PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 527, 528 -JULY 2, 1940 Punishment. ing any of the provisions of this Act, shall upon conviction be pun- ished by a fine of not more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more Prosecutions by cor- than one year, or both. Prosecutions for violations of this Act shall poration counse. be by the corporation counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants, in the name of the District of Columbia. Appropriation au. SEC. 15. Appropriation is hereby authorized to be made to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to include in their annual estimates pro- vision for all the expenses of the office of the director and recorder 42 sta.t C1;-674 incident to such purposes, and for personnel subject to the limitations Supp. V, §I 67, 673c. of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Effective date. SEC. 16. The provisions of this Act shall become effective January Existing liens not 1, 1941. Nothing herein contained shall affect existing liens on motor affected. ffected vehicles and trailers, or any equipment or accessories affixed thereto recorded prior to the effective date of this Act. Approved, July 2, 1940. [CHAPTER 528] AN ACT Authorizing the county of Lawrence, Ohio, to acquire and operate as a unit certain privately owned toll bridges across the Ohio River adjoining such county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the of tll United States of America in Congress assembled, That the county of awrenc Lawrence, Ohio, or any duly organized bridge commission of such county, is authorized to acquire all right, title, and interest in any privately owned highway toll bridge across the Ohio River at any point within or adjoining such county, including the approaches thereto, and all interest in real property necessary therefor, by pur- chase, or by condemnation in accordance with the law of the State of Ohio governing the acquisition of privately owned bridges by public authority, and to maintain and operate said bridges in accord- ance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the S491-498. construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in that Act. profcn: SEa . 2. Jurisdiction of all condemnation proceedings under this Act is hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and for such purpose the process of such court may be served outside of the State or district in which such court is located. Such proceedings shall follow, as near as of may be, the law of the State of Ohio governing procedure in such pe condemnation cases. Copies of any final judgment or decree of such court in any such condemnation proceeding relating to land located outside the district in which such court is located shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the district in which such land is located. sto SEC. 3. Any bridge acquired pursuant to this Act shall be operated as a toll bridge and shall be grouped with any other bridge so f tlls acquired for financing purposes. The rate of toll of any such bridge shall be so adjusted as to provide, together with the tolls from all other bridges acquired pursuant to this Act, (a) a sinking fund sufficient to amortize as soon as possible under reasonable charges but within a period not exceeding twenty-five years from the date of the issuance of bridge revenue bonds to finance the acquisition of bridges under this Act, the principal, interest, financing cost, and redemption premium, if any, of all such bonds, and (b) a fund sufficient to pa the reasonable cost of maintaining, operating, and repairing such ' s l bridges under economical management during such period. After the fund provided in clause (a) shall have been so provided, such July 2, 1940 [H. R. 9920] [Public, No. 723] Ohio River. Acquisition bridges by L County, Ohio 34 Stat. 84 . 33U.S.C .§ Jurisdiction demnation lngs. Filing of ( decrees, etc. Operation bridge, etc. Applicatior to operation, fund, etc. Maintenan bridge after ig costs, etc. 740 [54 STAT.
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