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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cxs. 167-169 . 1928 . 279 LEGIS LATI VE COUNSEL AND SPE CIAL ASSISTA NT TO TAE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SEC. 23 . (a) Section 1303(d) of the Revenue Act of 1918, as Lelg.slaive aunns e l d amended by section 1101 of the Revenue Act of 1924, is amended by ed . alaries established. adding at the end thereof a sentence to read as follows : "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the compensation of each of the two legislative counsel in office upon the date of the enactment of the Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928 shall, after such date, be at the rate of $10,000 a year ." Special assistant to (b) The salary of the Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Secretary of the Trees- Treasury in matters of legislation, so long as the position is held by "' Salary establ ished . the present incumbent, shall be at the rate of $10,000 a year . Approved, March 10, 1928 . CHAP . 168 .-An Act Grant ing the c onse nt of Con gres s to the Louis iana Hig hw ay Com mi ssi on to co ns tru ct, maintain, and ope rat e a toll bridge across the Atchafalaya Rive r at or near Morgan Ci ty, Louisiana . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Louisiana Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Atchafalaya River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Morgan City, Louisiana, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc- tion o f brid ges ov er nav igable water s," app roved March 23, 19 06, an d subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act . SEC. 2. If tolls are charged for the u se of su ch bridge, the rat es of toll shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay the reason able c ost of maint aining , repa iring, 'and o perati ng the bridg e and its a pproa ches unde r eco nomic al m anage ment, and to p rovid e a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed twenty years from the completion thereof . After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper mainte- nance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical management. An accurate record of the costs of the bridge and it s appr oaches, the expend itures for ma intain ing, r epair- ing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected, shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. SEC. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly res erved. Approved, March 10, 1928. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for comme ncing and comp letin g the con struc tion of th e br idge autho r- ized by the Act of Congress approved March 10, 1926, to be built March 10, 1928. [H. R. 449.] [Public, No. 123 .1 Atchafalaya River. Louisiana Highway Commissio n may bridge, at Morgan City, La. Const ructio n. Vol.34,p.84- Rates of toll to pro- vide for operation, sink- ing fund, etc. Maintenance as free bridge, etc ., after amor- tizing costs. Record of expendi- tures and receipts. Amendment. March 10, 1 1928. CHAP. 169 .-An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing 	[H. R. 5727 .] the construction of a bridge across the Ouachita River at or near Harrisonburg, [Public, No. 124 .] Louisiana. Ouachita River. Time extended for bridging, at Harrison- burg, La.

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