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 414 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 335-337 . 1928 . Provisos. p o s e s : Pro vid ed, That at such time as the Smithsonian I nstitution All owan ces t o St ates, etc ., contributing to is satisfied that any State, educational institution, or scientific organi- investigations. zation in any of the United States is prepared to contribute to such investigation and when in its judgment such investigation shall appear meritorious, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may direct that an amount from this sum equal to that contributed by suc h Stat e, educ ational insti tution, or sci entifi c organ ization, not to exceed $2,000, to be expended from such sum in any one State dur- ing any calendar year, be made available for cooperative investiga- Con trol of w ork . tion : Provided further, That all such cooperative work and division of the result thereof shall be under the direction of the Secretary of Regulatio ns for work the Smithsonian Institution : Provided further, That where lands are on lands of Indians. involve d which are u nder the juris diction of th e Bureau of In dian Affairs or the National Park Service, cooperative work thereon shall be under such regulations and conditions as the Secretary of the Interio r may provide. Approved, April 10, 1928. April10, 1928 . [S- 2549 .] [Public, No. 249.] CRAP. 333.--An Act Providing for payment to the German Government of $461 .59 in behalf of the heirs or representatives of the German nationals, John Adolf, Hermann Pegel, Franz Lipfert, Albert Wittenburg, Karl Behr, and Hans Dechantsreiter. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pay ment to, in be- Germany. Un ited S tates of Ame rica in Con gress assem bled, That there is half of deceased Ger- hereby authorized to be paid to th e German Gove rnment, out of any mans, se amen on Am- erican ships. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $461 .59 for the heirs or representatives of the German nationals, John Adolf, Hermann Pegel, Franz Lipfert, Albert Wittenburg, Karl Behr, and Hans Dechantsreiter, who lost their lives while in the status of seamen in the American merchant marine; the above sum of $461 .59 having been covered into the general fund of the Treasury Depart- ment as req uired by the statute s rela ting to the di sposit ion of effects and unpaid wages of deceased seamen on the American vessels. Approved, April 10, 1928. April 10, 1928 . [S .1498 .1 CHAP. 337.-An Act To extend the time for the construction of a bridge [Public, No. 250 .] across th e Chesapeake Bay, and to fix the loca tion of said bridge. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Chesapea ke Ba y. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the times for Tim e ext end ed for of bridging, in Baltimore commencin g and completi ng the constr uction or a b ridge authoriz ed Md Ke nt counties, by Act of Congress appr oved February 15, 1927, to be built by t he vol. 44, p. 1100, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Company, a corporation, across the Chesa- amended. peake Bay, is hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from the date of approval hereof. Location fixed. SEC. 2. That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Ches apeake Bay B ridge Compa ny, it s succ essor s and assign s, to construct, maintain, and operate said bridge and its approaches across the Chesapeake Bay at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from a point in Baltimore County, Maryland, south of Back River, to Hart Island, to Miller Island, and thence to some point in Kent County, Maryland, between thirty-nine degrees and twelve minutes and thirty-nine degrees and thirteen minutes and thirty seconds north latitude. Amendmen t. SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 10, 1928.

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