell (Supply Corps, Captain J . D . Robnett (Supply Corps), Captain E . D . Stan- ley (Supply Corps), Captain W . J. Hine (Supply Corps), Com- mander Eugene H . Tricou (Supply Corps), Lieutenant M . J . Stubbs (Supply Corps), Captain E . W. Scott (Chaplain Corps), Com- mander W . A. Maguire (Chaplain Corps), Commander J . W. Moore (Chaplain Corps), Commander E . A . Brodman (Chaplain Corps), Lieutenant Commander T . L . Wood (Chaplain Corps), Chief Pharmacist C . E . Alexander, Commander R . E . Tod, United States Naval Reserve, and Commander J . L . Callan, United States Naval Reserve . List of Marine Corps United States Marine Corps : Colonel Julius S . Turrill, Colonel officers. Douglas C . McDougal, Lieutenant Colonel James K . Tracy, Lieuten- ant Colonel James J . Meade, Major Calvin B. Matthews, Major Samuel M. Harrington, Major Alexander A . Vandegrift, Major Harry L . Smith, Major William H. Rupertus, Major Allen H . Turn- age, Major M . B . Humplarey, Captain William F . Beattie, Captain Louis J . Hughes, and Marine Gunner Theodore C . Laitsch . List of Army officers . United States Army : Colonel Bailey K . Ashford, Medical Corps ; Major General Edwin B . Babbitt, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnard, Field Artillery ; Captain Alfred Ilko Barton, Adjutant General Reserve ; Major Jose ph E. Barzynski, Quartermaster Corps ; Captain James D. Basey, retired ; Major William M. Beaman, Engi- neer Reserves ; First Lieutenant William C. Bennett, junior, Corps of Engineers ; Major General Charles W. Berry, senior, Reserves ; Major General Tasker H. Bliss, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Bonsal, Military Intelligence Division Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel Allan L. Briggs, Infantry ; Major General Robert L. Bullard, retired ; Captain Benjamin F. Caffey, junior, Infantry ; Captain Daniel J. Canty, Quartermaster Corps ; Major James E. Chaney, Air Corps ; Lieutenant Colonel Harry N. Cootes, Cavalry ; Major General Enoch H. Crowder, retired ; Major Fred T. Cruse, Field Artillery ; Lieu- tenant Colonel Guy Cushman, retired ; Major Herbert A. Dargue, Air Corps ; Major Howard C. Davidson, Air Corps ; Captain Anthony Bigelow Day, Medical Reserves ; Colonel Edward T. Don- nelly, retired ; Major Lee Roy Dunbar, Medical Corps ; Major John M. Eager, Field Artillery ; Captain Ira C. Eaker, Air Corps ; Major

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 746 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 751. 1928 . Li st or Ar my off - General Clarence R. Edwards retired ; Major Henry W. T. Eglin, cers-Continued. > > y Coast Artillery ; First Lieutenant Muir S. Fairchild, Air Corps ; Colonel John P. Finley, retired ; Major Allen S. Fletcher, Philippine Scouts ; Colonel Frederick S. Foltz, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel Clyde S. Ford, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel William F. H. Godson, Cavalry ; Lieutenant Colonel David Marvin Goodrich, Cavalry Reserves- Major Ephriam F. Graham, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel Ulysses A. Grant, third, Corps of Engineers ; Captain Samuel A. Greenwell, Cavalry ; Major General James G. Harbord, retired ; Major William Lee Hart, Medical Corps- Brigadier General William W. Harts ; Colonel Guy V. Henry, Cava.'ry ; Major William Joseph Hillas, Medical Reserves ; Brigadier General Roy Hoffman, Reserves ; Cap- tain Nelson M. Holderman, retired ; Major Otto Holstein, Military Intelligence Division Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel Harry S. How- la nd, ret ir ed ; Major Edgar Erskine Hume, Medical Corps ; Majo r General Merritte W. Ireland ; Major Leroy Hodges, Ordnance Reserves ; Captain William W. Jenna, Infantry ; Major Herbert Spencer Johnson, Infantry Reserves ; Colonel Wait C. Johnson, Infantry ; Major William A. Jones, Infantry ; Colonel Charles E. Kilbour ne, Coast Art illery ; Lieu tenant Colon el Wa llace Whitne y Kirby, Engineer Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel Arthur B. Kratz, Engineer Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel Ben Lear, - junior, Cavalry ; Major General Hunter Liggett, retired ; Colonel Charles A. Lind- bergh, Air Corps Reserves ; Captain Arthur B. McDaniel, Air Corps ; Major Dale F. McDonald, Infantry ; Captain William McFarland, Medical Administrative Corps ; Colonel Joseph Wallace McIntosh, Quartermaster Corps Reserves ; Major Rufus F. Maddux, Chemical Warfare Service ; Captain Walter Mulford Mann, Infantry ; Cap- tain Clarence Augustus Manning, Military Intelligence Division Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Montgomery, retired ; Major Horace Morison, Quartermaster Corps Reserves ; Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Mortimer, Quartermaster Corps ; Colonel T. Bentley Mott, retired ; Lieutenant Colonel Hugh A. Parker, Infantry ; Major Aibro L. Parsons, junior, Medical Corps ; Major General Mason M. Patrick, retired ; Major George S. Patton, Cavalry ; Colonel Robert U. Pat- terson, Medical Corps ; General John J. Pershing, retired ; Lieuten- ant Colonel Arthur Poillon, Cavalry ; Major George W. L. Pretty- man, Fiel d Artillery Re serves ; First Lieu tenant Chas. M c K. R ob- inson, Ai r Corps ; olonel Kyle Rucker, Judge Advocate General's Department ; Lieutenant Colonel Francis A. Ruggles, Field Artil- lery ; Captain Saint Clair Streett, Air Corps ; Colonel John Guy Strohm, Medical Reserves ; Major General Harry Taylor, retired ; First Lieutenant Bernard S. Thompson, Air Corps ; Major Harold Thompson, Cavalry ; Colonel Francis Bowen, Upham, Adjutant General Reserves ; Major Frank Clayton Vincent, Infantry Reserves ; Major Roland F. Walsh, Quartermaster Corps ; First Lieutenant Leonard D. Weddington, Air Corps ; First Lieutenant Ennis C. Whitehead, Air Corps ; Major Franklin L. Whitley, Adjutant Gen- eral's De partment ; Ca ptain Royden Will iamson, Cava lry ; Cap tai n Charles A. Willoughby, Infantry ; Captain Ira Ayer, Medical Reserves ; Major General David Prescott Barrows, Reserves ; Colonel William Merriam Chadbourne, Chemical Warfare Reserves ; Major General B. Frank Cheatham, The Quartermaster General ; Major Sher man Mo ntrose Crai ger, F inance Reser ves ; Major Edmu nd L. Daley, Corps of Engineers ; Lieutenant Colonel Warren Jefferson Davis, Simnal Reserves ; Captain John H. Dawson, Medical Admin- istrative borps ; Brigadier General John Ross Delafield, Ordnance Reserves ; Colonel Andrew J. Dougherty, Infantry ; Major General William Nafew Haskell, Reserves ; Colonel John Philip Hill, Cavalry

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 751-753 . 1928 . 747 Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel Campbell B. Hodges, Infantry; Colo- eB1istcof Army of nel Noble B. Judah, Field Artillery Reserves; Lieutenant Colonel James I. Mabee, retired; Major General Charles H. Martin; Captain Jeremiah Joseph Murphy, Engineer Reserves; Brigadier General William J. Nicholson, retired; Brigadier General William Barclay Parsons, Auxiliary Reserves; First Lieutenant Nathan Philip Rudit- sky, Military Intelligence Division Reserves; Colonel Lucius A. Sal- isbury, Medical Reserves; Major William H. Shutan, Quartermaster Corps; Major General Robert Henry Tundall, Reserves; Major James A. Ulio, Adjutant General's Department; Colonel Leroy Hodges, Reserve Corps. That all recommendations for decoration by the United States Pending recommendations for decorations of America now pending before the War Department, Navy Depart- for world war services of Army, Navy, and ment, or Marine Corps for services rendered during the World War Marine Corps to be con. be considered by the proper boards or authorities, and awards made mad", and awards in such cases as the conduct of those recommended shows them to 54835°-29-PT 1	51 be entitled and deserving of the same . Approved, May 26, 1928 . May 26, 1928. CHAP. 752 .-An Act To create a new division of the District Court of the [S . 3864.1 United States for the Northern District of Texas . Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives o f t h e United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created, in addition to those now provided by law, a new division of [Public, No . 516 .] Texas norther n judi . cial district . Lubbock division of, created. the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas, which shall include the territory now embraced in the counties of Bailey, Borden, Lamb, Floyd, Kent, Motley, Hale, Dickens, Crosby, Lubbock, Scurry, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Dawso n, and Gain es, wh ich sh all co nstit ute th e Lubb ock division of said district. Terms of the district court for the Lubbock division shall be held at Lubbock on the third Monday in May and the second Monday in December : Pr ovi ded , That suitable accom- modations for holding court at Lubbock shall be provided by the county or municipal authorities without expense to the United States. The clerk of the court for the northern district shall maintain an office in charge of himself or a deputy, in addition to the places now provided, at Lubbock, which shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business of the court. SE C. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, May 26, 1928. Vol. 36, p. 1125, amended. Counties ing. constitut- Terms of court. fur. Proviso. Room nished . to be Office of clerk. Conflicting laws re- pealed. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 753 .-An Act To authorize a per capita payment to the Pine Ridge [n. R. 13342.1 Sioux Indians of South Dakota. 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 the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to withdraw from funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Pine Ridge Sioux I ndians of Sou th Dakota a su m sufficient to make a $10 per capita payment to said Indians, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. Approved, May 26, 1928. [Public, No. 517.1 Pi ne Ridg e Sioux Indians, S. I)ak . Per capi ta pa ymen t to, from triba l funds.

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 748 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 754. 1928 . May 26, 1928. CHAP. 754 .-An Act To authorize appropriations for construction at military [H. R. 11134.] posts, and fo r other purp oses. [Public, No. 518 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Army . Aut horizations for United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is appropriations for hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $13,268,284, to buildings, etc ., at des ign ate d military be e xpen ded for the cons truc tion and ins tall atio n at mil itar y po sts posts . of such buildings and utilities and appurtenances thereto as may be necessary, as follows : A lbro ok F ield, Pa nama , no ncom miss ione d officers' quarters, $413,000, officers' quarters, $378,000 ; Fort Kame- hameha, Hawaii, barracks, $35,000 ; San Juan, Porto Rico, barracks, $10,0 00, offi cers ' qu arte rs, $140 ,000 ; Sc hofi eld Barr acks, Ha waii , ba r- racks, $830,000 ; Wheeler Field, Hawaii, barracks, $504,000, noncom- missioned officers' quarters, $300,000, officers' quarters, $666,000 ; Alca- traz Isla nd, Cali forn ia, addi tion to util itie s bu ildi ng, $15, 000 Benning, Georgia, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $130,000, offi- cers' quarters, $370,000 ; Fort Bliss, Texas, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $150,000 ; Fort Bragg, North Carolina, barracks, $186 ,000, non comm issi oned off icer s' q uart ers, $10 2,00 0, o ffic ers' qua r- ters, $212,000 ; Chanute Field, Illinois, barracks, $150,000, officers' quarters, $70,000 ; Camp Devens, Massachusetts, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $100,000, officers' quarters, $150,000 ; Fort Hum- phreys, Virginia, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $180,000 ; Fort Douglas, Utah, officers' quarters, $75,000, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $54,000 ; Fort Jay, New York, barracks, $300,000 ; Langley Field, Virginia, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $300,000 ; Letter- man General Hospital, California, nurses' quarters, $70,000, hospital, $50,000 ; Fort Lewis, Washington, barracks, $350,000, noncommis- sioned officers' quarters, $68,000, officers' quarters, $50,000, nurses' quarters, $32,000 ; March Field, California, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $150,000 ; Camp McClellan, Alabama, officers' quarters, $225,000, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $48,000 ; Fort McPher- son, Georgia, hospital, $150,000 ; Camp Meade, Maryland, noncom- missioned officers quarters, $150,000 ; officers' quarters, $250,000, h ospi tal, $15 0,00 0 ; Mitchel Field, New York, barracks, $280,000, non- c ommi ssio ned offi cers ' qu arte rs, $120 ,000 ; Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, officers' quarters, $350,000 ; Fort Monroe, Virginia, officers' quarters, $268,000 ; Fo rt R iley, Ka nsas , no ncom miss ione d of fice rs' q uart ers, $12 5,00 0, o ffic ers' qua rter s, $ 125, 000 ; Fort Sam Houston, Texas, barracks, $870,000, post signal communication center building, $30,000 ; New Primary Flying School, San Antonio, Texas, bar- racks, $180,950, noncommissioned officers' quarters, $540,000, officers' quarters, $1,250,000 ; Presidio of San Francisco, California, chapel, $40,000 ; Scot t Fi eld, Ill inoi s, n onco mmis sion ed o ffic ers' qua rter s, $ 150, 000 ; Selfridge Field, Michigan, noncommissioned officers' quar- ters, $100,000, officers' quarters, $250,000, completion of hospital, $50,000 ; Fort Slocum, New York, barracks, $246,000, noncommis- sioned officers' quarters, $54,000 ; Fort Wadsworth, New York, bar- pital, n. walter c. Reed 13os. r a c ks, $2 5 0 ,0 0 0 ; Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, Dis- Proviso. trict of Columbia, nurses' quarters, $300,000 : Pr ovid ed, That the Location of nurses' quarters. north center of the building shall be approximately six hundred Post, p. 927. feet east of the north and south line which forms the western bound- ary of the reservation, and approximately two hundred and sixty feet north of the line which forms the south boundary of the reser- NMilitary buildings, vation ; for completing the construction of the new cadet mess ew buildings, etc .etc . Post, pp. 929, 1368 . hall, cadet store, dormitories, and drawing academy, including equip- ment, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, Authorization for Air $126,334. Corps technical build- That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to ju gs, etc•
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cx. 754. 1928 . 749 tion at military posts of such technical buildings and utilities and appurtenances thereto as may be necessary, as follows Albrook Field, Canal Zone : Hangars, $200,000 ; Air Corps shops Zone Field, Canal and warehouse, $126,000 ; headquarters and operations building, $40,000 ; radio, parachute, and armament building, $25,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $75,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000 ; improvement of landing field, $600,000. France Field, Canal Zone : Hangars, $80,000 ; operations building, France Field, Canal $30,000 ; photo, radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 ; air-depot shops, $160,000 ; air-depot warehouse, $200,000 ; improve- men t of l anding field, $103 ,000. Wheeler Field. Ha- Hawaiian Department, Wheeler Field : Hangars, $240,000 ; Air waii. Corps field warehouse, $45,000 ; Air Corps field shops, $81,000 ; head- quarters and operations building, $40,000 ; photo, radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 • gasoline and oil storage, $15,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, 5,000 ; improvement landing field, $11 0,000 . Bolling Field, D. C. Rolling Field, District of Columbia : Hangars, $160,000 ; gaso- line and oil storage, $12,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000 ; improvement landing field, $100,000. Chanute Field, Illinois : Hangars, $120,000 ; Air Corps shops and Chanute Field, III. warehouse, $126,000 ; headquarters and operations building, $40,000 ; photo, radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 ;. school building, $80 .000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $10,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000. Crissy Field, California : Hangar, $40,000 ; photo building, $36,000 ; Crissy Field, Calif. gasoline and oil storage, $5,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000. Duncan Field, Tex. Duncan Field, Texas : Hangars, $80,000 ; air-depot shops, $243,000. Fairfi eld Depot, Ohio. Fairfield Air Depot, Ohio : Air-depot shops, $243,000. Fort Sam Houston, Fort Sam Houston, Texas : Hangar, $40,000 ; Air Corps field Tex s chops and warehouse, $60,000 ; headquarters building, $20,000 ; photo, radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $5,000 ; improvement landing field, $20,000. p Marshall Field, Kansas : Hangar, $40,000 ; Air Corps field shops MarshallField,Kans. and warehouse, $60,000 ; headquarters building, $20,000 ; photo, radio, arachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, 5,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000 ; improvement of land- ing field, $15,000. Maxwell Field, Alabama : Gasoline and oil storage, $5,000 ; paint, Maxwell Field, Ala. oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000 ; improvement of landing field, $13,000 . Mitchel Field, New York : Hangars, $80,000 ; ph oto build ing, Mitchell Field, N. Y. $36,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $10,000 ; paint, oil, and dope ware- house, $5,000. Post Field, Oklahoma : Hangar, $40,000 ; Air Corps field shops Post Field, Okla. and warehouse, $60,000 ; headquarters building, $20,000 ; radio, para- chute, and armament buildings, $25,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $5,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000. Rockwell Field, California : Hangars, $160,000 ; Air Corps Ware- Rockwell Field, Calif. house, $45,000 ; headquarters and operations building, $40,000 ; radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $25,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $10,000 ; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000. Rockwell Air Depot, Rockwell Field, California : Air-depot shops, R oc kwell Air De pot, $243,000 ; air-depot warehouses, $500,000. San Antonio Primary Training School, San Antonio, Texas : mars T Antoni o ichori- Hangars, $440,000 ; Air Corps shops and warehouse, $126,000 ; head- Tex. quarters and operations building, $40,000 ; wing headquarters build- ing, $60 ,0 00 ; photo, radio, parachute, and armament buildings, $61,000 ; school building, $40,000 ; gasoline and oil storage, $9,500 ;

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 750 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 754-756 . 1928 . paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000; improvement of landing field, 150,000 . Mi ch. Field, Selfridge Field, Michigan : Air Corps warehouse, $45,000; photo building, $36,000; gasoline and oil storage, $10,000; paint, oil, and dope warehouse, $5,000; improvement of landing fiel d, $50,000. Fo rt Kam eham eha, Hawaii. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to cause Acquisition of lands condemnation proceedings to be instituted for the purpose of for a flying field near. acquiring certain tracts of land in the vicinity of Fort Kame- hameha Reservation, Territory of Hawaii, hereinafter described, for use as a flying field, and that a sum not exceeding $1,145,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the acquisition of the fee Description. simple title to said land either by purchase or condemnation, to wit That portion of the Queen Emma and Damon Estates lying directly north of and adjoining Fort Kamehameha Reservation, east of the Fort Kameha meha-P uuloa Junct ion Ro ad, so uth of the planta tion road just north of Loco-Lelepaua and extending to the Rodgers Air- port and Keehii Lagoon on the east consisting approximately of one thousand four hundred and thirty-four acres, at a cost not exceeding $420,000, and also a portion of the Halawa district consisting of about eight hu ndred and six ty-two acres and immediatel y adjoining the Queen Emma and Damon Estates at a cost not exceeding $725,000 . Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26, 1928. [x .2 327 .] CHAP. 755 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide that [Public, No. 519 .] the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representative, of the A Addit iona road s United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- zations of appropria- poses of carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to tio Vo ol.o39, p . 356; Vol . provi de that the U nited S tates s hall a id the States in the constr uction 40. p . 1201 . 42, pp. 1 660,1157; Vol . 43, p .889; of rural post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, Vol.44,p. 760. and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following additional sums, to be expended according to the provisions of such Act as amended : For 1930. The sum of $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930. For 1931. The sum of $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931. A Feder al Highway. SEC. 2. For carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal Ad diti onal author - Highway Act, approved November 9, 1921, there is hereby authorized zations for roads and trails in national forests. to be appropriated for forest roads and trails, out of any money in Po st, P'. is 218. the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following additional sums, to be available until expended in accordance with the provisions of said section 23 : For 1930. The sum of $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930. For 1931. The sum of $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931. Inconsistent laws re- pealed. SEC. 3 . All Acts or parts of Acts in any way inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect on its passage. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26,1928 . [S .11 45 .] CHAP. 756.-An Act To authorize an appropriation for roads on Indian [Publ ic, No. 5 20 .] reservations. Be it ena cted by the Se nate and Hous e of Represen tatives of the Indian Reservations . United States of America in Congress assembled, That appropria- tions are hereby authorized out of any money in the Treasury not
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHS .756-758. 1928 . otherwise appropriated for material, equipment, supervision and engineering, and the employment of Indian l abor in the survey, impro vemen t, co nstr uctio n, an d ma inten ance of In dian rese rvati on roads not eligible to Government aid under the Federal Highway Act and for which no other appropriation is available, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secertary of the Interior. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 757 .-An Act Granting certain land to the congregation of Saint	[s .3620.1 Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [Public, No. 521 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Baton Rouge, La. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Patent to Saint Jo- sep h's ranted to the congregation of Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Churc Roman Catholic g h for tract of land Church in the parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, all the pro- in Garrison Grounds prietary right, title, and interest of the United States to and in that atAnte, p 595. certain tract of land in the United States Reservation or Garrison Grounds in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, formerly used as a grave yard or burial ground by the congregation of St. Joseph's Church of said city in the parish of East Baton Rouge, which is not included in any of the lots or streets of said city, but lies on North Street and between Uncle Sam Street and the lot of the private property of H. E. Hausey, measuring two hundred and fourteen and five-tenths American measure, on line of said Hausey, running north by a depth of four hundred and ninety-seven feet, more or less, running east to the west line of Uncle Sam Street between pa rallel lines, and contai ning a pproxi mately two an d fort y-five one- hundredths acres, as described in the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposal of a portion of the United States Military Reser- vation at Baton Rouge, Louisiana," approved September 30, 1890; and the Secretary of the Interior, after such survey as he may deem necessary, shall, as a further evidence of title, direct the issuance of a patent in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Forme r reservation SEC. 2 . That the provisions " unless hereafter required by the See- for military purposes retary of War for the use of the United States for military purposes " re 'O126, p. 503, repeal- be, and it is hereby, stricken from the Act of September 30, 1890 ed. (Twe nty-s ixth Statu tes, page 503), an d any impl ied condi tions of reversion of title to the Government of the United States contained in said A ct be, an d the sam e are her eby, repe aled, it being the purpose and intent of this Act to grant to the congregation of Saint Joseph's churohPlete title to the Roman Catholic Church of Baton Rouge. Lou isi ana, f ree fr om r est ric - tion, reservation, or condition, full and complete title in and to the lands described in section 1 hereof. Approved, May 26, 1928. Descr ipti on. Vol.26,p . 503. 751 App rop ria ti ons au- tho riz ed for construc- tion roads in, not eligi - ble u nder Fede ral H igh- way Act, etc. Vol. 42, p. 212. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 758 .-An Act Authorizing the South Carolina and the Georgia State 	[S .4474.] highway departme nts to construct, maintain, and operate a toll b ridge across [Public, No. 522.] the Savannah River at or near Burtons Ferry, near Sylvania, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed St ates of Am eric a in Congr ess assem bled, That in o rder to promote inter state commer ce, im prove the pos tal se rvice, and p rovide for milit ary a nd ot her purpo ses t he S tate highw ay d epart ments of the r espec tive Stat es of Geor gia and S outh Carol ina, join tly a nd severally, or either of them, be and are hereby authorized to con- struct, maint ain, a nd ope rate a bridg e and a pproac hes th ereto across Savan nah River. Georgia and South Carolina may bridge, at Burton Ferry, Ga

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 752 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 758, 759 . 1928 . Constru ction. the Savannah River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, Vol.34,p .84 . at or near Burtons Ferry, near Sylvania, Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc- tion of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State highway depart- approaches, etc. ments of the respective States of Georgia and South Carolina, jointly and severally, or either of them, 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, maintenance, and operation 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 compensation there- for, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, Condemna tion pro- and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condem- eee dmgs. nation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such States. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said State highway departments of the respective States of Georgia and South Carolina, jointly and severally, or either of them, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates Vol.34,p.85. until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. t Rates on, sli nki ng SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such fund, etc. bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operat- ing the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possib le, under rea sonable charg es, but within a Maintenance as free peri od of not to exce ed ten years from the c omplet ion th ereof. bridge, etc., after amor- After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been tizing costs, so provided, such bridge shall thereafter 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 Record of tares and receipts . under economical management. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the 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 interested. Amendment. SEC. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26,1928. [S .4458.] CHAP. 759.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the boards of [Public, No. 523.] county commissioners of the counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa, in the State of Florida, to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge across Santa Rosa Sound in the State of Florida. Santa Rosa Sound . Be it en act ed by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Escam bia and Santa United States o f Ainerica in Congress assembled, That the co nse nt Rosa Counties, Fla ., may construct, otc ., a of Congress is hereby granted to the boards of county commissioners free bridge across. of the counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa, in the State of Florida, to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge across Santa Rosa Sound, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Deer Point in Santa Rosa County or at or near Sharp Point on Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 759-762 . 1928 . 753 "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expre ssly r eserve d. Approved, May 26, 1928. CHAP. 762.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Alabama State Bridge Corporation to construct, maintain, and operate bridges across the Ten- nessee, Tombigbee, Warrior, Alabama, and Coosa Rivers, within the State of Alab ama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed S tates of A meri ca in Cong ress asse mbled , Tha t the con sent of Congress is hereby granted to the Alabama State Bridge Corpora- tion, a body corporate organized and existing under an act of the Legislature of Alabama approved August 31, 1927, to construct, maintain, and operate toll bridges at or near the following points within the State of Alabama, to wit One across the Tennessee River at or near Whitesburg Ferry on the Huntsville-Cullman Road, between Madison and Morgan Coun- ties ; one across the Tennessee River at or near Guntersville on Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendmen t. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 760.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to transfer or loan 	[S. 1822.1 aeronautical equipment to museums and educational institutions. [Public, No. 524.] - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Army . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Obso lete aero naut ical of War be, and he is hereby, authorized in his discretion to trans- equipment may be art loaned, etc ., to muse- fer o r loan to mu seums or pro perly accredi ted sc hools, colle ges, a nd urns and educ atio nal institutions. universities, for exhibition or instructional purposes, any aircraft, aircr aft pa rts, i nstrum ents, or eng ines th at hav e beco me obs olete or impaired to the extent that repair would not be economical : Pro- vided, That such aircraft, aircraft parts, or engines will not be used in actual flight : Provided further, That no expense shall be caused the United States Government by the transfer or loan or return of said property. Approved, May 26, 1928. Provisos. Not to be used in actu al f light. No Gover nment ex- pense. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 761 .-An Act To authorize the construction of a temporary railroad	[x .3808.] bridge across Bogue Chitto River at or near a point in township 5 south, range 13 [Public, No. 525 .] east, Saint He lena meridian, S aint Tammany Par ish, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Lamar Lumber Company (Incorporated) is hereby authorized to construct a temporary railroad bridge across Bogue Chitto River at or near a point in township 5 south, range 13 east, Saint Helena meridian, Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, some few miles below where the New Orleans Great Northern Railroad crosses that stream, in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act entitled " An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 : Provided, That if the bridge authorized by this Act shall at any time be abandoned and no longer used for railroad purposes, the same shall be removed from the river by the Lamar Lumber Compa ny (In corpor ated), or it s assi gns, at its o r thei r own expens e. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. Bogue Chit to River . Lamar Lumber Com . pa ny (Incorporated), may bridge, in Saint Tam ma ny Par is h, La. Construct ion . Vol.34,p.84 . Proviso. Rem oval when aba n- doned. Amendmen t. May 26, 1928. [H. R. 13481 .] [Public, No. 526.] Rivers in Alabama. Alabama State Bridge Corpora- tion may construct toll bridges across desig- nated rivers . Tennessee River, at Whitesburg Perry . At Guntersville.

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 754 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 762 . 1928 . At Scottsbo ro. Huntsville-Guntersville Road, in Marshall County ; one across the TombigbeeRiver, Tennessee River at or near Scottsboro on the Scottsboro-Fort Payne near Butler. Road, in Jackson County ; one across the Tombigbee River near at Epes. Butler on the Butler-Linden Road, between Choctaw and Marengo Counties ; one across the Tombigbee River at or near Epes on the At Gainesville. Eutaw-Livingston Road, between Sumter and Greene Counties ; one across th e Tombigbee Ri ver at or nea r Gainesville, on the Gaine s- At Cochrane. ville-Eutaw Road, between Sumter and Greene Counties ; one across the Tombigbee River at or near Cochrane on the Aliceville-Cochrane Warri or River, at Road in Pickens County ; one across the Warrior River, between Demopolis. Eutaw and Linden, at or near Demopolis, Alabama, between Greene At Eutaw. and Marengo Counties or between Greene and Hale Counties ; one across th e Warrior Rive r at or near Eutaw on the Eutaw-Greensbo ro Cla ibo rne . River, at Road, between Greene and Hale Counties ; one across the Alabama River at or near Claiborne on the Monroeville-Grove Hill Road, between Monroe and Clarke Counties ; one across the Alabama River Near Camden. near Camden on the Camden-Linden Road, in Wilcox County ; one Chi Coosa l der sbur giv er at across the Coosa River at or near Childersburg on the Columbiana- nt Riverside. Talladega Road, between Shelby and Talladega Counties ; one across the Coosa River at or near Riverside on the Anniston-Birmingham At Cedar Bluff . Road, between Saint Clair and Talladega 'Counties ; one across the Tombigbee River, at Coosa River at or near Cedar Bluff on the Center to Georgia State- Jackson. Line Road, in Cherokee County ; one across the Tombigbee River at or near Jackson, between Clarke and Washington Counties ; all of Construction. said bridges shall be located at points suitable to the interests of navigation and shall be constructed in accordance with the pro- Vol.34, p. 84. visions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridge s over navig able waters ," app roved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. to Rates to ll applied SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridges, the rates of fund, etc. toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridges under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund suffi- cient to amort ize the costs of the bridg es, including re asonable interest on bonds issued to provide funds for constructing the same, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed eighteen yea rs from the da te of approva l of this Maintenance as free bridges after amortiz- Act. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization sh all ing costs, etc• have been so provided, and in any event after such period of eighteen Use of tolls restricted . years, all of said bridges shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls. All tol ls coll ected f or the use of said b ridges shall be kep t in a separa te fund by th e proper autho rities of the State of Alabama, according to the law of said State, and no part of said funds shall be used for any purpose except for paying for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridges and amortizing the costs of constructing the same, including interest, un ifor mity of toll as provided in this Act. The tolls charged by the Alabama State charges. Bridge Corporation, its successors or assigns, shall be uniform as between persons, and as between vehicles of the same type, using each of such bridges, and the corporation shall not authorize or permit any discrimination between persons or between vehicles of Pr ovis o' the same type transiting any particular bridge constructed under the Cha rges for diff erent provisions of this Act : Provided, That n othing herei n sha ll be bridges. con strued to pre vent di fferen t tolls being charge d at di fferent bridg es, but in fixing the rate of tolls there shall be no discrimination as Record of cost, ex- between persons and none as between vehicles of the same type. An penditures, receipts, etc. accurate record of the cost of the bridges, the amount of notes or bonds issued for the construction of the same, and the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, the daily tolls

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 762, 763. 1928 . 755 collected, and the sinking fund on hand shall be kept and shall be avail able fo r the informa tion of all p ersons interes ted. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appro ved, M ay 26, 1928. Amend ment. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 763.-An Act Authorizing T. S. Hassell, his heirs, legal representa- 	[H. R. 13141 .1 tives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Tennes- [Public, No. 527 .] see River at o r near Clifton, Wayn e County, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Tennessee River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t in order to T. S. Hassell may promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide bridge, at Clifton, for military and other purposes, T. S. Hassell, his heirs, legal repre- sentatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Tennessee River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, in accordance with Const ruction. th e pr ovis ions of the Act enti tled "An Act to regu late the con stru c- Vol.34,p. 84. tion of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the ized, after Acquisition ic completion, suth- Secretary of War, either the State of Tennessee, any political sub- by Tennessee, etc. division thereof 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 interests in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation in accordance with the laws of such State the acquisition Co ndemnation pro- a cco rda nce gover ning ceedings . of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years Co mpensation i f ac. quired by condemna- after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by con- tion. demnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compen- sation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of L imita tion s. (1) the actu al c ost of c onst ruct ing such bri dge and its appr oach es, 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 cost, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructi ng the bridge and its appro aches and a cqui ring suc h in tere sts in r eal prop erty ; and (4) actu al expendi- tures for necessary improvements. T olls unde r St ate, SEC. 3 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired ,to., o peration. b y the State of Tennessee or any municipality or political sub- division or subdivisions thereof under the provisions of section 2 of this Act, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the use thereof, Rates applied to the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient operation, sinking to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operat- fund, etc. ing the bridge 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 reasonable charges, but within a period of not to Maintenance as free exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring same. After a bridge, etc .,after amor sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so tizing costs. provided, such bridge shall thereafter b e maintained a nd operated free of tolls, or the rates of tolls 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

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 756 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 763, 764 . 1928 . Record of expendi- approaches, under economical management. An accurate record of tures and receipts. the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for operating, repairing, and maintaining the same, and of daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sworn statement of SEC. 4. T. S. Hassell his heirs legal representatives, and assigns, construction costs, etc ., 5 . to be sfil ed a fter com- shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with pletion. the Secretary of War, and with the highway department of the State of Ten nessee, a swo rn itemized s tatement showi ng the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary Examination by See- therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secre- retary of war. tary of War may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of Tennessee 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 constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said T. S. Hassell, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of his records in connection with the construction, financing, con clu siv e . of Secre tary and promotion thereof. The findings of the 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 sec- tion 2 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gro ss mistake. coRight to sell, etc ., SEC . 5. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to T. S. Hassell, 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. Amendment. SE C. 6. The right to a lter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereb y expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 25,1028 . [H. R. 12571.1 CHAP. 764 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State highway [Public, No. 528 .1 commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridg e across t he Cumberl and River at or near Iuka, Kent ucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Cumberland River. Unite d Sta tes of Amer ica i n Cong ress assem bled, That the consent Kentuck bridge, at Iukay m a y of Congress is hereby granted to the State highway commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Cumberland River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the town of Construction. Iuka, Kentucky, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled Vol.34, p.84. "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable Post, p. 1523. waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Rates of toll applied SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates to operation, sinking fund, etc. of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 764, 765. 1928 . 757. as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exc eed twenty ye ars from the completion the reof. After a sinking bridg Mai e ntenance aft er tc as free ,e ., a' ft' er fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, tizing costs. such bridge shall thereafter 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 main- tenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the costs of the Record expendi- turns and rec eipts. bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repair- in g, and operat ing the same, and of the da ily to lls col lected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of al l persons .n terest ed. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am endment. expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 765 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Arkan- 	[s .4504.] sas, through its State highway department, to construct, maintain, and operate [Public, No. 529.] a toll bridge across White River at or near Augusta, Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the con sent A White Rsas may of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Arkansas, through its bridg e, at Augusta. State highway department, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the White River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Augusta, Arkansas, Con struction. in accordance with the provisions of an 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 contained in this Act. SE C. 2. If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates ofApplication of rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient (1) to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches ; (2) the interest on borrowed money necessarily required and financing charges necessarily incurred in connection with the construction of the bridge and its approaches ; and (3) to p rovide a sink ing fund suff icient to reti re the bonds issued and sold in connection with such original construction. All All revenues to be so applied. revenue received from the bridge shall be applied to the foregoing purposes, and no bonds issued in connection with the construction of the bridge and its approaches shall be made to mature later than twenty years after the date of issue thereof. After a fund sufficient to retire such bonds in accordance with Maintenance as free their provisions shall have been so provided, the bridge shall there- bri dge eebwh en p fu nd rov den after be maintained and operated as a free highway bridge, upon which no tolls shall be charged. An accurate and itemized record Recor d of exp endi- r, of the original cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expendi- tares and receipts. tures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, the interest charges paid, and the tolls charged, and the daily revenues received from the bridge shall be kept by the State highway commission of Arkansas, and shall be available at all reasonable times for the information of all persons interested. Amendment. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928.

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 758 May 26, 1928 . [H. R. 8742.1 [Public, No. 530 .] Baton Rouge Na- tional Cemetery, La. Portion of, c onveyed to Baton Rouge, for use as public street. Descr ipti on. Provisos. Written notice of ac- ceptance required . Jur isdiction of United States to cease, and vest in State of Louis- iana. Reversion if property cease to be used for stree t pur pose s. May 26, 1928. [H. R . 12953 .] [Public, No. 531 .] Volunteer Soldiers' Home. Board of Managers may accept State camp for veterans at Bath, N. Y. To become branch ho me of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Acceptance of ceme- tery to he maintained as a national cemetery. R.S., sec .355,p . 60. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 766, 767. 1928 . CHAP. 766 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to convey to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a portion of the Baton Rouge national cemetery for use as a public street. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unite d Stat es o f Ameri ca in Congre ss asse mbled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, subject to such conditions as may seem to him proper, to convey by proper quitclaim deed, to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a municipal corporation of the State of Louisiana, for use as a public street, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of ground thirty-one and five-tenths feet by three hundred and twenty-two feet between parallel lines and fronting thirty-one and five-tenths on the north side of Convention Street and thirty-one and five-tenths on the south side of Florida Street, being the east thirty-one and five-tenths feet of square 21 in that part of the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, known as Hicke y Duncan and Mather Town as shown on map made by William G. Waller, civil engineer, dated July 18, 1878, on file with clerk of the court in the courthouse of East Baton Rouge Paris h, Sta te of Louisi ana, b eing t hat sma ll por tion o f land belon g- ing to the national cemetery at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, lying out- side the cemetery wall : Provided, That prior to the delivery of any conveyance under this Act the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shall notify the Secretary of War, in writing, of its willingness to accept and maintain as a public street the parcel of ground included in such conveyance : Provided further, That upon the execution and delivery of any conveyance herein authorized the jurisdiction of the United States of America, which has been heretofore ceded to the United States by the State of Louisiana over such parcel of ground, shall hereby cease and determine and shall hereafter vest and be in the State of Louisiana. SEC. 2. No part of the property granted and conveyed by the Secretary of War for the purposes aforesaid shall be used for any other than street purpo ses, a nd whe n said proper ty sha ll cea se to be so used it shall revert to the United States of America together with jurisd iction over such p arcel of gro und. Approved, May 26, 1928. CHAP. 767.-An Act To authorize the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to accept title to the State camp for veterans at Bath, New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, when direct ed by the Pr esiden t, is authori zed to accep t on b ehalf of the United States, free from all encumbrances and without cost to the United States, title in fee simple to the land, including buildings and structures, constituting the camp for veterans at Bath, New Y o rk. Upon acceptance of such land by such Board of Managers, such land, buildings, and structures shall become a branch home of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. SEC. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept a conveyance, free of cost to the United States, but subject otherwise to the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes, of the cemetery at the New York Camp for Veterans, containing approxi- mately twenty acres, and located near Bath, State of New York, to be m ainta ined as a nati onal cemet ery. Approved, May 26, 1028.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 768, 769. 1928 . 759 CHAP. 768.-An Act Providing for the transfer of a portion of the military May 26, 1928. reservation known as Camp Sherman, Ohio, to the Department of Justice. [H.R . 10649.] [Public, No. 532 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Army. Portion United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary s eoma n Ohi o, Camp of War is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdic- ferred to Department of tion of the De artment of Justice for use as a site for the industrial Justice as site for In- p dustria l Reformator y. reformatory established under authority of the Act of January 7, Vol .43,p. 724. 1925, chapter 32, entitled "An Act for the establishment of a United States Industrial Reformatory," all that portion of the United States Des crip tion . military reservation known as Camp Sherman, Ohio, lying west of the Scioto River and south of a line beginning at a point in the center line of Portsmouth Street at the Scioto River and running thence southwesterly along the center line of Portsmouth Street to the center line of Columbus Avenue ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Columbus Avenue to the center line of Moundsville Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Moundsville Street to the center line of Egypt Pike ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Egypt Pike to its intersection with the center line of Sandusky Boulevard ; thence due west to the boundary line of the Government reservation. Appro ved, M ay 26, 1928. May 26, 1028. CHAP. 769.-An Act Authorizing B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I.	[H. R. 12235.] Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, [Public, No. 533.] of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, main tain, and operate a bridge across the Mi ssissippi River, at or near Tenth Street in Bettendorf, State of Iowa. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives o f the Mississippi River . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That, in order B.F . Peek, etc., may to fa cilitate inte rstate commerc e, improve th e postal serv ice and bridge, at Bettendorf, provide for military and other purposes, B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I. Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and ap- proaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Tenth Street in Bettendorf, State of Iowa, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled Construction. "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable Post3p .151 12 2, waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon B. F. Peek, G. A. Shall- Right to acquire real estate,ete .,forlocation, berg, and C. I. Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, approaches, etc. j A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their 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, con- struction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its ap- proaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad pur- poses or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real es tate or other property is s ituated, upon making ust compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the l aws of such S tate, and the proceedings t herefor shall be the c eed ing s .~ation pro same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3 . The said B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I. Josephson, Toll authorized .. of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their heirs, legal representatives,

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 760 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CFr. 769. 1928. 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 legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State of Illinois, the State of 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 property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time af ter the expir ation of twent y years after the completio n of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or 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 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 prope rty ; and ( 4) actual exp enditures for necessary imp rovements. 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 are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reaso nable interes t and financin g cost, as so on as possibl e under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided such bridge shall thereafter 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- ment. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the 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 interested. SEC. 6. The said B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I. Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall, within ninety days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of War and with the highway depart- ments of the States of Illinois and Iowa, a sworn itemized statement show ing the actu al o rigi nal cost of cons truc ting the bri dge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property nec essary theref or, and the a ctual financin g and promoti on costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon request of the highway depart- ment of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and deter- mine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the Vol.34,p . 85. Acquisition author- ized, after completion, by Illinois, Iowa, etc . Condem nation pro - ceedings . Compensation if ac- quired by condemna- ti on. Limitations. Tol ls u nder Stat e, etc ., operation. Rates a pplied to op - eration, sinking fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amor- tizing c osts. Re cord of e xpen di- tures and receipts . Sw orn state ment of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after comple- tion. Examination by Sec- retary of War.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 769-771 . 1928 . 761 statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reas onab le c osts of cons truc ting, fi nanc ing, and pro moti ng s uch bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I. Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; and J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Daven- port, Iowa, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financ- ing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing and promo- tion 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. SEC. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to B. F. Peek, G. A. Shallberg, and C. I. Josephson, of Moline, Illinois ; J. W. Bettendorf, A. J. Russell, and J. L. Hecht, of Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, their 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 trans- ferred, 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. S EC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. CHAP. 771 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Min- nesota to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Aitkin, Minnesota. 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 State of Minnesota to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Aitk in, Minnesota, in accordanc e with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over n avigable wate rs," approved March 2 3, 1 9 06. SEC.2. The right to alter, ame nd, or repeal this Act is h ereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. Finding s of Se cretary conclusive. Right to sell, etc ., conferred. Amendment. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 770.-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing [H. R. 12894.] the construction of an overhead viaduct across the Mahoning River at or near [Public, No. 534 .] Niles, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the overhead viaduct across the Mahoning River at or near Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, authorized to be built by the board of county commissioners of Trumbull County, Ohio, by the Act of Congress approved July 1, 1926, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof, and the said Act of Congress approved July 1, 1926, is hereby revived and reenacted for such purpose. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. Mahoning River. Time extended for viaduct across, at Niles, by Trumbull County, Ohio. Vol. 44, p .780, amend- ed. Post, p. 1535. Amendment. May 26, 1928. [H. R. 13069.1 [Public, No. 535 .] Mississippi River. Minnesota may bridge at Aitkin. Constru ction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendment

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 762 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 772. 1928. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 772 .-An Act Authorizing D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, [H. R.13380.1 their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate [Public, No. 536 .1 a bri dge acr oss th e Missi ssippi River at or n ear Hel ena, A rkansas. Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the D. T, Hargrave s and United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Jo hn W. Dulaney may bridge, at Helena, Ark. facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a brid ge a nd ap proac hes there to ac ross the Missi ssipp i Ri ver, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Helena, Construction. Phillips County, Arkansas, in accordance with the provisions of the vol.34, p. 84. Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over Post, p. 1529 . navigable waters," approved March 23, 190 6, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Right to acquire real SEc. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the said D. T. Hargraves estate, etc., for location, and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, approaches, etc. 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 corp orati ons f or ra ilro ad pu rpose s or by b ridge cor porat ions 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 the Condemnatio n pro- ceedings. 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 D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal representatives, 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 legal rates until changed by the Secretary Vol.34, p.35. 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 the ized, afte r co mplet ion, by Arkansas, Missis- Secretary of War, either the State of Arkansas, the State of Missis- sippi, etc. sippi, 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 an y inte rest i n real prope rty ne cessary there for, b y purc hase o r by c ondem natio n or expr opria tion, in accor dance wit h the laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property Compensation if ac- for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any on, by condemna- tion. time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of to. such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going v alue, or prospect ive reven ues or pr ofits, bu t L imita tion s. shall be limited to the su m of (1) the actu al cost o f constru cting suc h 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 cost, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in real property ; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. T olls unde r 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 Rates applied to op- by either of them, as provided in section 4 of this Act, and if tolls eration, sinking fund, are thereafter charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so e tc' adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable 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

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 772, 773 . 1928 . 763 fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid ther efor, in clud ing reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under rea- sonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund sufficient maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amor- for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall t izi ng costs. thereafter 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- Record of expendi. 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 per- son s inte rested. Sw orn state ment of SEC. 6 . D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal construction costs, etc ., representatives, and assigns, shall, within ninety days after the com- t a e filed after comple- pletion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of War and with the highway departments of the States of Arkansas and Mississippi, a sworn itemized sta tement showing the actual o riginal cost of con- structing such bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual Examination by See- financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and upon retary of War. request of the highway 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 reasonable- ness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such inves- tigation D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of their records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. Findings of seere- The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the tary conclusive. construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be con- clusive 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. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred. rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to D. T. Hargraves and John W. Dulaney, their heirs, legal rep resentatives, and assigns, and any corpo ration to whi ch 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, i s hereby auth orized and em po we r ed t o exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon suc h corporation or person. SEC. 8 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. Am endment. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 773 .-An Act Granting the co nsent of Congress to the county of	[H. R. 11917 .] Cook, State of Illinois, to widen, maintain, and operate the existing bridge across [Public, No. 537 .] the Little Calumet River in Cook County, State of Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the county of Cook, State of Illinois, to widen, maintain, and operate the existing highway bridge and approaches thereto across Little Calumet River, at or near Halsted Street, within section 8, township 36 north, range 14 east, in said county and State, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 54835°-29-PT 1-52 Little Calumet River. Cook County , Ill., may widen, etc., bridge ac ross, a t H alsted Street.

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 764 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 773-775. 1928 . entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to a lter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereb y expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. CHAP. 774.-An Act To legalize a pier and wharf in Deer Island thorough- fare on the northerly side at the southeast end of Buckmaster Neck at the town of Sto ningt on, M aine. Deer I sland Ther - Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Representatives of the oughfare, Me. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the pier and Pier and wharf in, built by Marguerite wharf built b y Marguerite S. Morrison in the Deer Island thorough- ,9 . M orriso n, lega lized. fare, State of Maine, on the northerly side at the southeast end of Buckmaster Neck, which is about two miles north of the wharf at the town of Stonington, in the State of Maine, be, and the same is hereby, legalized to the same extent and with like effect as to all existing or future laws and regulations of the United States as if the permit require d by the exis ting laws of the United Sta tes in such cases made and provided had been regularly obtained prior to the Proviso. erection of said pier and wharf : Provided, That any changes in said Owner i temake changes if necessary. pier which the Secretary of War may deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by the owner thereof. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendment. May 26, 1928. [H. R. 11950.] [Public, No. 538.] Amen dment. May 26, 1928. [H.R.12100.1 [Public, No. 539.] Rio Grande. Vol. 44, p .133, amend- ed. Gateway Bridge Company may bridge, between Brownsville, Tex ., and Matamoros, Mexico . Co nstruc tion. Vol.34,p.84. Approval of Mexico required. Rig ht to acquire real estate, etc ., in Texas for location, ap- pro aches, etc. CHAP. 775.-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act granting the con- sent of Congress to the Gateway Bridge Company for construction of a bridge across the Rio G rande betw een B rowns ville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico," approved February 26, 1926. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State s of A meric a in C ongres s asse mbled , That the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Gateway Bridge Company for construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande between Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico," approved February 26, 1926, is amended to read as follows " That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Gateway Bridge Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande River, so far as the United States has juris- dic tion over the waters of su ch river, at a point suitab le to the interests of navigation, between Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mex ico, in accor dance with th e provisions of the Act ent itled `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 the Republic of Mexico . " SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Gateway 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

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cns. 775-777 . 1928 . 765 purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid acc ording to the laws of such State, and th e proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of prop erty for pub lic purp oses in such Sta te. "SEC . 3 . The said Gateway 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, 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 . " 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 Gateway 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. " SEC . 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved ." Approv ed, Ma y 26, 1928. Condemnation pro . ceedings. Tolls authorized. Vol.34,p.85. Right to sell, etc ., conferred. Amendment. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 776 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing . [H. R. 12031.] the construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near a point two miles [Public, No. 540 .] south of the town of Tornillo, Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Rio Grande. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Time extended for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge across bridging, near Tornill° ' the Rio Grande, at or near a point two miles south of the town of Tornillo, Texas, authorized to be built by W. J. Stahmann, Edgar D. Brown, L. N. Shafer, and associates, their successors and assigns, Vol. 43, p. 1214, by the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1925, are hereby extended amended. one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Appro ved, M ay 26, 1928. CHAP. 777 .-An Act Granting the cons ent of Congress to the Fisher Lumber Corporation to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Tensas River in Louisiana. May 26, 1928. [H. R. 11980.] [Public, No. 541 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Tenses River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t the consent Fisher Lumber Com- pany may Congress is hereby granted to the Fisher Lumber Corporation, uiiana . br idge, in incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge anti approaches thereto across the Tensas River, in Louisiana, at a Location. point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near the dividing line between sections 1 and 12, township 12 north, range 9 east, Louisiana meridian, in accordance with the provisions of an Act Co-trucl on- 84. ent itled "An Ac t to r egula te the const ructi on of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the coRight to sell, etc ., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Fisher Lumber Corporation, its successors and assig>as, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers,

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 766 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 777, 778. 1928 . and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acq uire the same by mo rtga ge fo reclo sure or o therw ise, is h ereby authorized to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation. Amendment. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26,1928. [H. R. 12479.1 CHAP. 778 .-An Act Authorizing the sale of all of the interest and rights of _ [Public, No. 542 .1 the United States of America in the Columbia Arsenal property, situated in the ninth civil district of Maury County, Tennessee, and providing that the net fund be deposited in the military post construction fund. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Columbia Arsenal, Tenn. United States of America in. Congress assembled, That the Secretary Sale of, authorized to of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell upon such terms and The Columbia Mili- tary Academy, with conditions as he considers advisable and to make proper deed of u' tile, etc. Vol.33,p.296. conveyance to The Columbia Military Academy, a corporation organ- ized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, all of the title, interest, limitations, conditions, restrictions, reservations, and rights owned and held by the United States of America as defined in Public Act Numbered 152 of the second session of the Fifty-eighth Congress and in the deed of the United States of America to the lands con- veyed therein to The Columbia Military Academy of record in book 105, volume 4, page 495 in the register's office of Maury County, Tennessee. Said limitations, conditions, restrictions, reservations, and rights are defined in said Public Act and deed as follows : Former limitations. That the Secretary of War shall be a visitor to said school, and have and exercise full rights of visitation, and he shall have the right and authority in his discretion, as the public interest requires, to prescribe the military curriculum of said school, and to enforce compl iance therew ith, a nd upo n refu sal or failur e of t he aut horiti es of said school to comply with the rules and regulations so prescribed by the Secretary of War, or the terms of the Act, he is authorized to declare that the estate of the grantee has terminated and the proper ty sha ll rev ert to the U nited States, and t he Sec retary of Wa r is authorized thereupon to take possession of said property in behalf of the United States, and shall further reserve to the United States the right to use such lands for military purposes at any time upon demand of the President of the United States. Said lands to which said limitations, conditions, restrictions, reser- vations, and rights attach are described as situated in the ninth civil district of Maury County, Tennessee, and were formerly used as an arsenal and known as the Columbia Arsenal property, the same comprising about sixty-seven acres more or less, and generally bounded by the Hampshire Pike, and Louisville and Nashville Rail- road, the Mount Pleasant Pike, and a public road connecting the two pikes above named. All limitatio ns, rights, etc ., to pass to All of said limitations, conditions, re5trictions 7 reser vation s, and the purchaser. rights of the United States of America, whether legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in and to said lands as specified and defined in said public law and deed and belonging to the United States of Americ a will pass to the purch aser u nder th e sale herei n auth orized. be made. Appraisal of land to SEC. 2. The Secretary of War shall have said tract of land . apprai sed, t he app raisal being of th e land alone, and w ithout regar d Consideration. to the buildings thereon. And the Secretary of War shall not sell the rights and interests of the Government herein above defined in said Columbia Arsenal property for a less consideration than the . apprai sed va lue he rein p rovide d for.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 778-781 . 1928 . 767 SEC. 3. That the proceeds of said Sale shall be deposited in the Treasury to the fund known as the military post construction fund, after first paying the expenses of and incident to the sale including appraisal fees, but no appraiser shall be paid in excess of $100 for such Services as he may render under the terms of this Act. Approved, May 26, 1928. Proceeds to be de- posited in military post construction fund. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 779.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to provide an 	[H. R. 12694.1 escort for the bodies of deceased officers, enlisted men, and nurses. [Public, No. 543 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Navy. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Escort for burial of officers, etc., dying in of the Navy, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to furnish an service, authorized. escort not to exceed one person to the place of burial for the bodies of officers, enlisted men, or nurses who have lost their lives in the naval s ervice. Such e xpenses as are i ncurred for this purpose shall Proviso. be paid from the proper appropriation : Provided, That section 1587 R.S.,see.1587, p.271, of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby repealed. Le UaS. Code, p. 1142. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26,1928 . CHAP. 780.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana [H. R.12623 .] Highway Commissio n to construct, main tain, and operate a free highway bridge [Public, No. 544 .] across the Sabine River, at or near Starks, Loui siana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sabine River. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Loui sian a Hi ghwa y of Congress is hereby granted to the Louisiana Highway Commis- b°mmissionmay ridge, at Starks. sion to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Starks, Louisiana, in accord- construction. ance w ith the provisio ns of an Act ent itled, " An Act t o regula te the Vol.34,p.84. construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. express ly reser ved. Approved, May 26, 1928. May 26, 1928. CHAP. 781 .-An Act Authorizing J. H. Harvell, his heirs, legal representa- 	[H. R. 12806.] tives, and assigns, to construct, m aintain, and operate a br idge across New River [Public, No. 545 .1 at or near McCreery, Raleigh County, West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled That in order to New River. J . H. Harvell may promote interst ate comm erce, im prove th e postal service, and pr ovide bridge, at McCreery, for military and other purposes, J. H. Harvell, his heirs, legal repre- sentati ves, and assigns, be, an d is her eby, aut horized to const ruct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across New River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near McCreerv Raleigh County, West Virginia, in accordance with the construction. provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction Vol.34,p.84. of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. After the completion of such bridge, as determined b the Acquisition anthori- in y ized, aft er c omple tion, Secretary of War, either the State of West Virginia, any political by west Vir ginia, etc . subdivision thereof within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or m ore of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge

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 768 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss . I. CH. 781. 1928 . and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary there- Co ndem nati on pro " for, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance ceedings . with the laws of such State governing the acquisition of private p ropert y for public purp oses b y cond emnat ion or expro priati on . Compensation if ac- If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the com- o by con demn a- t pletion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or ton . expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues, or Limitations . profit, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of con- structing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduc- tion for actual depreciation in value ; (2) the actual cost of acquir- ing such interests in real property ; (3) actual financing and promo- tion cost, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such inter- ests in real property ; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. To lls under Sta te, SEC. 3. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired etc ., operation. by the State of West Virginia or by any municipality or other political subdivision or public agency thereof, under the provisions Rates applied to op- of section 2 of this Act, and if tolls are thereafter charged for the eration, sinking fun d, use thereof, the rates of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical man- agement and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing co st, as soon a s possi ble un der rea sonable charg es, but within a per iod of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after agar- After a sinking g fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been tiling costs. s o provided, such bridge shall thereafter 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 Re cord of e xpen di- under economical management. An accurate record of the amount tares and receipts • paid for ac uirin the bridge and its approaches, the actual expendi- tures for maintaining, repairing, and orating he same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sworn statement of SEC .4. J. H. Harvell, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, construction costs, etc ., to be filed after com- shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with pletion. the Secretary of War and with the highway d epartment of the State of West Virginia, 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, and Examination by Sec- the actual financing and romotion costs. The Secretary of War rotary of war. may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of West Virginia shall, at any time within three years after the com- pletion 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 reasonable cost of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge. For the purpose of such investigation the said J. H. Harvell, his heirs, legal represe ntative s, and assign s shall make a vailab le all of its record s in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. Findings of Secre- tart' conclusive. The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of the . construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be con- clusive for the purposes mentioned in section 2 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. n eoerr edto sell, etc ., SEC. 5 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted toJ.H . Harvell, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and

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