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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. _ Cas. 195, 196. 1927. 1237 deduction for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring such interests in real property, (3) actual financing and promotion cost, not to exceed 10 per centum of the sum of_ the cost of  the bridge and its approaches and acquiring such interest in rea property, and (4) actual expenditures for necessary improvements r 1 ~ “ Approved, February ‘ 25, 1927. , _ . - _ February 25, 1927. CHAP. 196.-An ·Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Pomeroy- Mason Bridge Company its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain and lP“b“°· N°· 6***} o ate -a brid across the Ohio River at or near the town of Mason, Mason Cgiinty, West Virginia, to _a point opposite thereto in the city of Pomeroy. Meigs , Oounty, Ohio. - . Be it, enacted by the Senate and Home of Re esentativea of the Ohio mw United States of America in Oongress assembZe§'That the consent roman-.!-Mises of Congress is hereby granted _to the Pomeroy- ( ason Bridge Com- §§‘§§;f §,‘,§§g§,*f“,{_?}§f pany, a West Virginia corporation, its successors and assigns, to ¤>P¤¤¤¤=<>y· 0¤1¤· construct, maintain,la’nd operate a (bridge and approaches thereto acrom the Ohio River at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- tion between a point at or near the town of Mason, Mason County, _ West Virginia, and a point optposite thereto in the city of Pomeroy, i7giiS$?i>ii°€i Mei County, Ohio, in accor ance with the provisions;oftheAct entiged, "An Act to regulate the constructionyof bridges over navigable _waters," approved March 23K.1906, and subject to the conditions and limitat ons contained in t is Act. V ‘ A mgm W mm M, Sno. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Pomeroy-Mason Bridge ¤¤¢¤¢¤h;gr1¤c¤¢i¤¤. av- Company, its successors and assigns, all such rig ts and powers ‘”°°° ’°°"" to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches and terminals, as are (possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bri ge corporations for bridge purposes in the State — in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to C,,,,d,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, pn, the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the °°°d*¤¤=- game as in the condemnation and expropriation of propertyin such tate. . ` Sao. 3. The said Pomeroy-Mason Bridge Company, its successors T°“’ ‘“‘°h°'"*’°· and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over suc bridge,‘and the rates of toll so fixed shall be thelegal vu, 3, D 85 ‘ rates until changed by the Secreta€~g6of War under the authority ` ’ ` ` contained in the Act of March 23, 1 . ‘ · ‘ ‘  _ Sao. 4. After the completion of such bridge, as determined by m’iai°¤`ii$ig€mSii»ii$°§f the Secretary of War,`either the State of Ohio, the State of West §g,,fg'§· W°“‘ ""‘ Virginia, any plolitical subdivision of either of such States, within ` or adjoining w ich any part of such bridge is located; or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and takeover all right,.title, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, b purchase or by condemnation in accordance with t e laws of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes y condemnation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty-five <>¤¤¤¤¤¤s¤¤¤r3 ir ¤·>· years after the completion of such bridge the same is acquired by §`${{}’d by °°° °m°“` condemnation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include ggod will, going value, or respective revenue or Lm°°°i°°' profits, but shall limited to t e sum of lil) the actual cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, less a reasonable deduc- tion for actual depreciation in value, (2) the actual cost of acquiring