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 462 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 436, 437. 1928 . Transportation was suffered or disease contracted, and to transportation to their t e atmen~nd further homes at Government expense when discharged from hospital ; they shall also be entitled to such further medical treatment for such injury or di sease as is reason ably n ecessar y afte r arri val at their homes under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Presi- juries in air Allowances for service. in- dent. Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the National Guar d who suer pers onal inju y in line of d uty w hen parti cipat ing in aerial flights prescribe d under t he provis ions of s ection 92 of said National Defense Act as amended shall, under regulations prescribed as afo resaid, be e ntitle d to t he sam e hospi tal tr eatmen t, inc luding medical treatment, pay and allowances, and transportation to their homes, and further medical treatment after arrival at their homes, as if such injury had been suffered while in line of duty at encamp- ments, maneuvers, or other exercises under the aforementioned sec- tion 94 of the National Defense Act ; and members of the Officers' Reserve Corps and e nliste d rese rve co rps of the Ar my inj ured i n line of duty while volun tarily parti cipati ng in a erial flight s in G overn- ment-owned aircraft by proper authority as an incident to their military training, but not on active duty, shall, under regulations pr escrib ed as afores aid, b e enti tled t o the s ame ho spital treat ment, includi ng med ical t reatme nt, pa y and allowan ces, a nd tra nsport ation to thei r home s, and furth er med ical t reatmen t afte r arri val at their homes, as if such injury had been suffered while on active duty under proper orders. No person hospitalized under the foregoing provisions of this section on account of any personal injury suffered or disease contracted shall be entitled to receive, in connection with such injury or disease, pay or allowance other than hospital treat- ment, incl uding med ical treat ment, and tran sport atio n, as here in provided, for more than six months ; but for any remaining period of such hospitalization he shall be entitled to subsistence at Govern- m en t ex p en se. Members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and members of the civilian training camps who suffer personal injury in line of duty while en route to or from and while at camps of instruction under the provisions of section 47a and 47d of said National Defense Act as amended shall, under regulations prescribed as aforesaid, be entitled to hospital treatment, including medical treatment, and transportation to their homes, and further medical tr eatment a fter arri val at th eir homes, as in the case of person s here- inbefore described, and to subsistence during hospitalization. If the death of any person mentioned herein occurs while he is under- going the training or hospital treatment contemplated by this section, the United States shall, under regulations prescribed as aforesaid, pa y for burial expen ses an d the return of the body to his home a sum not to exceed $100. "The validation, under this ce rtain expend itures previ ously be disturbed ." Approved, April 26, 1928. Vol. 39, p. 206. Vol.39, p. 206. Members of res erve corps injured in aerial flights, allowed hospi- tal treatment, etc. Li mitation on etc. pay , Al lo wan ces to Re- serve Officers' Training Corps and civilian tr ainee s in jured at in- struction camps. Vol. 41, pp. 778, 779. Burial expenses and return of body home in case of death. Previous expendi- tures validated. section as heretofore standing, of made by the Government shall not April 26, 1928. [x .1738]. CHAP. 437 .-An Act For t he valida tion of t he acquis ition of Canadian [Publ ic, No . 319.] properties by the War Department and for the relief of certain disbursing officers for payments made thereon. Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the Validation of acquisi- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the action War, during world War, of Canadian prop- by the War Department for the acquisition, through trustees, of an ertns for munition s int erest in and title to certa in tracts of land on which to erect addi- manufacture l tional manufacturing buildings and facilities to increase the produc- tion of shells under contracts entered into with certain Canadian

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 437, 438. 1928. 463 contractors for the manufacture of shells and other munitions during the World War is hereby ratified and validated, and that the Comptroller General of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to allow credit in the accounts of the following officers naasof ~rwfor d p a~- in the am ounts stated whic h now stand as di sallow ances on the ments made therefor. books of the General Accounting office : Captain J. Q. A. Brett, United States Army (now deceased), $207,223 .66 ; Donald Findley, formerly captain, Ordnance Department, $14,510 .39 ; Cap tain C arl Halla, Finance Department (now major), $65,068 .12 ; Major E. O. Ho pkins, Quart ermast er Co rps (n ow maj or, F inance Depar tment) , $14,728 .05 ; Weston Patterson, formerly first lieutenant, Finance Department, $13,960 .16 ; in all, $315,490,38. Approved, April 26, 1928. April 26, 1928. CHAP. 438.-An Act To accept the cession by the State of California of	iH. R.11685 .] exclusive jurisdiction over the lands embraced within the Lassen Volcanic [Public, No. 320 .j National Park, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Lassen Volcanic Na- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions tioAnc park . of juris- of the Act of the legislature of the State of California (approved diction of California r April 20, 1927) ceding to the United States exclusive jurisdiction e territory included over and within the territory which is now or may hereafter be in cluded withi n the Lasse n Volc anic N ation al Park are hereby accepted and sole and exclusive jurisdiction is hereby assumed by the United States over such territory, saving, however, to the State thRigh e, reserved to of California the right to serve civil or criminal process within the lim its of the af oresaid park in suit s or pr osecut ions fo r or on accou nt of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed in said State outside of said park ; and saving further to the said State the right to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and property on the lands included in said park, and the right to fix and collect license fees for fishing in said park ; and saving also to the persons residing in said park now, or hereafter, the right to vote at all elec- tions held within the county or counties in which said park is situ- Application of united a te d. A ll the laws a pplicable to places under s ole and exclu sive states laws. jurisdiction of the United States shall have force and effect in said Ext radi tion of c rimi- park. All fugitives from justice taking refuge in said park shall be pals. subject to the same laws as refugees from justice found in the State of California. Assigned to Califor- SEC. 2. That said park shall constitute a part of the United States nia northern judicial judi cial di strict for th e north ern di strict of Cali fornia, and t he dis- district . trict court of the United States in and for said northern district shall have jurisdiction of all offenses committed within the boundaries of the said park. Pun ishm ent for of- SEC. 3. That if any offense shall be committed in the said park, le nss a g ainst sta te which offense is not prohibited or the punishment is not specifically provided for by any law of the United States, the offender shall be subject to the same punishment as the laws of the State of California in force at the time of the commission of the offense may provide for a like offense in said State ; and no subsequent repeal of any such law of the State of California shall affect any prosecution for said offense committed within said park. Hunting, fishing, etc ., SEC. 4 . That all hunting or the killing, wounding, or capturing at prohibi tions . any time of any wild bird or animal, except dangerous animals, when it is ne cessar y to p reven t them from destr oying human li ves or inflicting personal injury, is prohibited within the limits of said park ; nor shall any fish be taken out of any of the waters of the

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 464 SEVENTIETH CONGRES S. SESS. I. CH. 438. 1928 . said park, in any other way than by hook and line, and then only Regulations, etc ., to at such seasons and at such times and in such manner as may be be prescribed . directed by the Secretary of the Interior. Th at the S ecretary of the Interior shall make and publish such general rules and regulations as he may deem necessary and proper for the management and care of the park and for the protection of the property therein, especially for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits other than those legally located prior to the passage of the Ac t creati ng and e stablish ing said park, n atural c uriositi es or wo n- derful objects within said park, and for the protection of the animals in the park from capture or destruction, and to prevent their being frightened or driven from the said park ; and he shall make rules Evidence of viola- and regulations governing the taking of fish from the streams or tions. lakes in the said park. Possession within said park of the dead bodies or any part thereof of any wild bird or animal shall be prima Punishment for vio facie evidence that the person or persons having same are guilty of lating provisions here- violating this Act. Any person or persons, or stage or express com- of, etc' pany, or railway company, who knows or h as reason to believe that they were taken or killed contrary to the provisions of this Act, and who receives for transportation any of said animals, birds, or fish so killed, caught, or taken, or who shall violate any of the other provisions of this Act, or any rule or regulation that may be promul- gated by the Secretary of the Interior, with reference to the manage- ment and care of the said park, or for the protection of the property therein for the preservation from injury or spo liation of timber, mineral deposits other than those legally located prior to the passage of the Act creatin g and es tablishi ng said park, na tural cu riositie s, or wonderful objects within said park, or for the protection of the anima ls, birds, or fish in the s aid park , or who shall wit hin s aid park commit any damage, injury, or spoliation to or upon any building, fence, hedge, gate, guide post, tree, wood, underwood, timber, gar- den, crops, vegetables, plants, land, springs, mineral deposits other than those legally located prior to the passage of the Act creating and establishing said park, natural curiosities, or other matter or th ing grow ing or b eing the reon, or situate d therei n, shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, and be adjudged to pay all the costs of the proceedings. Forfeiture of guns, SEC. 5 . That all guns, traps, teams, horses, or means of transporta- traps, etc ., illegally used. tion of every nature or description used by any person or persons within the limits of said park when engaged in killing, trapping, ensnaring, or capturing such wild beasts, birds, or animals, sha ll be forfeited to the United States and may be seized by the officers in said park, and held pending prosecution of any person or persons arrested under the charge of violating the provisions of this Act, and upon conviction under this Act of such person or persons using said guns, traps, teams, horses, or other means of transportation, su ch forfe iture sh all be a djudicat ed as a penalty in addit ion to t he other p unishment prescribed in this Act. Such forfeited property shall b e disposed of and accounted for by and u nder the authority commissioner for. of the Secretary of the Interior. Appointment, au- SEC. 6. That the United States district court for the northern tbority, etc' di strict o f Califo rnia sha ll appoi nt a com missione r who sh all resi de in the park and who shall have jurisdiction to hear and act upon all com plaints made of any violations of law, o r of the rules and re gulation s made b y the Se cretary of the I nterior for the governme nt of said park and for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish Judicial powers in and objects of interest therein, and for other purposes authorized violations of rules, etc. by this Act. Such commissioner shall have power, upon sworn

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 SEVE NTIE TH CON GRES S. SESS. I. CH. 438. 1928 . 465 information, to issue process in the name of the United States for the arrest of any person charged with the commission of any misde- meanor, or charged with a violation of the rules and regulations, or with a violation of any of the provisions of this Act prescribed for the government of said park, and for the protection of the animals, birds, and fish in said park, and to try persons so charged, and if found guilty to impose punishment and to adjudge the Appeals to di str ict forfeiture prescribed. In all cases of conviction an appeal shall court. lie from the judgment of said commissioner to the United States district court for the northern district of California and the United States district court in said district shall prescribe the rules of procedure and practice for said commissioner in the trial of cases and for appeals to said United States district court. SEC. 7. That such commissioner shall also have power to issue ~Procedure in cr im. process as hereinbefore provided for the arrest of any person charged with the commission within said park of any criminal offense not covered by the provisions of section 4 of this Act, to hear the evidence intr oduced, and if he is of the op inion t hat pr obable cause is sh own for holdin g the person so ch arged for tri al, sh all ca use su ch per son to be safely conveyed to a secure place of confinement within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern Dis trict of Calif ornia and cert ify a tra nscri pt of the reco rd of his proceedings and the testimony in such case to said court, which court shall have jurisdiction of the case : Provided, That the said Bail °° commissioner shall grant bail in all cases bailable under the laws of the United States or of said State. SEC. 8 . That all process issued by the commissioner shall be Service of process. directed to the marshal of the United States for the northern district of California but nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to summary arrests. prevent the arrest by any officer or employee of the Government or any person employed by the United States in the policing of said res ervat ion withi n sai d pa rk wi thout pro cess of an y per son taken in the act of violating the law or this Act or the regulations pre- scribed by the said Secretary as aforesaid. SEC. 9. That the commissioner provided for in this Act shall be Payofcommissione i paid an annual salary as appropriated for by Congress, payable Provisos. quarterly : Provided, That the said commissioner shall reside within Residence required. the exte rior boun darie s of said Lass en V olcan ic Na tiona l Pa rk at a place to be designated by the court making such appointment : And provided further, That all fees, costs, and expenses collected by the Disposal of fees, etc commissioner shall be disposed of as provided in section 11 of this Act. SEC. 10. That all fees, costs, and expenses arising in cases under United States fees. this Act and properly chargeable to the United States shall be certified, approved, and paid as are like fees, costs, and expenses in the courts of the United States. SEC. 11 . That all fines and costs imposed and collected shall be costs. Deposit of fines and deposited by said commissioner of the United States, or the marshal of the United States collecting the same with the clerk of the United States district court for the northern district of California. SEC. 12 . That the Secretary of the Interior shall notify in writing Acceptanceofcessione the Governor of the State of California of the passage and approval of this Act, and of the fact that the United States assumes police juri sdicti on ove r said park as spe cified in sai d Act of the State of Cali fornia. Approved, April 26, 1928.

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 466 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 439, 440, 446 . 1928 . April 26, 1928 . [H. R.11023.] [Public, No. 321 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the lands hereafter described, to wit : The southwest quarter of the northwest quarte r, sect ion 25, and t he sout heast quarter of the north east qu arter, section 26, township 29 north, range 3 east, Mount Diablo meridian, in the State of California, are hereby added to and made a part of the Lassen Volcanic National Park for use as an administrative head- plicable. SEC. 2 . That the provisions of the Act of August 9, 1916, entitled Vol.39,p . 442. "An Act to establish the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the State of California, and for other pur- poses," the Ac t of August 2 5, 1916, enti tled "An Act t o establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes," and all Acts sup- plementary to and amendatory of said Acts are made applicable to Proviso. water power Act not and extended over the lands hereby added to the park : Provided, applicable. That the provi sions of the Act of June 1 0, 1920, entit led "An Act Vol, 41, p. 1063. > > to create a Fe deral Power C ommission, to provide for t he improve- ment of navigation, the development of water power, the use of the public lands i n relation th ereto, and to repeal sectio n 18 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes," shall not apply to or extend over such lands. Approved, April 26, 1928. Lassen Volcanic Na- tional Park, Calif. Lands added to. Vol.39,p. 535. April 26, 1928. [H. R. 12441 .) [Public, No . 322 .] United States courts . Procedure in appeal cases. Ante, p. 54, amended . Statutes reg ula ti ng right to writ of error, et c, made appl icable to appeal substituted therefor . April 27, 1928 . [n. R. 10437.] [Public, No. 323 .] Navy . Double pension al- lo wed widows and de- pendents when officer or enl isted man die s fr om s ubmar ine acci - dent . Proviso. CHAP. 439 .-An Act To add certain lands to the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of the State of California . CHAP. 440.-An Act To amend section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act in refer ence to wr its o f err or," appro ved January 31, 1928, Public, Numbered 10, Seventieth Congress . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of an Act entitled " An Act in reference to writs of error," approved January 31, 1928, Public, Numbered 10, Seventieth Congress, be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows " SEC. 2 . The statutes reg ulating the ri ght to a writ of error, defining the relief which may be had thereon, and prescribing the mode of exercising that right and of invoking such relief, including the provisions relating to costs, supersedeas, and mandate, shall be applicable to the appeal which the preceding section substitutes for a writ of error ." Approved, April 26, 1928. Park provisions ap- quarte rs site. CHAP. 446 .-An Act Granting double pension in all cases to widows and dependents when an officer or enlisted man of the Navy dies from an injury in line of duty as the result of a submarine accident. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter in all cases when an officer or enlisted man of the United States Navy is disabled, has died, or shall die as the result of an accident to a submarine vessel, said officer or enlisted man having been employed in duty on or in handling the submarine at the time of such acci- dent the amount of pension to be paid such officer or enlisted man, his widow or dependents, shall be double the amount of that author- ized to be paid under existing pension laws should death have occurred by reason of an injury received in service in line of duty, not the result of a submarine accident : Provided, however, That in

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 446, 452, 453, 460 . 1928 . 467 any event the widow shall be paid a pension of not less than $24 cwa wm llowann per month and $4 per month additional for each child under sixteen years of age of the officer or enlisted man, and in the event of death or remarriage of the widow or forfeiture of title by her, or if no widow survives the officer or enlisted man, the rate of pension herein provided for a widow shall be paid to the minor child or children under sixteen years of age of such officer or enlisted man, from the date of such death or remarriage of the widow or forfeiture of her title and in other cases from the date of the death of the officer or enlisted man. Approved, April 27, 1928. CHAP. 452 .-An Act To authorize a per capita payment to the Shoshone and April 28, 1928. Arapahoe Indians of Wyoming from funds held in trust for them by the United [Public, No. 324 .] States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- hoe Indian shosh and Arapa- s . Wyo. tary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to withdraw toPfiomapit a payment ust from the Treas ury of the United St ates so much of the money credited to the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians of Wyoming under the Act of August 21, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes, page 519), as Vol.39,p.519. may be necessary to make a $25 per capita payment to said Indians, and to pay or distribute the same to all recognized members of the tribes under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed. Approved, April 28, 1928. April 28, 1928. CHAP. 453 .-Joint Resolution Authorizing a modification of the adopted 	[H. J. Res. 244 .] project for Oakland Harbor, California. [Pub. Res., No.28.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the project Harbor Oakland, project f mo di- adopted in the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, fed. ol. 44, p.1014. for the improvement of Oakland Harbor, California, is hereby so mod ified as to pr ovide tha t the requ irem ent " that loca l interes ts shall alter or replace the bridges over the tidal canal when, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, such alteration or replacement is nece ssary in the inter ests o f navi gation, and t hereaf ter op erate and maintain them," shall apply only to that feature of the project covering the deepening of the tidal canal to twenty-five feet. Approved, April 28, 1928. April 30, 1928. CHAP. 460 .An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act making appropria-	[H . R.6103.] tions f or sundry ci vil expenses of the Gover nment for fi scal year en ding June 30, [Public, No. 325 .] 1884," and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Paten ts. United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of V ol. 22, p .625,amend. chapter 143 of the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1883 (Twenty- adu. S. Code, p.1168. second Statutes at Large, page 625), as relates to issue of patents without payment of any fee be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows : Issue without fee to " The Commissioner of Patents is authorized to grant, subject to Government em- existing to any officer, enlisted man . or employee of the Govern- ployees, when certified g y to be used in public in- ment, except officers and employees of the Patent Office, a patent teres t . for any invention of the classes mentioned in section 4886 of the Revised Statutes, without the payment of any fee when the head of the d epart ment or i ndepe ndent bur eau c ertif ies s uch inven tion is

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 468 Proviso. Maybe used for Gov- ernment purposes without paying royalty to be stipulated in ap- plication. April 30, 1928. [S. [Public, No. 326 .] CHAP. 4 61 .-An Act A uthor izin g an appro pria tion to be expe nded unde r the provisions of se ction 7 of the Act o f March 1, 1911, enti tled "An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States, for t he protectio n of the wat ersheds of na vigable stre ams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers," as amended. Conservation ofnavi- Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the gable waters. United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is Purchase of lands for . hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended Vol. 36, p. 962; Vol. under the provisions of section 7 of the Act of March 1, 1911 39,p.441; Vol. 43,P.653, (Thirty-sixth Statutes, page 961), as amended by the Acts of March 4, 1913 (Thir ty-sev enth S tatute s, pag e 828), June 30, 1914 (Thirty- Am ounts avail able eighth Statutes, page 441 ), and the Act of June 7, 1924 (Publ ic, for 1928, 1929, and 1930 . 270), available July 1, 1928, $2,000,000; available July 1, 1929, $3,000,000; available July 1, 1930, $3,000,000; in all for this period, Proviso. $8,000,000, to be available until expended : Provided, That, except Acreage limit in any one State. for the protection of the headwaters of navigable streams or the control and r educti on of floods there in, no lands shall be pur chased under the appropriations herein authorized in excess of one million acres in any one State. Approved, April 30, 1928. May 1, 1928. [H. R.484.1 [Public, No. 327.] Plant Quaran tine Act . Punishment for vio- la tions. Vol . 37, p. 319; Vol. 39, p . 1165. Vol .37, p. 319, amend- ed. Agricultural Depart- ment employees au- thorized to stop with- out warrant suspected perso ns, etc ., an d seize and destroy prohibited nursery stock, etc ., found. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cas. 460-462 . 1928 . used or liable to be used in the public interest : Provided, That the applicant in his application shall state that the invention described therein, if patented, may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to him of any royalty thereon, which stipulation shall be included in the patent ." Approved, April 30, 1928 . CHAP. 462 .-An Act To amend section 10 of the Plant Quarantine Act, approved August 20, 1912 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 10 of the Plant Quarantine Act, approved August 20, 1912 (Thirty- seventh Statutes at Large, pa ge 315), as amended by the Act of March 4, 1917 (Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 1165), be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- lowing " That any employee of the Department of Agriculture, authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce the provisions of this Act and fur nished with and we aring a suit able ba dge fo r iden tifica tion, who has probable cause to believe that any person coming into the United St ates, or any vehic le, recep tacle, bo at, ship, or vesse l, coming from an y coun try or count ries o r movi ng inte rstate, poss esses, car- ries, or contains any nursery stock, plants, plant products, or other articles the entry or movement of which in interstate or foreign commerce is prohibited or restricted by the provisions of this Act, or by any quarantine or order of the Secretary of Agriculture issued or promulgated pursuant thereto, shall have power to stop and, without warrant, to inspect, search, and examine such person, vehicle, receptacle, boat, ship, or vessel, and to seize, destroy, or otherwise dispose of, such nursery stock, plants, plant products, or other arti- cles found to be moving or to have been moved in interstate com- merce or to have been brought into the United States in violation of this Act or of such quarantine or order." Approved, May 1, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CM. 463. 1928 . 469 May 1, 1928 . [H. R. 11279.] [Public, No . 328.] Postal Service . Registered mail. R. S., sec. 3927, p. 763. U. S. Code, p. 1259. Vol. 43, p. 1068, amended. Application, and in- dem nity fees. Rates. C H A P. 463 .-An Act Authori zing the Postmas ter General to es tablish a uniform system of registration of mail matter, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3927 of the R evised S tatutes of the U nited St ates (se ction 384, title 39, United States Code), as amended by section 209 of the Act of Feb- ruary 28, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, page 1058), be, and the same is hereby, amended further to read as -follows : " Mail matter shall be registered on the application of the party posting the same, and the fees chargeable therefor, in addition to the regular postage, shall be, in all cases, prepaid as follows " For registry indemnity not exceeding $50, 15 cents. "For registry indemnity exceeding $50 and not exceeding $100, 20 cents . " For registry indemnity exceeding $100 and not exceeding $200, 30 cents. " For registry indemnity exceeding $200 and not exceeding $300, 40 cents . " For registry indemnity exceeding $300 and not exceeding $400, 50 cents. " For registry indemnity exceeding $400 and not exceeding $500, 60 cents. " For registry indemnity exceeding $500 and not exceeding $600, 70 cents. " For registry indemnity exceeding $600 and not exceeding $700, 80 cents . " For registry indemnity exceeding $700 and not exceeding $800, 90 cents. " For registry indemnity exceeding $800 and not exceeding $1,000, $1. "All such fees shall be accounted for in such manner as the Post- master G eneral s hall dir ect. "

Fre e regis trati on o f SEC. 2. That the provision of section 3 of the Act entitled An Act official mail. making appr opria tions for t he ser vice of the Post Office Depart- ed ol .23,p .158,amend- ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, and for other pur- U.S . Code, p .1256. poses," approved July 5, 1884 (Twenty-third Statutes at Large, page 158, section 321, title 39, United States Code), with respect to the regi stration of offi cial mat ter of t he execu tive depa rtments, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph, as fol lo ws " Provid ed fu rther , That any official domestic letter or parcel to etcancide1. of be registered by any executive department or bureau thereof, or independent Government institution, located at Washington, District of Columbia, or by the Public Printer, which requires registration may be registered without the payment of any registry fee ." SEC. 3. The Act of February 27, 1897 (chapter 340, Twenty-ninth srsiaiassmmaiior loss of Statutes at Large, page 599), providing limited indemnity for loss Vol. 39, p.599. of re giste red ma il ma tter, and the Act of March 3, 19 03 (T hirty- U.S. Code, p.1259. second Statutes at Large, page 1174, section 381, title 39, United class mail . States Code), fixing such indemnity at not exceeding $100, and u l . 3Code, p7i25s . that portion of the Act of March 4, 1911 (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page 133 7, secti on 383, title 39, United States Code), m aking appropriations for the service of the Post Offic e Dep artme nt and for o ther purpos es an d pro viding inde mnity for the loss of third and fourth class domestic registered matter, are amended to read as follows " For the greater security of valuable mail matter the Postmaster re *Un form system of istrnticn and indem- Gener al ma y esta blish a un iform syste m of regist ratio n, an d as a taliiish defor to be es- part of such system he may provi de ru les u nder w hich the s enders or owners of any registered matter shall be indemnified for loss,

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 470 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 463-465 . 1928. rifling, or damage thereof in the mails, the indemnity to be paid out of the postal revenues, but in no case to exceed $1,000 for any one registered piece, or the actual value thereof when that is less than $1 ,000, and for which no othe r compensatio n or reimburse ment to the loser has been made, the amount of such indemnity to be fixed by the Postmaster Ge neral. " Appro ved, M ay 1, 1928 . May 1, 1928 . CHAP. 464 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway R. 11553	Commission of Arkansas to construct, maintain and operate a toll bridge across [Public, No . 32 9 .] 2	9.] the White River at or near Cotter, Akansas . Ark ansa s e River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repr esen tati ves of t he m a y United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent brid ge, at Co tter . of Congress is hereby granted to the State Highway Commission of Ark ansas to con struct, mai ntain, and o perat e a br idge a nd ap- proaches thereto across White River, at a point suitable to the inter- Vol.34,p . 84 onstruetion . . ests of navigation, at or near Cotter, Arkansas, 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 . orat ions sink ing tfund, SEC. 2 . If tolls are charged for the use of such bridge, the rates et c• 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 provide a sinking fund sufficient to retire the bonds limited, etc . of bonds issued and sold in connection with such original construction . All revenues received from the bridge shall be applied to the foregoing purpose s, and no bon ds issued in c onnection wit h the construc tion of the bridge and its approaches shall be made to mature later than twenty years after the date of issue thereof. Maintenance on ntenance as retirement fre e of After a fund sufficient t o retire such bonds in acco rdance with bridge bonds, their provisions shall have been so provided, the bridge shall there- Record of expendi- after be maintained and operated as a free highway bridge upon tures, receipts, etc. which no tolls shall be charged. An accurate and itemized record of the original cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expendi- tures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, the inter- est charges paid, and the tolls charged and the daily revenues re- ceived from the bridge, shall be kept by the State Highway Commis- sion of Arkansas, and shall be available at all reasonable times for the information of all persons interested. Amendment. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, ame nd, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appro ved, M ay 1, 1928. May 1, 1928. [x .R. 11625 .1 CHAP. 465.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Mon- [Public, No. 330.1 tana, Valley County, Montan a, and Garfield County, Montana, or to any or either of them, jointly or severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at o r near Glasgow, Mont ana. Misso uri River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Ante, p.111, amend- Unite d States of A merica in Cong ress assemble d, That the Act en- ed . titled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State of Montana, Valley County, Montana, and McCone County, Montana, or to any or either of them, jointly or severally, to construct, main- tain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 465, 466. 1928 . 471 Glasgow, Montana," approved February 16, 1928, be amended to read as follows : Montana, Valley "That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State of ayo b agd Counties Montana, Valley County, Montana, and Garfield County, Montana, gow. or to any or either of them jointly or severally, to construct, main- tain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Glasgow, Montana, in township 25 north, range 40 east of the Montana principal meridian, in accordance with the provisions Co ttrc io n. of an 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 Amendmen t . expressly reserved ." Approved, May 1, 1928. May 1, 1928. CHAP. 466 .-An Act Authorizing the B and P Bridge Company, its successors 	[H. R.11578.] and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande [Public, No. 331.] River at or near Weslaco, Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Un ited S tates of A merica in C ongre ss ass emble d, That in order to R" and P Bridge facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and Company may bridge, provide for military and other purposes, the B and P Bridge Com- at Weslaco, Tea. pany, 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 jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Weslaco, Texas, in accordance construction. with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the Vol. 34, p. 84. construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, App roval of Mexi co and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico . required. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the B and P Bridge Righ t to acqu ire real estate, etc ., in Texas for Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to loccation, a pproa ches, enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estat e and other proper ty in the Sta te of Texas needed for t he location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Texas, upon making just compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the Condemna tion pro- proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The said B and P Bridge Company, its successors and Tolls authorized. 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 ar under the authority contained in the Act Vol. 34, p. 85. of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferhtdto sell, etc., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the B and P Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, power s, and privi leges may be sold, assign ed, or trans ferred, or w ho 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 Amendmen t. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1928.

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 472 May 1,1928 . [14. R. 11473.] [Public, No. 332 .] Red River of the North. Nort h Da kota, Min - nesota, etc ., may bridge, between Fargo, N. Dak ., and Moor- head, Minn. Construction. Voi. 34, p. 84. Post, p. 1534, Amendment. May 1, 1928. [1I. R. 11356.] CHAP. 468 .-An Act Authorizing the State of Indiana to construct, main- [Public, No. 333 .] tain, and operate a toll bridge across the Ohio River at or near Rockport, Indiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to promote inters tate commerce, improve the postal servic e, and pr o- vide for military and other purposes, the State of Indiana, acting by and through its State hi ghway commiss ion and the su ccessors of said commission, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and ap proaches ther eto across the Ohio River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the city at Rockport, Indiana, across said river to a point opposite in Daviess County, Kentucky, in accordance with the provisions of the Act enti tled "An Act to regu late the con stru ctio n of bri dges ove r na vi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the condi- tions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Indiana, acting by and through its State highway commission, and the successors of said commission, 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 corpora- tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3 . The State of Indiana, acting by and through its State highway commission and the successors of said commission, is 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 . Rates of toll applied SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of funop eration,, s in kin g such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund suffi- cient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, under economical manage- ment, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize such bonds or other securi ties as may b e legal ly issu ed by said St ate for the c ost Ohio Rive r. Indiana may bridge, at Rockport. Con struction . Vol.34,p.84. Right to acquire real estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc. Co ndemnation Pro- ceedings . Vol.34,p. 85. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 467, 468. 1928 . CHAP. 467 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the States of North Dakota and Min nesota to construct, maintain, and opera te a bridge across t he Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota. 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 granted to the State of North Dakota, the State of Minnesota, the county of Cass, North Dakota, the county of Clay, Minnesota, the city of county North Dakota, and the city of Moorhead, Minnesota, or to any one or more of them to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Red River of th e North at a point s uitable to th e inter ests of navig ation b etween Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc- tion of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1928.

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 S EVEN TIETH CONG RESS. SESS. I. CHs. 468- 470 . 1928 . 473 of suc h bridge and its approac hes, wit h reason able fin ancing c harges and redemption provisions, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof. After a sin king fund, inclu ding the ea rning s Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amor. thereof from investment or otherwise, sufficient for such amortiza- tiling costsn tion shall h ave been provide d, such bridge s hall ther eafter b e main- tained an d operated free of tolls, or th e rates of toll s hall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a-fund of not to exceed the amount neces- sary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate Record of ezpendi. b tures and receipts. 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 informa- tion of all persons interested. SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amend ment. expressly reserved. Appr oved , May 1, 1928 . May 1, 1928. [H. R. 11267 .1 CHAP. 469 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the board of [Public, No .334.1 county commissioners of Itasca County, Minnesota, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the road between the villages of Cohasset and Deer River, Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled That the consent Mississippi River. f Itasca Co un ty, of Congress is hereby granted to the board of county commissioners Minn ., may bridge, be- tween Cohasset and of Itasca County, Minnesota, to construct, maintain, and operate a Deer River. free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the north line of section 35, township 144 north, range 25 west, on the road be tween th e villag es of Co hasset a nd Deer River, M innesota , in accordance with the provi sions of the Act entitled "An Act to Vol . 34, p.`14 . 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 Amen dment. expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1928 . May 1,1928. [[H. R. 11266.]	CHAP . 470 .-An Act Authorizing the Saint Albans Nitro Bridge Company, [Public, No . 335 .1 its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Kanawha River at or near Saint Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Kanawha River . Sa int Alban s Ni tro United Stat es of Ameri ca in Congr ess a ssemb led, That in order to Bridge Company may pr omote in terstate commerc e, impro ve the p ostal se rvice, a nd provi de brid`ee,,atSaint Albans, for m ilitary and other purposes the Saint Albans Nitro Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto a cross the Kanawha River at a poi nt sui table to the interests of n avig atio n at or near Sai nt A lban s, K anaw ha C ount y, W est Vir- gi nia, in accordan ce with the prov isions of the Ac t entitl ed "An A ct Consir, c io n. to regulate the construction of br idg es ov er navigable wa ters," Post, p. 1527 . appro ved Marc h 23, 19 06, and subject to the conditions and limita- tions contained in this Act . SEC. 2. Af ter the co mpl et ion of such bridge, as de ter mi ned b Acquisition author- ed, after completion, the Secretary of War, either the State of West Virginia, any by west Virgini a, etc . political subdivision thereof within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may

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 474 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Crr. 470. 1928. y at any time acquire and take over all right, title, and interest in such bridge and it s approaches, and any inter est in real p roperty necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation or expropria- ti on, in accor dance with the la ws of such State govern ing th e acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty ears after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired y c onde mna tion or exp ropr iati on, the am ount of dam ages 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 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 constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interests in real property ; (4) actual expendi- tures for necessary improvements. SEC. 3 . If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired by the State of West Virginia, 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 suf ficien t to pa y for t he rea sonable cost o f main taining, repai ring, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical manage- ment and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the amount pai d ther efor, i ncludin g reas onable interes t and financi ng cost, as s oon as possible 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 pro- vided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to pro- vide 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 expendi- tures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the in- formation of all persons interested. SEC. 4 . The Saint Albans Nitro Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, shall, within ninety days after the completion of such bridge, file with the Secretary of War and with the highway depart- ment 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 neces sary therefor, and the actu al financing and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, and at the request of the highway depart- ment of the State of West Virginia, 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 Saint Albans Nitro Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, shall make avail- able 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, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. Con demn atio n pro - ceedings. Compensation if ac- quired by condemna- tion. Lim itat ions. Tolls under State, etc ., operation. Rates a pplied to op - eration, sinking fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amor- tizing costs . Rec ord of e xpend i- tures and receipts. Sworn statement of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after com- pletion. Examination by Sec- retary of War. Fin ding s of Secr etary conclusive.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cas. 470, 471 . 1928. 475 SEC. 5. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the co Right sell, etc., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Saint Albans Nitro 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. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amend ment. exp ressly reser ved. Approved, May 1, 1928. May 1, 1928 . CHAP. 471 .-An Act Authorizing the Cabin Creek Kanawha Bridge Com-	[H. R. 11265.] pany, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge [Public, No. 336 .] across the Kanawha River at or near Cabin Creek, West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembl ed That in order to Kanawha River. f Cabi n Creek gan g- pro mote i nterst ate co mmerce, impr ove th e posta l serv ice, a nd pro vide wba Bridge Company may bridge, at C abin for military and other purposes, the Cabin Creek Kanawha Bridge Creek, W. Va. Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to c onstr uct, main tain, and opera te a brid ge an d ap proac hes t here to across the Kanawha River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Cabin Creek, in accordance with the provisions Const ruction. of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges Vol.34,p.s4C 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 Acquisition author- iz ed, a fter comp leti on, Secretary of War, either the State of West Virginia, any political by west Virginia, etc. subdivision thereof within or adjoining which any part of such bridge is located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any tim e acquire and take over all right, t itle, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary th eref or, by purc hase or by cond emna tion or exp ropr iati on, in aond demnation pro- a ccord ance with the laws of su ch S tate gover ning the acqui siti on of private property for public purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years Compensation if ac- afte r the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by qu onea by condemna- condemnation or expropriation, the amount of damages or compensa- tion to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of Li mita tions. (1) the actua l cost of co nstruc ting s uch bri dge an d its approa ches, 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 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 et eoi ls ride r st ate, by the State of West Virginia or by any municipality or other po litica l subd ivisio n or p ublic agency thereo f, und er the provi sions 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 era ion applied g fund, su fficie nt to pay fo r the reason able c ost of mainta ining, repai ring, etc. and operating 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 co st, as so on as pos sible und er reason able cha rges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring the same. 54835°-29-PT 1	34

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 476 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 471, 472. 1928 . Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amo r- tizing c osts. Rec ord of e xpend i- tures and receipts . Swo rn s tate ment of construction costs, etc ., to be filed after comple- ti on. Examination by Sec- retary of War. Findings of Secretary conclusive. Right to sell, etc ., conferred. Amendme nt. 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 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 approaches under economical management. 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. 4 . The Cabin Creek Kanawha Bridge Company, its succes- sors 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 West Virginia, a sworn itemized state- ment 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 West Virginia, 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 pro- moting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said Cabin Creek Kanawha Bridge Company, its successors and assigns shall make available all of its records in connection with the con- struction, 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, 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 Ca bin Cr eek Ka nawha Bridg e Comp any, its su ccesso rs 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 other- wise, is hereby au thorized and e mpowered to e xercise the s ame as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. 'v SEC. 6 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1928. May 1, 192-9. [H. R. 11212.1 CHAP. 472.-An Act Authorizing Paul Leupp, his heirs, legal representatives, [Public, No. 337.] or assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Stanton, North Dakota. Be it en ac ted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Missouri River . United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t in order to Pa ul Leupp, may bridge, a t Stanton, N. promote interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide D ak. for military and other purposes, Paul Leupp, his heirs, legal rep- resentatives, or assigns, be, and is here by, auth oriz ed t o co nstr uct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at C ooist~rucpGoon or near the village of Stanton, Mercer County, North Dakota, in Post, p. 1475 . accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- late the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations con- tained in this Act.

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 478 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 472-474 . 1928 . of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. etc ., SEC. 5 . The right to sell, assign, transfer s and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to Paul Leupp, his heirs, legal representatives, or 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. 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appro ved, M ay 1, 1928. Right to sel l, conferred. Amendment. May 1, 1928. [S. 3437 .]	C]3:AP. 473.-An Act To provide for the conservation of fish, and for other [Public, No . 338.] purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Fi sh. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Depart- Inv es tig at ion of mean s to prev ent de- ment of Commerce be, and it is hereby, authorized to study, Government of, due to i Government ditches, nvestigate and determine the best means and methods of preventing b canals, etc • the d estruct ion of fish o ccasion ed b ditches, canals, and other works Amount au thorized y > > for. constructed or maintained by the United States ; and for this purpose such sums of money as may be necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate $25,000 are h ereby authori zed to be exp ended out of a ny money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, Approved, May 1, 1928. May 1, 1928. [H. R.7184.] [Public, No. 339 .] CHAP. 474 .-An Act Authorizing J. L. Rowan, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Shawneetown, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the R J. L . Rowan may United States o f A'inerica in Congress assembled, That in order to bridge, at Shawnee- town, Ill, fac ilit ate inte rsta te c omme rce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, J. L. Rowan, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Ohio River, at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- tion, at or near Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, and a point Vol 34 p` 84: opposite thereto in Union County, Kentucky, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 190 6, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Rig ht to acquire real SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon J. L. Rowan, his heirs, estate ,etc .,forlocation, approaches, etc. leg al r epre sent ativ es, and assi gns, all suc h ri ghts and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just coinpensa- Condemnat ion pro- tion therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of ceedings. such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss , I. CH. 474. 1928 . 479 SEC. 3 . The said J. L. Rowan, his heirs, legal representatives, and Tolls authorized . assigns, is 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 Vol.34, p. 85. in the Act of March 23, 1906 . SEC. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined b the Acquisition co a nth or- y ized, after mpletion, Secretary of War, either the State of Illinois, the State of Kentucky, by Illinois, Kentucky, 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, an d any in terest i n real p roperty necessar y theref or, by p urchase or b y cond emnat ion o r expr opria tion, in accordance with the laws of su ch State s govern ing the acquisit ion of p rivate p roperty for publ ic Compensation if so- purposes by condemnation or expropriation. If at any time after cluired b y condemna- the expiration of twenty 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 not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be Limitations . limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing such bridge an d its ap proaches, less a reasona ble dedu ction fo r actual depreci a- tion in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interest in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion costs, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of the cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in real property, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. To lls under sta te, SEC. 5. If such bridge shall be taken over or acquired by the States etc ., operation. 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 er aon, sin king tfuna to provide a fund s ufficien t to pay for the reasona ble cost of main - P te- taining, 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 reasonable interest and financ ing cost, as soo n as possible un der reasonable c harges, but with in a period of not to exceed twenty years from the date of acquiring Maintenance as free the same. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall brid g e, etc., after amor- have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained tizin g costs. 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 Re cord of e zpen di- its approaches under economical management. An accurate record tares and receipts. 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 . J. L. Rowan, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns sw orn state ment of > > e construction costs, etc ., shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file with to be sled after com. the S ecre tary of War, and wit h the hi ghwa y de part ment s of the pletion. States of Illinois and Kentucky, 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 Examination by See. therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs. The Sec re- rotary of war. tary of War may, and upon request of the highway department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the com pletion of such bridge, investig ate such costs' and dete rmine th e 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 co sts of c onstruct ing, fin ancing, and prom oting su ch bridg e ; fo r the

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 480 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 474, 475. 1928 . purpose of such investigation the said J. L. Rowan, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of his records in Findings of were- connection with the construction, financing, and promotion thereof. tar y 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 4 of this Act, subject conferred . to sell, etc ., only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. rtd EC. 7 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted toJ.L . Rowan, 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 directly upon such corporation or person. Amendme nt. SEC. 8. The right to alter, ame nd, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 1, 1928. May 1, 1928. [R. R . 9485.] [Public, No. 340] Wabash River. Roy Clippinger, etc ., may bridge, at Me- Qregors Ferry, Ill . construction. Vol. 34, p. 84. Post, p . 1406. Righ t to acqu ire real estate, etc ., for locatio n, approaches, etc . Condemna tion pro- ce edi ngs . Tolls authorized. Vol. 34, p. 85. Acquisition author- ized, after completion, by Iilinois,Indiana, etc. CHAP. 475.-An Act Authorizing Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edga r Lea thers , Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Wabash River at or near McGregors Ferry in White County, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Unite d States of A merica in Cong ress assemble d, That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- vide for military and other purposes, Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Leathers, Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Wabash River, at a point suitable to the interests of navi- gation, at or near McGregors Ferry in White County, Illinois, and a point in Posey County, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Leathers, Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, 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, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the con- demnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The said Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Leathers, Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representa- tives, and assigns, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the author- ity 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 Indiana, any public agency or political subdivision of either of such States,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 475 . 1928 . 481 with in or ad joining which an y part o f such b ridge 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 co ndemn atio n or exp ropr iati on, in a ccor danc e w ith 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 guired by condemna- on time after the expiration of twenty 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 not in- clude good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual cost of constructing Lim itat ions. 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 brid ge and i ts appro aches an d acquir ing such interest s in rea l prop- erty, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements. Tol ls und er stat e, SEc. 5. If such bridge shall be taken over or acquired by the etc., operation. 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 therea fter cha rged for the use thereof the rat es of to ll shall be so era ion, sink ing t o adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable etc • co st of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sink- ing fund sufficient to amortize the amount paid therefor, including reasonable interest and financing costs, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years fr om the dat e of acquiring the same. After a sinking fund suffi- Maintenance as free g bridge, etc., after amor- cien t for su ch amort ization shall ha ve been so provid ed, such bridge tilin g costs. 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 eco- Record of expendi. nomic al managem ent. An accurate record of the amount paid for turps and receipts. acqu iring th e bridge and its approac hes, the actual e xpenditu res 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. 6. The s aid Roy Clip ping er, Ulys Pyl e, E dgar Lea ther s, Swornt n a emenetcf Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representa- to be filed after com- tive s, and a ssigns, shall wi thin nin ety days after th e comple tion of p'etion . such bridge file with the Secr etary of War, and with the highw ay departments of the States of Illinois and Indiana, 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 Se cret ary of War m ay, and upon req uest of the high - reaxa mina` tionbySec-of . way department of either of such States shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alle ged in t he 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 Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Leathers, Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make availab le all o f their records in conne ction wit h the co nstruc- tion financing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secre- Findings of secretary g~ n conclusive. tary of War as to the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and prom otion of the bridge shall be conclusive for the purpos es

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 mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake.

. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to Roy Clippinger, Ulys Pyle, Edgar Leathers, Groves K. Flescher, Carmen Flescher, 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 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.

. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, May 1, 1928.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be and he is hereby, authorized and requested to extend invitations to foreign governments to be represented by delegates at the International Congress of Entomology to be held in the United States in 1928.

Approved, May 1, 1928.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the President be, and is hereby, authorized to present the distinguished flying cross to Colonel Francesco de Pinedo in recognition of his extraordinary achievement in making an aerial journey of twenty-five thousand miles by flying boat in the course of which he arrived in the United States by air from Rome.

That the President be, and is hereby, authorized to present the distinguished flying cross to Dieudonne Costes and Joseph LeBrix in recognition of their extraordinary achievement in an aerial journey of thirty-five thousand miles in the course of which they arrived in the United States by air after making the first nonstop flight across the South Atlantic.

That the President be and he is hereby authorized to present the distinguished flying cross to Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld, James C. FitzMaurice, and Hermann Koehl, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement in making the first nonstop westward trans-Atlantic flight by airplane from Europe to North America.

Approved, May 2, 1928.

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 484 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ciis. 484-4 87 . 1928 . dea th of Regin ald E thelb ert My rie, a Bri tish s ubjec t, al leged to have been killed in the Panama Canal Zone on February 5, 1921, by a United States Army truck driven by a private in the Motor Tra nspor t Corp s, as set forth in the message of the Pres ident of Janua ry 4, 1928, printe d as S enate Documen t Numb ered 32, Seventieth Congress, first session ; and t here is her eby a uthor ized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sufficient sum to carry out the purpose of this Act. Approved, May 3, 1928 . App ro pri ati on au- thorized. Post, p. 912. May 3, 1928. [H . R. 12179.] CHAP. 485 .-An Act To provide for the reimbursement of the Government [Pub lic, No . 345.] of Great Britain on account of certain sums expended by the British chaplain in Moscow, the Reverend F. North, for the relief of American nationals in Russia in 1920. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Great Britain . Unit ed State s o f Am erica in Congress assembl ed, That the Secretary Payment to, directed as reimbu rsement of of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to the Reverend F . North, Gov ernm ent of G reat Bri tain , as a matter of gra ce and w itho ut for expenses relieving American nationals in reference to the question of legal liability therefor, the sum of Russia. $19,407.60, being the equivalent of the sum of «3,988, at par exchange, as reim bursement on account of certai n sums exp ended by the British chaplain in Moscow, the Reverend F. North, for the relief of Ame rican na tionals in Russi a in 192 0, as se t forth in the m essage of the President of February 27, 1928, printed as Senate Document App ro pri ati on au- Numbered 66, Seventieth Congress, first session ; and there is hereby thorized. auth orize d to t he ap propr iated, out of any money in the T reasur Post, p. 912. Y Y Y not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to carry out the purpose of this Act. Appr oved, May 3, 1928 . May 3, 1928. CHAP. 486.--An Act To authorize appropriations for the construction of [Public, [H. R. so No . 34G 34 .] roads at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Army. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Amount au thorized Un ited Stat es of Am eric a in Co ngre ss a ssem bled , That there is for comple ting roads at Presidio of San here by autho rized to be appro priated, out of any mone y in the Treas- Fran cisco, Ca lif . ury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $47,200 for the purpose Post, p . 927. of completing the military roads at the Presidia of San Francisco, Cali fornia. Approved, May 3, 1928 . May 3,1928. [H. R. G8G2 .]	CHAP. 487 .-An Act Authorizing and directing the Secretary of th e In te ri or [Public, No. 347 .] to investigate, hear, and determine the claims of individual members of the Sioux Tribe of Ind ians ag ainst t ribal funds o r again st the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Sioux India ns i Investigatio n,. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Investigtion etc., of claims of enrolled in- of the Int er ior be, and he is he reb y, authorized and directed to dividual, against tribal investigate, hear, and determine the claims of the individual Indians fun ds, e tc' whose names are enrolled on the approved rolls of the following Indi an ag encies : Rosebud, Pi ne Ridge, Lower Brule, Crow Creek, Cheyenne River, Yankton, Sisseton, and Flandreaux, in the State of South Dakota ; Fort Peck, in the State of Montana ; Fort Totten, in the State of North Dakota ; Standing Rock, in the States of North Provisos. and South Dakota ; and Santee, in the State of Nebraska : Provided,

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