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 836 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 264, 265. 1909. S“"“>’ l”l*”" *’°‘ Surve for the construction of a continuous inland waterway in the · ihiiciileililiilxidvhlliay State ofyCalifornia, between suitable points on Humboldt Bay and Eel River, with a view to obtaining a channel of suitable width and a maximum de th of nine feet, or such lesser depths along any section 3mm_ or sectiopsl ofp said waterway ag niefy be fourtrd desirtzble. Such survey shall inc u e an examination 0 a practica e rou s. 0,"‘§j§‘,‘f,S,gf,“;‘°'Q*,jg INLAND Wnnuwar or Lomsuzu nm Tmxas. 'Iexas. ¤¤r*¤v from Minis Survey for the construction of a continuous inland waterway from hliihxiiu¤i1°i»`;’r§" °° the Mississi iRiver to Bayou Teche; thence to Mermentau River; thence tohtkiliiasieu River; theirlice to the SabineBRiver, Eouisiarga and 'I`exas· thence to Galveston, exas· thence to razos 1ver, exas; thence; to Pass Cavallog thence to Arhnsas Pass; thence to Pointlsabel; and thence to the Rio Grande, for the purpose of ascertaining the cost of a channel with a maximum de th of nine feet, or such lesser depths “f*‘°”F °* ’°P°“· along any section or sections of me said waterway as may be found to ` be sufficient for commercial, naval, or military purposes. Such survey shall include an examination of all practicable routes, the preparation of plans and estimates of cost along the most availabe route, and a report upon the desirability of utilizing as a part of such waterway _ — any existing public or private canal, or apytpart thereof, and theprobfQ'€';gffg;m of md, able_cost of acquiring the same: Prom _, That whenever, ID the vi¤b1¤¤¤hc¤¤¤¤- making ofa survey 0 any of the preceding_ waterways, field work shall indicate that the propospd uipgovernent IS clearly madvisable, no detailed surve or lans s al be e. 0¤¤<=¤ of <>¤¤¤f ¤f Sec. 14. Thlit tliia Chief of Engineers may, with the approval of mi§iii>ii»;ii¤s¤e¤1 pro- the Secretary of War, employ in his office such professiona and other f§’{'lh‘j,';{·:Bd“*"“'““'“ assistants as, in his judgment, may be necessary to enable him to P•»¢.x>- Séa perform effectively and with advantage to the public service the various duties imposed upon his office y the laws enacted from time to time by Congress for the im rovement, preservation, and protection P”’"°°“"°"‘ of the navigable waters of the United tates, the salaries of such employees to be paid by allotments from any appropriations made by _ Congress for examinations and surveys, or for the improvements of f{,'{}]‘§°"· rivers and harbors: Pmwfrled, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in any one year, and shall be in addition to those otherwise authorized by law: {1I1d]'??'/}I.*?;d€{Z_fll7'théT, Kjggdm ¤¤·*¤¤¤~*¤* That an itemized statement of all expenditures under this section; ` including the number of persons employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each, shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engineers. Approved, March 3, 1909. Merch 3.1909- CHAP. 285.-An Act To correct the records and authorize the reenlistment 01 ___]si7`f°·l certain noncommissioned officers and enlisted men belongin to Com nies B, C, and [Public, No. sis.] D of the Twent -6fth United States Infan who were gischargeda without honor under S ial grders Numbered Two huiidred andt -six War D N pec_ _, _ su v , apartment, ovember mnth, nineteen hundred and six, and the restoration to them 0 all rights of which they have been deprived on account thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and House egf Repr·esen¢ative.s of the United sb1;<g·_g?g:g_ Tex-. States of America in Congress assembl, That the Secretary of War _ com ot inquiry to is hereby authorized to appoint a court of inquiry, to e011s1st of five ‘“"°*“*”‘°· officers of the United States Army, not below the rank of colonel, which court shalllbe authorilzed li;0 hear and repo? upon all charges and testimony re ating to the s ootin aifray w ich took lace at Brownsville, Texas, on the night of lgugust thirteenthdouhteenth.