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SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. S1~:ss.I. Cris. 43, 44,46. 1924. 17 CHAP. 43.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway F¢br¤arr29.1924. Department of North Carolina. to construct a bridge across the Pedee River in North Carolina between Anson and Richmond Counties. [P¤bU°»N¤·34·l Be it enacted by the Senate and H onse of Representatives of the pam, mv.,,_ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent b,§,‘;‘§hP€jj*'1‘;*,f;‘,;’“ mY of Congress is hereby granted to the State Highway Department of ° ` North Carolina and its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Peedee River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the town of Pee Dee, between the counties of Anson and Richmond, in the State of North Carolina, in accordance with the provisions of the _ Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over $‘l,’f?§‘i§}‘§'§j navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am°¤dm°¤*· expressly reserved. Approved, February 29, 1924. CHAP. 44.-Joint Resolution For the appointment of one member of the Board Fig?'}“'§§¤8§°?‘*· of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That John J. D}`§j§§}*§'d ]§‘,‘}u‘;,g§ Steadman, of California, be, and he is hereb , appointed a mem- Soldiers. - ber of the Board of Managers of the National, Home for Disabled pg§,l$§‘dJgS °P" Volunteer Soldiers of the United States, to fill the unexpired term of Henry H. Markham, deceased. Approved, February 29, 1924. CHAP. 46.-An Act To extend the provisions of certain laws to the Territory llggxlilfglglll of H8,wajj_ [Public, No. 35.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Hawm United States of America in Congress assembled, That beggnning Federal _H1shw¤y with the fiscal ·ear ending June 30, 1925, the Territory of awau tasrrpmum °x` shall be entitled to share in appropriationsmow or which may here- 42V;fbf§_· P- 355* V°'· after become available for a ortionment under the Act entitled ’ “An Act to provide that the Tinited States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, known as the Federal Highway Act, and any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, upon the same terms and conditions as any of the several States, and such Territory shall be included in the calculations to determine the basis of apportionment of such funds: Provided, That in approv- ,0 md ing road projects in such Territory to receive Federal aid, the Sec- projects to compress retaxg of Agriculture shall give preference to such projects as will Sm°m’°°°‘ expe ite the completion of an adequate system of highways for the national defense or which will connect seaports with units of the national parks. Sec. 2. The provisions of the Federal Farm Loan Act, and any Acli°d°$,v]fS."§',§‘S Li? Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, are extended to *°’{g§d,f.g· P 360. V0, the Territory of Hawaii. The Federal Farm Loan Board shall 42,Bp-`14~5i. ```- include the Territory in a Federal land bank district, and such e,.,,·Z’§l° banks °“' Federal land bank as the board may designate is authorized to establish branch banks in the Territory. ° _ Sec. 3. The Territory of Hawaii shall be entitled to share in the t’{»$ EZ benefits of the Act entitled "An Act for the promotion of the wel- *°*{,d__,@°· m_ fare and hygiene of maternity and infancy, and for other pur- P·»·¢.pT•i8& poses," approved November 23, 1921, and any Act amendatory