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 374 74TH CONG RESS. SESS. I. CHS. 242, 243. JUNE 14, 1935. [CHAPTER 242 .] AN ACT June 14, 1935 . [H . R.6371.] To authorize an increase inn the annual appropriation for books for the adult [Public, No . 139.] blind. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Books for the adult United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 1, as blind. appropria- amende d, of the Act entitle d "An Act to provide b ooks for the tiVo l' f or, 6,1pe487; Vol . adult blind ", approved March 3, 1931 (U . S . C ., Supp . VII, title 47,p.1570;U.S.C .,p . 2, sec . 135a), is amended (1) by striking out " $100,000 " and insert- 16. ing in lieu thereof "$175,000 ", and (2) by inserting before the Proviso. period at the end thereof a colon and the following : "Provided, Div ision of amou nt . That of said annual appropriation of $175,000, not exceeding $1 00,000 t hereof shall be expend ed for b ooks in raised charact ers, and not exceeding $75,000 thereof shall be expended for sound-repro- duction records ." App licab ility. SEC. 2. This Act shall be applicable with respect to the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and for each fiscal year thereafter. Approved, June 14, 1935. Sabine River. Louisiana and Texas may bridge, Dear junc- tion of designated high- ways. Construction. Vol .34,p.84. U.S . C.,p. 1474. Right t o acquire real estate, etc., forlocation, ap proac hes, etc. Condemnation pro- ceedings. Amendment. [CHAPTER 243 .1 AN ACT June 14, 1935 . [H. R. 6987 .]	Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas to construct, maintain, [Public, No.140.] and ope rate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River at or near a point where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Unit ed Stat es o f A merica in Congr ess ass embled, That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the Postal Service, and provide for military and other purposes, the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, main- tain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- tion, at or near a point where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters ", approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property needed for the location, construction, operation, and main- tenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by rail- road corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate or other prop- erty 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 same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 14, 1935.