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1100 SIXTY-NINTH comaass. sea. II. cu. 153. mv. F¤¤¤¤¤‘Y 15- IW'- ‘ OHL!. 1I8.-·-·An Act Grnnti the consent of Congress to the Chesapeake {s.m.1 _ Bd in . B `ilmm M- sf €£;lZ¤,1¤@@<°;’$¤i§t§°t%iKi"p‘Qp”% iJ‘&%‘Z3'$ZE’¤€§‘i¤‘l3.°Z%2f £il.§&‘2,i’f Be laenuoted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the gi‘,°:§§‘f,‘2‘fk’§°’i,,, =Un£f0d 8‘0ates· of emma in Congress assembled, That the consent mv gégggvngsy of_Congress is ereby granted to the said Chesapeake Bay Bridge gmhésu me oem-·g1om§>a¤y,·»;rib¢&orp<irat({on organized andéeiisting under the laws of · _ e tateo a n 'ts successors an assigns to construct main- —_ hlhévdléd opera1I:leXaub¤*i1;ge‘»p51ild— appxroaches theiéio across the lghesa- pea e ay atm point suita e tot e interests navigation om a

 gint in Ii·altimeres·’(F)ounty, Mazland, near the mouth ef-Back

erito —a *point¢in‘Kent County, aixland, between Bock~Ha.ll and Tolchester Beach, in accordance wi the —profvisions· of the Act $g,*f’,§j’“gY"g{- ientit.1edA“An*Act to>r;gulate°the construction —o£*·bridges over navi- ` gable waters," approv March 23, 1908, and Bubjectito the conditions %Q ,,,,,,0,,y,d and limitatibns—contai11ed in this Actt tPm*vided,* That in-the inter- Vh¤¤f¤q11i1edbymm· este oflnational defense, and for tlufprotection of life and property, °°”°" °y` <the Secretary-·,of¢War‘ is hereby aut orized and empowered, when, in his judgmgnt, military neces‘s3ty;hphall’°re¢(%u1plim·it, to clcgv said ·bridge* to"tra clatsuc timefa ringsu as ‘may , determine. _ _, _ _ _ ,h$,°,‘,},?’d“‘§‘,‘§§,‘, °'· $1 ‘ Sno: 2.1After‘the completion of such brit , asdetermined by the wmv yy bv ¤¤v¤¤¤· Secretary of ¥Var&either tgp itate ofglaéyland, ali;-yppliticitl gubidi- ’ A ¤visio1i_’,_ ereo iri in or jo ic any p o ri ge ` is`locatgii, or anytwo or more o them yintly, may at any) time ‘ac%uire‘ahd tak; over all right, éitle, an ‘ ingerest m such-l ridge an its a proac es an any in !.'¢Sl78’ili.I urea propert necessary mQg,g$B°f¤¤°°*°¤ 1**** thereforé gy-·purchase corhcpndernnatienp aecordance wilh the laps gesasggsess tt? é%H§§.;h2»e»“T”g»§»¤,°°?r““’,af°$°e%%E§:2§%?$§?§&%bgg ¤. . ‘_ ;B8l'S8. r` edom etiono such ri tesameisacquir

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R lowed `shaH“not_ value, or prospective u”‘“°“°"· ·rie\renues’g§` `A prolits§“!§t1t`eh be limited to the sum of _(1) the actual cost? of ‘ ‘ ' such bridge and its Zlpproaches · lessla reasonable deduction for depreciation in v u"' (2) the actual cost of acquirin§;such property, °(3) actual financing and jpromdtl cost; not toexceed 10 _per centum of the sum of the cost of constructgkg the bridge e1n?l4;ts‘app1roaches;11and acguiring such interest in r property, an actu expen 'tures or neoessa ` im rovements. ~ _, _, _ ry “§•;§’W§g§;f S“**°· 3. If such bridge shall at any time be taken over or acquired · · f ·’ by anyi,munic1?§ity or other political subdivision or subdivisions » a . o the State 0 aryland under the provisions ofsection 3 of this

$’§g‘f,g§; Act?} and if tolls are charged for the use thereof, the rates of toll

my . gig; to_§1;ovide 3.‘fund'_suilicielp: go ggy foxé tlie ‘ ( vyolum re an an operatin t ri e an is approaches, and to*;irovi)de `a fundsuécient to amortizethe _ —amount~'paid` for such bridge and its approaches as soon ggegessible p 1 p under reasonable charges, but vyithin aperled ofcnot-td ex _ thirty

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. 1 , r e o s igppzioailhewshall have been rovided, such]-pgridge shall `thereafter . ‘ ·niilintained*and dperated o! tolls, or the rates of tolls shall . ,· thereaifterdcbe so adjusted as to provideiii fund of not to exceed the amount? necessaryfor therproper care repair, maintenance, _· and m{fé°g·{§,,g,§°,;{g>°¤d*· o ration of the bridge and its aptproaches. An accurate record of ` th); amount paid for t e bridge an its applroaches, theexpenditures for operating, repairing, and maintaining t e same, and of daily tolls