Public Law 446.

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(/us/pl/75/445)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Louisiana eastern judicial district.Additional judge authorized. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional United States district judge for the eastern district of Louisiana. Approved, March 18, 1938. Authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Davenport, Iowa. 1938-03-18 48 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 110 75 3 public [CHAPTER 48] AN ACT Authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Davenport, Iowa. March 18, 1938[[H. R. 8466](/us/bill/75/hr/8466)][[Public, No. 446](/us/pl/75/446)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mississippi River.Rock Island.

Ill., may bridge, to Davenport, Iowa. That in order to promote interstate commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the city of Construction.[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491/498).Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns be, and is 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 Rock Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near Davenport, Iowa, in accordance 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 conditions and limitations contained in this Act.

Sec. 2. Acquisition of approaches, etc. There is hereby conferred upon the city of Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns, 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 Proceedings.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. Rates of toll. The city of Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns, is 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. Sec. 4. Application of tolls 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 period of Maintenance as free bridge after amortizing costs, etc.not to exceed thirty 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 free of tolls. Record of expenditures and receipts.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, March 18, 1938. To amend the Act creating the Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes. 1938-03-21 49 Chapter 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 2024-11-15 52 Stat. 111 75 3 public 52 Stat. 111 [CHAPTER 49] AN ACT To amend the Act creating the Federal Trade Commission, to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes.

March 21, 1938[[S. 1077](/us/bill/75/s/1077)][

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33 USC 491–498
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