SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SESS . III . CHs . 425-427 . 1931 .
1499 a point suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construc- tio n of br idg es ov er navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . The authority hereby granted shall cease and be null and voi d unless the actual construction of the bridge be commenced within two years and comple ted within five years from the date of approval hereof . SEc. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressl y reserv ed . Approved, March 3, 1931 . Construction . Vol.34, p.84. Time for construc- tion, etc . Am endment . March 3,1 931. CHAP. 426 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Missouri State [s .6186 .] Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge [Public, No . 813 .] across the White River at Branson, Taney County, Missouri . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the c onsent Misso ur riilmay bri dge, of Congress is hereby granted to the Missouri State Highway Corn- at Branson . mis si on to co nst ru ct, maintain, and operate a highway bridge across the White River at Branson, in the County of Taney, and State of Missouri, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, c onstruction. in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to Vol.34,p.84. regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEc. 2 . The authority hereby granted shall cease and be null and Time for co nstrue . void unless the actual construction of the bridge be commenced tion, etc . within two years and completed within five years from the date of approval hereof . SEc. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am endment . expressl y reserv ed . Approved, March 3, 1931 . March 3, 1931 . C H A P . 4 27 .-An Act Authorizing the State of West Virginia by and through IS . 61 90 .] the State Bridge Commission of West Virginia, or the successors of said commis- !Public, No . 814 .] sion, to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, maintain, and operate bridges across the streams and rivers within said State and/or across boundary lin e streams or rivers of said State . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o America in Congress assembled, That in order to Co ns Bridges . f
ction , etc ., of promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and more desi gnated, by west adequately provide for military and other purposes, and to secure Virginia authorized . to the public the use of the herein-described bridges free of tolls as promptly as possible, the State of West Virginia, by and through the State Bridge Commission of West Virginia, or the successors of said C ommis sion, be and it is her eby a uthor ized to acq uire, pur- Acquisition of ap . chase, rebu ild, improv e, ma intain , and operate any or all of the proaches . following bridges and approaches thereto, at points suitable to the interests of navigation, in accordance with, and upon the approval of, the plans and location of said bridges as provided in, an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- Construction . b gable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the limita- Vol .34,p .84. tions herein provided, to wit A bridge across the Shenandoah Riv er at or near Harpers Ferry ; Shenandoah River at a bri dge acro ss the P otom ac R iver at or n ear Har pers Ferry ;
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a P IIotootomac R' iver at bridge across the Potomac River at or near Shepherdstown ; a bridge n r ererry ; Sbep- across the Potom ac Riv er at or near Berkeley ; a bridge across the At Berkeley .
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