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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CHs. 140, 141. 1928 .

245 sha ll the reafter be mai ntaine d and o perated free of toll s, or t he rat es of tolls shall thereafter be so adjusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper maintenance, repair, and operation of the bridge and its approaches under economical manage- ment. An accurate record of the amount paid for acquiring the tures Record and receipts . e

i° br idge and its app roac hes, the act ual expe ndit ures for mai ntai ning , repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected sha ll be kept an d shall be av ailable for th e info rmation of all perso ns int ereste d .

Sworn statement of SEC . 4. The Sunbury Bridge Company, a corporation organized construction costs, etc ., under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, its successors and to be area after corn- pletion . assigns, shall within ten days after the completion of such bridge file with the Secretary of War, and with the highway department of the State of Pennsylvania, a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs . The Secre- reExam won by Se c- tary of War may, and at the request of the highway department of the State of Pennsylvania shall, at any time within three years after the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the state- ment of cost so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and rea- sonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge ; for the purpose of such investigation the said Sunbury Bridge Com- pa ny, it s succe ssors nne tion with t and asru sig ns, sh all nc make ke available all records in c oche const ction fina i

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tars conclusive . The findings of the Secretary of War as to the reasonable costs of construction, financing, and promotion of the bridge shall be con- clusive for the purposes mentioned in section 2 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake .

Right to sell, etc., SEC . 5 . The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred . rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to the Sunbury Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person . SEC . 6. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amen dment . expressly reserved . Appr oved, March 7, 19 28 . March 7, 1928 . CHAP. 141 .-An Act To provide for the purchase of horses and mules for [H. R . 7195 .] the Military Establishment .

[Public, No. 104 .] Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives o f t h e United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the number Purchase of horses of horses purc hased for rem ounts for off icers entitled to public and mules for, limited . mounts, for the United States Military Academy, and for such organizations and members of the military service as may be required to be mounted (including the purchase of animals for breeding pur- poses), shall be limited to the actual needs of the mounted service, including reasonable provision for remounts . When practicable, che s. market pur' horses and mules shall be purchased in the open market at all mili- tary posts or stations, when needed, within a maximum price to be fixed by the Secretary of War . No horse purchased shall be below the S tanda rd r equir ed . standard set by Army regulations for Cavalry and Artillery horses, except when urchased as remounts or for instruction of cadets at the United States Military Academy, or except when otherwise