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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CHs. 582-585 . 1928 . Proviso.

shal l also appro ve the plans and s pecific ations there for : Pr ovid ed y Maintenance, etc ., of, by State or county That before any money is spent hereunder, said State or county required .

shall agree, in writing, to maintain the bridge and road without expense to the United States or the Indians . Approved, May 16, 1928 . May 16, 1928 . [II. R. 4588.1

CHAP. 583 .-An Act Authorizing an appropriation for the repair and resur- [Pu blic , No. 403.] facing of roads on the Fort Baker Military Reservation, California . Fo rt

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Baker Military Reservation, Calif .

United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Sum auth oriz ed f or repair of roads, etc

authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury . not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $35,000 for the repair and resu rfac ing of the roa ds on the Fort Bake r Mil itary Res ervat ion, Cali fornia . Approved, May 16, 1928 . May 1 6, 1928 . [a. R . 12896.]

CHAP. 584 .-An Act Authorizing the erection for the sole use of the Pan [Public, No. 404 .] American Union of an office building on the square of land lying between Eight- eenth Street, C Street, and Virginia Avenue northwest, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pan American Union . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Building for use of, authorized on Govern . authorized and permitted to be erected an office building for the sole ment land in Washing- ton, D. C. use of the Pan American Union on the triangular piece of ground owned by the United States, bounded on the north by C Street north- west, on the east by Eighteenth Street northwest, and on the south by Virginia Avenue northwest, the plans for the said building to be Removal of tempo- SuSECt2o T the he approval of P ub lic tBuil dings and Publi c Fine of the nary buildings . National Capital is hereby authorized and directed to remove at the proper time the temporary Government buildings now on the site described in section 1 . Exempt from taxa- tion . SEC . 3 . The building which may be erected under the authority of this Act shall be exempt from all taxation so long as it is occupied and used f or the purpo ses he rein a uthoriz ed . Approved, May 16, 1928 . May 16,1928. [a. R.10799.]

CHAP. 585 .-An Act For the lease of land and the erection of a post office at [Public, No . 405 .1 Philippi, West Virginia, and for other p urposes . Phihppl, W. Va . Pbilippi improve- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the went Company erect a author- ized iaed to

g United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- for post o ffice at . tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to (1) authorize the Philippi Improvement Company to erect upon the lot of land at the corner of Main and Masons Streets in the City of Philippi, West Virginia, a building to be used as a post office of a design, Bonds required. pla n and spe cific ation app roved by t he P ostma ster Gener al a nd by the Secretary of the Treasury, and (2) require of the Philippi Improvement Company the execution of such bonds to the United States as are required of contractors for the erection of public Lease of building to buildings . Postmaster General for SEC . 2 . That the Postmaster General is authorized and directed 10 years, authorized. to lease such building from the Philippi Improvement Company for a term of ten years after its occupancy at an annual rental of one-