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 292 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 224, 225. JUNE 9, 1932. such bonds with interest thereon and any lawful premium for the retirement thereof before maturity, subject only to the power of the Secretary of War or other authorized Federal authority to regulate such rat es. Maintenance as free After a sinking fluid sufficient to amortize the cost of the bridge tized .eartereostsamer- and ap proach es sha ll hav e been provi ded to the ex tent h ereina bove required, the bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of tolls, or the rates of toll shall ther eafter be so adj usted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its ap- Record o f expendi. proaches. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its ap- tures and receipts. proaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be avail- Tolls to be uniform. able for the information of all persons interested. Tolls shall be uniform as between individuals and as between vehicles of the same class using the bridge. Discretionary rights SEC. 5 . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring tolls of s tate. t o be charged for the use of such bridge, except as hereinabove pro- vided, and n othing herei n shal l be c onstrue d to p rohibi t the Com- monwealth of Kentucky, acting by and through the State Highway Commis sion o f Kent ucky, or its succe ssors, from p aying all or any part of the cost of such bridge and its approaches from the State road fund, or from paying all or any part of the cost of mainte- nance, repair, or operation of such bridge from the State road fund of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Cooperative agree- SEC. 6. At any time before or after the completion of such bridge meat with Ind iana ye- s, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, acting by and through the State ecti ng c onstr ucti on, maintenauco,etc. Highway Commission of Kentucky and the State of Indiana, acting by and through the Indiana State EIighway Commission, may enter into such cooperative agreement as may be agreed upon between said States, relating to the construction, financing, maintenance, and/or operation of such bridge, and the State of Indiana may acquire such interest in the br idge as m ay be agr eed upon between s aid State s, and upon such terms as may be agreed upon-all, however, subject to the limitatio ns in thi s Act exp ressly pr ovided or necessar ily impli ed. Amendment. SEC. 7. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 9, 1932. [CHAPTER 225 .] AN ACT Juno 9, 1032. 18 . V,36.1 Authorizing the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by and through the State High- [Public, No. tss ] way Commission of Kentucky, or the successors of said commission, to con- struct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois, and permitting the Commonwealth of Kentucky to act jointly with the State of Illinois in the construction, maintenance, and operation of said bridge. Kentu Be i t enacte d by the Senate and Hous e of Repr esentati ves of t he vky , River. etc ., may Unite d Sta tes of Amer ica i n Cong ress assem bled, That in order entuc bridge, at Ca iro, 111. to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and more adequately provide for military and other purposes the Common- wealth of Kentucky, by and through the State Highway CoimiZis- sion of Kentucky, or the successors of said commission, be, and it Construction. hereby is, authorized to construct, inaintain, and operate a bridge Vol.34,p.34. across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois, and the approaches thereto,' at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accord- ance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the