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 960 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 871-872 . 1928 . Tra ct to be given exchange therefor . 2. The said conveyance of the aforesaid property to be given . in exchange for and dependent upon the city of Chicago conveying to the United States of America the fee simple title, as evidenced by a quitclaim deed and abstracts acceptable to the Attorney General of the United States, to the following tract of land, described by metes and bounds as follows : Descri ption. Beginning at the point of intersection of the west side of the dock on the east side of the Ogden Slip with the north line of the tract of land conveyed by the city of Chicago to the United States of America by deed dated August 10, 1920, and recorded December 8, 1921, as document 7347325 in book 16850, page 532 ; running thence east on the north line of said tract a distance of eighty feet ; thence north at right angles to the north line of said tract two hundred and seventeen feet ; thence west on a line parallel to and two hundred and seventeen feet north of the north line of said tract one hundred feet, more or less, to the west side of said dock on the east side of the Ogden Slip ; thence south and southeasterly on the west side of said dock to the place of beginning, the said tract of land conveyed by the city of Chicago to the United States of America, being described as follows : A parcel of land adjacent to the north Government pier, and bounded on the east by Lake Michigan, approximately five hundred feet long in an easterly and westerly direction and one hun- dred feet wide, described as commencing at the junction of the north side of t he Un ited Stat es Go vernm ent pier (runn ing east from the Ogden Slip) with the east side of the north and south municipal pier for place of beginning, said place of beginning being seven hundred feet, more or less, south measured at right angles from a point in north line of East Illinois Street extended one thousand five hundred feet, more or less, east of the east line of Peshtigo Court ; thence northerly along the said north and south pier one hundred and eight feet ; thence westerly at an angle from the south to west of ninety- one degrees, a distance of five hundred and six feet, more or less, to the west side of the dock on east side of the Ogden Slip ; thence southe rly at an an gle fr om eas t to s outh se venty- four d egrees thirt y minutes along the concrete dock one hundred and three feet, more or less, to the United States Government pier ; thence easterly at an angle from north to east one hundred and six degrees forty minutes along the United States Government pier for a distance of four Right of way to be hundred and eighty feet, more or less, to place of beginning. given . SE C. 3. That in the exchange herein provided the city of Chicago shall provide suitable access or right of way to the property to be conveyed to the United States. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [S .4487 .) CHAP . 872 .-An Act Auth oriz ing the Uval da Bo oste r Cl ub, its succ esso rs [Public, No . 582.] and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Altamaha River at or near Towns Bluff Ferry, connecting Montgom ery and Jeff Davis Counties, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America irn Congress assembled, That in order to pr omote inters tate c ommerc e, imp rove t he post al ser vice, and pr ovide for military and other purposes, the Uvalda Booster Club, its suc- cessors and assigns, is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Altamaha River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Towns Bluf f Ferry, connecting Montgomery and Jeff Davis Counties, Georgia, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," Altamaba River. Uvalda Booster Club may bridge, at Towns Bluff Ferry, C3a. Con struct ion. Vol.34,p.84.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Ca. 872. 1928. 961 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 Secretary of War, either the State of Georgia, any political sub- 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 interest in real property necessary ther efor, by pur chase or by conde mnatio n or exprop riatio n, in accordance with the laws of such State governing the acquisition of privat e property for public purpo ses by condem nation or expr o- priation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or e xpropr iation, the amoun t of d amages or c ompens ation 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 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 interests in real property ; and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. SEC. 3 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by the State of Georgia, or by any municipality or other political subdivision or public agency thereof, under the provisions of section 2 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 operat- ing t he bri dge an d its appro aches under econo mical manage ment 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 exceed twent y years from the date of a cquiring the s ame. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, su ch bridge sha ll 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 management. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the bridge and its approaches, the actual expen ditures for m aintaining, r epairing, and operating the same, and of the daily to lls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 4. The Uvalda Booster Club, its successors and assigns, shall, within ninety days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of ' War and wit h the highway department of the State of Georgia, 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 the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of Georgia shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said Uvalda Booster Club, its successors and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. Acquisition author- ize d, a fter comp letio n, by Georgia, etc. Compensation if ac- quired by con de mns . tion. Lim itati ons. Tol ls un der Stat e, etc ., operation. Rat es a ppl ied to operation, sinking fund, etc. Maintenance as fr ee bridge, etc ., after amor tizing cos ts. Record of expendi- ture s and rec eipts. Swo rn st atem ent of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after comple- tion. Examination by Sec- retary of War.
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 962 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 872-874 . 1928 . Findings of Secretary The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs conclusive. of the construction, Iiiiiancing, and promotion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 2 of th is Ac t, etc ., subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 5. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Uvalda Booster Club, its successors and assigns, and any corpor ation to w hich or any person to whom such rights, pow ers , and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the s ame by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the sa me as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SEC. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928 . Right to conferred. sell, Am endment. May 29, 1928. [S. 4346.] [Pub lic, No .583.1 Fort Apache Reser- vat ion, Ariz. Pu rchase of l and, etc ., within fromAztec La nd and attl e Com- pany for Indians there- of from tribal funds. Post, p. 1568. Ma 29, 1928. [S . 4203 .1 [Public, No. 584 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the J.H. Missouri Haley River. may United States of America im Congress assembled, That in order to. County bridge, n M S oa int L ouis pr omote in terstate commerc e, impro ve the p ostal se rvice, a nd provi de for milit ary and othe r p urpo ses, J. H. Haley, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and op er ate a bridge and approaches th ere to across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near a point about three thousand five hundred feet downstream from mile 45 as established by the survey of the United St ates Engineers, War Department, said place or point being approximately five thousand feet downstream from the point where Olive Street Ro ad, Sain t Louis County, Missouri, if ext ended we st would interse ct the southerly ba nk of the Missouri River, in accordance wi th the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Acquisition author- iz ed, a fter comp leti on, SEC. 2. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by the by Missouri, etc. S ecre tary of War, eit her the Stat e of Mis sour i, any p olit ical subdi vision thereof within or ad joining 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 Location. Const ruction. Vol.34,p.84. CHAP. 873 .-An Act To authorize an appropriation for the purchase of certain privately owned lands within the Fort Apache I ndian Reservation, Arizo na. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States of Ame rica in Cong ress ass embl ed, That there is her eby authorized an appropriation of $6 ,20 0, or as much thereof as might be required, from the tribal fund " Indian moneys proceeds of labor" on dep os it in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Indians of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona, for the purchase of the land and appurtenances thereof located within the exterior bou nd ari es of t hat reservation and belonging to the Aztec Land and Cattle Company, title thereto to be taken in the name of the United States in trust for said Indians. Approved, May 29, 1928 . CHAP. 874.-An Act Authorizing J. H. Haley, his heirs, legal representa- tives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River near a point where Olive Street Road, Saint Louis County, Missouri, if extended west would intersect the Missouri River.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 874. 1928. 963 therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropriation, in accordance with the laws of such State governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by con demnation or expro- priation. If at any time after the expiration of ten years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall n ot inc lude g ood wi ll, go ing va lue, or prosp ective reven ues 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 interest 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. SE C. 3. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by the State of Missouri, or by any municipality or other political subdivision or public agency thereof, under the provisions of section 2 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 t he rea sonabl e cost of ma intaini ng, re pairin g, and oper- ating the bridge and its approaches under economical management and to provi de a s inking fund suffic ient to amort ize th e amou nt pai d therefor, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed ten years from the date of acquiring the same. After a sink- ing 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 mainte- nance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the amount paid for ac quirin g the bridge and i ts app roaches, the actual expen diture s for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the informa- tion of all persons interested. SEC. 4. J. II. Haley, his 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 department of the State of Missouri 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 the actual financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of Mis- souri shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall snake a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of cons truct ing, finan cing, and prom otin g suc h bri dge ; for the pur- pose of such investigation the said J. H. Haley, his heirs, legal rep- resentatives, and assigns, shall make available all of its records in connection with the construction, financing, 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 section 2 of this Act, sub- ject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SEC. 5 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereb'y' granted to J. H. Haley, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, Compensation if ac- quired by condemna- tion. Limit atio ns. Tolls, under State, etc ., op eration. Rates applied to oper- ation, sinki ng fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridƒe, etc ., after amor- tizing costs. Record of expendi- ture and r ecei pts. Sworn statement of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after com- pletion. Investigation by Sec retary of war. Findings of Secretary conclusive . Rights to sell, etc ., conferred.

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 964 Am endment. May 29, 192 8 . [H.R. 13039.] [Public, No. 585.] World war Veterans' Act Amendments. Vol. 43, p. 1303, amended. U. S. Code, p .1218. Ti me for brin ging suits on insurance claims. Provisos. Time when right accrued . S uspen sion, on denia l of claim by director. Infants, etc. Defects in process, etc . Allowance of another suit. State limitations not applicable. Pending suits in- clude d. Payments to minors, etc. Vol . 44, p. 792, amend- ed. U.S . Code, p .2075 . No tice to c ourt on failure of guardian etc ., to properly execute his duties, etc. Proviso. Suspe nsion of gua rd- ian, etc ., failing to render accounts. Payme nt of court ex- pense s of investiga - ti ons, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cas. 874, 875 . 1928 . and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortg age foreclosu re or otherwis e, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. SE C. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 875 .-An Act To amend the World War Veterans' Act, 1924. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 19 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 445, title 38, of the United States Code), be amended by adding the following : " No suit shall be allowed under this section unless the same shall have been brought within six years after the right accrued for which the claim is made, or within one year from the date of the approval of this amendatory Act, whichever is the later date : Provided, That for the purposes of this section it shall be deemed that the right accrued on the happening of the continge ncy on which t he claim is founde d : Pro vided further, That th is limitation is suspended for the period elapsing between the filing in the bureau of the claim sued upon and the denial of said claim by the director . Infants, insane persons, or persons under other legal disability, or persons rated as incompetent or insane by the bureau shall have three years in which to bring suit after the removal of their disabilities . If suit is seasonably begun and fails for defect in process, or for other reasons not affecting the merits, a new action, if one lies, may be brought within a year though the period of limitations has elapsed. Judg- ments heretofore rendered against the person or persons claiming under the contract of war-risk insurance on the ground that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations shall not be a bar to the institution of another suit on the same claim. No State or other statute of limitations shall be applicable to suits filed under this section. This section shall apply to all suits now pending against the United States under the provisions of this section ." SEc. 2. That section 21, subdivision (2 ), of the World War Vet- erans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 450, title 38, of the United States Code), be hereby amended to read as follows : "(2) Whenever it appears that any guardian, curator, conservator, or other person is not, in t he opin ion of the di rector, proper ly exe cut- in g the duties of his trust or has collect ed or is atte mpting to col lect fees, commissions, or allowances that are inequitable or are in excess of those allowed by law for the duties performed or expenses incurred, or has failed to make such payments as may be neces- sary for the benefit of the ward or the dependents of the ward, then and in that event the director is hereby empowered by his duly authorized attorney to appear in the court which has appointed such fiduciary and make proper presentation of such matters to the court : Provided, That the director, in his discretion, may suspend payments to any such guardian, curator, conservator, or other per- son who shall neglect or refuse, after reasonable notice, to render an account to the director from time to time showing the application o f such payme nts fo r the benef it of such minor or inc ompete nt beneficiary. "Authority is hereby granted for the payment of any court or other expenses incident to any investiga tion or court proceedi ng for the appointment of any guardian, curator, conservator, or other

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cs. 875 . 1928 . 965 person legally vested with the care of the claimant or his estate or the removal of such fiduciary and appointment of another, and of e xpense s in c onnect ion wi th the admini strati on of such e states by such fiduciaries, when such payment is authorized by the director ." Recoveries . SEC. 3. That section 28 of the World War Veterans' Act, as Vol . 43, p . 615, amend- amended (section 453, title 38, of the United States Code), is hereby e u. S. Code, p. 1219. amended to read as follows : No recovery from SEC . 28. There shall be no recovery of payments from any per- beneficiary, if without son, who, in the judgment of the director, is without fault on his fault . part, and where, in the judgment of the director, such recovery would defeat the purpose of benefits otherwise authorized or would be Nonliability of dis- against equity and good conscience . No disbursing officer shall be bursing officer . held liable for any amount paid by him to any person where the recovery of such amount is waived under this section. Amount reimbursed " When under the provisions of this section the recovery of a to life insurance fund . .payment made from the United States Government life-insurance fu nd is wai ved, the U nited Sta tes G overn ment life -insu rance fun d shall be reimbursed for the amount involved from the current appro- pria tion f or mil itary and na val in surance ." New s ection. SEC. 4. That a new section be added to Title I of the World War edVol.44,p .793,amend. Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (title 38, United States Code), to be known as section 34 and to read as follows : Services of transla- " SEC. 34. The director is hereby authorized to contract for the tors, without regard to services of translators without regard to the provisions of the Act ofcation provisions . civicse classifi- August 5, 1882 (sections 39, 45, 46, 50, title 5, United States Code), and the Classification Act of 1923 (sections 43, 45, 46, title 5, United States Code) . This section shall be deemed to be in effect as Of 7, 1924 . June 7, 1924." New section. SEC. 5. That a new section be added to Title I of the World War vol.44,p .793,amend- Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (title 38, United States Code), to ed. b e known as section 35 and to read as follows : Purchase of records " SEC. 35 . The director is hereby authorized to purchase transcripts in litigated cases . of the record, including all evidence, of trial of litigated cases . This section shall be deemed to be in effect as of June 7, 1924 ." New s ection. SEC. 6. That a new section be added to Title I of the World War vol.44,p .793,amend. Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (Title 38, United States Code), ea to be known as section 36 and to read as follows : payment for medical " SEC. 36 . Authority is hereby granted for the payment of expenses examinations, etc ., in of medical e xaminatio ns, and i nspection s when ne cessary, in connec - insuran ce cases . tion with the reinstatement of insurance or the determination of the fact of permanent and total disability for insurance purposes, and the date of beginning or termination thereof. The expense of such examinations and inspections, and travel incident thereto, shall be borne by the United States and shall be paid from the appro- priation for administrative expenses of the United States Veterans' Bureau . " Death or disability S EC. 7 . That s ection 201, paragr aph (f ) and subdivi sions (1), (2), compensation. and (3), of the World War Veterans' Act, 19 24, as am ended (se ction ame nded 3, p . 1305, 472, t itle 38, United States Code), be hereby amended to read as u. S. Code, p. 1220. follows "(f) If there is a dependent mother (or dependent father), $2 0, Dependent parents. or both, $30 . Th e amou nt pay able u nder t his su bdivis ion sha ll not Limit ation . exceed the difference between the total amount payable to the widow and children and the sum of $75 . Such compensation shall be pay- able, whether the dependency of the father or mother or both arises before or after the death of the person : Provided, That the status of Proof of dependency. dependency shall be determined as of the first day of each year, and the director is authorized to require a submission of such proof of dependency as he, in his discretion, may deem necessary : Pro-

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 966 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 875. 1928 . pliedect, if not su p- vi de d fu rt he r, That upon refusal or neglect of the claimant or claim- ants to supply such proof of dependency in a reasonable time, the payment of compensation phall be suspended or discontinued. Burial expenses. "(1) If death occur or shall have occurred subsequent to April Allowance if death in the service . 6, 1917, and before discharge or resignation from the service, the United States Veterans' Bureau shall pay for burial and funeral expenses and the return of body to his home a sum not to exceed of veterans of an y $ 100, as may be fixed by regulation . Where a veteran of any war, war, i ncluding A rmy nurses during Spanish- including those women who served as Army nurses under contracts Ame rica n war . between April 21, 1898, and February 2, 1901, who was not dishonor- ably discharged, dies after discharge or resignation from the service, the director, in his discretion and with due regard to the circum- stances of each case, shall pay for burial and funeral expenses and the transportation of the body (including preparation of the body) to the place of burial, a sum not exceeding $107 to cover such items Provisos. and to be paid to such person or persons as may be fixed by regula- Bureau beneficiaries. tions : Provided, That when such person dies while receiving from the bureau compensation or vocational training the above benefits Addi tional allo w- ance, while away from Shall be payable in all cases : Provided further, That where such home, etc « person, while receiving from the bureau medical, surgical, or hos- pital treatment, or vocational training, dies away from home and at the place to which he was ordered by the bureau, or while travel- ing under orders of the bureau, the above benefits shall be payable cost of attendants. i n all cases and in addition thereto the actual and necessary cost of the transportation of the body of the person (including preparation of the body) to the place of burial, within the continental limits of th e Uni ted Stat es, its Terr itor ies, or poss essi ons, and inc ludi ng a lso, in the discretion of the director, the actual and necessary cost of No accrued pension, etc ., deducted. transportation of an attendant : Provided further, That no accr ued Contracts for burial pension, compensation, or insurance due at the time of death shall expenses authorized. be deducted from the sum allowed : P rov id ed fu rt he r, T hat the director may, in his discretion, make contracts for burial and funeral services within the limits of the amounts allowed herein without regard to the laws prescribing advertisement for proposals for supplies and services for the United States Veterans , Bureau : A nd viPayments contracts rau- provided further, That section 5, title 41, of the United States Code, thorized. shall not be applied to contracts for burial and funeral expenses U. S. Code, p. 1309. heretofore entered into by the director so as to deny payment for services rendered thereunder, and all suspensions of payment here- tofore made in connection with such contracts are hereby removed, and any and all payments which are now or may hereafter become due on such contracts are hereby expressly authorized : And provided No deduction if any contribution by State, further, That no deduction shall be made from the sum allowed etc « because of any contribution toward the burial which shall be made by any State, county, or municipality, but the aggregate of the sum allowed plus such contribution or contributions shall not exceed the actual cost of the burial. Payment to widow. "(2) The payment of compensation to a widow shall continue until her death or remarriage . To achild, "(3) The payment of compensation to or for a child shall con- tinue until such child reaches the age of eighteen years or marries, or if such child be permanently incapable of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect, then during such incapacity : Pro- Previso. vided, That the payment of compensation shall be further continued Continued for co m- plet ing educa tion or after the age of eighteen years and until completion of education training. or training (but not after such child reaches the age of twenty-one years), to any child who is or may hereafter be pursuing a course of instruction at a school, college, academy, seminary, technical insti- tute, or university, particularly designated by him and approved by the director, which shall have agreed to report to the director the

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. C$. 875. 1928. 967 te rminat ion of atten dance of suc h chil d, and if any such instit ution of learning fails to make such report promptly the approval shall be w ithdrawn ." . SEC . 8 . That section 202, subdivision ( 1), paragraph (e) of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 475, title 38, United States Code), be hereby amended to read as follows "(e) If he has a mother or father, either or both dependent on him for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $10 for each parent so dependent : Provided, That the status of dependency shall be determined as of the first day of each year, and the director is authorized to require the submission of such proof of dependency as he, in his discretion, deems necessary : Provided further, That supplied, if proof not upon refusal or neglect of the claimant to supply such proof of dependency in a reasonable time, the payment of such additional co mpensa tion a s here in pro vided shall be susp ended or dis contin ued ." SEC . 9 . That section 202, subdivision 12, of the World War e Vol . 43,p .631,amend- Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 486, title 38, United U.S . Code, p .1222 . States Code), be hereby amended to read as follows : "(12) Where the disabled person is a patient in a hospital, or Apportionment of compensation if parties where for any other reason the disabled person and his wife are not living together. not living together, or where the children are not in the custody of the disabled person, the amount of the compensation may be apportioned as may be prescribed by regulations ." SEC . 10. That section 206 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 495, title 38, United States Code), is amended to read as follows "SEC. 206 . That no compensation shall be payable for death or disability which does not occur prior to or within one year after d ischa rge o r re signa tion from the servi ce, e xcep t as provi ded in section 200 of this Act, and except where there is an official record of the injury during service or at the time of separation from active service, or where prior to April 6, 1930, satisfactory evidence is furnished the bureau to establish that the injury was suffered or aggravated during active service. Where there is official record of injury during service compensation shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of this title, for death or disability whenever occurring, proximately resulting from such injury ." SEC . 11 . That the second paragraph of section 209 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 498, title 38, United States Code), is amended to read as follows : "The time herein provided may be extended by the director up to April 6, 1930, for good cause shown. If at the time that any right ac crues to any perso n unde r the provis ions of this title such p erson is a minor, or is of unsound mind or physically unable to make a claim, the time herein provided shall not begin to run until such di sability ceases ." SEC . 12 . That section 212 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 422, title 38, United States Code), be amended by adding thereto the following proviso `~ Provided further, That where the widow, child,- or children, of a deceased veteran are entitled to compensation by virtue of an accrued right under the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, the rates of compensation shall be the same as those provided by section 201 of this Act ." SEC. 13 . That section 300 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 511, title 38, of the United States Code), be h ereby amen ded to re ad as foll ows " SEC. 300. In order to give to every commissioned officer and enlisted man and to every mem ber of the Army Nurs e Corps (female) and of the Navy Nurse Corps (female) when employed in Dis ability comp ensa- tion . Vol . 43, p. 618, amend- ed. U. S. Code, p . 1221. With parent to sup- p ort . Provisos . Proof of dependency. Payment of co m- pensation . Vol . 4 p .797, ame nd- ed. U. S. Code, p. 1223. No payment unl ess disability, etc ., occur- red prior to discharge, or within a year there- after. Restriction removed if official record of its existence . Tim e limit for c laims . Vol . 44, p . 797, amend- ed. U. S. Code, p. 1223. Extension per mitted . For minors, etc . Purpose of Ac t . Vol .44, p . 798, amend. ed. U.S.Code,p.1214 . Compensation to w idows, etc ., under War Risk Insurance Act, to be as provided by this Act . Vol . 43, p. 1305. Insurance . V ol .44, p .798,amend« ed. U.S. Code, p.2079. Granted to all per- sons in active service under War or Navy Department, upon ap- plicationwithout medical examination.

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 968 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 875. 1928. active service under the War Department or Navy Depa rtm ent protection for themselves and their dependents, the United States, upon application to the bureau and without medical examination, shall grant United States Government life insurance (converted insurance) against the death or total permanent disability of any such person in any multiple of $500, and not less than $1,000 or more t han $1 0,000 upon the pa yment of the prem iums a s here in- after provided. Such insurance must be applied for within one hundred and twenty days after enlistment or after entrance into Provisos. or employment in the active service and before discharge or resigna- Members of reserves tion : Provided, That any member of the reserve forces whose appli- applying at training stations, etc . cation was accepted at a time when he was in attendance at a mili- tary or naval training camp or station, and from whom premiums were collected, and who becomes or has become totally and per- manently disabled, or dies or has died, shall be deemed to have made valid application therefor. This proviso shall not authorize the granting of more than $10,000 insurance to any one person Applf e Service. Coa st Guard Serice . Provided further, That each officer and enlisted man of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty at the time of the passage of this amendatory Act, or who subsequent thereto enters the Coast Guard service, shall be gra nted insurance in accordanc e with the terms of this section upon application within one hundred and twenty days of the passage of this amendatory Act, or date of enlist- ment or entry into the Coast Guard, whichever is the later date, and before retirement, discharge, or resignation. " Yearly renewable term insurance shall be payable only toa spouse, child, grandchild, parent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, or to any or all of them, and also during to tal and perma nent disabilit y to the inju red person . " Where the beneficiary for yearly renewable term insurance at the time of designation by the insured is within the permitted class of beneficiaries and is the designated beneficiary at the time of the maturity of the insurance because of the death of the insured, such beneficiary shall be deemed to be within the permitted class even tho ugh the statu s of such ben eficiary shall have been ch anged. " The United States shall bear the expenses of administration and the excess m ortality and disability cos t resulting f rom the hazards of war . The premium rates shall be the net rates based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality and interest at 3 1/2 per centum per annum . This section, as amended, shall be deemed to be in effect as of June 7, 1924 ." SEC. 14. That section 301 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 512, title 38, United States Code), be hereby amended to read as follows "SEC . 301. Except as provided in the second paragraph of this section, not later than July 2, 1927, all term yearly renewable insur- ance he ld by persons who were in t he military s ervice after A pril 6, 1917, shall be converted, without medical examination, into such form or forms of insurance as may be prescribed by regulations and as the insured may request. Re gula tion s sh all prov ide for the righ t to c onvert into ordin ary li fe, tw enty-p aymen t life, endowment maturing at age sixty-t wo, five-year level premiu m term, and in to other usual forms of insurance, and for reconversion of any such policies to a higher premium rate or, upon proof of good health satisfactory to the Director, to a lower premium rate, in accordance with regulations to be issued by the director, and shall prescribe the time and method of payment of the premiums thereon, but payments of premiums in advance shall not be required for periods of more than one month each, and may be deducted from the pay or deposit of the insured or be otherwise made at his election : Provided, That T ime required for ma king. Amount limited. Beneficiaries allowed of yearly renewal term insurance. Beneficiaries recog- niz ed if within per- mitted class when des- ignated. Expens es borne by United States. Premiu m rates. Effective as of June 7, 1924 . Convert ed insurance. Vol. 44, p. 686, amend- ed. U.S. Code, p.2080. Term insu rance to be converted into other forms. Conversion rights . Proviso. Form exc epted.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cs. 875 . 1928 . 969 no reco nversion shall b e made t o the fi ve-year level pr emium fo rm of policy. Yearly renewal term " All yearly re newa ble term ins uran ce s hall ce ase on J uly 2, insurance to cease July 1927, except when death or total perm anent disab ility shal l have 2, 1927 . Proviso . occurred before July 2, 1927 : Provided, however, That the director Exte nsion all owed for may by regulation extend the time for the Continuing of yearly mental condition or renewable term insurance and the conversion thereof in any case disappearan ce . where on July 2, 1927, conversion of such yearly renewable term insuran ce is im practica ble or i mpossibl e due to the men tal cond ition or disappearance of the insured . Insurance matured "In case where an insured whose yearly renewable term insurance by total disability may has matured by reason of total permanent disability is found and be renewed if insured declared to be no longe r permanently and totally disabled, and no longer so disabled. whe re the ins ur ed is required und er regulations to renew payment of premiums on said term insurance, and where this contingency is exte nded bey ond the peri od during wh ich said yea rly rene wabl e ter m insurance otherwise mus t be co nve rt ed, there sha ll be given such insured an additional period of two years from the date on. whic h he is requ ired to rene w pa ymen t of pre mium s in whi ch to Provisoo convert sa id te rm insurance as hereinbefore provided : Provi ded, Additional period on That where the time for conversion has been extended under the recovery of mental con- dition, or reappearing. second paragraph of this section because of the mental condition or disappearance of the insured, there shall be allowed to the insured an add itional period o f two ye ars from the dat e on whi ch he re covers from his mental disability or reappears in which to convert. Mode of paym ents. " The insurance except as provided herein shall be payable in two Proviso. hundred and forty equal monthly installments : Provided, That when Cumulation of small the amount of an individual monthly payment is less than $5, such n •UL's' amount may in the discretion of the director be allowed to accumu- Other provisions au- la te wi th out interest and be disbursed annually . Provisions for tborized. maturity at cer ta in ag es, for co nti nu ous installments during the life of the insured or beneficiaries, or both, for cash, loan, paid up and exte nded val ues, div iden ds f rom gain s and sa ving s, and such other provisions for the protection and advantage of and for alternative benefits to the insured and the beneficiaries as may be found to be reasonable and practicable, may be provided for in the Basis of calculations . contract of in sur an ce, or from time to tim e by regulations. All calculations shall be based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality and interest at 31/2 per centum per annum, except that no deduction shall be made for continuous installments during the life of the insured in case his total and permanent disability continues mo re than two hundred and forty mo nth s. Subj ect to r egulatio ns, rie Change of beneScia- the insured shall at all ti mes have the rig ht to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries without the consent of such beneficiary or beneficiaries, but only within the classes herein provided. Payment t o estate if "If no beneficiary be designated by the insured as beneficiary for des i living . beneficia ry converted insurance granted under the provisions of Article IV of the War Risk Insurance Act, or Title III of this Act, either in his lifetime or by his last will and testament, or if the designated bene- ficiary does not survive the insured, then there shall be paid to the estate of the insured the present value of the remaining unpaid if beneficiary die mon thly installments ; or if the designated beneficiary survives the without receiving all insured and dies before receiving all of the installments of converted installments . insurance payable and applicable, then there shall be paid to the esta te of su ch benef iciary t he prese nt value of the r emaining unpaid Proviso . mon thly instal lment s : Provided, That no payments shall be made Escheat to United to an estate which under the laws of the residence of the insured or States, and paymen ts y to creit of insurance the beneficiary, as the case may be, would escheat, but same shall fund. escheat to the United States and be credited to the United States Government life insurance fund.

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 970 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cm 875. 1928. Optional lump sum, "The bureau may make provision in the contract for converted etc., etc., payment . 3r insurance for optional settlements, to be selected by the insured, whereby such insurance may be made payable either in one sum or in Election of ben e- installments for thirty-six months or more . The bureau may also ficiary to receive staliment payments . in- include in said contract a provision authorizing the beneficiary to elect to receive payment of the insurance in installments for thirty- six months or more, but only if the insured has not exercised the right of election as hereinbefore provided ; and even though the insured may have exercised his right of election the said contract ma y auth orize the be nefici ary, t o elec t to re ceive such i nsuran ce in in stallm ents s pread over a great er per iod of time t han th at sel ected Effective as of June by the insured . This section, as amended, shall be deemed to be in 711924. effect as of June 7, 1924 ." New section . SEC . 15 . That a new section be added to the World War Veterans' Vol . sCode, p .•2 081 . Act, 1924, as amended (title 38, United States Code), to be known Insurance in any as section 310 and to read as follows multiple of $500, and SE C. 310. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 300 and not less than $1,000, 301 of the World War Veterans' Act 1924, as amended (sections may be granted. a Ante, pp . 967, 968. 511 and 512, title 38, United States Code), the United States, upon 208 U . S. Code, pp. 2079, application to the bureau, shall grant United States Government li fe (c onve rted) insu rance aga inst death or perma nent total dis - ability in any multiple of $500 and not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000 to any person who has heretofore applied or been eligible to apply for yearly renewable term insurance or United States Peaithsrequirement . Government life (converted) insurance : Provided, That such person is in good health and furnishes evidence satisfactory to the director limit of amount, to this effect : Provided further, That no person may ca rry more than $10,000 of United States Government life insurance at one Res tric tion if f ormer time : Provided further That no erson who has surrendered his insurance surrendered h for cash. United States Government life (converted) insurance for its cash surrender value shall be entitled to apply for insurance under this sect ion to the e xtent of the amoun t of th e insu rance so sur render ed Applicable only for World War service. Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who did not serve in the military or naval forces of the United States in the course of the World War ." New section . 800. SEC. 16. That a new section be added to the World War Veterans' U.S. Code, p.2081. Act, 1924, as amended (title 38, United States Code), to be known as section 311 and to read as follows Disability payments " SEC . 311. The director is hereby authorized and directed to to insured for period of y 12 months. include in the United States Government life (converted) insurance policy, provision whereby an insured who is totally disabled for a period of twelve consecutive months, shall be paid disability benefits under the contract as though he or she were permanently and totally Effective date, etc. disabled. Such payments shall be effective as of the date of begin- ning of total disability, and shall be made monthly in accordance with the terms of the contract during the continuance of such total Independent of other disability. Payments under this section shall be made independent benefits, and pre- mium s rec eive d, of any other benefit provided in the contract, and during the period of such payments all premiums on such insurance shall be waived. Insurance polic y to Regulations shall provide for reexaminations of beneficiaries under apply when no longer this section ; and, in the event it is found that an insured is no longer disabled. totally disabled, payment of benefits shall cease, and the provisions of the United States Government life (converted) insurance policy Other rights not with reference to permanent total disability shall ahll1yProvided the r prejudiced. That the benefits of this section shall not prejudice the right of any Conditions of grant- insured who is otherwise permanently and totally disabled
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 875-877 . 1928 . good he alth s atisfa ctory to the direc tor. The dir ector shall deter- mine the amount of the monthly premium necessary to cover the benefits of this section, and such monthly premium must be paid by the insured under the same terms and condit ions as the regular monthly premium on his insurance contract ." SEC. 17. That section 305 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended (section 516, title 38, United States Code), is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting a colon and the following : "Provided further, That compensation which is uncollectible by reason of the provisions of section 310 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended, or section 210 of the World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended, shall be considered as uncollected co mpensa tion f or the purpo ses of this section ." Approved, May 29, 1928 . CHAP. 876.- An Act To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, is amended to read as follows "That the Secretary of State is empowered, subject to the direction of the commis sion h ereina fter e stabli shed, t o acqu ire by purch ase or construction in the manner hereinafter provided, within the limits of appropriations made pursuant to this Act, or by exchange, in whole or in part, under such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the commission may best protect the interests of the United States, of any building or grounds of the United States in foreign countries and under the jurisdiction and control of the Secretary of State, sites a nd bui ldings in fo reign capita ls and in oth er for eign c ities, and to alter, repair, and furnish such buildings for the use of .the diplomatic and consular establishments of the United States, or for the purpose of consolidating, to the extent deemed advisable by the commission, within one or more buildings, the embassies, legation, co nsulat es, an d othe r agen cies of the United States Gover nment there ma intain ed, wh ich bu ilding s shal l be a ppropri ately design ated b y the commission, and the space in which shall be allotted by the Secretary of State under the direction of the commission among the several agencies of the United States Government ." Section 2 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof a new su bdivis ion to read as fol lows "(b) The commission may appoint, without regard to the civil se rvice laws o r regu lation s, and fix c ompensa tion o f, wit hout r egard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, such clerical and other assistants at the seat of government as the commission deems necessary. The total amount authorized to be expended under this subdivision shall not exceed $5,000 for any one year ." Approved, May 29, 1928 . 971 Monthly premium payments required . Lapsed insurance . Vol . 44, p. 800, amended. U.S. Code, p. 2081. Bac k payments re- stricted . Vol. 40, p . 408. Vol. 43, p. 623. May 29, IM. [H. R . 10166 .] [Public, No . 586.] Foreign Se rvice Buildings Act, 1926 . Vol. 44, p . 403, amend . ed. Acqui sitio n of buil d- ings, etc., in foreign countries, authorized for d iplom atic and con- sular use. Exchanges a uthor- ized . Furnishing, etc . Allotment of space . Vol .44,p .404, amend- ed . Appointment of clerks, etc ., at the seat of the government . Sum for, limited . May 29, 1928 . (H. R.325.] CHAP. 877.-An Act Repealing exist ing law requirin g the Postmaster Gen- ' [Public, No . 587 .1 eral to report action taken on claims of postmasters . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Annual reportPostal Service, ~ nuua l rt on the "Act to amend the Act approved May 9, 1888, as amended by claims of postmasters, the Act of June 11, 1896," approved January 21, 1914, which requires the Postmaster General to make an annual report to Con- 54835'-29-PT 1-65

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 972 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 877-879. 1928 . vol. 38, p. 2 79, re- ress of his action on claims of postmasters for loss by burglary, pealed. fire, or other unavoidable casualty, is hereby repealed. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [S. 4344 .]	CHAP. 878 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State highway [Public, No. 568.1 commission of Arkansas to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across White River at or near Clarendon, Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the White River . ighway United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent commission may bridge, of Congress is hereby granted to the State highway commission of at Clarendon. Arkansas to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the White River, at a point suitable to the interests Construction, of naviga tion, at or ne ar Clarendon, Arkansas, in accordance wi th Vol.34,p.84. the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc- tion of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Tolls, under state, etc ., operation . SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge the rates . Rates, to be applied of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient (1) to pay to operation, sinking fund, etc. 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 ; App lication of reve- and (3) to provide a sinking fund sufficient to retire the bonds issued nues. and sold in connection with such original construction. All 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. Maintenance as free After a fund sufficient to retire such bonds in accordance with bridge after retiring bonds. their provisions shall have been so provided, the bridge shall there- after be maintained and operated as a free highway bridge upon R ecord of expe ndi- which no tolls shall be charged. An accurate and itemized record ture and receipts. of the original cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures 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 Amen dment. information of all persons interested. SEC. 3. The r ight to alter, amend, or re peal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29,102& [S .4327 .1 CHAP. 879.-An Act To relinquish the title of the United States to land in [Public, No. 569 .] the claim of Seth Dean, situate in the county of Washington, State of Alabama. Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives o f t h e Washin gton Count y, United States o f America in Congress assembled, That all the right, Ala. Title ofUnited States title, and interest of the United States in and to section 41, all in relinq uished of lan ds township 3 north, range 1 east, Saint Ste hens meridian Washing_ in, claimed by Seth p ' p rn bean . ton County, Alabama, containing six hundred and forty acres, as shown on a plat of survey made by Thomas Freeman, surveyor, of Unite d States land south of Tenn essee, approv ed January 26 , 18 49, and segregated thereon as the claim of Seth Dean be, and the same is hereby, released, relinquished, and confirmed by the United States to the equitable owners of the equitable titles thereto, and to their respe ctive heirs a nd assigns for ever, as full y and complet ely, in every respect whatever, as could be done by patents issued according Proviso. OOnly stitle of United to law : Provided, That this Act shall amount only to a relinquish- States re linquishedL ment of any title that the United States has, or is supposed to have,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. Suss. I. CHs. 879-881 . 1928 . 973 in and to any of said lands, and shall not be construed to abridge, impair, injure, prejudice, or divest in any manner any valid right, title, or interest of any person or body corporate whatever, the true intent of this Act being to concede and abandon all right, title, and intere st of t he Uni ted Sta tes to those persons, estat es, fi rms, or cor- porations who would be the equitable owners of said lands by o e sts equ ita ble not reason of long continuous possession under color of title with claim of ownership, or otherwise, under the laws of the State of Alabama, including the laws of prescription and limitation, in the absence of the said interest, title, and estate of the United States. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 880 .-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to dispose of two bridges on the San Car los Indian Res erv ati on, in Arizona, and for other purposes. May 29, 1928. [S. 4321 .] [Public, No. 590.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled That the Secre- San carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz. tary of the Interior be, and he is her eby, authorize d under su ch Dis pos al of two bridges across Gila, terms and conditions as he may deem proper, to dispose of two and San Carlos Rivers bridges, one across the Gila River on the San Carlos Apache Indian on, authorized. Reservation, Arizona, and the other across the San Carlos River on that reservation, constructed in pursuance to a provision in an Act approved July 15, 1913 (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 85), that w ill no longer be ser viceabl e afte r the c ompleti on of the Coo lidge Dam now being constructed across the Gila River, in Arizona, the proceeds from such sale to be deposited in the Treasury to the credit Proc eeds to c redit of of the San Carlos Indians and draw interest at 4 per centum per San Carlos Indians. annum. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 881 .-An Act Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to sell May 29, 5 .] th ree thousand three hundred and four and eight-tenths square feet of the Fort fi4 Brown Military Reservation, Brownsville, Texas, totheGatewayBridgeCom-pany . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es o f th e United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ti nortBrownReserva- of War be, and he is he reby, authori zed and direc ted to sell, o r Secretary of war cause to be sold, to the Gateway Bridge Company, a corporation authorized to sell to Gate way Bridg e Co rn- organized under the laws of Delaware, at the appraised value pany portion of land of. as determined by the Secretary of War, approximately three Description. thousand three hundred and four and eight-tenths square feet of ground of the Fort Brown Military Reservation, Brownsville, Texas, parti cularly descr ibed as follow s, to wit : B egi nni ng at an un mar ked point in the north line of the Fort Brown Military Reservation, said point bearing south sixty-six degrees twelve minutes west twenty-two and two-tens feet from a ten inch by ten inch concrete Government monument set at intersection of north line of Levee Street with north reservation line ; thence north sixty-six degrees twelve minutes east one h undred and f orty- nine a nd nin ety-fo ur on e-hund redths feet along the sa id nor th rese rvation line to its point o f inte rsectio n with the south line of a twenty-foot alley between Levee and Elizabeth St re ets ; t hence south f orty-three de grees fifty-one minutes east twenty-one and three-tenths feet along the south line of said alley produc ed to i ts poi nt of i ntersec tion w ith a l ine ten feet distant from and parallel to the quartermaster's brick wall ; thence south sixty-six

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 974 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs . 881-883 . 1928 . degrees twelve minutes west one hundred and eighty and fifty-four one-hundredths feet along said line ten feet from and parallel to the quartermaster's brick wall to its point of intersection with the northeast line of the present triangular leased parcel of the Gateway Bridge Company from the Fort Brown Reservation ; then ce n orth twenty-five degrees thirty-four minutes east along said lease line thirty and seven-tenths feet to the place of beginning ; containing, in all, three thousand three hundred and four and eight-tenths square condit ions. feet of ground, subject to such conditions, restrictions, and reserva- tions as the Secretary of War may impose for the protection of the reservation and to prevent the erection and maintenance of an unsightly structure or structures upon the said area. Proceeds to credit of SEC. 2 . The net proceeds derived from the sale of such land shall military post construe- tio nfu nd, be covered into the Treasury to the credit of the military post construction fund. Approved, May 29, 1928. May 29, 1928. [S. 4183.] [Public, No. 592.] CHAP. 882 .-An Act Authorizing the filling of a vacancy occurring in the office of d istrict judg e for the no rthern distri ct of Illino is created b y the Act entitled "An Act for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appointment of additional district judges for cer- tain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes," approved September 14, 1922. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Ill ino is northern judicial district. United States o f Am erica in Congr ess assembled, That a vacancy addit iona l ]in g office o f occurring at any time in the office) of district judge for the northern be filled .pg3$ judicial district of Illinois, created by the Act entitled "An Act for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fourth judicial circuit, for the appointment of additional district judges for certain districts, providing for an annual conference of certain judges, and for other purposes," approved September 14, 1922, is authorized to be filled. Approved, May 29, 1928 . May 29,1928. [S . 3991 .]	[Public, No . 593.] Santa Ro sa Island, Fla . Army real est ate at, acqui red by F lorid a, etc., may be used for recre atio nal p urpo ses . Vol. 44, p. 206 . CHAP. 883 .-An Act Declaring certain designated purposes with respect to certain parts of Santa Rosa Island in Florida to be "publ ic purposes" within the meaning of the proviso in section 7 of the Act approved March 12, 1926, entitled "An Act authorizing the use for permanent construction at military posts of the proceeds from the sale of surplus War Department real property ; and authorizing the sale of certain military reservations, and for other purposes .' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the words "public purposes " in the proviso in section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the use for permanent construction at military post s of t he pro ceeds from the sa le of surpl us War Depar tment real property, and authorizing the sale of certain military reserva- tions, and for other purposes," approved March 12, 1926, shall be so construed as to include and permit any lands being a part of Santa Rosa Island in the State of Florida, acquired by said State or by a county or municipality thereof under the provisions of that Act to be used for recreational, amusement, and bathing purposes by said State, county, or municipality, provided no charge for admission to the grounds shall ever be made . Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cas. 884-886 . 1928 . 975 May 29, 1928. [S. 1989.) [Public, No . 594 .1 CHAP. 884.-An Act To amend the third paragraph of section 13 of the Fede ral Rese rve Act . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third r ederalreserve paragraph of setion 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (Title 12, b Vol 42, p. 1478, section 344, United States Code), be amended and reenacted to read aUenSeCode, p . 281. as follows : "Upon the indorsement of any of its member banks, Discount of commer- which shall be deemed a waiver of demand, notice, and protest by cial paper for member such bank as to its own indorsement exclusively, and subject to banks, authorized. regulations and limitations to be prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board, any Federal reserve bank may discount or purchase bills of exchange payable at sight or on demand which grow out of the secured by bills of domestic shipment or the exportation of nonperishable, readily staples, nonperishable ples, etc . marketable agricultural and other staples and are secured by bills of lading or other shipping documents conveying or securing title to such staples : Provided, That all such bills of exchange shall be Provisos. forwarded promptly for collection, and demand for payment m Collection and pay- shall be made with reasonable promptness after the arrival of such staples at their destination : Provided further, That no such bill shall in any event be held by or for the account of a Federal reserve bank for a period in excess of ninety days. In discounting Computation of in- such bills Federal reserve banks may compute the interest to be terest d deducted on the basis of the estimated life of each bill and adjust the discount after payment of such bills to conform to the actual life thereof ." Approved, May 29, 1928 . Time limit for hold- ing . May 2D, 1928. [S . 1825.1 CHAP . 885 .-An Act To amend section 12 of the Act approved June 10, 1922, entitled "An Act to readjust the pay and allowances of commissioned and [Public, No. 595.1 enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service," as amended by the Act of June 1, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 680), so as to authorize an allowance of 3 cents per mile, in lieu of transportation in kind, for persons using privately owned conveyances while traveling under competent orders . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 12 of the Joint Service Pay Act of June 10, 1922, as amended, be further amended by inserting between the first and second paragraphs the following " Individuals belonging to any of the services mentioned in the title of this Act, including the National Guard and the reserves of such services, traveling under competent orders which entitle them to tr anspor tation or tr anspor tation and su bsiste nce as disti nguish ed from mileage, who, under regulations prescribed by the head of the depa rtme nt co ncern ed, trave l by priva tely owne d con veya nce s hall be entitled, in lieu of transportation by the shortest usually traveled route now authorized by law to be furnished in kind, to a money allowance at the rate of 3 cents per mile for the same distance Provided, That this provision shall not apply to any person entitled to traveling expenses under the `Subsistence Expense Act of 1926 ."' Approved, May 29, 1928 . Pay rea djustment, Army, etc. Vol . 44, p. 680, amend- ed. U.S. Code, p.1188 . Allowance for travel by pr ivat ely-o wned conveyances, while un- der orders. Proviso . Not applicable to ex- penses under Subsist- ence tet of 1926. Vol. 44, p. 688 . May 29, 1928 . CHAP. 886.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the board of 	[H . R . 13996.] supervisors of Leake County, Mississippi, to construct, maintain, and operate [Public, No. 596.] a free highway bridge across the Pearl River at or near Edinburg, Leake County, Mississippi . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pearl River . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Leake County, Miss., of Congress is hereby granted to the board of supervisors of Leake may bridge, at Edin«

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 976 Construction . Vol.34,p.84 . Amend ment. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13930.1 [Public, No. 597 .] Interparliamentary Union. Appropriation for ex- penses of American group. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13777.]	CHAP. 888.-An Act Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of [Public, No. 59x .1 Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River at or near Burr Ferry, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Louisiana River. and Tex as United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Fer ry may bri dge , at Burr faci litate inter state commer ce, im prove t he pos tal se rvice, and p ro- Pest, p. 1083. vid e for mil itary and othe r pur poses, th e Lou isian a Hig hway Com- mission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and Newton County, Texas, at a point suita ble to th e interes ts of nav igation, at or ne ar Burr F erry, Lou isi- ana, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Right t ., toracquirelocation, r eal estate, etc SEC. 2. There is here by conferred upon the Louisiana Highway approaches, etc. Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for rail- road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon Condemnation pro - making just compensation therefor, to , be ascertained and paid ceedings. according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of prop- erty for public purposes in such State. Amendment. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928. Construction. Vol 34, p. 84. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 886-888 . 1928 . County, or to the board of supervisors of Leake County and the board of supervisors of Neshoba County, Mississippi, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Pearl River, at a point suitable to the interests of navi- gation, at or near Edinburg, Leake County, Mississippi, 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 . SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 887.-An Act To authorize an appropriation for the American group of the Interparliamentary Union. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to assist in meeting the annual expenses of the American group of the Inte rparli amenta ry Uni on for the f iscal y ear be ginnin g July 1, 19 28, there is hereby appropriated the sum of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, such appropriation to be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the president and the executive secretary of the American group. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 889, 890. 1928 . 977 CHAP. 889 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Alab ama to construct, ma intain, and operate a free highway bridg e across the Choctawhatchee River in Dale County on the highway now under construction from Dothan to Enterprise. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent R Choctawhatchee of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Alabama to construct, Alabama may bridge, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto in Dale County. across the Choctawhatchee River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in Dale County, on the highway now being constructed Construction. from Dothan to Enterprise, in accordance with the provisions of an Vol. 34, p. 84. Act entitled "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 express ly res erved. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 890.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to sell at p rivate sale a portion of the Pointe Aux Herbes Lighthouse Reservation, ouisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Commerce be, and is hereby, authorized to convey by quitclaim deed to th e Lou isia na Hi ghway Com missi on th e fol lowi ng-de scrib ed property : A portion of the Pointe Aux Herbes Lighthouse Reserva- tion, Louisiana, bounded on the south by the southern boundary of the reservation and on the north by Lake Pontchartrain, and extend- ing two hundred feet on each side of a line running north thirteen degrees twenty-two minutes twenty seconds east, passing through a point o n the southe rn bou ndary line o f the r eserva tion t hree h undred and ninety-three and thirty-six hundredths feet from its westerly end, approximately six and five-tenths acres. SEC. 2 . In consideration of the conveyance herein authorized, the Louisiana Highway Commission shall pay to the United States the sum of $500, and al l empl oyees and of ficers of the Unite d Stat es, in the perfo rmance of their of ficial du ties, sha ll be all owed free passage across the New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge and its approaches and ove r the proper ty her ein de scribe d, in a ccorda nce wi th the right retained by the United States in an agreeme nt of September 21, 1926, betw een t he Un ited Stat es an d the New Orle ans P ontc hartr ain Bridge Company, authorizing the said bridge company to occupy that po rtion of the tract herei nbefor e descr ibed, extend ing on e hun- dred feet on each side of a line running north thirteen degrees twenty-two minutes twenty seconds east, thr ough a point on the southern boundary line of the reservation three hundred and ninety- three a nd thi rty-si x hund redths feet from it s west erly e nd ; and any agreement entered into between the Louisiana Highway Commission and the New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge Company or its succes- sors or assigns authorizing the said bridge company or its successors or assi gns to occup y the land t o be c onveyed under autho rity o f this Act shall provide for this right of passage. SEC. 3 . The New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge Company and its successors and assigns shall have use for highway purposes and toll houses in connection with the operation of its bridge, of the tract to be conveyed under authority of this Act, without charge from the Louisiana Highway Commission. If, within sixty days from the passage of this Act, the Louisiana Highway Commission does not avail its elf of th e privile ge of pur chasing t he said p roperty, the con- May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13651.1 [Public, No. 599 .] Am endment. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13644.1 [Public, No. 600 .] Pointe Aux Herbes Lighthouse Reserva- tion, La. Sale of portion of, to Louisiana Highway Commission. Description. Sum to be paid. Free passag e over New Orleans Ponchar- train Bridge, etc ., to United States employ- ees . New Orleans Pon- chartrain Bridge Com- pany to use tract with- out charge . Sale to Bridge Com- pany if High way Com- mission fails to pur- chase.

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 978 Sale by Bridge Com- pany rest rict ed. Right of way from tract to bridge to be provided. Deposit of proceeds . Use of property re- stricted . May 29, 1928. [H. R.13512.] [Pu blic, No .601.] Inland Waterways Corp orati on. Vol . 43, p .360, amend- ed. U.S. Code, p.1685. Capital sto ck in- creased. Subscription and pay- ment by U nited Sta tes. Additional sum au- thorized. Post, p. 1380. Vol .43, p .361, amend- ed . Corporation to con- t inue tran spor tatio n facilities operated by Secretary of War. Vol .41, p. 458. Water carriage on the Mississippi above Saint Lo uis. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 890, 891 . 1928 . veyance shall be made by the Secretary of Commerce to the New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge Company or its successors or assigns, for the consideration in section 2 of this Act and the New Orleans Pontchartrain Bridge Company or its successors or assigns shall not sell the said property to the Louisiana Highway Commission or to the State of Louisiana, for more than $500. SEc . 4. The grantee in any conveyance made under authority of this Act, and the successors and assigns of such grantee, shall provide a right of way one hundred feet wide from either side of the tract so conveyed to the road leading to the bridge for the purpose of giving to the present o r future owne rs or occupan ts of land lyi ng adjacent to either side of the said tract, access to the road from both its eas t an d we st s ides ; the southerly bo undary of the said right of way to be at a distance of three hundred feet north of the south line of the present lighthouse reservation. SEC. 5. The proceeds of the sale authorized by this Act shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. SEC. 6 . The property conveyed under the authority of this Act shall be used solely for highway purposes and for toll houses in connection with the operation of the Pontchartrain Bridge. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 891 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to create the Inland Waterways Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the mandate and purpose of Congress, as expressed in sections 201 and 500 of the Transportation Act, and for other purposes," approved June 3, 1924. Be it enacted by the Senate and the House o f Representatiives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to create the Inland Waterways Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the mandate and purpose of Congress, as expressed in sections 201 and 500 of the Transportation Act, and for other purposes," approved June 3, 1924 (paragraph 152, chapter 5, title 49, Code of Laws of the United States ; chapter 24 3, volume 43, page 360, United States Statutes at Larg e), be, and the same ,is her eby, ame nded to read as foll ows : " SEC . 2. The capital stock of the corporation shall be $15,000,000, all of which is hereby 'subscribed for by the United States . Such subscription shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, within the appropriations therefor, upon call from time to time by the Sec- retary of War . Upon any such payment a receipt therefor shall be issued by the corporation to the United States, and delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall be evidence of the stock owner- ship of the United States . There is hereby authorized to be appro- priated the sum of $10,000,000, in addition to the $5,000,000 hereto- fore authorized, for the purpose of paying such subscription ." SEC. 2. That section 3 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows 11 SEC. 3. (a) Until otherwise directed by Congress, the corpora- tion shall continue the operation of the transportation and terminal facilities now being operated by or under the direction of the Sec- retary of War under section 201 of the Transportation Act, 1920, as amended, and shall continue to operate the facilities now being operated or that may hereafter be operated by it under the pro- visions of this Act ; and shall, as soon as there is an improved channel sufficient to permit the same, initiate and continue the water carriage heretofore authorized by law upon the Mississippi River above Saint Louis.

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 SEVE NTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 891 . 1928 . 979 "(b) When the improvement of any tributary or connecting water- Completion, by im- pro vemen t of Mis sis- way of the Mississippi River, not including the Ohio River, shall sippi River tributaries, have been completed or advanced to the point where within two ofb of ar and t owbo ats channel for t o boatis years thereafter there will have been substantially completed a suffi- thereon . cient and dependable channel for the safe operation of suitable barges and towboats thereon ; and when the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army shall certify that fact to the Secretary of War, the Secretary of War shall thereupon cause a survey of such tribu- Thereupo n surve y to be made for ascertain- tary or connecting waterway to be made for the purpose of aster- ing traf fic, term inals, tai ning the amou nt of tra ffic , the ter minal fac iliti es, and the t hrou gh arrangems e joint reu nts and wi th wi tariff - routes and joint tariff arrangements with connecting carriers that are nec ting carr iers, pro b- or will, within such years, probably be available on such tributary ably av ailable. or c onnecti ng wat erway. As soon thereafter as such survey shall channen forb ep e ndaable have been completed and a sufficient and dependable channel for the shall have been co m- safe operation of suitable bares and towboats shall have been sub- lewd , andwans- g portation successfully stantially completed, the Secretary of War may, if he finds from co rp oea 1pIIserviccy l of such survey that water transportation can, in the public interest, extended to the tribu- be successfully operated on such tributary or connecting waterway, tares' extend the service of the Inland Waterways Corporation thereon as soon as the corporation shall have suitable facilities available ther efor. Transpo rtation serv - "(c) It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to continue ices of Corporation . the transpor tation s ervices of the c orporati on until (1) there shall rivers navigable Cr until in n aviga ble chan- have been completed in the rivers where the corporation oper ates, nels completed for regu- lartransportation there- navigable channels, as authorized by Congress, adequate for reason- on. ably dependable and regular transportation service thereon ;; (2) joint Terminal rail and water ter terminal facilities shall have been provided on such rivers reason- service . ably adequate uate for joint rail and water service ; (3) there shall have Joint tariffs with rail y carriers reasonably fair been publish ed and f iled und er the p rovision s of the Intersta te Com- to both . merce Act, as amended, such joint tariffs with rail carriers as shall make generally available the privileges of joint rail and water trans- portation upon terms reasonably fair to both rail and water carriers ; Priva te persons, e tc., and (4) private persons, companies, or corporations engage, or are ready to engage in ready and willing to engage, in common-carrier service on such river common-carrier y willing se rvice. rivers. Lease or sale of trans- "(d) When the Secre tary of War shall find that navigable ch an- po rtati on f acili ties of nels and adequate terminals are substantially available as provided Corporation, or any unit thereof, authorized . in paragraph (c) of this section, and when the Interstate Commerce Commission shall report to the Secretary of War that joint tariffs wit h rail c arriers have bee n publis hed and filed as provide d in sai d paragraph, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized t o lease for operation under private management, or to sell to private persons, companies, or corporations, the transportation facilities, or any unit Provisos. thereof, belonging to the corporation : Provided, That for the purpose Units designated . of this paragraph the facilities of the corporation on the Mississippi Riv er and i ts tribu taries s hall be consider ed one u nit, and those o n Restriction on sale, the Warrior River and its tributaries as one unit : Provided further, etc. That the facilities of the corporation shall not be sold or leased (1) to To carrier by rail . any carrier by rail or to any person or company directly or indirectly If no satisfactory connected with any carrier by rail ; or (2) to any person, company, or assurance g iven for corporation who shall not give satisfactory assurance and agree, as mn on- tfnui ca rr servi s ier service. part of the consideration for such sale or lease, that the facilities so sold or leased will be continued in the common-carrier service in a ma nner sub stantial ly simil ar to th e servic e render ed by th e corpor a- tion, together with ample security by bond or otherwise to insure the Until fair value as- f aith ful perf orma nce of s uch agre emen t ; or (3 ) until the same has certa ined, etc., and President approves been appraised and the fair value thereof ascertained and reported sale, etc, to the President by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the sale or lease thereof has been approved by the President.

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 980 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cx. 891. 1928 . Any person, etc ., con- "(e ) Any person, firm , or corpor ation, inclu ding the In land ducting com mon -ca r- rier service upon the Waterways Corporation, engaged or about to engage, in conducting warri or or Mis sissi ppi, t or tributaries, may a common-carrier service upon the Warrior River or the Mississippi obtain from interstate Commerce Commi s- River, or, any tributaries thereof, may apply to the Interstate Com- sioncertificateofpublic merce Commission and obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity . necessity in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of the Commission nto commo n order all connecting Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, and the Interstate Commerce carriers to joi n in Commission sha ll thereupon, b order, dire ct all connec ting common th roug h rou tes and y g joint rates, etc . carriers and their connections to join with such water carrier in through routes and joint rates with reasonable rules, regulations, and practices, as provided in paragraph (3) of section 15 of the Int erstate Comme rce Act, as a mended, and th e commission shall, in suc h order, fix reasonable mi nimum differen tials between all rail rates and joint rates in connection with said water service to apply until changed by order of the commission. Such joint routes, rates, rules, regulations, and practices may be changed by order of the commission or by agreement of the water carriers and the other Equitab le division' s participating carriers. The commission shall further require the of joint b be established. a rates to interested common carriers to enter into negotiations for the pur- po se of establi shing e quitab le divi sions o f the aforesa id join t diff er- ential rates within thirty days after such joint rates are established, and if the carriers are unable to agree upon equitable divisions within one hundred and twenty days from date of publication the commission shall, by order, determine and establish reasonable divi- sions to become effective coincident with the effective date of the gea ring of co rn- « plaint . joi nt rat es. The commission is hereby given authority upon com- plain t, at once, a nd if it so or ders wihout a nswer or ther formal pleading by the interested carrier or carriers, but upon reasonable sub ject s the reof. notice, to enter upon a hearing concernin(1) the reasonableness or lawfulness of any through route or joint -rate filed pursuant to such order of the commission, or (2) the reasonableness of any minimum dif ferent ials be tween a ll rai l rates and jo int ra tes in connect ion wi th any water service ; or (3) the reasonableness of any division of joint order after full bear- rates o rdered by the commission un der the provi sions of this Act ; and after full hearings the commission may make such order with Burden of proof on reference to any such matters as it may find to be proper and in the carrier complaining . public interest. At any such hearing the burden of proof concern- ing the unreasonableness or unlawfulness of any through route, joint rate, minimum differentials between all rail rate and joint rate in Prefe renc e and spee dy connection with water service, or division of joint rates shall be upon decision directed. the carrier or carriers making the complaint ; and the commission shall give the hearing and decision of such questions preference over all other questions pending before it, except such questions as Buyer or lessee of are given like preference by law, and decide the same as speedily as Corporation transper. possi ble : Prov ided That if the Inland Waterways Corporation sells tation facilities entitled or leases its transportation facilities to any person, firm, or corpora- to all rights thereof. yp , tion to be operated as a common carrier, such person, firm, or corpo- ration shall be entitled to a certificate of public convenience and necessity upon making application therefor ; and all through traffic arrangements and joint tariffs with rules, regulations, and practices in connection therewith published by the Inland Waterways Corpo- ration and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission and par- ticipated in by other carriers shall remain in full force and effect between such carriers and the person, firm, or corporation purchas- ing or leasing such transportation facilities from the Inland Water- ways Corporation and operating the same as common carriers until changed by order of the commission, except that such through-traffic arrangements and joint tariffs, with rules, regulations, and practices therewith, may be changed by mutual consent of the water carrier ings.

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