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814 SIXTY·SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cus. 262, 263. 1922. Rio, Texas, and Las Vacas, Mexico, at a pointsuitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled consmmeata. "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable "°L “‘·1’·8*· waters," approved March 23, 1906. _ _ _ €<¤u?&¤* °1 M¤=1¤> SEO. 2. 'Fhat the consent of the (proper authorities of the Republic me of Mexico shall have been obtaine before said bridge shall be built or commenced. _ _ amemimme. Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, July 1, 1922. J'ul§1, 192. _ _ _ [H- -11214-1 CHAP. 263.-A.n Act Authorizing the President to scrap certain vessels m conlP¤b1i°· N°- 2**8-} formity with the provisions of the treaty limiting naval armament, and for other purposes. Nmn Be it enacted by Senate and House oxhglitiepresentatives of the United 0¤i>i¢¤1S1¤ig¤¤f,¢°b¤ States of America an Congress assembled, t for the purpose of giving ii°mi°i°¥f§d iigviii Z22 effect to the provisions in the treahy limiting naval armament, conmfzfiz P .,7, eluded February 6, 1922, between e Unite States of America,_the P0sl,’P·'154d. British Empire, France, Italy, and Ja an, the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to demolish or otherwise make such disposition in accordance therewith as in his judggient may be proper of the capital ships of the Navy built or buil g which are _ _ not to be retained by the terms of the said treaty. e¤ miif’1»£°i1°§ Sec. 2. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized ggvs ’*”° *’°°“° °"’*’ to discontinue the construction of and to cancel or modify any con- \?¤1. 39.p-616- tract entered into for and on behalf of the United States for the construction of seven first—c1ass battleships and six battle cruisers authorized in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the Hscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes," approved August 29, 1916, and for the machinery, mate- P,,,,,,,,,,_ rials,_equipment, armor, armament, and ordnance equipment therefor: Cg_1¤°%¤¤£?1§{%¤;w 1** Promded, That whenever any such contract IS canoe ed or modified miinu,p.811. settlement of claims arising therefrom shall be made by the President Pm ,,,y,,,,,,,, ,, upon a fair and equitable basis, as he may determine, out of any funds ¢¤¤;¤1¤¤mt¤}gj¤;)§¤¤¢¤W· hereafter to be appropriated for that urpose: Provided, That if the °" S °“°°°' terms of such settlement are unsatisljactory to any claimant such claimant shall be paid 75 per centum of the amount awarded by the President and shal be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sums as added to the said 75 per centum shall make up v,,,_36’pp_,,,9,,,,m_ such amount as will be_just compensation for such claims, in the manner provided by section 24, paragraph 20, and section 145 of the mba, c,,,,,m_ Judicial Code. alijzar Hg ¤¤¤i$¤r¤ Sec. 3. That of the battle cruisers authorized in the Act entitled xington and H . . . . ··ssmm·· m beam. An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the Hscal "°{}§{{ Gm year endingl June 30, 1917, and for other purposes," approved August -4*% v· 811- 29, 1916, the President of the United States is hereby authorized to undertake the conversion of the Lexin ton and Saratoga into airplane garriers, within the limits of cost Eeretofore authorized for said um, 0, att e cruisers. ¤d¤r iwiieigiiiii Sec. 4. The limits of cost of the vessels heretofore authorized and hereinbelow enumerated are increased as follows: Battleships West Virginia and Colorado, from $15,000,000 to $17,000,000; scout cruisers, Numbered Four to Ten, inclusive, from $7,500,000 to $8,250,000. Approved, July 1, 1922.