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 976 Construction . Vol.34,p.84 . Amend ment. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13930.1 [Public, No. 597 .] Interparliamentary Union. Appropriation for ex- penses of American group. May 29, 1928. [H. R. 13777.]	CHAP. 888.-An Act Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of [Public, No. 59x .1 Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River at or near Burr Ferry, Louisiana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Louisiana River. and Tex as United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Fer ry may bri dge , at Burr faci litate inter state commer ce, im prove t he pos tal se rvice, and p ro- Pest, p. 1083. vid e for mil itary and othe r pur poses, th e Lou isian a Hig hway Com- mission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and Newton County, Texas, at a point suita ble to th e interes ts of nav igation, at or ne ar Burr F erry, Lou isi- ana, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Right t ., toracquirelocation, r eal estate, etc SEC. 2. There is here by conferred upon the Louisiana Highway approaches, etc. Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas 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 location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for rail- road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon Condemnation pro - making just compensation therefor, to , be ascertained and paid ceedings. according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of prop- erty for public purposes in such State. Amendment. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 29, 1928. Construction. Vol 34, p. 84. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 886-888 . 1928 . County, or to the board of supervisors of Leake County and the board of supervisors of Neshoba County, Mississippi, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Pearl River, at a point suitable to the interests of navi- gation, at or near Edinburg, Leake County, Mississippi, in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby exp ressly reser ved. Approved, May 29, 1928. CHAP. 887.-An Act To authorize an appropriation for the American group of the Interparliamentary Union. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to assist in meeting the annual expenses of the American group of the Inte rparli amenta ry Uni on for the f iscal y ear be ginnin g July 1, 19 28, there is hereby appropriated the sum of $10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, such appropriation to be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the president and the executive secretary of the American group. Approved, May 29, 1928.

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