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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Crrs. 296, 297, 301. 1916. 44]. Black River at or near Bennetts Ferry at a place where the public highway lead1ng_from Corning to Piggott crosses said river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the pro- $‘§,'{‘S§f,“§*‘g‘j· visions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of I ' bridges over navigable waters/’ approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ·'“"°“""‘““‘· expressly reserved. Approved, August 8, 1916. CHAP. 297.-An Act To give the consent of the Congress to the construction of a. l§$u1§l§i$}§§?l bridge across the Mississippi River near and above the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress }L;'§‘,§‘S‘f,‘}Y§a{$§f’°§g,__ is hereby granted to the city of New Orleans, a municipal corporation ¤°Y b*"d¤°· existing under the laws of the State of Louisiana, its successors and assigns, when authorized by the State of Louisiana, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississip i River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, near and) above the said city, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to re§1late the construction of bridges over navigable waters," afpppoved arch twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six: Promkled, t subject to the provisions of this Act p,.,,,,;,,,_ the Secretary of War may rmit the said city of New Orleans to m§‘“*’°°“°“°¤ °'*¤¤· construct a tunnel or tunnegeunder said river m lieu of the bridge ` herein authorized in accordan ce with the foregoing Act approved March twentygzgiird, nineteen hundred and six, so far as the same may bo a lica e. PSE:}. 2. That this Act shall be null and void unless the construction e$_m° M °°”S"“° of said bridge or tunnels is commenced within two years and completed within five years from the date of approval hereof. d Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am"` '°°°°` expressly reserved. Approved, August 8, 1916. CHAP. 301.—An Act To amend an Act entitled "AnAct to amend anAct entitled A¤liP3<;‘i9ilm` ‘An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eight -seven, and all Acts amendatory thereof, and to ’ enlarge the powers of the Interstate (llommerce Commissionf " approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and fifteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and Houseggf Representatives of the United umu States of America in Congress assembl, That so much of an Act to ,,€§s;,,m,,,,_ °°mm°r°° amend an Act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act . ¤° °"’““°"“"‘ to regulate commerce,’ a proved February fourth, eighteen hundred miiogxs, p. H9?. and eighty-seven, and all Acts amendatory thereof,_and to enlarge mm ` the owers of the Interstate Commerce Commission/’ approved March fourth, nineteen hundred and fifteen, as reads as follows, to wit: " Provided, however, That if the oods are hidden from view by wralpping, be , or other means, and the carrier is not notified as to the charactelril-2% the goods, the carrier may re uire the shipper to specifically state in writing the value of theigoodls, and the carrier shall not be liable be ond the amount so spec` cally stated, in which case the Interstate gommerce Commission may establish and maintain rates for transportation, dependent upon the value of the property shipped