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 1344 SIXTY·NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. II. Cns. 281, 282. 1927. Ulf;  CHAP. 281.-An Act To authorize the Postmaster General to cancel a certain semeennvagon contract, and for other purposes. Qs it enacted by the Senate and House of Relpresentatvives 0; the ,;,,,,,,,,_ Umted States of America in (longress assemble, That if the ost- ixjmyf ¤¤¤¤¤¤* fg: master General finds that any formal written contract now m force mmm., rm for transporting the mails in the cigy of Jackson, in the State of Mississippi, mregulation screen vehi es was entered into before the premnt unusual expansion of business and increase in cost for such service, and that the contract price agreed to be paid for the service to  rendered thereunder is now inequitable an unjust because of the increased cost and expense occasioned the contractor in handling the unusual volume of mail incident to the expzgsion of business, the Postmaster General. is authorized, in his ` retion with the consent of the contractor and his bondsmen, to cancel such contract. Approved, March 2, 1927. ‘ [H.n.i'c‘is·%` CHAP. 283;+-An Act`Granting the consent of Congress to the Nebraska- YYEHK R°·°°°·l Iowa Bridge ompany, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Missouri River. p _ iBe' it enaetedby the»Se¢u1te and House of Representatives of the §“:i,°,P§‘,*f*,‘}E§°,, United States og America- in Ocngress assembled That the consent ggdgggnmgugg of Congress is. ereby to the Nebraska·I,owa Bridige Com- ms:. pany, its succemrs an assigns, to construct, maintain, an operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the;Missour1 River at a pp1kpt_ suitable! to the t<;f_na§igat1on betweeéi Plattsrppipslli, e raska an a pom opposi 1Il owa m accor ance wi e $$,§{‘§§f‘ffi§§‘_· provisions of the Act entitled, "An Act lto regulate the construc- tion of bridges over navigable waters,l’ approved _March 23, 1906, and subject-to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. ¤iii€hi¤i°1a°·$$i1i¤iiir:;°il- Sno. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the Nebraska-Iowa Bridge ¤’°°°**°°·°*°· Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and _use real estate and other property needed for the locat1on, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge  its approaches and terminals as are possessed by railroad cor orations for ra1lroad§>ur- poses _or by bridge corporations for bridlge purposes in the tate in wh1ch such re estate or other property is situated, upon making . just compensationtherefor, to be ascertamed and paid according to c,,,£°°'},_‘},°f“““°“ V"' the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the game as in the condemnation and expropriation of property in such tate. . · 'I`¤¤¤¤¤*·¤¤¤¤¤d· Sao. 3. The said Nebraska·Iowa Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is herely authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over. suc bridge, an the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates V°*·“• P- 8**- until changed the Secretary of War under the authority contained Aww uwin§heActAo‘f arch23,1906. f chb dgg d édb °¤ *° i ao. 4. ter the completion o su ri as etermin the i€i‘d'1 p1i$:Z Secretary of War, either the State of Nebraska, the State of lyowa, ° any plolitical subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining whic any-part of such bridge is located, or any twoor more_of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, t1tle, and interest in such bridge and its approaches, and any interest in real property necessary therefor, by purchase or by condemnation lll accordance with the laws of either of such States governing the acqui- sition of private proplerty for public purposes by condemnation. u‘§gj*Pg*;¤c‘},*;,'},,j,{1,j•f·_ If at any time after t e expiration of twenty years after the com- iicn. pletion of such bridge the same is acqmred by condemnation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not mclude