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54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 174-176--APR. 30, 1940 [CHAPTER 174] AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Great Pee Dee River, at or near Cashua Ferry, South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the State Highway Department of South Carolina to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Great Pee Dee River at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, at or near Cashua Ferry, between Darlington and Brownsville, South Carolina, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations in this Act. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, April 30, 1940. [CHAPTER 175] AN ACT To amend the Act of August 23, 1912 (37 Stat. 414; U. S . C., title 31, sec. 679). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of August 23, 1912 (37 Stat. 414; U. S. C ., title 31, sec. 679), be, and the same is hereby, amended by the addition of the following words: "Provided, That the cost of installation and use of telephones in resi- dences leased or owned by the Government of the United States in foreign countries for the use of the Foreign Service may be allowed from Government funds, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State, except that the restrictions herein relating to long-distance tolls shall also apply to telephones installed in such official residences." Approved, April 30, 1940. [CHAPTER 1761 AN ACT To provide for the transfer of United States prisoners in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That whenever any person confined in any penal or correctional institution pursuant to a judgment of conviction of an offense against the United States has been indicted or convicted of a felony in a court of record of any State, other than the State in which such person is confined, the Attorney General shall, if he finds it in the public interest to do so, upon the request of the Governor or the executive authority of such State, and upon the presentation of a certified copy of such indictment or judgment of conviction, cause such person to be transferred prior to his release to a penal or correctional institution situated within such State that is authorized to receive United States prisoners. In the event more than one such request is presented in respect to any prisoner, the Attorney General shall determine in his discretion which request should receive preference. The expense of personnel and transportation incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be chargeable to the appropriation for the "support of United States prisoners". April 30, 1940 [H. R . 86501 [Public, No. 501] Great Pee Dee River. Bridge authorized across, at Cashua Ferry, S . C. 34 Stat. 84. 33U.S.C.§§491- 498. Amendment. April 30, 1940 [H. R . 8772] [Public, No. 502] Foreign Service. Telephones in offi- cial residences abroad. Long-distance tolls. April 80, 1940 [H. R. 9047] [Public, No. 603] United States prisoners. Transfer of, in cer- tain instances Expense 175