Chapter 267. Granting the consent of Congress to W
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CHAP. 267.— An Act Granting the consent of Congress to W. Gilbert Freeman, his successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York. March 2, 1927. [[H. R. 17131](/us/bill/69/hr/17131).] [[Public, No. 684](/us/pl/69/684).] *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 W. Gilbert Freeman, his successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and Saint Lawrence River.W.
Gilbert Freeman may bridge channel of, etc. 1274Location.approaches thereto across the easterly channel of the Saint Lawrence River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Collins Landing, in the township of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, to some suitable and convenient point on Wells Island, and also a bridge and approaches thereto from the westerly side of said Wells Island to Hill Island, sometimes known as La Rue Island, and also a bridge from said Hill Island across or over the westerly or Canadian channel of the Saint Lawrence River to some suitable or convenient point between Brookville and Gananoque, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of said Saint Lawrence Construction.Vol. 34, p. 34.River, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” Approval of Canada.approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the Dominion of Canada.
Sec. 2. Right to condemn real estate, etc., for location, approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon W. Gilbert Freeman, his successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of New York needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the fate of New York, upon malting just compensation therefor to be Condemnation proceedings.ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation and expropriation of property in such State.
Sec. 3. Tolls authorized. The said W. Gilbert Freeman, his successors and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and in accordance with any laws of New York applicable thereto, and the rates of tolls so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained Vol. 34, p. 85.in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 4. Right to sell, etc., conferred. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to W.
Gilbert Freeman, his successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any person to whom such rights’, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the game as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person. Sec. 5. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, March 2, 1927.