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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHs . 207-209 . 1929 . Tennessee Highway Numbered 9 in Cocke County, in the State of Tennessee, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . Amen dment .

SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, February 15, 1929 . Construction . Vol.34,p.84. February 15, 1929 . [S.5377.] CHAP. 208 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Pittsburgh [Public, No . 752 .] and West Virginia Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a rail- road bridge across the Monongahela River . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Monongahela River . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Pittsburgh and West Virgi nia Railway Co . - Congress is hereby granted to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia pony may bridge, Charleroi, Pa. at Railway Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge and approaches thereto across the Monongahela River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a t Char leroi, count y of Washin gton, State of Pe nnsylv ania, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regu- lat e the constru ction of brid ges over navig able waters," approved 19066 Right to sell, etc ., March 23, conferred .

SEC. 2. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted t o the Pittsb urgh a nd We st Vir ginia Railw ay Com pany, its su c- ces sors and assi gns ; a nd any corpo ration to w hich s uch ri ghts, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby author ized to exerc ise the same a s fully as th ough con- ferred herein directly upon such corporation .

a SEC. 3. The r ight to alter , amend, or re peal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, February 15, 1929 . Construction Vol.34,p. 84. Amend ment . February 15, 1929 . [H. R . 5713 .] [Public, No . 753 .] Navy. Chief warrant offi- ce rs All active service comput ed for pro mo- tion of warrant officers to rank of. Pr ovi sos . Status if heretofore commissioned. No back pay, etc . CHAP. 209 .-An Act To permit cert ain warrant officers to count all act ive se rvice ren dered unde r tem pora ry ap point ment s as warra nt or com missi oned officers in the regular Navy, or as warrant or commissioned officers in the United States Naval Reserve Force, for purpose of promotion to chief warrant rank . Be it ena cted by the Se nate and Hous e of Represen tatives of the Uni ted States of America in C ongress assemb led, That for the pur- pose of computing the six years' service required for promotion from warrant to chief warrant rank, all active service, for purposes other than training here tofore rendere d during the period from A pril 6, 1 917, to D ecembe r 31, 1921, under a tem porary appo intmen t as a warrant or commissioned officer in the United States Navy, or as a warrant or commissioned officer in the United States Naval Reserve Force, shall be counted : Provided, That officers who have heretofore been commissioned chief warrant officers shall for all purposes be regarded as having been so commissioned from the date of comple- tion of such six years' service including the service authorized to be counted by this Act : Provided further, That no back pay or allow- ances shall be held to have accrued prior to the passage of this Act . Approved, February 15, 1929 .