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 776 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHS. 813, 814. 1928 . May 28, 1928. CHAP. 813 .-An Act Authorizing the Los Olmos International Bridge Com- [H. R .12877.1 pany, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge [Public, No. 554 .1 across the Rio Grande at or near Weslaco, Texas. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the Los Rio Grande Olm sos ' Interna- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in order to tional Brid ge Co m- f acil itat e in tern atio nal comm erce improve the po stal service, and pany may bridge, at provide for military and other purposes, W eslaco, Tex. poses, the Los Olmos Internaional Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby author- ized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far as the United States has juris- diction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the Construction, int erests of nav igation, at o r near Weslaco, Texas, in a ccordance Vol.34,p.84. with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the con- struction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, Approval of Mexico 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act required. and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in Mexico. Right to acquire real SEC. 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Los Olmos Inter- estate, etc ., in Texas, forlocation,approaches, national Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights et c' and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corpora- tions for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge pur- poses in the State of Texas, upo n making just compensation there- for, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, Condemnation pro- and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemna- ceedings. t ion or e xpro pria tion of prop erty for pub lic purp oses in such Sta te. Tolls authorized. SEC. 3 . The said Los Olmos International Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Texas applicable thereto, 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.95. contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. conferred . sell, etc ., SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Los Olmos International Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, 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. Amendment. SEC. 5 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 28, 1928. May 28, 1928. [H. R.es18.1 CHAP. 814 .-An Act To amend the salary rates contained in the compen- [Public, No. 555 .] catio n schedules of the Act o f March 4, 19 23, entitled "An Act to provide for the classification of civilian positions within the District of Columbia and in the field services ." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Classification of civil- United States o f America in Congress ass embled, Tha t section 13 ian positions. Vol. 42, p. 1491, of the Act of March 4, 1923, entitled "An Act to provide . for the amended . classification of civilian positions within the District of Colu mbia and in the fie ld serv ices," be ame nded to read as foll ows Compensation sched- SEC. 13 . That the compensation schedules be as follows : uses. Professional and sci- entific service. PR OFES SION AL AND S CIEN TIFI C SE RVIC E Classes of positions The professional and scientific service shall include all classes of included. positions the duties of which are to perform routine, advisory, ad-

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