Public Law 341.

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(/us/pl/75/340)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, West Virginia northern and southern Judicial districts.Terms of court.Northern district. That the present district judge for the northern district of West Virginia shall hold regular terms of court in such northern district at the following places and times, that is to say:

(a)At the city of Martinsburg on the first Tuesday in April and the fourth Tuesday in September in each year;

(b)At the city of Wheeling on the third Tuesdays in April and October in each year;

(c)At the city of Elkins on the first Tuesday in June and the third Tuesday in November in each year;

(d)Special terms. Said judge shall also hold such special terms as may be necessary for the orderly dispatch of the business of said court; the same to be held at said places and at such times as he shall appoint. Southern district.The present district judge for the southern district of West Virginia shall hold regular terms of court in said southern district at the following times and places, that is to say:

(a)At the city of Bluefield on the third Tuesdays in January and June in each year;

(b)At the city of Lewisburg on the first Tuesdays in March and September in each year; 745

(c)At the city of Charleston on the second Tuesday in April and on the third Tuesday in November in each year;

(d)Said judge shall also hold such special terms as may be necessarySpecial terms. for the orderly dispatch of the business of said court; the same to be held at said places and at such times as he shall appoint. The district judge for the said northern and southern districts ofJudge for northern and southern districts, terms of court.[49 Stat. 1805](/us/stat/49/1805). West Virginia, appointed under the Act approved June 22, 1936, shall hold regular terms of court in said northern and southern districts at the following places and times, that is to say:

(a)At the city of Clarksburg in said northern district on the first Tuesday in January and on the fourth Tuesday in August in each year;

(b)At the city of Parkersburg in said northern district on the third Tuesday in March and on the first Tuesday in October in each year;

(c)At the city of Huntington in said southern district on the second Tuesday in May and on the third Tuesday in October in each year;

(d)Said judge shall also hold such special terms as may be necessarySpecial terms. for the orderly dispatch of the business of said court; the same to be held at said places and at such times as he shall appoint. Approved, August 23, 1937. Authorizing State Highway Commission of Arkansas and State Highway Commission of Mississippi to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, and to a place at or near Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. 1937-08-23 738 Chapter 50 Stat. 745 75 1 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 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 738] AN ACT Authorizing State Highway Commission of Arkansas and State Highway Commission of Mississippi to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, and to a place at or near Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi. August 23, 1937[[H. R. 7849](/us/bill/75/hr/7849)][[Public, No. 341](/us/pl/75/341)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in order toMississippi River.Bridge authorized across. Lake Village, Ark., to Greenville, Miss. promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Arkansas State Highway Commission and Mississippi State Highway Commission, cooperating with equal powers, be, and are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas, and to a place at or near Greenville, Washington County. Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled, “An Act to regulate the constructionConstruction.[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). of bridges over navigable waters”, approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act. Sec. 2. There is hereby conferred upon Arkansas State HighwayAcquisition of approaches, etc. Commission and Mississippi State Highway Commission 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, maintenance, and operation 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, upon making just compensation therefor, to be ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings thereforCondemnation proceedings. shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State. Sec. 3. The State Highway Commission of Arkansas and StateTolls.[34 Stat. 85](/us/stat/34/85).[33 U. S. C. § 494](/us/usc/t33/s494). Highway Commission of Mississippi are hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906.746 Sec. 4. Tolls applied to operation, sinking fund, etc. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such bridge the same shall be so adjusted as to provide a fund sufficient to pay for the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches under economical management, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost of such bridge and its approaches, including reasonable interest and financing cost, as soon as possible, under reasonable charges, but within a Maintenance as free bridge,etc., after amortizing costs.period of not to exceed 25 years from the completion thereof. After a sinking fund sufficient for such amortization shall have been so provided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated Record of expenses and receipts.free of tolls. An accurate record of the cost of the bridge and its approaches, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing, and operating the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested. Sec. 5. Amendment. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 23, 1937. To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Delaware River between the village of Barry ville, New York, and the village of Shohola, Pennsylvania. 1937-08-23 739 Chapter 50 Stat. 746 75 1 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 2024-11-23 public [CHAPTER 739] AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Delaware River between the village of Barry ville, New York, and the village of Shohola, Pennsylvania. August 23, 1937[[H. R. 8167](/us/bill/75/hr/8167)][

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