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 1416 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. CHs. 288-290 . 1931 . February 24, 1931. [S. 5458.] [Public, No. 724 .1 Construction. Vol. 34, p.84. CHAP. 288 .-An Act Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State. of Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine Ri ver where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 mee ts Texas Highway Numbered 87. Sabine River Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the . Bridge authorized Unit ed St ates of A meric a in Cong ress asse mbled , That in order to across, between Calca- facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide sieu Parish, La ., and 7 7 Newton County, Tex. for military and other purposes, the Louisiana Highway Commission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authoriz ed to co nstruct, maintain, and op erate a free hig hway brid ge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Calcasieu Paris h, L ouisi ana, and Newto n Cou nty, Texa s, at a p oint suita ble to the interest of navigation, where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87, in accordance with the pro- visions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Right to acquire real SEC. 2 . There is here by conferred upon the Louisian a Highway estata for location, ap- proaches, etc. Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas, all such 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 railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in Co nde mnat ion pre - the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, ceedings. upon snaking just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEa. 3 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Appr oved, Feb ruary 24, 1931. Amendment. February 24, 1931 . [S .6041 .] CHAP. 289 .-An Act To authorize an appropriation of funds in the [Public, No. 725 .] Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia for the use of the District of C olumbia Com mission for the George Washington Bicentenni al. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Bicentennial 'Washington United States o f America in Congress assem bled, That there is Sum authorized for. hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of funds in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia, the sum of $100,000, to be expended by the District of Columbia Commission for the George Washington Bicentennial : Provided, That the expenditure of the money by the District of Columbia Commission for the George Washington Bicentennial herein authorized shall be made under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Appr oved, Febr uary 24, 1931. Ante, p. 1363. Post, p. 1558. Proviso. Regu lations pr esc ribe d. to be February 24, 1931. [H. R. 9702.] CHAP. 29 0.- An Act A utho rizi ng the p ayme nt of an ind emni ty to the [Public, No. 726.] British Government on account of losses sustained by H. W. Bennett, a British subject, in connection with the rescue of survivors of the United States ship Che rokee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to the British Government, as an act of grace and without reference to the questio n of the legal li ability of the U nited Sta tes in t he mat- ter, the sum of $400 as full reimbursement for losses sustained by British Government. Payment directed to, as indemnity, on ac- count of losses sus- tained by H. W. Ben nett.

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