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 That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Cairo Bridge, and Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate two, highway or combined highway and railway bridges  and approaches thereto; one across the Mississippi River at a point  suitable for connecting the city of Cairo, Illinois, with State Highway Numbered 16 in the State of Missouri, and the other bridge to be located over the Ohio River at a point suitable for connecting the city of Cairo, Illinois, with the gravel highway from Wickliff to Paducah, in the State of Kentucky,  and each of said bridges shall be located at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1908, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. The construction of such a traffic bridge or bridges shall not be commenced, nor shall, any alteration in such bridge or bridges be made either before or after their completion, until the plans and specifications for such construction or alteration have been submitted to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers and approved by them as being adequate from the standpoint of the volume and weight of traffic which will pass over it.

Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the said Cairo Bridge and Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, appropriate,occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, or maintenance of such bridges, approaches, bridge terminals, works, and appurtenances as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which, such land and property is situated, upon making proper compensation therefor, to be ascertained according to the laws of such, State, and the proceedings therefor may be the same as in the condemnation or appropriation of property for railroads, or for bridges in such State,

Sec. 3. The said Cairo Bridge and Terminal Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge or bridges and the rates so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in such Act of March 23, 1906.

Sec. 4. After the date of completion of such bridge or bridges, as determined by the Secretary of War, either the State Kentucky, the State of Illinois, the State of Missouri, or any political subdivision of either of such States, within or adjoining which such bridge or bridges is or are located, or any two or more of them jointly, may at any time acquire and take over all right, title and interest in such bridge or bridges and approaches, and interests in real property necessary therefor, by purchase, or by condemnation in accordance with the law of either of such States governing the acquisition of private property for public purposes by condemnation. If at any time after the expiration of twenty years after the completion of such bridge or bridges, they are acquired by condemnation, the amount of damages or compensation to be allowed shall not include good will, going value, or prospective revenues or profits, but shall be limited to the sum of (1) the actual Limitation