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 388 May 27, 1930. [H. R.4293 .] CHAP. 338.-An Act To provide for a ferry and a highway near the Pacific [Public, No. 269.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Governor of the Panama Canal, under the supervision of the Secretary of War, is authoriz ed- Ferry, etc ., to be (a) To establish, maintain,, ;and operate, near the Pacific entrance e sta blis hed Bal boa ~nceeoff. of the Panama Canal, from a point at or near Balboa on the eastern Post, p. 911. side of the canal to a suitable point on the opposite shore of the canal, a ferry for the accommodation of the public and adequate to serve military needs, and f or such purposes is authorize d to acquire such ferryboats and other equipment, and to construct and main- tain such wharves, docks, and approaches, as may be necessary ; and Highway to be main- (b) To construct and maintain a highway for the accommodation rained. of the public and adequate to serve military needs, to extend from the western terminal of such ferry to a point at or near the town of Arraijan at or near the Canal Zone line. SEC. 2. (a) The Governor of the Panama Canal, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, is authorized to make rules and regulations governing the operation, u se, and maint enance of the ferry, e quipment, wharves , docks, and app roaches establish ed, acquired, and constructed under this Act. Any person violating any such rule or regulation shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $100 or by imprisonment for not to exceed thirty days, or by b oth such fine and imprison ment. (b) The ferry and highway provided for by this Act shall be op erated and maintained free of tolls. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of Pest, p. 1308 . $1,000,000, or so much ther eof as may be necessary, to e stablish the ferry and construct the highway provided for by this Act, and there are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approv ed, May 27, 1930. P anama C anal . Rules, etc ., govern- ing operation, etc., to be prescribed by Gov- ernor. Penalties for viola- tions. Free of tolls. Sum authorized for construction etc May 27,1 930 . [H. R.6807.] [Public, No. 270.] United States courts. Federal Penitentia- ries. Attorney General di- rec ted to select t wo sites for erection of, for the confinement of male prisoners. Location of sites. 11 08 t,p.881. SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs. 337-339 . 1930 . ing for persons lost in the national forests and in transporting per- sons seriously ill, injured, or who die within the national forests to the nearest place w here the sick or injured pers on, or the body, may be transferred to interested parties or local authorities. Approved, May 27, 1930. entrance of the Panama Canal. CHAP. 339 .-An Act Establishing two institutions for the confinement of U nited States priso ners. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to select forthwith and procure two sites, of not less than one thousand acres each, and cause to be erected thereon suitable buildings for two institutions for the confinement of male persons who have been, or shall be, convicted of offenses against the United States. One of such sites to be selected shall be situated north of thirty-eight degrees north latitude and east of eig hty degrees longitude to serv e the northeastern section of the United States, and one of such sites shall be situated west of the Mississippi River. Both sites shall be selected with due regard to the source of commitments, climatic conditions, and transportation facilities.

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