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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. CHS. 46-48. 1923. 1219 tion of the sa1_d Commissioners. There is hereby further authorized c,,·,§$,,‘,},‘£*";',g>u“bu° to be appropriated the sum of $4,000, or so much thereof as may be we ms' necessary, payable as aforesaid, for the construction, rent, maintenance, and for incidental expenses in connection with the operation of temporary public-convenience stations, iirst—aid stations, and information booths, including the employment of personal services in connection therewith during such period. _ Src. 2. That said Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed m$k °”mg¤ii»,° to make all reasonable re lations necessary to secure the preserva— “?§;,°';i, ,3,, um tion of public order and @ protection of life and property and the ` ' fixing of fares to be charged by public conveyances, and to make special regulations respecting the standing, movement, and operati of public vehicles in the District of Columbia during the eribld hereinbefore mentioned, and to fix the fares to be char ed fblr the use of the same. Such regulations shall be in force during said period, and shall be published in one or more daily newspapers pub- F ished in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the expiration of A¤¤¤.' said period shall not prevent the arrest or trial of any person for any violation of such regulations committed during the time same were in force and effect: Provided, however, That no penalty pre- N°“°°°"""’“°"‘“· scribed for the violation of any such regulations shall be in force puny M vm, until five days after the date of publication. Any person violating mm. any of such regulations shall be liable to a fine not to exceed $100 for each offense, and prosecution for same shall be instituted in the Police Court of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel of said District or any of his assistants. Approved, January 26, 1923. January 31, um. P. 4 .— ActToextendthe efor nstru a ri acrom Mis- sisscigii Rive? at din near the city of BatotrlmRouge::0Lo b dge the lP“b“°» N°·3°“·l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ _ _ _ United States 0ClA77L€7'?;f‘d in Ocingrigesilmsemblged, Tgalt thitingzs fo; b£§§,{’é,,g,§§°';;,,, commencin an comp eting tie ri ge authorize y the ct o 'gugl · Y °°° Congress agproved July 17, 1914, to be built across the Mississippi rltxfy¤§}él§;ndii:¤¤a;id Ta; River at or near the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are hereby ei,°` ’p'5l°'°"'°° extended one year and three years, respectively, from the date of "°‘·"»P·"“- a roval hereof. pgre, 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am°udm°°f expressly reserved. Approved, January 31, 1923. CHAP. 48.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the cities of Grand Iilhisid Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, or either of them, to con- [Purina, No. sw.] struct, maintain, and operate a dam across the Red River of the North. Re it enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives o the _ United States of America in Congress assefnbled, That the eoiisent miiiiid, Ri"' °‘_u`° of Qongress is hereby granted to the cities of Grand Forks, North ,,,},;f*byG‘;‘;},’,;‘_;.'g;,$;,_* Dakota; and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, or either of them, to Yéiaugeggrhwgnugm construct. maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interests ’ ' of navigation, a dam across the Red River of the North at or near the cities of Grand Forks. North Dakota. and East Grand Forks, _ lilinnesota: Provided, That the work shall not be commenced until f,§;’Q',,'$’,;,0,p,,,,,_ the plans therefor have been filed with and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and by the Secretary of War: _ Provided further, That this Act shall not be construed to authorize Us"“"""°‘· the use of such dam to develop water power or generate electricity.