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 36 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Csi.5. 1927 . Fort Jay , N. Y., barracks. Vol.44,p. 1236. Division of appro- priations. Vol.44,p. 206. Fort Riley, Kans. Officers' quarters. Vol.44,p. 1235. Restrictions waived . R .S.,sees . 1136, 3734, pp.206, 737. Fort Douglas, Utah. Wate r supply im- provement. 'W al ter Re ed Ho s- pital'D .C. Additional facilities. Vol.43,p . 1234. Vol .44,p. 182. Fort Mills, P.I. Power plant im- provem ents. Ordnan ce Depart- ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT ment. Armamen t of fortifi - Armament of fortifications : For purchase, manufacture, and test of cations. Removing projectiles ammunition for seacoast cannon, and so forth, including the same to Pica tinn y Arse objects specified under this head in the War Department A ro- fr om La ke Denmark. J hP priation Act for the fiscal year 1928, approved February 23, 1927, for e xpenditure in connection wi th removing p rojectiles fr om Lake Denmark to Picatinny Arsenal, fiscal year 1928, $37,000. Arsenal, Rehabilit ation of Picat inny Arsenal, New Jersey : For repairing rebuild- and r ebuilding the Picatinny Ars enal in New J ersey, includ ing the necessary construction, the purchase and installation of machinery and equipment, and the purchase of approximately three hundred and fifty acres of land in the vicinity of the arsenal as authorized in the Act entitled "An Act to authorize an appropriation to rehabili- tate the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey," approved March 3, 1927, $ 2,300,000 . Distribution of ca tured war devices and trophies : The unex- pe nded b alance on Ju ne 30, 1927, of the appropr iation "Distr ibu- tion of captured war devices and trophies," contained in the Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1926, is extended to June 30, 1928, fo r the completion of an equitable distribution of captured war devices and trophies under the provisions of an Act approved June 7, 192 4, as amended by the Act approved May 22, 1926. Picatinny N.J. Repairing, ing, etc. Vol.44,p. 1397. War trophies, etc. Une xpen ded balan ce available for distribut- ing. Vol. 44, p. 878. Vol.43,p.597;Vol. 44, p. 615. at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, not to exceed $30,000 for the employ- me nt, by contra ct or o therwi se, of the ser vices of arch itects, or fi rms, or partnerships thereof, and other technical and professional per- son nel as may be deemed neces sary without r egard to civi l service requirements and restrictions of law governing the employment and compensation of employees of the United States, $6,162,000, to remain available until expended ; of this amount $3, 680, 000 shall be payable from the military post construction fund created by section 4 of the Act approved March 12, 1926, and $2,482,000 shall be payable out of the general fund of the Treasury. For construction and installation of officers' quarters at Fort Riley, Kansas, including utilities and appurtenances thereto, as aut horized by an Act entitled "An Act to au thorize appro priations for construction at military posts, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1927, without reference to sections 1136 and 3734 Revised Statutes, $126,000 to remain available until expended. Fort Douglas, Utah, water and sewers at military post : For the construction of the necessary clam or dams, reservoir, and pipe lines, together with all necessary accessories and appliances, and for the repair and alteration of existing facilities, to improve and enlarge the water supply at the military post of Fort Douglas, Utah, includ- ing every expenditure requisite for and incidental thereto, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $370,000. Walter Reed General Hospital : For completion of the construction of additional facilities authorized by the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construction of additional facilities at Walter Reed Gener al Hospital, in the Distric t of Columbia ," approved M arch 4, 1925, and the " First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1926," $950,000. Fort Mills, Corregidor, Philippine Islands, central power plant : For completing repairs to steam plant and changing the present coal plant to oil, construction of facilities to house Diesel engines and oil storage, purchase and installation of three Diesel units in the central power plant, and all other necessary expenses incidental thereto, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $309,000.

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 SEVE NTIE TH CONGRESS. SESS. 1 . CH. 5. 1927. BUREAU OF INSULAR AFFAIRS Reimbursement of Philippine government : For full reimburse- ment to the Philippine government for expenses incurred by it for maintaining alien crews prior to April 6, 1917, as authorized by the Act entitled "An Act to authorize reimbursement of the Govern- ment of the Philippine Islands for maintaining alien crews prior to April 6, 1917," approved March 3, 1927, fiscal year 1928, $11,400 .81. Ol~ JJ ICE OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS Salaries, office of Chief of Engineers : In addition to the sum authorized under this head in the War Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928, approved February 23, 1927, the further expenditure of not to exceed $10,000 from appropriations heretofore made is authorized for the services of skilled draftsmen, civil engin eers, and such other employees as the Secretary of War may deem necessary in the office of the Chief of Engineers to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors, surveys, preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor estimates and bills, fortifications, engineer equipment of troops, engineer operations in the field, and other military purposes. WAR DEPARTMENT-NONMILITARY ACTIVITIES QUARTERMASTER CORPS 37 Insular Affairs Bu- reau . Philippine govern- ment. Reimbu rsing, for maintaining alien crews. Vol. 44, p. 1402 Chief of Engineers. Civilian personnel. Amount for drafts- men, etc ., increased. Vol.44,p.1124. Nonmilitary activi- ties. Quartermaster Corps. National cemeteries. Maintenance. National cemeteries : For maintaining and improving national cemeteries, including the same objects specified under this head in the War Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1928, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $94,000. Headstones for graves of American soldiers in Europe : To com- in Headstones u oo forgraves plete the f urnishing and erecting of headstones for the graves of American soldiers in Europe, $186,000, to remain available until June 30, 1929 : Provided, That the headstones furnished hereunder Selecti on of d esigns, shall be of such design and material as may be agreed upon by the etc. Secretary of War and the American Battle Monuments Commission. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier : For every expenditure requisite s oldier Tomb of unk now n for or incident to the work of securing competitive preliminary securing competitive designs for completing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the d Vol 44, completing. 915, Arlington National Cemetery, as authorized by the public resolution approved July 3, 1926, $2,500, to remain available until June 30, ProUiso. 1929 : Provided, That in carrying into effect the provisions of such General authority of public resolution the Secretary of War is authorized to do all of the Secretar y of war. things necessary to accomplish this purpose, by contract or otherwise, with or without advertising, including payment for designs sub- mitted under such conditions as he may prescribe. Shiloh National Military Park : For the purchase of additional land within the boundaries of the park, $7,100, to remain available until December 31, 1928. Acqui ring land t o For the payment of obligations incurred prior to July 1, 1925, in connect with Corinth accordance with the Act of June 7, 1924, in connection with the national Cemetery, acquisition of a strip of 'Land contiguous to the park, to connect the Shiloh National Military Park with the Corinth (Mississippi) National Cemetery, fiscal year 1928, $14,000. Equipping, etc ., To complete the erection and equipment of a school building in school building. Shiloh National Military Park, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $10 .000. Moores Creek, Mili- Moores Creek National Military Park : The appropriation tary Park. Appropriation con- " Moores Creek National Military Park, 1927," $1,500, is continued tinned. and made available during the fiscal year 1929. Vol.44,p.879. Shiloh Military Park. Additional land. Vol.44,p.826.

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 38 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . Survey of battle Survey of battle fields : The balance of the appropriation " Survey fie lds . Balance available . of battle fields, 1928," $15,000, contained in the War Department Vol .44,p.1140 . Appropriation Act, approved February 23, 1927, is hereby continued and made available for obligation to and including June 30, 1929, including mileage to officers and traveling expenses of civilian employees traveling on duty in connection with the survey of battle fields. Fred eric ksbur g an d Fredericksbur and S ots lvania County Battle Fields Memorial : Spotsylvania County g p y . y Battle Fields Memo- For commencing the establishment of a national military park to be ri Establishing, asaNa- known as the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields tional Military Park. Memorial as authorized b the Act approved FFebruary 14, 1927, Vol .44,p.1091. Y y > > including the condemnation, purchase or lease of the necessary lands, surveys, maps, marking the boundaries of the park, opening, con- structing, or repairing necessary roads, pay and expenses of com- missioners, salaries for labor and services, traveling expenses, supplies and materials, $50,000, to remain available until June 30, 1929. Stones River M ;i- tary Park, Tenn. Stones River (Tennessee) National Military Park : For the estab- Es ablishment of. lishment of a national military park at the battle field of Stones River, Tennessee, in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to establish a national military park at the battle field of Stones River, Memor ials to vi r_ Tennessee," approved March 3, 1927, fiscal years 1928 and 1929,$5,000. ginia Dare and Roger Memorials : The appropriations " Memorial to Virginia Dare, 1927," App rop ria ti ons $2, 500, and " Memorial to Roger Williams, 1927 ," $ 1,50 0, are con- Appropriations con- tinued. tinued and made available during the fiscal year 1 92 9. Memorial. Birthplace Lincoln Birthplace Memorial : For improvement of the road pro- Impro ving road to. viding access to the memorial hall and the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born and for repairs and minor improvements in connection with such buildings and reservation, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $5,000, to be expended under the direction of the Quarter- master General. Me dical Depart ment. Artificial limbs. Chief of Engineers. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT A r t if i c ia l li m b s : For furnishing artificial limbs and apparatus, or commutation therefor, and the necessary transportation, fiscal year 1928, $36,385 . C HIEF OF ENG INEE RS Ca pe Cod canal . Purchase of, etc. Cape Cod Canal : For the purchase of the Cape Cod Canal and other Vol.44,p. 1015. property pertaining thereto, in accordance with section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing t he construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," approved January 21, 19 27, $5,50 0,00 0, to remain avai lable unt il J une 30, 1929. Mississippi River Emergency flood control Mississippi RiRiver : For reimbursement flood control. Reimb ursi ng a ppro- of t he a ppro pria tion for " Flood control, Mississippi River," and the priation for emergency « exp enses of. appropriation for Maintenance and improvement of existing river Vol.44, p . 1142. and harbor works," for amounts expended therefrom for emergency work on the lower Mississippi River on account of the flood of 1927, AA lotment of funds $7,000,000 : Provided, That the allotment of funds for the flood of approved . 19 2 7 by the Secretary of War from the appropriation for river and harbor works is hereby approved and validated . E R ivers and xaminations, etc . . Ex amin atio ns s urve ys, and cont inge ncie s of riv ers and harb ors . For examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors Proviso . aut hority re- for which there may be no special appropriation, $$50,000 : Provided Specific qui red . That no part of tis sum shall be expended fr any preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law . Co llision dam ages claims . River and harbor damage claims : To pay the claim adjusted and . settled by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, with the approval of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the authority

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEsS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . contained in section 9 of the Act approved June 5, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes, page 1015), and certified to Congress in House Document Numbered 731, Sixty-ninth Congress, $1,317 .20. Wharf and walk, Jamestown, Virginia : For the construction upon Government-owned land of a suitable public wharf to provide access to the United States monument which commemorates the three hun- dredth anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown, and for the con- struction of a suitable walk from the wharf to the monument, fiscal years 1928 and 1929, $15,000 : Provided, That this sum shall be available only when an amount at least equal to this appropriation is provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities : Provided further, That th is app ropria tion a nd any contr ibuted funds shall be exp ended under the direction of the Chief of Engineers. NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS For support of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol- dier s : For "subsistence," "household," "cu rrent expenses," and "hospital," at the following branches, including the same objects respectively specified in the War Department Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1927 under each of such heads for the central branch, name ly Ce ntral Bra nch, Dayto n, Oh io : Subsist ence, $15 ,283 .8 6 ; Eastern Branch, Togus, Maine : Subsistence, $7,125 .56 ; household, $2,894.68 ; Southern Branch, Hampton, Virginia : Subsistence, $5,436 .10 ; Western Branch, Leavenworth, Kansas : Current expenses, $300 ; subsistence, $11,204 .73 ; household, $15,778 .10 ; Pacific Branch, Santa Monica, California : Repairs, $8,914 .60 ; Danville, Illinois, Branch : Household, $4,225 .20 ; hospital, $2,54-4 .8 2 ; Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, South Dakota : Sub- sistence, $8,175 .41 ; household, $13,923 .17 ; hospital, $15,103 .03 : Pro- vided, That the sums above specified, aggregating $110,909 .26, shall be used to reimburse the post fund of the National Home for Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers for sums expended to meet deficiencies during the fiscal year 1927. State and Territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors : For continuing aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disa bled volun teer sold iers, in c onfo rmity with the Act appro ved August 27, 1888, as amended, including all classes of soldiers admis- sible to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, fiscal year 1927, $3,373 .69 : Provided, That for any sum or sums collected in any manner from inmates of such State or Territorial homes to be used for the support of said homes a like amount shall be deducted from the aid herein provided for, but this proviso shall not apply to any State or Territorial home into which the wives or widows of soldiers are admitted and maintained. THE PANAMA CANAL The appropriation for civil government, Panama Canal and Canal Zone, fiscal year 1927, shall be avai lable for pa yment of the salary of the district judge of the Canal Zone at the rate authorized by the Act approved December 13, 1926. JUDGMENTS, UNITED STATES COURTS For payment of the final judgments and decrees, including costs of suits, which have been rendered under the provisions of the Act of Vol. 41, p .1015. Jamestown, Va. Cons tru cti on of ap- proach to monument at. Provisos . Equal amount re- quired from V irgini a, etc . Under Chief of En- gine ers. Nation al Ho me for Disabled Volunteers. Support, etc. Dayton, Ohio . Togus, Me. Hampton, Va. Leavenworth, Kans. Santa Monica, Calif. Danville, Ill. 39 Hot Springs, S. Dak. Proviso. Sums to reimburse Home post fund. State or Territorial Homes. Continuing aid to. Vol.25,p.4,50. Proviso. Collections from in- mates. Panama Canal. Canal Zone district judges. Salary increa se. Vol. 44, p. 910. Jud gme nt s, Uni ted States courts. Payment of.

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 40 Vol.24,p. 605. Vol. 36, p. 1137. Classification. Interest. Collision damages, etc. Vol.43,p. 1112. Classification. Ohio southern dis- trict. Judgment un der Lever Act. Vol. 40, pp. 276-279. California northern district. Sealing losses. Judgments under pri- vate Acts, etc. Classification . Interest. Right of appeal. Judgments, Court of Claims. Payment of. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 5. 1927 . March 3, 1887, entitled "An Act to provide for the bringing of suits against the Government of the United States," as amended by the Judicial Code, approved March 3, 1911, certified to the Sixty-ninth Congress in House Document Numbered 7 27 and Senate Docume nt Numbered 218, and to the Seventieth Congress in House Document Numbered 75, namely : Under the Shipping Board, $3,150 ; under the Department of Commerce, $4,378 .8 7 ; under the Department of Labor, $1,280 .05 ; under the Navy Department, $10,413 .81 ; under the War Department, $22,561 .03 ; in all, $41,783 .76, together with such additio nal su m as m ay be necess ary to pay in terest on th e resp ective judgments at the rate of 4 per centum from the date thereof until the tim e this appro priati on is made. For the payment of judgments, including costs of suits, rendered against the Government of the United States by United States dis- trict courts under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act authoriz- ing suits against the United States in admiralty for damage caused by and salvage services rendered to public vessels belonging to the United States, and for other pu rposes," approved March 3, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes, page 1112), certified to the Sixty-ninth Con- gress in House Document Numbered 726 and Senate Document Numbered 220, and to the Sevent ieth Congress in House Document Numbered 79, as follows : Under the Department of Commerce, $1,834 .75 ; under the Navy Department, $23,133 .05 ; tinder the Treas- ury Department, $4,530 .67 ; under the War Department, $12,682 .79 ; in all, $42,181 .26, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest as and where specified in such judgments. For payment of the judgment, including costs of suit, rendered against the Government of the United States by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, under the provisions of the Act of August 10, 1917 (Fortieth Statutes, pages 276-279), and as certified to the Sixty-ninth Congress in House Document Numbered 725, as follows : Under the War Depart- ment, $14,928 .70, together with such additional sum as may be nec essary to pa y inte rest a s and where specifi ed in such j udgmen t. For payment of the judgments rendered against the Government by the Unit ed St ates Distr ict Court for the North ern D istri ct o f California under the provisions of the Act approved June 7, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes, page 595), and certified to the Sixty-ninth Congress in House Document Numbered 722, as follows
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . 41 bered 723 and Senate Document Numbered 219, and to the Seventieth Congress in House Document Numbered 78, namely : Under the United States Shipping Board, $5,230,929 .85 ; under the United States Veterans' Bureau, $1,671 .52 ; under the Navy Department, $1,151,223 .72 ; under the Treasury Department, $9,730 .98 ; under the War Department, $1,729,924 .26 ; in all, $8,123,480.33, together with such additional sum as may be necessary to pay interest on certain Interest. of the judgments at the legal rate per annum as and where specified in said judgments. None of the judgments contained under this caption which have piration of time for None time for w rit not been affi rmed by t he Su preme Cour t or othe rwise bec ome f inal of c ertio rari. and conc lusi ve ag ainst the Unit ed St ates shal l be paid unti l the expiration of the time within which application may be made for a Vol. 43, p, 939. writ of certiorari under subdivision (b), section 3, of the Act entitled "An A ct to amend the Ju dicial Code, and to furth er def ine th e juri s- diction of the circuit courts of appeals and of the Supreme Court, and for other purp oses ," ap prove d Feb ruar y 13, 1925. AUDITED CLAIMS Audited claims. SEC. 2. That for the payment of the following claims, certified to b9 General Payment fc co cc oun t- u be due b y th e Gen eral Acco untin g Off ice under appr opria tion s the ing Office. balan ces of which have been e xhaust ed or c arried to th e surp lus fu nd under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, and vol . 18` 110- under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1924 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, Vol.23,p.254. and which have b een ce rtifie d to C ongress under secti on 2 o f the Act of July 7, 1884, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 720, Sixty- ninth Congre ss, th ere is approp riated as fo llows : INDEPENDENT OFFICES For national security and defense, committee on public informa- Independent offices. tion, $635 .80. For salaries and expenses, United States Shipping Board, $33 .33. For me dical and ho spital servi ces, V eterans ' Bure au, $1 9. 91 . For salaries and expenses, Veterans' Bureau, $3. For vocational rehabilitation, Veterans' Bureau, $2,908 .84. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE For general expenses, Bureau of Plant Industry, $10 .21. For cooperative fire protection of forested watersheds of navigable streams, $1 .25. For general expenses, Weather Bureau, $2 .57. DE PARTM ENT OF COM MERCE Department of Com- For contingent expenses, Department of Commerce, $42 .89. merce. For party expenses, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $5 .82. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR For traveling expenses of inspectors, Department of the In- terior, $4. For maps of the United States, $125. For Army pensions, $112 .50. For support of Indians in Arizona, $2,620 .25. For support of Sioux of different tribes : Subsistence and civiliza- tion, South Dakota, $6. For support of Indians at Colville and other agencies and Joseph's Band of Nez Perces, Washington, $1 .05. Department of Agri- culture. Int erior Depa rtmen t.

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 42 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 5. 1927 . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Department epartment or Jus- tice. For salaries, fees, and expenses of marshals, United States courts, $18 .99 . For fees of com missio ners, United State s court s, $3, 452 .80. Department o[ La- bor. Navy Department. State Department. War Department. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR For war emergency employment service, $1 .26. NAVY DEPARTMENT For pay of the Navy, $4,785 .10. For organizing the Naval Reserve Force, $3 .63. For engineering, Bureau of Engineering, $361 .42. For pay, Marine Corps, $15,694.24. For pay, m iscell aneous, $165 .6 2. For aviation, Navy, $1,985 .46. For maintenance, Quartermaster's Department, Marine Corps, $541 .35. For transportation, Bureau of Navigation, $129. For freight, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $112 .12. For construction and repair, Bureau of Construction and Repair, $30.94. DEPARTMENT OF STATE For transportation of diplomatic and consular officers, $180 .08. For contingent expenses, foreign missions, $31 .02. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasury Depart- ment. For collecting the revenue from customs, $37 .38. For collecting the war revenue, $9. For collecting the internal revenue, $8 .02. For enforcement of Narcotic and National Prohibition Acts, internal revenue, $1,116 .22. For refunding taxes illegally collected, $5 .82. For refunding internal revenue collections, $10. For Coast Guard, $543 .70. For f reight, tran sporta tion, and so forth, Publi c Heal th Ser vice, $55 . For care of seamen, and so forth, Public Health Service, $321. For pay of personnel and maintenance of hospitals, Public Health Service, $65 .24. For preventing the spread of epidemic diseases, $45 .98. For repairs and preservation of public buildings, $11 .10. For mechanical equipment for public buildings, $180. For furniture and repairs of same for public buildings, $2 .50. For operating supplies for public buildings, $0 .58. WAR DEPARTMENT For pay, and so forth, of the Army, $32,847 .46. For pay of the Army, $5,708 .53. For in crease of co mpensa tion, Milita ry Esta blishm ent, $ 1,901. 78 . For pay, and so forth, of the Army, war with Spain, $51 .07. For mileage to officers and contract surgeons, $20. For subsistence of the Army, $35 .70. For clothing and equipage, $55 .08. For clothing and camp and garrison equipage, $40 .44. For A rmy t ransp orta tion, $996. 23

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 44 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927. Department of Agri. culture. Navy D epartment. Wa r Departm ent. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Fo r mi scel lane ous expe nses, De part ment of Agri cult ure, 4 cents. For general expenses, Extension Service, $10 .06. For general expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry, $3 .08. For general expenses, Bureau of Plant Industry, $6 .24. For gen eral expenses, Weather Bure au, $5. 15 . For suppressing spread of pink bollworm of cotton, 28 cents. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Interior Department. For national security and defense, Department of the Interior, $42 .90 . For stationery, Department of the Interior, $22 .30 . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Department of jus- tice. For salaries and expenses of district attorneys, United States courts, $150.34. For fees of commissioners, United States courts, $720 .80 . For miscellaneous expenses, United States courts, $90 .99. DEPAR TMENT OF LABOR Department of La- bor. For expenses of regulating immigration, $4. NAVY DEPARTMENT For organizing the Naval Reserve Force, 33 cents. For pay of the Navy, $881 .80. For engineering, Bureau of Engineering, $1,326. For pay, Marine Corps, $25. For pay, miscellaneous, $35 .10. For transportation, Bureau of Navigation, $101 .40. For general expenses, Marine Corps, $88 .16. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Trea sury De part - ment. For contingent expenses, Treasury Department : Stationery, $3.94. For collecting the revenue from customs, $332 .04. For enforcement of Narcotic and National Prohibition Acts, internal revenue, $103.19. For refunding internal-revenue collections, $25. Fo r coll ecting the int ernal revenue, 4 2 cent s. For Coast Guard, $231 .67. For pay of personnel and maintenance of hospitals, Public Health Service, 39 cents. For repairs and preservation of public buildings, $268 .12. WAR DEPAR TMENT For pay, and so forth, of the Army, $12,886 .19. For pay of the Army, $337 .45. For inc rease of comp ensation, Mili tary Establis hment, $1,310.56 . For increase of compensation, War Department, $20. For pay, and so forth, of the Army, war with Spain, $17.04. For Army transportation, $55 .14 . For gen eral appropri ations, Quarte rmaster Corps , $871 .52. For supplies, services, and transportation, Quartermaster Corps, $1,318 .34.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cs. 5. 1927 . For arma ment of fort ific atio ns, $1,813 . 99 . For Ch emical Warfa re Se rvice, Army, $ 61 0 .09. For arming, equipping, and training the National Guard, $16,- 612 .99. For aviation, Navy (Navy transfer to War, May 21, 1920), 76 cents. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT-POSTAL SER VI CE (Out of the postal revenues) For city delivery carriers, $103 .52 . For compensation to postmasters, $34 .39. For indemnities, domestic mail, $559 .01. For indemnities, international mail, $34 .52. For rent, light, and fuel, $137 .50. For vehicle service, $69.02. Total, audited claims, section 3, $42,777.72, together with such additional sum due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency as specified in cer- tain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office. A UDIT ED CLAIMS SEC. 4. That for the payment of t he following claims, certif ied to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations for balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 187 4, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1925 and prior years, unless other- wise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 80, Seventieth Congress, there is appropriated as follows LEGIS LATIVE For Capitol power plant, $6,325 .25. INDEPENDENT OFFICES For United States Coal Commission, 90 cents. For salaries and expenses, Federal Boa rd for Vocatio nal Educa- tion, $1 .64. For Interstate Commerce Commission, $37 .86. For American ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, $4.86 . For fuel, lights, and so forth, State, War, and Navy Department Buildings, $9,257 .33. For incr ease of comp ensa tion, Ve tera ns' Bure au, $10. For medical and hospital services, Veterans' Bureau, $3,071.41 . For mili tary and nav al i nsur ance, Ve tera ns' Bure au, $57 .50 . For salaries and expenses, Veterans' Bureau, $152 .01. For vocational rehabilitation, Veterans' Bureau, $16,512 .63. DIST RICT OF COLUMBIA For fees of witnesses, Supreme Court, District of Columbia, $37 .75, to be paid in the proportions of 60 per centum out of the revenues of the Distric t of Columbia and 40 per c entum out of t he Treasury of the United States. For fees of witnesses, Supreme Court, District of Columbia, $2 .50, to be paid wholly out of the revenues of the District of Columbia. Po st Office Depart. ment. Additional, to me et incr ease s in rates of ex- change. Audited c laims. Payment of addi. tional. Vol. 18, p. 110. 45 Vol. 23, p. 254. Capitol p ower plant. Independent offices. District of Columbia.

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 46 Department of Agri- culture. Department of Com- merce. Interior Department. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 5. 1927. DEP ART MEN T OF A GRIC ULi URE For salari es, De partme nt of Agricu lture, $16. For general expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry, $1,599 .66. For general expenses, Forest Service, $44 .60. For general expenses, Bureau of Plant Industry, $965 .20. For general expenses, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, $6. For enforcement of packers and stockyards act, $510. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE For increase of compensation, Department of Commerce, 67 cents. For collecting statistics, Bureau of the Census, $2,000. For expenses of the Fourteenth Census, $602. For commercial attaches, Department of Commerce, $10. For promoting commerce, Department of Commerce, $15. For contingent expenses, Steamboat Inspection Service, $5 .20. For expenses, mining experiment stations, Bureau of Mines, $4 .91. For industrial research, Bureau of Standards, $132 .71. For equipment Bureau of Standards $566 .35. For testing structural materials, Bureau of Standards, $19. For general expenses, Bureau of Standards, 50 cents. For investigation of public utility standards, Bureau of Standards, $405 .50. For scientific library, Patent Office, $12 .85. For pay, and so forth, of officers and men, vessels, coast survey, $23 .47 . For pay and allowances, commissioned officers, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $48. For party expenses, Coast and Geodetic Survey, $53 .50. For salaries, lighthouse vessels, $1 .83. For general expenses, Lighthouse Service, $50.03. For mi scella neous expens es, Bu reau o f Fishe ries, $14 .1 8. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR For aviation of the Navy (Navy transfer to Interior-Bureau of Mines, Act January 24, 1923), $528 .89. For salaries and commissions of registers and receivers, $9 .09. For contingent expenses of land offices, $15 .90. For protecting public lands, timber, and so forth, $16 .24. For Geolo gical Surv ey, $3. For Glacier National Park, $144. For Grand Canyon National Park, $60 .15. For Mount Rainier National Park, $892 .62. For Yellowstone National Park, $115 .30. For roads and trails, national parks, $4,290 .39. For medical relief in Alaska, $1 .84. For investigation of school and home gardening, Bureau of Educa- tion, $425. For Army pensions, $110 .91. For purchase and transportation of Indian supplies, $983 .16. For i nspect ors, I ndian Servic e, $19 .23. For pay of judges, Indian courts, $14. For expenses of Indian commissioners, $27 .78. For industrial work and care of timber, $86 .01. For industry among Indians, $83 .50. For diversion dam, Gila River Rese rvation, Arizona (re im- bursable), $51 .20.

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 SEVENTIETH CO NGRES S. SESS. I. Cs. 5. 1927 . For diversion dam, Gi la River Reservation, Arizona (reim- bursable), $201. For irrigation project, Gila River Reservation, Arizona (reim- bursable), $57. For Indian schools : Support, $122 .09. For Indian school and agency buildings, $1 .38. For Indian boarding schools, $8 .51. For Indian school, Wahpeton, North Dakota, $13.54 . For Indian school, Wahpeton, North Dakota, assembly hall, $52 .43. For Indian school, Wahpeton, North Dakota, dairy herd, $51.07 . For education, Sioux Nation, $19 .20. For relieving distress and prevention, and so forth, of diseases among Indians, $999 .60. For support and civilization of Indians, $136 .54. For support of Indians in Arizona, $90. For support of Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes, Montana, $11.45 . For suppo rt of Chippewa s of Lake Sup erior, Wiscon sin, $27 .91 . DEPART MENT OF JU STIC E For salaries, Department of Justice, $55. For printing and binding, Department of Justice and courts, $2 .50. For enforcement of acts to regulate commerce, $1 .45. For investigation and prosecution of war frauds, $163 .25. For salaries, fees and expenses of marshals, United States courts, $1,611 .68. For s alaries and e xpenses of dis trict attorne ys, Uni ted St ates co urts, $14 .20. For fees of commissioners, United States courts, $468.55. For fees of jurors, United States courts, $83. For fees of witnesses, United States courts, $67.20. For miscellaneous expenses, United States courts, $267.47. For support of United States prisoners, $25 .50. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of For special examiners, and so forth, Division of Naturalization, Labor. 54 cents. For emp loyment servi ce, Department of Labor, 5 0 ce nts. For miscellaneous expenses, Bureau of Naturalization, $3. For expenses of regulating immigration, $898. NAV Y DEP AR TME NT For additional employees, Navy Department, $3.79. For inc rease of comp ensation, Navy Department, 67 cents. For pay, miscellaneous, $2,230 .99. For transportation, Bureau of Navigation, $2,931 .37. For gunnery and engineering exercises, Bureau of Navigation, $457 .13 . For ins truments and supplies, Bure au of Navigat ion, $ 2, 46 7 .3 4. For organizing the naval reserve force, $328 .66. For eng ineering, Bur eau of Enginee ring, $94,823 .7 5. For con struction and repair, Burea u of Construc tion and Repai r, $4.50. For ordnance and ordnance stores, Bureau of Ordnance, $56,746 .10. For pay of the Navy, $34,267.0 6 . For provisions, Navy, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $164.35. For maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $264.73 . 47 n Department of Jus- tic e. Navy Depar tment.

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 48 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . State Department. For freight, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $2,246 .12. For bringing home remains of officers, and so forth, Navy Depart- ment, $78.61. For care of hospital patients, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, $60. For maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $1,016.91 . For aviation, Navy, $3,638 .54. For pay, Marine Corps, $414.94. For general expenses, Marine Corps, $435 .78. For maintenance, Quartermaster's Department, Marine Corps, $1,799 .01 . DEPARTMENT OF STATE For salaries of ambassadors and ministers, $777.78. For salaries, charge d'affaires ad interim, $68 .61. For salaries of secretaries, Diplomatic Service, $625 . For clerks at embassies and legations, $291 .66 . For salaries, interpreters to embassies and legations, $63.66. For contingent expenses, foreign missions, $881 .20. For contingent expenses, United States consulates, $239 . For immigration of aliens, Department of State, $22.35 . For relief and protection of American seamen, $304.91. For salaries, foreign service offices, $286.97. For sal aries, diplom atic and consu lar officers, while receivi ng instructions and in transit, $118 .91. For transportation of diplomatic and consular officers, $1,146.19. For post allowances to diplomatic and consular officers, $149 .58 . For arbitration of outstanding pecuniary claims between United States and Great Britain, $750. TREASURY DEPARTMENT Treasury Depart- ment. For increase of compensation, Treasury Department, $45 .95. For collecting the revenue from customs, $892 .73. For salaries and expenses of collectors, and so forth, of internal revenue, $23 .64. For collecting the internal revenue, $162 .31 . For collecting the war revenue, $67 .38. For enforcement of narcotic and national prohibition acts, internal revenue, $12,512 .75. For payment of judgments against internal revenue officers, $28 .75. For refunding internal revenue collections, $5,310 .95. For refunding taxes illegally collected, $292.75. For Coast Guard, $1,255 .21. For repairs to Coast Guard cutters, $15 .35. For additional vessels, Coast Guard, $3,828.16. For pay of other employees, Public Health Service, $4 .75. For pay of personnel and maintenance of hospitals, Public Health Service, $710.64. For field investigations of public health, $144.24. For frei ght, tra nspo rtat ion, and so fort h, P ubli c He alth Ser vice , $120.05 . For main tena nce, hyg ieni c la bora tory, Pu blic Hea lth Serv ice, $7. For medi cal and hosp ital ser vice s, P ubli c He alth Ser vice , $658 .50. For preventing the spread of epidemic diseases, $11 .02. For quarantine service, $31 .50. For salaries and expenses, Veterans' B ureau (transfe r to Public Health Service, Act February 13, 1923), $109.33. For general expenses of public buildings, $25.44. For mechanical equipment for public buildings, $430.16 . For repairs and preservation of public buildings, $233 .39.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 5. 1927 . 49 For furniture and repairs of same for public buildings, $401 .77. For vaults and safes for public buildings, $62. For operating force for public buildings, $2. For operating supplies for public buildings, $624.93 . WAR D EPA RTME NT For additional employees, War Department, $40. For military post exchanges, $1. Fo r regi stratio n and s electi on for militar y serv ice, $1,159 .24. For vocational training of soldiers, $115 .39. For Army War College, $2. 86 . For pay, and so forth, of the Army (Longevity Act, January 29, 1927), $280,953 .42. For pay, and so forth, of the Army, $160,065 .49. For pay of the Army, $22,959 .27. For pay, and so forth, of the Army, War with Spain, $171 .08. For arrears of pay, bounty, and so forth, $302 .68. For mileage to officers and contract surgeons, $215 .39. For mileage of the Army, $9 .50. For increase of compensation, War Department, $87 .45 . For increase of compensation, Military Establishment, $28,257.20 . For transportation of the Army and its supplies, $6 .82. For Army transportation $6 556.93 . For barracks and quarters, $20,735 .51. For clothing and equipage, $286 .45. For general appropriations, Quartermaster Corps, $39,976 .90. For incidental expenses of the Army, $116. For regular supplies of the Army, $2,640.72. For roads, walks, wharves, and drainage, $100.81. For subsistence of the Army, $966 .65. For supplies, services, and transportation, Quartermaster Corps, $96,308.84 . For completion of acquisition of land for military purposes, Camp Bragg, North Carolina, $ 59 .1 7. For completion of acquisition of land, Scott Field, Illinois, $75. For water and sewers at military posts, $13,653 .75. For replacing regular supplies of the Army, $714.36. For replacing medical supplies, $718 .19. For replacing ordnance and ordnance stores, $1,521 .5 5 . For Signal Service of the Army, $5,474.15. For Air Service, Army, $232.13. For medical and hospital department, $84.25. For ordnance service, $107 .88. For ordnance stores and supplies, $7 .65. For ordnance stores, ammunition, $185 .37. For barracks and quarters, seacoast defenses, $428. For armament of fortifications, $29,220 .81. For field artillery armament, $2.20. For proving grounds, Army, $25 .22. For Chemical Warfare Service, Army, $301 .37. For arming, equipping, and training the National Guard, $42,129 .25. For arms, uniforms, equipment, and so forth, for field service, National Guard, $1,502 .75. For civilian military training camps, $11 .46. For Organized Re serves, $3 7 8. 63 . For Reserve Officers' Training Corps, $8.76. For disposition of remains of officers, soldiers, and civil employees, $30 .38 . War Department. Vol. 44, p.1054.

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 50 Po st Office De part - ment. Additional, to meet increases in rates of exchange. Payment of pri vate claim s. Vol. 44, pp. 1505,1832 . Civilian officers. Travel allowance when transferred from one official station to another. Proviso. Restriction. Title of Act. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ca.. 1927 . For headstones for graves of soldiers, $21 .58. For nat ional cemete ries, $45. 30 . For artificial limbs, $175. For National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Bran ch, $15. For National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwest- ern Branch, $3 .97 : For increase of compensation, National Home for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers, $2.38. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT-POSTAL SERVICE (Out of the postal revenues) For airplane service between New York and San Francisco, $31 .60. For balances due foreign countries, $22,389 .41. For city-delivery carriers, $1,651 .49. For clerks, contract stations, $1. For clerks, first and second class post offices, $975 .04. For clerks, third-class post offices, $1 .66. For compensation to postmasters, $843 .76. Fo r inde mnitie s, dom estic mail, $6,687 .53. For indemnities, international registered mail, $1,439 .92. For indemnities, international mail, $796 .37. For mail-messenger service, $40 .23. For miscellaneous items, first and second class post offices, $67 .57. For personal or property damage claims, $651 .50. For post-office equipment and supplies, $22 .40. For power -boat servic e, $2, 000. For railr oad tr anspor tation, $945 .8 8. For railr oad tr anspor tation and m ail-me ssenger servi ce, $7 43 .9 0. For Railway Mail Service, miscellaneous expenses, $40 .50. For Railway Mail Service, salaries, $3 .23. For railway postal clerks travel allowances, $14. For rent, li ght, and fuel, $77 7 .25. For Rural Delivery Service, $465 .85. For separating mails, $453 .24. For shipment of supplies, $37 .07. For special-delivery fees, $2 .08. For star-route service, $74 .39. For vehicle service, $252.58. Total, audited claims, section 4, $1,094,609 .95, together with such additional sum due to increases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in the foreign currency as specified in certain of the settlements of the General Accounting Office. SEC. 5 . For the payment of claims certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under the provisions of the Acts approved June 11, 1926, and March 3, 1927, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 77 of the Seventieth Congress, $3,955 .42. SEC. 6 . Appropriations for the fiscal years 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929 avai lable for expenses of trave l of civi lian offi cers and employees of the executive departments and establishments shall be available also for expenses of travel performed by them on transfer from one official station to another when authorized by the head of the depart- ment or establishment concerned in the order directing such transfer Provided, That such expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of any officer or employee. SEC. 7. This Act hereafter may be referred to as the "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1928 ." Approved, December 22, 1927.

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 52 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 9-10 . 1928 . Vol. 44, p .631, amend- suitable grounds, parking, and approaches thereto, the Act entitled ed. "An Act to provide for the construction of certain public buildings, and for other purposes," approved May 25, 1926, is hereby amended Acquiring designated so as to authorize and direct him to acquire, by purchase, condemna- lands, etc ., directed. tion, or otherwise, all the lands obtainable with the funds that may Description . be appropriated, including buildings and other structures, included Post, p. 1045. within the triangle bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue and B Street, extending from Fifteenth Street to Sixth Street Northwest, and reservations A, B, C, and D, except property owned by the United States or the District of Columbia as such lands appear in the records of the office of th e surve yor of the Di strict of Colu mbia. Additional appro- SEC. 2 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriated in addition priation authorized. Vol.44,p.633,amend- to the amounts authorized i n said Act of May 25, 19 2 6, and wi thout edPost, p . 925 . regard to the limitations contained in the first paragraph of section 5 of such Act, the sum of $25,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act. On completi on, SEC. 3 . The buildings constructed under said Act approved May buildings, to be under Off ice of Public Build- 25, 1926, when completed and ready for occupancy shall be turned ings and Parks. ove r to the Offi ce of Public Buildings and Public Parks for care, maintenance, and protection, including the furnishing of heat, gas, an d elec tricity therei n, tog ether w ith all machi nery, t ools, e quipme nts, and supplies to be used in connection therewith. for demolishing build- Cemolhbild SEC. 4. That after title has been vested in the United States to ing s, clearing lands, any of the properties herein or heretofore authorized to be acquired e tc' or taken within the area embraced in this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby further authorized to enter into con- tracts for demolishing the buildings thereon, and for clearing and Treatment of land- grading the land at such time and to such extent as he may deem scape, etc ., to be ap- proper, and to enter into contracts for plans and specifications for proved by Pub lic the architectural landscape treatment of the portion of the lands Buildings Commission. Vol. 40, p.1269. acquired which he may deem proper, with the approval of the Public Buildings Commission created by the Act of March 1, 1919, to reserve for planting and for open spaces for the proper grouping of the Federal buildings which have heretofore been authorized or may hereafter be authorized to be constructed within the area embraced in this Act, the expenditures on account thereof to be charged to the appropriations authorized under the provisions of this Act. Approved, January 13, 1928. January 19, 1928 . [8 . 773.j	[Public, No. 6 .] CHAP. 10.-An Act To authorize the President of the United States to appoint an additional judge of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of the State of Iowa. Iowa southern judi- Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the C th cial district . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President ddtio o al judge au- of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Vol. 36, p . 1os7, Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint an additional judge of the amended. District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa, who shall reside in said district and shall possess the same qualifications and have the same powers and jurisdiction and receive the sam e compensatio n and allowanc es as the pre sent judge of said district. Vacancyoccurringge SEC. 2. When a vacant shall occur in the office of the existing office of existing judge not to be sued. dist rict ju dge fo r said distric t such vacanc y shall not b e fille d unles s authorized by the Congress. Effective da te. SEC. 3 . This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the President. Approved, January 19, 1928.

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 SEV ENTIE TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cns. 11-13 . 1928 . 53 CHAP. 11 .-An Act For the purpose of rehabilitating farmlands in the flood areas. January 26, 1928. [S. 672.] [Public, No. 7.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That due to the Floods o19 Cooperative employ- emergency existing in various States as a result of the floods of 1927, ment of county a gri- cultural extension county funds available fr om taxation are so impaired throughout agents, for rebabili- the flood areas that a continued support of the normal constructive rating farm lands in activ ities of these counties, including the employment of county areas affe cted by. extension agents in agriculture and home economics, will be impos- sible. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, in coopera- tion wi th the s everal S tates an d local agencies within these St ates, to continue or employ such county extension agents necessary to aid in quickly and adequately rehabilitating these flood-devastated farm areas. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of this Act there is hereby authorized Amount auth orized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise to be appropriated. appropriated, not more than the sum of $500,000 for the employment of county extension agents, traveling, subsistence, and other necessary expenses, to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe for the proper carrying out of the purposes of this Act. Approved, January 26, 1928 . CHAP. 12 .-An Act To authorize the town of Alderson West Virginia. to January [11 . R. 30, 902 2.] x. maintain a public highway upon the premises occupied by the Federal Indus- [Public, No. 8 .] trial Institution for Women at Alderson, West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, Th at the Attorney Alde ersoonaW In hig h- General is hereby authorized and empowered to grant to the town of way across premises of Alderson, West Virginia, sub j ect to and under such conditions and Industrial institution for W omen at. regulations as the Attorney General shall from time to time prescribe, and subject to revocation at such time as in his judgment the interests of the United S tates re quire it, the ri ght to c onstruct and mai ntain upon and across the eastern end of the premises occupied and used by and for the Federal Industrial Institution for Women at Alder- son, We st Virgi nia, a p ublic hi ghway to connect the tow n of Ald erson with the village of Glenray. Approved, January 30, 1928 . January 30, 1928. CHAP. 13 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing 	[H. R. 6053 .] the construction of a bridge across the Tennessee River on the Linden-Lexington [Publ ic, No. 9 .] Road, in Perry and Decatur Counties, Tennessee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed St ates o f Am erica in Co ngres s ass embled , That the times Tennessee River. Tim e extended for for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge bridging, in Perry and auth oriz ed by the Act of Con gres s ap prov ed May 7, 19 26, to be Tenne ss Ten Counties, by b see. built across the Tennessee River on the Linden-Lexington Road, in edVol. 44,p .413,amend- Perry and Decatur Counties, Tennessee, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2. The r ight to al ter, a mend or repeal this Act is hereb y Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, January 30, 1928.

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 54 January 31, 1928. [S. 1801 .]	[Public, No. 10 .] United States courts. Writs of error ab ol- ished, and appeals sub- stituted therefor . Procedure in appeal cases . Post, p. 466. Proviso. Review of judgments of State courts as by writ of error. February 1, 1928. [S.1798.1 [Public, No. 11 .] National Parks, etc. Actions for death o r per sona l inj ury withi n, to be brought in courts of State where located. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 14-16. 1928. CHAP. 14 .-An Act In reference to writs of error. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed St ates of Am eric a in Congr ess assem bled, That the writ of error in cases, civil and criminal, is abolished. All relief which heretofore could be obtained by writ of error shall hereafter be obtainable by appeal. SEC. 2. That in all cases where an appeal may be taken as of right jt --hall be taken by serving upon the adverse party or his attorney of record, and by filing in the office of the clerk with whom the or der appea led from is entere d, a writ ten noti ce to the effect t hat the appellant appeals from the judgment or order or from a specified part thereof. No petition of appeal or allowance of an appeal shall be required : Provided, however, That the review of judgments of State courts of last resort shall be petitioned for and allowed in the same form as now provided by law for writs of error to such courts. Approved, January 31, 1928. CHAP. 15.-An Act Concerning actions on account of death or personal injur y within pla ces under th e exclusive j urisdiction of the Unite d States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the case of the death of any person by the neglect or wrongful act of another within a national park or other place subject to the exclusive juris- diction of the United States, within the exterior boundaries of any State, such right of action shall exist as though the place were under the jurisdiction of the State within whose exterior boundaries such place may be; and in any action brought to recover on account of injuries sustained in any such place the rights of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State within the exterior boundaries ofwhichitmaybe. Approved, February 1, 1928. February 3, 1928. [H. R. 5547.]	CHAP. 18 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Saint Joseph in the State of Missouri, or its assigns, to construct a bridge and approaches thereto across the Missouri River between the States of Missouri and Kansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Missouri River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Saint Jo seph, Mo ., may brid ge, betwee n of Congress is hereby granted to the city of Saint Joseph, in the Bucbanan Co unty , Mo ., and Do niphan County of Buchanan and State of Missouri, a municipal corporation count y Kans. duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Sta te of Mis souri, re lative to cities of the fir st class, to const ruct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto acros s the Mis souri Riv er at a p oint suit able to the inter ests of n avi- gation, between a point in Buchanan County, State of Missouri, and a point opposite in Doniphan County, State of Kansas, in accord- ance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEc. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the city of Saint Joseph, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by r ailroa d corp oratio ns for railr oad pur poses or by bridge corpo ra- [Publ ic, No. 12 .] Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Right to acquire real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 16-19. 1928 . 55 tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other proper ty is locate d, upo n maki ng just compe nsatio n ther efor to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation and expropriation of property in such State. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, February 3, 1928. February 3, 1928. CHAP. 17.-An Act To legalize a bridge across Hillsborough Bay at Twenty- second Street, Tampa, Florida. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hillsborough Bay. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the bridge Hillsborough now being constructed over Hillsborough Bay at Twenty-second ou ntatTampalega- Street, Tampa, Florida, by the county of Hillsborough, Florida, if ized. comp leted in accordance with plans accepted by the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of War, as providing suitable facilities for navigation, and operated as a free bridge, shall be a lawful str ucture, and shall be sub ject t o the conditi ons an d limi tation s of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23. 1906, other than those requiring the approval of plans by the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers before the bridge is commenced. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 3, 1928. C H A P. 1 8 .-An Act To extend the time for the construction of a bridge across Red River at Fulton, Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f A merica in Co ngress assemb led, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of the bridge authorized by the Act granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Commission of Arkansas to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Red River near Fulton, Arkansas, approved February 4, 1926, are her eby ex tended one y ear an d thre e years, resp ective ly, fr om the date of the approval hereof. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 3, 1928. Cond emnation pro . ceedings. Amend ment. [H. R. 7218.] [Public, No. 13.] Con struction. Vol .'34, p. 54. Am endment. February 3, 1928. [H. R. 5642.] [Public, No. 14.1 Red River. T ime extended for bridging, at Fulton, Ark. Vol. 44, pp. 3, 1052, amended. Amendment. February 3,1928. CHAP. 19 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing 	[H. R. 5582.] the construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near the point where [Public, No. 15 .] South Santa Fe Street in the city of El Paso crosses the Rio Grande, in the county of El Paso, State of Texas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the times for Ti me Tim exted ended for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge authorized bridging, at El Paso, by the Act of Congress approved May 19, 1926, to be built across the Rio Grande at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near the point where South Santa Fe Street in the city of El Paso 0 Vol. 41, p .567, amend- crosses the Rio Grande in the county of El Paso, State of Texas, are he reby e xtende d one and th ree ye ars, re specti vely, from t he dat e of approval hereof. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expres sly re served. Approved, February 3, 1928.

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 56 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Clas. 20,22-24 . 1928 . CHAP. 20 .-An Act Gran ting the consent of Congress to the Louisiana High way Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Red River at or near Coushatta, Louisiana. Red River. Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives of the Louisiana Hi ghway United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Commission may bridge, at Coushatta. of Congress is hereby granted to the State Highway Commission of Louisiana to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches -thereto across the Red River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Coushatta, Louisiana, and 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. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 3, 1928. February 3, 1928. [H. R. 280 .1 [P ubli c, No . 16.] Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Post, p. 1167. Amendment. February 4, 1928. [S.1968.1 [Public, No. 17 .] CHAP. 22 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to pay for the use and occupancy by the Department of Agriculture of the Bieber Build- ing, 1358 B Street southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Department of Agri- culture. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary s Payment Rntforsof of Agriculture is authorized to pay to Harry Wardman, Thomas P. for 1926, 1927, and 1928, Bones, and James D. Hobbs, at the rate of $55,000 per annum for Authorized. the u se and occup ancy by the Depar tment of Ag ricult ure of the Bieber Building, 13 58 B Street southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, during the fiscal years 1926, 1927, and 1928. If at any time hereafter during the occupancy of said building by said depart- ment the Secretary of Agriculture shall deem it for the best interests of the Government to lease said building for a term not exceeding ten years he is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Public Buildings Commission, to do so. Approved, February 4, 1928. Further thorized. lease February 4, 1928 . [H.J. Res . 93.] [Pub. Res., No. 5 .] Na tional Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. P aul E. Divine ap- pointed a manager of. February 4, 1928 . [H.J. Res. 81 .] [Pub. Res., No. 6.1 an- Sou th Carolina Agri- cultural Experiment Station. Dairy and livestock development at. Vol. 44, p. 13 97, amended. CHAP. 23 .-Joint Resolution For the appointment of Paul E. Divine, of Ten- nessee, as member of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That Paul E. Divine, of Tennessee, be, and he is hereby, appointed member of the Board of Ma nagers of t he Nat ional Home f or Di sabled Volun teer Soldiers of the United States to succeed Major J. W. Wadsworth, senior, of New York, deceased. Approved, February 4, 1928. CHAP. 24 .-Joint Resolution For the amendment of the Act of March 3, 1927, by authorizing an annual appropriation to carry out the cooperative experi- ments contemplated by the Act. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of March 3, 19 27 (Forty-fourth United States Statutes at Large, page 1397), entitled "An Act authorizing an appropriation to enable the Secre- tary of Agricu lture to coop erate with th e South Caroli na Agricul- tural Experiment Station" be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding the following

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 24-27 . 1928 . SEC. 2 . That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated each fiscal year thereafter necessary appropriations to enable the Secre- tary of Agriculture to carry on the cooperative experiments contem- plated by this Act. Approved, February 4, 1928. CHAP. 25 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ouachita River at or near Monroe, Louisia na. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge author- ized by the Act of Congress approved January 26, 1925, to be built by the State Highway Commission of Louisiana across the Ouachita River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Monroe, Louisiana, are hereby extended one and three years, respec- tively, from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 6, 1928. CHAP. 26 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Black River at or near Jonesville, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge authorized by the Act of Congress approved March 10, 1926, to be built by the State Highway Commission of Louisiana across the Black River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Jonesville, Louisiana, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, February 6, 1928. CHAP. 27 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the police jury of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, or the State Highway Commission of Louisiana, to constru ct, maintain, and op erate a bridge acros s the Bayou Bartholom ew at or near Point Pleasant, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the police jury of Morehouse Pa rish, Lou isian a, or the Stat e Hig hway Comm issio n of Louis iana , and their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Bayou Bartholomew at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Point Pleasant, in the parish of Morehouse, in the State of Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regu- late the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The Act of Congress approved March 31, 1926, entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the police jury of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, or the State Highway Commission February 6, 1928 . [H . R. 5725.] [Public, No . 18 .] Ouachita River . Time extended for bridging, at Monroe, La . Vol .43, p . 791, amend- ed. Amendment. February 6, 1928 . [H. R. 5726.] [Public, No . 19 .1 Black River . Ti me ext ended for bridging, at Jonesville, La. Vol. 44, p. 201, amend- ed. Amendmen t. February 6, 1928 . [H. R . 5728.] [Public, No . 20.] Con struct ion . Vol. 34, p.84. 57 An nual appropria- tions for, authorized . Bayou Bartholomew . Morehouse Parish, La., may bridge, at Point Pleasant . Former Act repealed . Vol . 44, p. 227, re- peal ed.

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 38 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Ciis. 27-29 . 1928 . Amendment. February 6, 1928. [S.J. Res. 38.] [Pub. Res ., No. 7.] February 7, 1928. [H. R. 9142.] [Public, No. 21 .] United States courts. Vol. 44, p. 296, amend- ed . Arkansas j udicial dis- tricts. We stern dis trict. Te xarkan a divi sion. of Louisiana, to construct a bridge across the Bayou Bartholomew at or near Point Pleasant, in Morehouse Parish," is hereby repealed . SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 6, 1928 . CHAP . 28.-Joint Resolution Giving and granting consent to an amendment to the constitution of the State of New Mexico, providing a method for executing leases and other contracts for the development and production of any and all minerals on lands granted or confirmed to said State by the Act of Congress approved June 20, 1910, and to the enactment of such laws and regulations as may be necessary to carry said amendment into effect if it is adopted . Been ved by the Senate and House o f R New Mexico .epresentatives o f the Conse nt gi ven to United St ates o f Ameri ca in Congres s assembled, That consent is vote upon proposed amendment to eon- hereby given and granted to the State of New Mexico and the quali- stitutlon of. fied electors thereof to vote upon the question of amending the con- stitution of said State and to amend the same by the adoption of the followin g amendment p roposed by th e legislature of said State at its eighth regular session by H. J. Res. 8, approved March 11, 1927, to be designated as Article XXIV, said amendment being as follows, to wit "ARTICLE XXIV Proposed amend- ment . CONTRACTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF MINERALS ON STATE LAN DS Contracts for de- velopment and protec- "Leases and other contracts, reserving a royalty to the State for State of minerals State lands author oized. n the development and production of any and all minerals on lands Vol. 36, p. 557. granted or confirmed to the State of New Mexico by the Act of Congress of June 20, 1910, entitled `An Act to enable the people of New Mexico to form a constitution and State government and be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States,' may be made under such provisions relating to the necessity or requirement for or the m ode and manne r of appraisem ent, adver- tisement, and competitive bidding, and containing such terms and provisions, as may be provided by act of the legislature; the rentals, royalties, and other proceeds therefrom to be applied and conserved in accordance with the prov isions of sai d Act of Congr ess for the support or in aid of the co mmon schools, or for the at tainment of the respective purposes for which the several grants were made ." Consent t• enact Consent also is given and granted to said State to enact such laws ena ct- ment of effective laws . and establish such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry such constitutional provision into full force and effect should the same be du ly and legall y adopted . Approved, February 6, 1928 . CHAP . 29 .-An Act To amend section 71 of the Judicial Code, as amended, by changing time of holding court at El Dorado and Harrison, Arkansas . Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives of the United State s o f America in Congress assembled, That section 71 of the Judicial Code, as amended, be amended to read as follows "SEC. 71. (a) The State of Arkansas is divided into two districts, to be known as the western and eastern district of Arkansas. "(b) The western district shall include four divisions, constituted as follows : The Texarkana division, which shall include the territory

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 41, 42, 52 . 1928 . and culverts, and to make other improvements necessary for public highway purposes : Provided, That the city of Vancouver shall per- form at its own cost and expense such work as the Secretary of War may require for the protection- of or to prevent interference with the use of any underground or other improvements on said reserva- tion which may be affected by the construction and maintenance of said highway. SEC. 2. No part of the property granted and conveyed by the Secre- tary of War for the purposes aforesaid shall be used for any other than highway purposes, and when said property shall cease to be so used it shall revert to the United States of America : Provided, That the United States at all times shall have the right to pass over or acros s said highw ay for gaini ng acc ess to the Co lumbia River or fo r any other purpose and, in case of an emergency, may assume control of, hold, use, and occupy, temporarily or otherwise, without consent or leave from the city of Vancouver, any or all of said property and highway for any governmental purposes. And the United States shall not b e or b ecome liable for a ny dama ges or compe nsatio n what - ever to the city of Vancouver for any future use by the United States for the aforesaid purposes of any or all of said property and highway. Approved, February 13, 1928. 61 Proviso. City to pay cost for protection of reserva- tion improvements, etc. Reversion for nonuser. Proviso. Rig ht for Govern- ment use, etc., retained. No Government li a- bility for d amages, etc. February 13, 1928. CHAP. 42 .-An Act To authorize appropriations for co nstr ucti on at the [li. R. 164.] Pacific Branch, Soldiers' llome, Los Angeles County, California, and for other [Public, No. 26 .] purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Santa Monica, Calif. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Construct ion author- buildings at authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $200,000 to be expended im ueteer Soldiers' for the construction and installment at the Pacific Branch, Soldiers' Home, Los Angeles County, California, of one general mess building with bakery and equipment and such utilities and appurtenances thereto as in the judgment of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers may be necessary. Approved, February 13, 1928. February 14, 1928. CHAP. 52 .-An Act Authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to	[H. R. 7013.] lend to the Governor of Arkansas fiv e thousand canvas cots, ten thousand [Publ ic, No. 27 .] blankets, ten thousand bed sheets, five thousand pillows, five thousand pillow- cases, and five thousand mattresses or bed sacks to be used at the encampment of the United Confederate Veterans to be held at Little Rock, Arkansas, in May, 1928. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Lnited Confederate of Wa r be, and e is her eby, a uthori zed to lend, at his discr etion, o Loan of Arm y cots, etc., for reunion of, at the entertainment committee of the United Confederate Veterans, Little Pock, Ark. whose encampment is to be held at Little Rock, Arkansas, in the month of May, 1928, five thousand canvas cots, ten thousand blankets, ten thousand bed sheets, five thousand pillows, five thousand pillow- Provisos. cases, and five thousand mattresses or bed sacks : Provided, That no p~Se Government ex- expe nse sh all be cause d the United States Gover nment by the deliv ery and return of said property, the same to be delivered at such time prior to the holding of said encampment as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of War and the chairman of said entertainment COm- Bond required. mittee, Mr. E. R. Wiles : Provided further, That the Secretary of War before delivering said property, shall take from said E. R.

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 62 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 52-54 . 1928 . February 15, 1928. [H. R. 6045.] CHAP. 53 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the commissioners of Maho ning County, Ohio, t o reconstruct, maint ain, and operate the existing bridge across the Mahoning River at South Avenue, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the MahoningRiver. United States o America in Congress assembled, That the conse nt Mahoning County, f 9 Ohio, may reconstruct of Congress is hereby granted to the commissioners of Mahoning bridge ac ross, at Youngstown. County, Ohio, to reconstruct, maintain, and operate the existing bridge, together with the necessary approaches thereto, across the Mahoning River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near South Avenue, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, i n accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1928. [Public, No. 28.] Constru ction . Vol. 34, p . 84. Amend ment. February 15, 1928. [H. R.6099.] [Public, No. 29 .] Lake Champlain . New Yor k and Ve r- mont may bridge, be- tween Crown Point, N. Y., and Chimney Point, Vt. Post, p. 123. Constru ction. Vol.34,p.84. Right to acquire real estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc. Condem nation pro - ceedings. Tolls authorized. Vol.34,p.85. Rat es of t oll to provide for operation, sink ing fund, etc. Wiles a good and sufficient bond for the safe return of said property in good order and condition and the whole without expense to the United States. Approved, February 14, 1928. CHAP. 54 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York and Vermo nt to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across Lake Champlain bet ween Crown Point, New York, and Chimney Point, Vermont. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou se of Representatives of the Un ited Sta tes o f America in Congr ess asse mbled, That the con sent of Congress is hereby granted to the States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across Lake Champlain at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, between Crown Point, New York, and Chimney Point, Vermont, in accordance with the pro- visions of an 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 the States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to en ter upon land s and to acqui re, condemn, occupy, posse ss, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construc- tion, 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 located, upon making just compen- sation 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 and expropriation of property in such State. SEC . 3 . The said States of New York and Vermont, their successors and assigns, are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge

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Rh and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches as soon as possibl e under reaso nable charges, but within a period of not to exceed thirty years from the compl etion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient to pay the cost of constructing the bridge and its approac hes shall hav e been provide d, such bridg e shall therea fter 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 care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its approaches. An ac curate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for operating, repairing, and maintaining the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1928. 63 Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amo rtiz ing c osts. Record of expendi tures and receipts. Amend ment. February 15, 1928. CHAP. 55.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois, 	[H. R. 6483 .1 the county of Lee, and the city of Dixon, or to any or either of them, jointly or [Public, No. 30 .1 severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Rock River. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent min is, etc ., may of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Illinois, the county of bridge, at Dixon. Lee, and the city of Dixon, or to any or either of them, jointly or severally, to construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge and approaches thereto across the Rock River at the city of Dixon, constru ction. Illinois, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accord- Vol.34,p . 84. ance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the constru ction of brid ges over navig able waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendme nt. expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1928. February 15, 1928. CHAP. 5 6 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the city of Youngs- 	 [H. R. 6 958 .1 town to construct a bridge across the Mahoning River at Youngstown, Mahoning [Publ ic, No. 31 .] County, Ohio. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the Mahoning River . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Youngst own Ohio, Congress is hereby granted to the city of Youngstown, Ohio, to may Str et. at Dwi ° construct, maintain, and operate a free bridge, together with the necessary approaches thereto, across the Mahoning River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Division Street, Construct ion Youngst own, Mahoning County, Ohio, in accordanc e with the pro vi- Vol. 34, p. 84.* sions o f an Act enti tled "An Act t o regulate th e construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Amendment . SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 15, 1928.

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