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FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 333, 334. 1903. 783 railroad company or companies within ninety days from the rendition of bills for the same, the said Commissioners are hereby authorized to prevent ·the operation of said cars by the exercise of their police authority until such time as said bills are paid. ‘ Sec. 7. That no car shall be operated upon said bridge by steam mgm P°"*`*' PM power, nor shall any company operating steam cars within such dis- ` tance from the south end of the said bridge as to interfere with vehicle Eagle thereon be permitted to operate electric street cars upon said ri ge. _ Sec. 8. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are 0vU;1,f¤¤g¤*¤¤g <>r hereby authorized to permit the cars of said railroad company or com- uoiiaxia m y W panies using said track across said bridge and in M and Thirty-sixth streets to be operated by the underground electric system or by overhead trolly, as they may deem desirable; and in case the overhead R¤¤¤*°¤°¤¤· trolly is used each car shall be e uipped with a double trolly, and a return wire shall be provided for the e ectric current equal in capacit to the feed system upon this portion of the line and similarly situated}; and no pole of any dynamo furnishin power for the operation of said cars shall be in any manner connected with the earth. Sec. 9. That the operation of the cars upon the track herein author- R°8“l*°i°¤¤· ized shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who are hereby authorized to make such regulations in regard to speed, character, and weight of cars, time of operation, and fare to be charged as they may deem necessary or desirable; and any company violating any regulations of said Commis— P°'”*“Y· sioners made under the authority of this section shall be subject to a ' fine of not less than twenty-five dollars for each and every offense, to , be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of said Commissioners, and in default of the payment of such fine the Com- ‘ ’ missioners are hereby authorized to exercise their police authority to prevent the olperation of the cars of the company so defaulting. Sec. 10. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal Am°¤dm°¤'*· this Act. _ Approved, January 29, 1903. CHAP. 334.-An Act To promote the eiiiciency of the Philippine constabulary, to ·Y¤¤¤¤¤’Y 30. 1903- establish the rank and pay o its commanding officers, and for other purposes. "f§[,b§{N,,j‘§7j" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 0 f America in Congress assembled, That officers of the Army of the mf*¤*!*Pr>i¤·¤ <><>¤¤¤¤l* United States may be detailed for service as chief and assistant chiefs, ngiax or Ai-my omthe said assistant chiefs not to exceed in number four, of the Philippine °°“‘ ’°'· constabulary, and that during the continuance of such details the officer serving as chief shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of R¤¤k·¤*¢· brigadiergeneral, and the officers serving as assistant chiefs shall have the rank, y, and allowances of colonel: Pravided, That the difference glgygine between th: y and allowances of brigadier-general and colonel, as to paypdiilerence in herein providlild, and the pay and allowances of the officers so detailed ““°w“‘°°* °“" in the grades from which they are detailed shall be paid out of the Philippine treasury. _ _ Sec. 2. That any companies of Philippine scouts ordered to assist the pmg’;f·,”,f,§f°‘P”*“P Phili pine constabulary in the maintenance of order in the Philippine Islands may be placed under the command of officers serving as c ief or assistant chiefs of the Philippine constabulary, as bereindprovided: _ Provided, That when the Philippine scouts shall be ordere to assist my, c0mmmm_ the Philippine constabulary, said scouts shall not at any timebe placed ins omcmunder the command of inspectors or other officers of the constabulary below the grade of assistant chief of constabulary. Approved, January 30, 1903.