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. 7Ld CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 63, 64, 69. [CHAPTER 63 .] February 29, 1932. March 2, 1932. AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct maintain February 29,1932. , ,	[Ii.Ii.8324.] and operate a free highway bridge across Rock River at Byron, in Ogle County, [Public, No. 49 .] State o f Illin ois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent Rock River. of Congress is hereby granted to the State of Illinois to construct, atlByrons may bridge maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Rock River, at a point suitable to the interests of navi- gation, at Byron, Illinois, in section 32, township 25 north, range 11 east, fourth principal meridi an, in accordanc e with the provis ions construction . of an 'Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges Vol. 34, p. 84. over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEc. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment . expressly reserved. Approved, February 29, 1932. [CHAPTER 64 .] AN ACT February 29, 1932. Granting the consent of Congress to the State of Illinois to construct, maintain, 	111. R. 8327.]	and operate a f ree highway bridge across Ro ck River at Ore go n, in Og le [Public, No. 59.] County, State of Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled That the co nsen t of Rock River. Congress is hereby granted to the State of llinois to construct, at Oregon. may bridge, Illinois maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Rock River, at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- tion, at Oregon, Illinois, in section 3, township 23 north, range 10 east fourth principal meridian, in accordance with the provisions of c onstruc tion. an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over Vol.34,p.84. navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEc. 2. That the right to alter, amend or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, February 29, 1932. [CHAPTER 69.] AN ACT March 2, 1932. To ex cuse certain persons from r esidence upon homestead la nds during 1929,	[$ . R .268 .1 1930, 1931, and 1932, in the drought-stricken areas. [Public, No. 51 .1 Be i t enacte d by the Senate and Hous e of Repr esentati ves of t he United States of America in Congress assembled, That any hom e- homestead lands. Set tlers may be ex- stead settler or entryman who, during the calendar year 1929, 1930, cased from residence or 1931, found i t necessary, or during 1932 shou ld find it necess ary, on, in certain cases. t o leave his homestead to seek employment in order to obtain food and other necessaries of life for himself, family, or work stock because of serious drought conditions, causing total or partial failure of crops, may, upon filing with the re gester of the district proof of such conditions in the form of a corroborated affidavit, be excused from residence upon his homestead during all or part of the calendar years 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, and said entries shall not be open to contest or protest because of such absences : Provided, Tha t the P eri od° 'oof absence to time of such act ual abse nce shal l not be deducted from th e actual be added to sta tutory residence required by law, but an equivalent period shall be added life of e ntry. to the statutory life of the entry. Ap proved, Mar ch 2, 1932 . 59