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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CHs. 324, 325. 1928 . maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corpora- tions for bridge purposes in the State in which such real estate Con demna tion p ro- or other property is situated, upon making just compensation there- ceedings. for, to be a scertain ed and p aid accor ding to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemna- tion or expr opriatio n of pro perty in such Sta te . Tolls authorized . SEC. 3. The said States of South Dakota and Nebraska are hereby author ized to fix and charge t olls for transit over su ch bridg e, and the rates o f toll so fixed shall be the leg al rates until c hanged by the Vol .34,p . ss.

Secretary of War under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906 . Rate s app lied topp er- SEC . 4. In fixing the rates of toll to be charged for the use of such ation,sinking fund, etc . bridge the sam e shall be so ad justed a s to pro vide a f und suff icient to pay for the co st of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and its approaches, and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize the cost, including interest, of su ch bridge and its approaches as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a period of not to exceed ten ye ars f rom the co mpl et ion thereof . Maintenance as free After a sinkin g fund s ufficien t to pay the cos t, inclu ding int erest, bridge, etc ., after amor- tizing costs . of constructing the bridge and its approaches shall have been pro- vided, such bridge shall thereafter be maintained and operated free of toll s, or th e rates of toll shall th ereafter be so a djusted as to provide a fund of not to exceed the amount necessary for the proper care, repair, maintenance, and operation of the bridge and its tures Record and receip c tsspendi- approaches . An acc urate reco rd of the cost of the bridg e and its - approac hes, the expendi tures fo r operat ing, rep airing, and main tain- ing the same, and of the daily tolls collected shall be kept and shall be available for the information of all persons interested . Amendment .

SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby express ly reser ved . Approved, April 6, 1928 . April 6, 1929 . [n .R. 9020 .1

CHAP. 325.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a Code [Pu blic, No . 243 .1 of Law for the District of Columbia," approved March 3, 1901, and the Acts amend atory ther eof and s upple ment ary t heret o . District of Columbia Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the Code Amendments. Sup rem e Court . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Columbia, approved Mar ch 3, 1901, and the Act s ame nd ato ry thereof and supplementary thereto, constituting the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, be, and the same are hereby, amended as follows Clerk's fees .

Strike out section 1110 and insert in lieu thereof Vol . 31, p. 1363, "SEC . 1110 . CLERK'S FEES.-For filing the following named ca ses amended .

and for all services to be performed therein, except as otherwise provided herein, the clerk shall charge and collect the following fees court cases. "Actions at law, $10 ; suits in equity, $10 ; lunacy cases, $10 ; deportat ion case s, $10 ; re qui siti on case s, $ 10 ; habea s corpus cases, $10 ; plea of title cases, $10 ; District court cases, $15 ; condemnation cases, $15 ; libel cases, $15 ; feeble-minded cases, $7 .50 ; adoption cases, $5 ; change of name cases, $5 ; intervening petitions in any case, $5 ; cases substituting trustees, $4 ; docketing judgments of the municipal court, $2 .50 ; and limited partnership cases, $3 . Appeals to Court of Appeals .

"Upon the perfecting of any appeal to the Court of Appeals of . the District of Columbia there shall be charged and collected by the clerk from the party or parties prosecuting such appeal an additional fee in said suit or proceeding of $5,