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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. I . CHs . 543-545 . 1928 .

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I construction costs, etc ., shall within ninety days after the completion of such bridge file to be filed after com- wi th the S ecre tary of War and with the hig hway dep artm ents of pletion . the States of Tennessee and Missouri, a sworn ite mi zed statement showing the actual original cost of constructing the bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of acquiring any interest in real property Examination by See . therefor, and the actual financing and promotion costs . The retary of War . S ecreta ry of War may, and upon request of th e hig hway d epart ment of either of such States s hall, at any tim e within three y ears aft er the completion of such bridge, investigate such costs and determine the accuracy and the reasonableness of the costs alleged in the statement of costs so filed, and shall make a finding of the actual and reasonable costs of constructing, financing, and promoting such bridge; for the purpose of such investigation the said J . T . Burnett, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, shall make available all of his records in connection with the construction, financing, and p romoti on th ereof . The findin g s of the Secretary of War as to the Findings of Secretary °~

conclusive . reasonable costs of the construction, financing, and promotion of th e bridge shall b e conclu sive for the pur poses me ntioned in secti on 4 of this Act, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake .

Ri ght to sell, etc, SEC . 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the conferred . rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to J. T. Burnett, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, and an y cor porat ion to whic h, or any p erson to whom such rights, po wers, an d privil eges may be sold, assign ed, or t ransferr ed, or w ho shall acquire the sa me by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby auth orize d and empow ered t o exe rcise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person . SEC . 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, May 14, 1928 . CHAP . 544. - An Act To autho rize mappi ng a genci es of the Gove rnmen t to assist in preparation of military maps . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States o f Am eric a in Con gres s as semb led, Tha t in the execut ion o f top ograph ic an d othe r sur veys the s ecurin g of extra topographic data, the preparation and printing of maps required for military purposes, in the research and development of surveying by means of aerial photography, and in field reproduction methods, the Secretary of War is authorized to secure the assistance, when- ever practicable, of the United States Geological Survey, the Coast and G eodet ic Sur vey, or ot her ma pping agen cies of the Gove rnment . Approved, May 14, 1928 . Amendment . May 14, 1928. [H. R.7937.] [Public, No . 379] . Military maps . Gov ern me nt ma p- ping agenc ies to as sist in preparing . May 14, 1928 . [it. R. 6844.] [Public, No . 380 .] CHAP . 545 .-An Act Concerning liability for participation in breaches of fiduciary obligations and to make uniform the law with reference thereto . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following b13 istrict of Colum- provi sions conce rning liab ility for p artic ipatio n in breac hes of uniform Fiduciaries fiduciary obligations, and to make uniform the law with reference Act ' thereto, shall be in force in the District of Columbia, namely " SECT ION 1. DEFINITION OF TFR-318-(1) In this Act un less the context or subject matter otherwise requires : " 'Bank' incl udes any pe rson or as sociat ion o f per sons, wheth er incorporated or not, carrying on the business of banking . Terms defined . "Ba nk .