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SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Ssss. II. Cris. 186-189. 1918. 1013 of the Secretary of Labor, and deported in the manner rovided V°*- “”· P- 8**- in the immigration Act of February fifth, nineteen himdied and seventeen. _ Approved, October 16, 1918. CHAP. 187.-An Act To prevent corrupt practices in the election of Senators, 0¢tl’§?r3;;§·l9l8• Representatives, or Delegates in Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whoever shall promise, ,,§,‘§,'fg'°“‘°"°’ °'°°‘ offer, or give, or cause to be romised, offered, or given, any money or i P¤,gj1¤¤;¤¤¤¢ pr dwother thing of value, or shall) make or tender any contract, undertak— rigs at pi§§,I:i°£ ing, obligation, gratuity, or securit for the sayment of money or for §?,,l;,_°' S °°‘ the delivery or conveyance of anything of v ue to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote or to vote for or against an&candidate, or whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any money or o er thing of value in consideration of his vote for or against any candidate for Senator or Representative or Delegate in Congress at any primary or general or special election, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Approved, October 16, 1918. CHAP. 188.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to Earcbase from the (H. B. iibgll Commonwealth of Massachusetts a large dry dock and appurtenant ds. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Tgt the Secretary of the ¤hii-it for Navy is hereby authorized to contract with the Commonwealth of ,h,,,,,.,,,,,,"‘”",,f,*,,,,¥',{’,_' Massachusetts for the purchase of the dry dock, with its equipdment, V¤l- 3% iiH18°~ now under construction at Boston by the Commonwealth of assachusetts, together with the land adjacent thereto necessary for the proper utilization of said dock, and there is hereby appropriated for sai purpose the sum of $4,550,000, or so much thereof as may be P necessary: Promkled, That the Secretary of the Navy, in his discre— ammirrorupseittion, in order to expedite the completion of the construction of said mg °°"S"“‘°“°"· dry dock, may expend out of the sum above appropriated an amount not exceeding $350,000. Approved, October 17, 1918. CHAP. 189.-An Act To authorize the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and _Pittsbux·gln 0cwiiiir4i?i.i9m` Railroad Compan ,_its lessees, successors, and assigns, to construct a bridge across the Susquehanna lrhver from the city of Harnsburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, ’ ° J to the borough of Lemoyne, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives o the United _ States of Ameiityca in C' ess assembled, That the Philadelphia, iiiiqsiiidtgpiusiixmdgl Harrisburg and Pittsb1u·g(h"%ailroad Company, its lessees, successors, '§,?,j‘§,,‘;" P*c§,m*’;',§'; and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to reconstruct, guy Ippdsv. ¤¤¤·¤- maintain, and operate a ridge and approaches thereto across the mg' Susquehanna River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or about four thousand two hundred and fifty feet west of Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh Junction, city of Harrisburg, county of Dauphin, State of Pennsy vania, to a point in the borough of Lemoyne, county of Cumberland, State of Pennsylvania, in accord- $<:¤¢r¤¤¤¢& ance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the `:“'°` ' construction of bridges over na `vable waters," approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred ahilhsix. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ‘*'“°"d”°°”°' expressly reserved. ‘ Approved, October 19, 1918.