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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cas. 633, 634 . 1928 . 611 in the statement of cost so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said H. L. McKee, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make avail- able a ll of h is rec ords in connec tion w ith the constr uction, finan cing, and promotion thereof. The findings of the Secretary of War as to Find ings of S ecret ary the reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of conclusive. the bridge shall be conclusive for the purposes mentioned in section 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. SE C. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the coR'ight to sell, etc ., rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby gr an t ed to H. L. McKe e, his heirs, legal represe ntativ es, and assign s, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Right of way granted SEC. 8. There is hereby granted to H. L. McKee, his heirs, legal across bank of ship representatives, and assigns, a right of way not to exceed one hun- canal. dred feet in width across the spoil bank of the ship canal at such location, to be approved by the Chief of Engineers, as will provide a highway connection or connections between the bridge authorized by this Act and any bridge or bridges that are or may hereafter be constructed across the ship canal, the United States to retain such free use of the right of way as does not interfere with the bridge approach : Provided, That no toll shall be charged for use of the No U to11 on Fed eral approach to be built on United States property. The duration of propert y. such right of way shall terminate with the termination of the franchise granted by this Act for the construction of the bridge and shall attach to and become a part of such bridge, and shall pass with the same in any transfer thereof. SEC. 9 . The right - to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amen dment. ex pres sly rese rved. Approved, May 18, 1928. CHAP. 634 .- An Act Authorizing the State of Texas and the State of Louisiana May 18,1928. to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River (c . Noo. 433 4 at or near Pendleton's Ferry . [Public, .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States a America in Congress assembled, That in order to Texas Ricer . f ~ exas and Louisiana facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- may bridg e, at Pendle- vide for military and other purposes, the State Highway Commis- La s Ferry, Tex . and sion of Texas and the Louisiana Highway Commission be and are hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free high- way bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Sabine County, Texas, and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Pendleton's Ferry, Con struction . in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to Vol.34,p. 84. regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the State Highway Com- Rig ht to acquire real estate, etc., for location, mission of Texas and the Louisiana Highway Commission all such approaches, etc. rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, 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 rail- road purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the

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