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 73d CONGRE SS. SESS. II. CHS. 600-602 . JUNE 18, 1924. 1015 "SEc. 23 . (a) There shall be levied, collected, and paid on all of the following-named beverages manufactured by a holder of a manu- facturer's license and on all of the said beverages imported or brought in to the Distr ict of Colum bia by a hol der of a whol esaler 's lic ense, except beverages as may be sold to a dealer licensed under the laws of any State or Territory of the United States and not licensed under this Act, and on all beverages imported or brought into the District of Columbia by a holder of a retailer's license, a tax at the followi ng rat es to be pai d by t he lic ensee i n the manner herei nafter provided : ". (1) A tax of 35 cents on every wine-gallon of wine containing Pa ,. more than 14 per centum of alcohol by volume, except champagne, or any wine artificially carbonated and a proportionate tax at a like rate on all fractional parts of such gallon ; (2) a tax of 50 cents on every wine-gallon of champagne or any wine artificially car- bonated, and a proportionate tax at a like rate on all fractional parts of such gallon ; (3) a tax of 50 cents on every wine-gallon of spirits, and a proportionate tax at a like rate on all fractional parts of such gallon ; (4) and a tax of $1 .10 on every wine-gallon of alcohol, and a proportionate tax at a like rate on all fractional parts of such gallon. SEC. 2 . That subsection (e) of section 23 be amended by inserting the word "taxable" after the word "upon" in the beginning of the first sentence and by inserting the word "taxable " after the word " upon " in the beginning of the second sentence. Approved, June 18, 1934. [CHAPTER 601 .] Tax r ate on desig- nated alcoholic bever- ages. Champagne. Spiri ts. Alcohol . AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Washington, Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in. Congress assembled, That the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Washington, Missouri, authorized to be built by the city of Washington, Missouri, by an Act of Con- gress approved June 15, 1933, are hereby extended one and three years, respectively, from June 15, 1934. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, June 18, 1934. Missouri Ri ver. Time exte nded for bridging, at Washing- ton, Mo. Ante, p. 152. except cham- June 18, 1934. [H.R. 9645.1 [Public, No. 408 .1 CHAPTER 602 .1 AN ACT June 18, 1934. To authorize the acquisition of additional land for the Upper Mississippi River - [ .R.911 , 1 No. 6.1 [Pub lis c, A09 .) Wild Life and Fish Refuge . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act (43 Stat. 650) is amended to read as follows : "SEC . 2. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, or lease, such areas of land, or of land and water, situated between Rock Island, Illinois, and Wabasha, Minnesota, on either side of or upon i slands in th e Missi sippi River which are no t used for agricultural purposes, as he determines suitable for the purposes of this Act ." Approved, June 18, 1934 . Upper Mis sissippi River Wild Life and Fis h Refuge Act, amended. Vol.43,p.650. Acquisition of lands on either side of Mis- sissippi River, within area named, author- ized.