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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cas. 487, 488 . 1928 . 485 That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make all rules ma e gulations to be and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act Provided further, That the claims which shall be investigated under Nature of claims. this Act shall be individual claims for allotments of land and for loss of p erson al pr oper ty or impr ovem ents where the clai mants or those through whom the claims originated were not members of any band of Indians engaged in hostilities against the United Adjustment, etc ., of States at the time the losses occurred. If any such claims shall meritorious claims. be considered meritorious, the Secretary of the Interior shall adjust same where there is existing law to authorize their adjustment, and such other meritorious claims he shall report to Congress with appropriate recommendation. Approved, May 3, 1928. May 3, 1928. CHAP. 488 .-An Act Authorizing the Henderson-Ohio River Bridge Com- 	[s .4046.] pany, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge [Public, No. 348.1 across the Ohio River at or near Henderson, Kentucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Ohio River. United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to Henderson-Ohio facil itate inters tate c ommerc e, imp rove th e post al ser vice, and pr o- m River Company ay br bri i ge,at Hender- He may er vide for military and other purposes, the Henderson-Ohio River son, Ky. Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridg e and appro aches theret o acro ss the Ohio River, at a p oint s uitabl e to t he inte rest s of navig atio n, at or n ear H ende rson, Hend erso n Cou nty, Kentucky, across said river to a point opposite in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, in accordance with the provisions of the Act Cooi truction : p.84 entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon Henderson-Ohio River Righ t to acqu ire real estate, etc .,torlocation, Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and approaches, etc. power s to e nter u pon la nds an d to a cquire, conde mn, oc cupy, posses s, 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 railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making j ust compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according Condemnation pro. t o the laws o f such State, and the pr oceedin gs the refor shall be the ce edi ngs . same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The Henderson-Ohio River Bridge Company, its successors Tolls authorized. and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority Vol.34,p.85. contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. SEC. 4 . From the tolls charged for the use of such bridge, the Hatede of tolls desig- Hen derso n-Oh io Ri ver B ridg e Com pany, its succ essor s and ass igns, shall pay all reasonabl e operati ng costs, taxes, assessmen ts, insur ance, cost of maintenance, repairs, necessary replacements, and interest on the bonds and dividends on the stock issued to procure necessary funds for the construction of such bridge and its approaches and r other costs incidental thereto ; all other funds received for the use Othe funds set aside as sinking fund for of such bridge, after the payment of the foregoing costs and charges, retiring bonds, etc. shall be set aside in the manner hereinafter provided as a sinking fund for retiring the bonds and the stock issued and sold by the

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