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January 25, 1904.
[S. 652.]
[Public, No. 9.]

Chap. 35.—An Act making Chester, Pennsylvania, a subport of entry.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Customs.
Chester, Pa., made a subport of entry.
R.S., sec. 2543, p. 501, amended.
That Chester, in the State of Pennsylvania, be, and is hereby, constituted a subport of entry in the customs collection district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Approved, January 25, 1904.




January 30, 1904.
[S. 2121.]
[Public, No. 10.]

Chap. 39.—An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act providing for public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents".

Public printing.
Congressional franks may be perforated.
Vol. 28, p. 606, amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter twenty-three of the Statutes of the United States entitled "An Act providing for public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents," approved January twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five (Statutes at Large, twenty-eight, page six hundred and six), be, and is hereby, amended by inserting after the words "blank franks" where they occur in the second paragraph of section thirty-seven of said chapter, the following words, "printed on sheets and perforated, or singly, at the option of said Senators, Members, and Delegates."

Approved, January 30, 1904.




January 30, 1904.
[H.R. 6804.]
[Public, No. 11.]

Chap. 40.—An Act Providing for the appointment of a customs appraiser at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Customs.
Appraiser at Pittsburg, Pa., authorized.
R.S., sec. 2544, p. 502, amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be in the customs collection district of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, an appraiser, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and with compensation at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum.

Approved, January 30, 1904.




February 2, 1904.
[H.R. 7849.]
[Public, No. 12.]

Chap. 88.—An Act To authorize the county of Poinsett, in the State of Arkansas, to construct a bridge across the Saint Francis River at or near the town of Marked Tree, in said county and State..

Saint Francis River, Ark.
Poinsett County, Ark., may bridge, at marked Tree.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the county of Poinsett, one of the counties of the State of Arkansas, duly created and organized under and by virtue of the laws of said State, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, construct, and maintain a bridge, by and through its proper officers, over the Saint Francis River, at or near the town of Marked Tree, Arkansas: Proviso.
Secretary of War to approve plans, etc.
Wagon and foot bridge.
Provided, That the plans and location of said bridge are approved by the Secretary of War before construction is commenced. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, under such rules and regulations as may be laid down by the proper officers of said county under the laws of the said State of Arkansas.

Lawful structure and post route.Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post route, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads of the United States; and no charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops,