Chapter 288. Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87
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CHAP. 288.— An Act Authorizing the State of Louisiana and the State of Texas to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Sabine River where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 meets Texas Highway Numbered 87. February 24, 1931.[[S. 5458](/us/bill/71/s/5458).][[Public, No. 724](/us/pl/71/724).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Sabino River.Bridge authorized across, between Calca sieu Parish, La., and Newton County, Tex.
That in order to facilitate interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Louisiana Highway Commission and the State Highway Commission of Texas be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Sabine River, between Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and Newton County, Texas, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, where Louisiana Highway Numbered 7 Construction.Vol. 34, p. 84.meets Texas Highway Numbered 87, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906.
Sec. 2. Right to acquire real estate for location, approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the Louisiana Highway Commission, and the State Highway Commission of Texas, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property 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 in which such real estate or other property is situated, Condemnation proceedings.upon making just compensation 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 or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.
Sec. 3. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 24, 1931.