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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CHs . 773-775. 1928 . entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navi- gable waters," approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to a lter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereb y expressly reserved . Approved, May 26, 1928 . CHAP . 774.-An Act To legalize a pier and wharf in Deer Island thorough- fare on the northerly side at the southeast end of Buckmaster Neck at the town of Sto ningt on, M aine . Deer I sland Ther - Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Representatives of the oughfare, Me .
United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the pier and Pier and wharf in, built by Marguerite wharf built b y Marguerite S . Morrison in the Deer Island thorough- ,9 . M orriso n, lega lized . fare, State of Maine, on the northerly side at the southeast end of Buckmaster Neck, which is about two miles north of the wharf at the town of Stonington, in the State of Maine, be, and the same is hereby, legalized to the same extent and with like effect as to all existing or future laws and regulations of the United States as if the permit require d by the exis ting laws of the United Sta tes in such cases made and provided had been regularly obtained prior to the Proviso .
erection of said pier and wharf : Provided, That any changes in said Owner i temake changes if necessary . pier which the Secretary of War may deem necessary and order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by the owner thereof . SEC . 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, May 26, 1928 . Construction. Vol.34,p.84. Amendment . May 26, 1928 . [H. R. 11950.] [Public, No . 538.] Amen dment . May 26, 1928 . [H.R.12100.1 [Public, No . 539.] Rio Grande . Vol . 44, p .133, amend- ed. Gateway Bridge Company may bridge, between Brownsville, Tex ., and Matamoros, Mexico . Co nstruc tion . Vol.34,p.84. Approval of Mexico required . Rig ht to acquire real estate, etc ., in Texas for location, ap- pro aches, etc . CHAP. 775.-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act granting the con- sent of Congress to the Gateway Bridge Company for construction of a bridge across the Rio G rande betw een B rowns ville , Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico," approved February 26, 1926. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State s of A meric a in C ongres s asse mbled , That the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to the Gateway Bridge Company for construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande between Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico," approved February 26, 1926, is amended to read as follows " That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes, the Gateway Bridge Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande River, so far as the United States has juris- dic tion over the waters of su ch river, at a point suitab le to the interests of navigation, between Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mex ico, in accor dance with th e provisions of the Act ent itled `An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters,' approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the approval of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico . " SEC . 2 . There is hereby conferred upon the Gateway Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad
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