Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 46 Part 1.djvu/1087

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

1044

SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss. III. Ciis. 47-49. 1931 . for steam or electric railways in the Glacier National Park, Mon- tana, under filings or proceedings under the laws applicable to the acquisition of such rights over or upon the unappropriated public domain of the United States is prohibited . Grant s of rights of SEC . 6 . That the provisions of the Act of March 2, 1899 (Thirtieth way, repealed . Wit hin Mount Rai- Statute, page 993), granting rights of way, under such restrictions nfer, wa3sh .

and regulations as the Secretar of vol.

0

9 94,

a the Interior may establish, to ,

p . repealed.

any rai lway or tra mway co mpan y or co mpan ies for the p urpose of building, constructing, and operating a railway, constructing and operating a railway or tramway line or lines, so far as the same relate to lands within the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, are hereby repealed : Provided, however, That noth- ing herein shall be construed so as to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing the use of land in said park under con- tract, permit, lease, or otherwise for the establishment and opera- tion thereon of a tramway or cable line, or lines, for the accommo- dation or convenience of visitors and others . SEC . 7. That the provision of the Act of January 26, 1915 (Th irty -eig hth Stat ute, pag e 79 8), auth oriz ing the Secr etar y of the Interior, in his discretion and upon such conditions as he may deem wise, to grant easements or rights of way for steam, electric, or similar transportation upon or across the lands within the Rocky Mountain Natio nal Park, is hereby repeal ed . Approved, January 26, 1931 . Proviso . Exception. Withi n Ro cky Moun- tain, Colo. Vol . 38, p. 80 0, repealed. U. S. C.,p. 405. January 28, 1931 . [S.J. Res. 177.] [Pub . Res ., No. 115 .] Willi am Howard Taft . Memorial authorized, at Manila, P.I. Approval of plans . January 27, 1931 . [H. R. 15138.]

CHAP. 49.-An Act Gra nting the cons ent of Con gres s to the S tate High - [Public, No .575.] way Commission and t he Board of Supervis ors of Itawamba Coun ty, Mississippi, to construct a bridge across Tombigbee River at or near Fulton, Mississippi . CHAP. 48 .- Join t Re solu tion To provide for the erection ofa mem oria l to Will iam Howa rd T aft at M anila , Ph ilip pine Isl ands . Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to select a s ite at Manila, Philippine Islands, and to provide for the erection thereon of a suitable memorial t o William Howard Taf t . The design and plans of such m emoria l shal l be approv ed by the Na tiona l Comm ission on Fine Arts . Approved, January 26, 1931 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the To mbigbeeRive r . Mississippi, etc ., may United State s of America in Congress a ssembled, That the consent bridge, at Fulton .

of Con gress is her eby g ranted to th e Stat e Hig hway C ommiss ion of Mississippi and the Board of Supervisors of Itawamba County, Mississippi, their successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Tombigbee River, at a point suitable to the interests of naviga- Vol.31,p.84. tion, at or near Fulton, in the county of Itawamba, in the State of Mississippi, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906 . SEC. 2 . That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, January 27, 1931 . Con struction . Amen dment .