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 410 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 324, 325. 1928 . maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corpora- tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate Con demna tion p ro- or other property is situated, upon making just compensation there- ceedings. for, to be a scertain ed and p aid accor ding to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemna- tion or expr opriatio n of pro perty in such Sta te. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3. The said States of South Dakota and Nebraska are hereby author ized to fix and charge t olls for transit over su ch bridg e, and the rates o f toll so fixed shall be the leg al rates until c hanged by the Vol .34,p . ss. Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906 . Rate s app lied topp er- SEC. 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such ation,sinking fund, etc. bridge the sam e shall be so ad justed a s to pro vide a f und suff icient to pay for the co st of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost, including interest, of su ch bridge and its approaches as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed ten ye ars f rom the co mpl et ion thereof. Maintenance as free After a sinkin g fund s ufficien t to pay the cos t, inclu ding int erest, bridge, etc ., after amor- tizing costs. of constructing the bridge and its approaches shall have been pro- vided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of toll s, or th e rates of toll shall th ereafter be so a djusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its tures Record and receip c tsspendi- approaches. An acc urate reco rd of the cost of the bridg e and its - approac hes, the expendi tures fo r operat ing, rep airing, and main tain- ing the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Amendment. SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly reser ved. Approved, April 6, 1928 . April 6, 1929 . [n .R. 9020 .1 CHAP. 325.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Code [Pu blic, No . 243 .1 of Law for the District of Columbia," approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amend atory ther eof and s upple ment ary t heret o. District of Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the Code Amendments. Sup rem e Court. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia, approved Mar ch 3, 1901, and the Act s ame nd ato ry thereof and supplementary thereto, constituting the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, be, and the same are hereby, amended as follows Clerk's fees. Strike out section 1110 and insert in lieu thereof Vol. 31, p. 1363, "SEC . 1110 . CLERK'S FEES.-For filing the following named ca ses amended . and for all services to be performed therein, except as otherwise provided herein, the clerk shall charge and collect the following fees court cases. "Actions at law, $10 ; suits in equity, $10 ; lunacy cases, $10 ; deportat ion case s, $10 ; re qui siti on case s, $ 10 ; habea s corpus cases, $10 ; plea of title cases, $10 ; District court cases, $15 ; condemnation cases, $15 ; libel cases, $15 ; feeble-minded cases, $7 .50 ; adoption cases, $5 ; change of name cases, $5 ; intervening petitions in any case, $5 ; cases substituting trustees, $4 ; docketing judgments of the municipal court, $2 .50 ; and limited partnership cases, $3. Appeals to Court of Appeals. "Upon the perfecting of any appeal to the Court of Appeals of . the District of Columbia there shall be charged and collected by the clerk from the party or parties prosecuting such appeal an additional fee in said suit or proceeding of $5,

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