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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. CHS. 2579-2582. 1907. 1255 Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am°¤‘l¤°¤*· expressly reserved. Approved, March 2, 1907. CHAP. 258 .—-An`’ 3 March2, 1907. River at Chcmlgw Shmict Permitting the bmlding of a dam across the Sav nnah [HR. 25849.] [Public, N o. B9.] Be it enacted bg the Senate and House 0_i"Rqn·esentat¢}ves of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Hugh MacRae Com- savannah mm, pany, a corporation organized under the laws of South Carolina, its °”};1‘;§‘H5S,gR,,., Com. successors and assigns, IS hereby authorized to construct and maintain g?]¤;’°k¤;¤g’h0*;'{;*¤· •* a darn across the Savannah River extending from a point in Elbert ° ` County, Georgia, to a [point in Abbeville County, South Carolina, upon or in the vicinity of C erokee Shoals. and all works incident thereto in the utilization of the power thereby developed, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of ·W¢· P- 886- ams across navigable waters," approved June twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 2. That the right to amend or repeal this Act is hereby ex- A¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤*~ pressly reserved. · Approved, March 2, 1907. CHAP. 2581.-A11 Act To extend the time for building a bridge across Red M•“'°h 2· ?’°7· River at Shreveport, Louisiana. Public,N0. · Be it enacted by the Senate and House QfBT7‘680hrtG¢O7U88 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section five of the Act nga mm. of Congress approved February second, nineteen hundred and six b,{§Q‘,$,g‘§‘,§‘§,"‘§‘},'l.,$,‘,jY entitled "An Act to authorize the construction of a bridge across Red 1>¤2;“I·¤· 9 River at Shreveport, Louisiana,” be, and is hereby, amended to read 'p' ', as follows: LLSec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction u'1‘i¤¤<> of ¤¤¤¤¤’¤¤- of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and lite, p. s>,¤m¤¤ae<i. . completed within three years from February third, nineteen hundred and seven." Approved, March 2, 1907. _ CHAP. 2582.-An Act To appoint Joseph Y. Porter a lieutenantrcolonel and M¤rg1g2;1W7· deputy surgeon general, and to p ace him on the retired list of the Army. _____j`;fli€’{’%_ [Public, so. 241. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 1:?eprese1ztate'z•¢·s of the [/nited States of America in Cbngress assembled, That the President be, and pgp- h Y Form he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the consent of the may bg appointed Senate, Joseph Y. Porter, late a captain and assistant surgeon of the §§,§“,f§,,‘,‘g‘,f,‘;PQ,‘f"°“‘ United States Army, to the position of lieutenant-colonel and deputy surgeon general, and to place him on the retired list of the Army without pay as of that rank, and the retired list is hereby increased for that purpose only: Provided, That no pay, bounty or other emolu~ em ments, either heretofore or hereafter, shall become due or payable by ‘ ' virtue of the passage of this Act. Approved, March 2, 1907.