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SIXTY-SEVENT H CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 274-276. 1922. 821 CHAP. 274.-An Act To amend the proviso in paragraph 10 of section 9 of the Jul; Federal Reserve Act amended by the Act of June 21, 1917, amending the Federal Reserve Act. ’ ‘ ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House ezzf Representatives ry' the United Fed IR A t States of Amerika in Congress assemble , That the proviso in para- smr¤iirit¤t.°S°w° ° graph 10 of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act amended by section 3 €dY°*·‘°*p·23‘#“m°“d` of the Act of June 21, 1917, amending the Federal Reserve Act be amended to read as follows: umu t. { di "Provided, however, That no Federal reserve bank shall be per- counts riirusliavg ban}; mitted to discount for any State bank or trust company notes, drafts, }‘,,Y,,,§f’“°"° b°"“ “‘°“' or bills of exchange of an one borrower who is liable for borrowed money to such State bank or trust com an in an amount greater than that which could be borrowed lawfully iiom such State bank or trust company were it a national banking association" Approved, July 1, 1922. CHAP. 275.-An Act To authorize the Niagara River Bridge Company to recon- ziiiziiiz struct its present bridge across the Niagara River between the State of N ew York and [Public, No. 280.] the Dominion of Canada, or to remove its present bridge and construct, maintain, and operate a new bridge across the said river. Be it enacted by the Senate and H onse of Re esentatives of the United Nhgm Rim States of America in Congress assembled, That the Niagara River i~1iagmn1»~¤ri2r1¤gs Bridge Company, a corporation which constructed a cantilever §‘},‘§f§§’§{',SQ§,‘§’[,,'§$,'§}§ bridge across the Niagara River between the United States and ¤¤W· b¤~i¤° ¤¤*°¤¤· Canada, is hereby authorized to enlarge, change, and alter its present bridge, or to remove its present bridlge and construct, mairrtam, and pperate a new bridge and apgilroac es thereto across the Niagara iver, at a point siutable to the interests of navigation, upon the present site, or on a new site north of and near the site of the plresent C,,,,s»,,,,,,,,,,,,_ rid e, in lieu thereof, in accordance with the rovisions of the Act V°l·3*·P· 84- enti5ed "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over naviga- ,,m,,m_ ble waters,” a proved March 23, 1906: Provided, That before the €¤¤s¤¤t of Canada construction of) the said bridgle shall be commenced, all proper and '°q°"°d' requisite authority therefor s all be obtained from the Government of the Dominion of Canada. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ‘m°°°m°'"‘ expressly reserved. Approved, July 1, 1922. July 1,1922. CHAP. 276.—·.TointResolutionRe uestingthe Presidentof theUn.itedSt1\testocall [H··7·R¢¤·2W-l a conference of maritime nations with a view to the adoption of effective means for U"“*’· ¤°°·»N°-°5·l the prevention of pollution of navigable waters by oil-burning and oircarrying steamers by the dumping into such waters of oil waste, fuel oil, oil sludge, oil slop, tar residue, and water ballast. Whereas the careless casting of oil refuse into the sea from oil-burning mggiegg °1 mm"` and oil—carryin steamers has become a serious menace to the P'°°“""°· maritime and the fishing industries of the United States and other countries; and Whereas the tire hazard created by the accumulation of floating oil on the piles of piers and bulkheads into harbor waters is a growing source of alarm; and Whereas most serious is the destruction of ocean fisheries resulting from the constant discharge into territorial waters of the waste products of the oil used for fuel on man steamers in place of coal, which threatens to exterminate the foody fish, oysters, clams, crabs, and lobsters, which are a vital part of our various national food supplies; and