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 198 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CAS. 135, 136. 1928 . March 7, 1928. CHAP. 135 .-An Act To authorize the coinage of silver 50-cent pieces in [tl. R. sl.] commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of [Public, No. 9s .] the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook, and for the purpose of aiding in esta blishing a Captain J ames Cook memorial c ollection in the arc hives of the Territory of Hawaii. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands ses- United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemo- quicentennial. Silver 50-cent pieces ration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the discovery to be coine d to com - memorate discovery of of the Hawaiian Islands by Captain James Cook, and for the pur- Jam eSCooks Capt ain pose of aiding in establishing a Captain James Cook memorial col- lection in the archives of the Territory of Hawaii, there shall be coined in the mints of the United States silver 50-cent pieces to the Nu mber. number of ten thous and, s uch 50 -cent pieces to be of a s tandar d troy weight, composition, diameter, and design as shall be fixed by the director of the mint and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, legal tender. which said 50-cent pieces shall be legal tender in any payment of issued to cook ses- their fac e value. quicentennial Commis- SEC. 2 . The coins herein authorized shall be issued only upon the sion of Hawaii . reque st of the Cook Sesq uicen tenn ial C ommis sion of H awaii and in such numbers and at such times as they shall request upon payment by such commission to the United States of the par value of such Coinage laws appli- Coins. cable. Sec. 3. All laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same, regu- lating and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the pur- chase of material, and for the transportation, distribution, and redemption of the coins, for the prevention of debasement or coun- terfeiting, for security of the coin or for any other purpose, whether proviso. said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to No G overnment ex- the coinage herein authorized : Provided, That the United States pense for dies, etc. shall not be subject to the expense of making the necessary dies and other preparation of this coinage. Approved, March 7, 1928. March 7, 1928. [H. R.5818.] [Public, No. 99.] Mississippi River. J. 11. Peacock, and others may bridge, at Prairie du Chien, W is. Constru ction. Vol.34,p.84. Right to acquire real estate, etc ., for location, approaches, etc. CHAP. 136 .-An Act Authorizing J. H. Peacock, F. G. Bell, S. V. Taylor, E. C. Amann, and C. E. Ferris, their heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the city of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to fac ilitat e inte rstate comme rce, i mprove the po stal s ervice, and pro- vide for military and other purposes, J. H. Peacock, F. G. Bell, S. V. Taylor, E. C. Amann, and C. E. Ferris, their heirs, legal repre- sentatives, and assigns, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, ar a point suitable to the interest of navigation, at or near the city of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the con- struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon J. H. Peacock, F. G. Bell, S. V. Taylor, E. C. Amann, and C. E. Ferris; their heirs, legal rep- resentatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other prope rty ne eded f or the locat ion, co nstruc tion, operat ion, end maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by r ailroa d corp oratio ns for railr oad pur poses or by bridge corpo ra-

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