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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 608-AUG. 9, 1939 sioner of Public Roads an oath that he will faithfully perform the duties imposed upon him by this Act, and each person appointed to fill a vacancy shall qualify in like manner within thirty days after his appointment. Any vacancy occurring in said Commission by rea- son of failure to qualify as above provided, or by reason of death or resignation, shall be filled by the Governor of the State from which the said Commissioner was appointed, and/or by the Commissioner of Public Roads as herein provided. Before the issuance of bonds as hereinabove provided, each member of the Commission shall give such bond as may be fixed by the Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads of the Federal Works Agency, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all duties acquired by this Act. The Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from its members, and may establish rules and regulations for the government of its own business. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. SEO. 9. The Commission shall have no capital stock or shares of interest or participation, and all revenue and receipts thereof shall be applied to the purposes specified in this Act. The members of the Commission shall be entitled to a per diem compensation for their services of $20 per day for each day actually spent in the business of the Commission, but the maximum compensation in any year of each member shall not exceed $1,200. The members of the Commission shall also be entitled to receive traveling expense allowance of 10 cents a mile for each mile actually traveled on the business of the Commission. The Commission may employ a secretary, treasurer, engineers, attorneys, and other such experts, assistants, and employ- ees as they may deem necessary, who shall be entitled to receive such compensation as the Commission may determine: Provided, They are absolutely necessary in the carrying out of the purpose of this Act in the acquisition and management of said bridge. All salaries and expenses shall be paid solely from the funds provided under the authority of this Act. After all bonds and interest thereon shall have been paid and all other obligations of the Commission paid or discharged, or provision for all such payment shall have been made as hereinbefore provided, and after the bridge shall have been con- veyed to the Louisiana interest and the Mississippi interest as herein provided, and any ferry or ferries shall have been sold, the Commis- sion shall be dissolved and shall cease to have further existence by an order of the Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads made upon his own initiative or upon application of the Commission or any mem- ber or members thereof, but only after public hearings in the cities of Delta, Louisiana, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, notice of the time and place of which hearings and purpose thereof shall have been published once, at least thirty days before the date thereof, in a news- paper published in the city of Vicksburg. At the time of such disso- lution all moneys in the hands of or to the credit of the Commission shall be divided into two equal parts, one of which shall be paid to said Louisiana interests and the other to said Mississippi interests. SEC. 10. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall have full power and authority to negotiate and enter into a contract or contracts with the Louisiana State Highway Department and the State Highway Department of Mississippi whereby said highway departments or either of them may operate, and maintain or participate with the Commission in the operation and maintenance of said bridge and approaches. SEC. 11. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or permit the Commission or any member thereof to create any obliga- tion or incur any liability other than such obligations and liabilities Vacancies. Bond. Corporate powers, etc. Commission,restric- tion on capital stock, etc. Compensation, al- lowance, etc. Secretary, and other employees. Proviso. Necessity required. Funds for payment of salaries, etc. Dissolution of Comr mission. Division of moneys in hand. Contracts with States for operation and maintenance. Creation of other obligations. 1271

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