Chapter 692. Authorizing the New York Development Association, Inc., its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York
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Chap. 692: Authorizing the New York Development Association, Inc., its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York. 1929-03-04 692 Chapter 45 Stat. 1552 70 2 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 public Chapter 692.— An Act Authorizing the New York Development Association, Inc., its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York.
March 4, 1929.[[S. 4566](/us/bill/70/s/4566).][[Public, No. 1020](/us/pl/70/1020).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Saint Lawrence River.New York Development Association, Inc., may bridge, near Alexandria Bay, N. Y. That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the New York Development Association, Inc., a corporation organized under and by virtue of the membership corporation law of the State of New York, having its office and principal place of business at Watertown, New York, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to Location of bridges in New York.construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto, across the easterly channel of the Saint Lawrence River at a point 1553suitable to the interests of navigation at or near Collins Landing, in the town of Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, to some suitable and convenient point on Wellesley or Wells Island, and also a bridge and approaches thereto from the westerly side of Wellesley or Wells Island to Hill Island, sometimes known as LaRue 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 Brockville and Gananoque, in the ProvinceTo Province of Ontario, Canada. of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of said Saint Lawrence River, in accordanceConstruction.Vol. 34, p. 84. with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in theApproval of Canada required.
Dominion of Canada. Sec. 2. That the New York Development Association, Inc., itsTime of construction. successors and assigns, shall commence the construction of said bridge within two years and shall complete the construction thereof within five years after the passage and approval of this Act. Sec. 3. That there is hereby conferred upon the New York DevelopmentHight to acquire real estate, etc., in New York, for location, approaches, etc. Association, Inc., its 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 State of New York, upon making just compensationCondemnation proceedings. therefor to be 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. 4. That the said New York Development Association, Inc.,Tolls authorized. its 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 underVol. 34, p. 85. the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. Sec. 5. That the right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage allRight to sell, etc., conferred. the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to the New York Development Association, Inc., its 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 same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person.
Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, March 4, 1929.
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