788 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 363, 36-L. 1901. A“°°““”- pose: Pro/oidedfurther, That the amount expended under each of the above items shall be accounted for separately. g€§I;j*¤““*¤g ¤“’· For fees and expenses of examining surgeons, for services rendered within the Hscal year nineteen hundred and two, seven hundred thou- -ree¤, ere. sand dollars. And each member of each examining board shall, as now authorized by law, receive the sum of two dollars for the examination of each applicant whenever live or aless number shall be examined on any one day, and one dollar for the examination of each prmms. _ additional applicant on such day: Provided, That if twenty or morc Ex°mm°°°°' ap licants appear on one day, no fewer than twenty shall, if practicable, be examined on said day, and that if fewer examinations be then made, twenty or more having appeared. then there shall be paid for the iirst examinations made on the next examination day the fee of one dollaronly until twenty examinations shall have been made: _¤flig£>g‘;¤¤1¢¤¤S€"i¤¢ Provided further, That no fee shall be paid to any member of an `“examining board unless personall present and assisting in the examiiugeggtsiosmts me nation of applicant: And prooidgd furtlaer, That the report of such 'examining surgeons shall specifically state the rating which in their judgment the aplplicant is entitled to, and the report of such examining surgeons s all specifically and accurately set forth the physical condition of the applicant, each and every existing disability being
- $i¤(;;>1¤v¢¤*¤¢¤¤m· fully and carefulg escribed. The reports of the special examiners
' of the Bureau of ensions shall be open to inspection and copy by the applicant or his attorney, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Agenw “““"i°"· For salaries of eighteen agents for the pa ment of pensions, at four _ thousand dollars each, seventy-two thousandy dollars. §’},,$,‘§]$“°· . For clerk hire, fourhundred and thirty thousand dollars: Provided, - Ar>1>¤r¤i¤¤¤¤<=¤¢- · That the amount ofclerk hire for. each agency shall be apportioned as nearly as practicable in proportion to the number of pensioners paid at each agency, and the sa aries paid shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Rem- For rents, twelve thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. smioum-,e¢e. For stationery and other necessary expenses, including fuel and lights, thirty thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Approved, February 12, 1901. February 12,1901. CHAP. 364.-An Act To authorize Jefferson County, Arkansas, to construct and ·—·—·———; maintain a free bridge across the Arkansas River within five miles of Pine Bluff 'ef— ferson County, Arkansas. Be it enacted by the Senate andflouse pzfltepresentatioes of the United Ag§ff<~;;¤;>¤ mggg¤g_; States ogrimeriea in Congress assemble , That the countty of J eiferson, kansi1.sRS·er,Ark. in the tate of Arkansas, be, and is hereby, authorize to construct and maintain a road bridge for the free passa e of wagons, vehicles, and pedestrians across the Arkansas River at sucipoint as may be selected y such county and approved by the Secretary of War, within the -1¤em¤¤,ere. boundary lines of J elferson County, Arkansas, and within five miles of the city of Pine Bluff, in said county, said bridge to be so constructed as not to obstruct the navi ation of said river and to be provided with proviso. a suitable draw: Providecg That any bridge constructed under this ,,uI,§“I]§S€‘},i,u€§f“°°"° Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall he known and recognized as a post route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mail, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile lpaid for transportation over railroads or public high- P0¤¤11¥€l¢s1‘¤Ph· wayls lea ing to the said bridge; and the United States shall have the rig t of way for a postal telegraph across said bridge.
