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 six·1·Y.sixrH GONGRESS. Sess. 11. cH. 285. 1920. 1067 and to require by subpoena, signed by any member of the commission, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentziéy evidence from any place m the United States, and in case of disob ience to a subpwna the commission may invoke the aid of “<*°'F°d°¤l°°“¤¤- any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence. Any member, eirhpert, or examiner of the commission may, when duly .,,@°““'“’“‘ °°°"· designated by e commission for such (purposes, administer oaths and aiilirmations, examine witnesses an receive evidence. Depositions may be taken before any person designated by the commission or by its executive secretary and empowered to administer oaths, shall be reduced to writing by suc%1vperson or under his direc- i tion, and subscribed by the deponent. itnesses summoned before W mm i°°°'°°°‘ the commission shall e paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, an witnesses whose depeositions are taken and persons  the same shall severally entitled to the same fees as are paid or like services in the co1u·ts of the United States. Om (h) To perform any and all acts, to make such rules and regu- pméf °°°°”"Y lations, and to issue such orders not inconsistent with this Act as maybe n and proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions ct. P _ sm. 5. inst each praamtmy permit issued uses- uns Act Basu i§é¥§“;§?§;”J?é‘t be for the sole purpose of maintaining priority of application for a pmm m"` license under the terms of this Act for such period or periods, not exceeding a total of three years, as in the discretion of the commission may be necessary for making examinations and surveys, for e- Enaring maps, plans, specifications, and estimates, and for malgilng ancial arrangements. Each such permit shall set forth the con- umm"' ditions under which priority shall be maintained and a license imued. Such permits shall not be transferable, and may be canceled b order of the commission upon failure of permittees to comply with the conditions thereof. L,,,,,,m_ Sec. 6. That licenses under this Act shall be issued for a period di§g,'§S°°w;,’{;m°¥m§g°°°* not exceeding fifty years. Each such license shall be conditioned ` u on acceptance bfy the licensee of all the terms and conditions of tlils Act and such urther conditions, if any, as the commission shall prescribe in conformity with this Act, which said terms and conditions and the acceptance thereof shall be expressed in said license. mvmum m, Licenses may be revoked only for the reasons and in the manner ' prescribed under the provisions of this Act, and ma be altered or surrendered only upon mutual agreement between the licensee and the commission after ninety days public notice. Pmmms ,0 smc Sec. 7. That in issuing preliminary permits hereunder or licenses ¤=¤..¤i>v¤¤¤¤<·¤¤- ° where no preliminary permit has been issued and in issu` licenses *°°"·p· lmto new licensees un er_ section 15 hereof the commissionmgxall give preference to applications therefor by States and municipalities, provided the mplans for the same are deemed by the commission equally well apted, or shall within a reasonable time to be fixed by the commission be made equally well adapted, to conserve and utilize in the public interest the navigation and water resources of Between 0,,,,, W the region; and as between other applicants, the commission may puma. give preference to the applicant the plans of which it_ and determines are best adapted to develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest the navigation and water resources of the region, if iq be satisfied as to the ability of the applicant to carry out such p ans. That whenever, in the djudgment of the commission, the develop- sieiimigcii %°$-$$2 ment of any project shoul be undertaken by the United States itse, {§§’g*p,§l},‘g,“ld ““°'~°’· the commission shall not approve any a plication for such_pro]tect by any citizen, association, corporation, State, or municipality, ut