Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 49 Part 1.djvu/1524

 74T H CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 520, 521 . JUN E 5, 1936 . 147 9 [C HAPTER 520 .1 AN ACT June 5, 1936. Author izing the State Hig hway Board of the S tate of Georgia to replace, recon- 	 IS .4549 .] struct, or repair the free highway bridge across the Savannah River at or near [Public, No. 661 .] the city of Augusta, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in C ongress assembled , That in order to Savannah River. facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and pro- at Georgia Angnsta. may bridge, vide for military and other purposes, the State Highway Board of the State of Georgia is hereby authorized to replace, reconstruct, or repair the free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Savann ah River, known as the North Augusta B ridge, at or near the city of Augusta, Georgia, and to maintain and operate such Maintenance as free bridge as a free highway bridge, in accordance with the provisions h 'Constru tion of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of b ridges c vpl 13 44,p.84; L .S. over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State Highway Board Acquisition of real of the State of Georgia all such rights and powers to enter upon estate, etc oeation ' . lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, replacement, reconstruc- tion, repair, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its ap proa ches as a re p osse ssed by r ailr oad corpo rati ons for railr oad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other property is situated, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the Co ndem nat ion pro. same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public ceedmgs. purposes in such State. SEC. 3 . The authority granted by this Act shall cease and be null Time limitation. and v oid unless the re placement, recons truction, or repa ir author- ized herein is actually commenced within two years and completed within four years from the date of the enactment of this Act . SEC. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am end men t. expressly reserved. Approved, June 5, 1936. [CHAPTER 521 .] AN ACT June 5, 1936. Re lative to lim itation of sh ipowner s' lia bility. [S .4655 .] Be it enacted b the Senate and House o Re [Public, No . ss2 .] y f presentatives o f the U nited States o f America in Congre ss assembled, That section 4283 o nmitation of ship- of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U . S . C ., 1934 ed ., title 46, sec . R .S .,sec.4283,p .s27. 183 ; Supp . I, title 46, sec . 183), is hereby amended to read as r,p 17.S. C .273' p' lssa;supp. follows : Ante, p.960. "SEC . 4283 . (a) The liability of the owner of any vessel, whether Liability of owner; American or fo reign, for any em bezzlement, loss, or destruction b y amount . any person of any property, goods, or merchandise shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage, or injury by collision, or for any act, matter, or thing, loss, damage, or forfeiture, done, occasion ed, or incurred, without the privi ty or knowledge o f such owner or owners, shall not, except in the cases provided for in subsection (b) of this section, exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel, and her freight then pending . "( b) In the case of any seagoing vessel, if the amount of the se agoin g ves sels bility when owner's owner's liability as limited under subsection (a) is insufficient to pay interest insufficient to all losses in full, and the portion of such amount applicable to the pay losses in full. payment of losses in respect of loss of life or bodily injury is less
 * lia-