SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sus. II. Cue. 272, 273. 1927. 1335. sinking fund suiioient to amortize the amount paid therefor as soon as possible under reasonable charges, but within a tgriod of not to exceedhventy years e¤mc¢ae»cm.¤r· isame. »After h§f·g§,$$f¤g•;£_•:,,; a sinkingfund sudloientto payithe—oust»of the bridge and •¤wr¤unsi¤¤¤¤.' its approaches, shall have been provid such ridge shall thereafter b8.1lII1Dtl.l.D8d:‘K!lilI'0i)G!I¢§d.'h'0Bi6fr` or the ratesoftolls shall thereafterlbe so adjusted as to proyide·¤a··fxmd of not to exceed the amount necesary) for the proper repair, maintenance, and pgration of the ridge and its Qppro es. An accurate record of m§°§,§§,,j‘Qm‘§?°" amount paidrfor e rbridge and itsapproaehes, the expenditures ftrrucmeratmg, repairinggand maintaimngethe same, and of the daily s collected shell kept, and shall available f°rsig°i°i1iarm°ii1;°.1i.°o¤spe¤fi°u "°"°*§‘i“5g°i”5’Q°°‘ .1 M MM ·»· . e i ‘ ter ri m an , its successors-an w,,,,,uc,,,,,, etc, assig¤31shall_ within"ninety=days after the coiiiplgtion of such bridge ¤> bs M ef•0¢23'w¤¤- file wi the Secretary; of War a sworn itemized statement showing the actual original cost of constructing such bridge and its approaches, the actual cost of any interest in real property necessary therefor, and the actual and promotion costs. The Secretary of War may, at any time within three years after the s,I§§},;':'§‘§,°€?,R’ "’° completion o such bridge, mvestigd-age the actual cost of constructing the same and forzsuoh pugpose said H. A. Carlpenter Bridge Company, its successors an assigns, shall make avai able all of its records in connection with the Hnancing and the construction thereof. _ The findings of the Secretary of War as to the actual original cost m{g’,§‘Q,*;§°'*’°°"“”’· of the bri ge shall be conclusive, subject only to review in a court of equity for fraud or gross mistake. l Sao. 7. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the ,,,§'}?,,{’§¢*° ”“· °t°" rights, powershand rivileges conferred by this Act, is hereby granted to the . A. Carpenter Bridge Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation towhi or any person to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall 8.01115.1% the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred- herein directly upon such corporation or rson. Sno. 8. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is lhzreby ·‘-"’°°d’”°¤"~ expressly reserve . Approved, March 2, 1927. , , Ma.rch2 1927. CHAP. 273.-An Act Amending the statutes of the United States as to pro- [S- mi-] cedure in the Patent Omce and in the courts with regard to the granting of letters [P“b“°· N°· ***0-] patent for inventions and with regard to interfering patents. ~ ‘ Be it enacted by the Semteand House of igamaentatiwvca; of the United States eg Amegica in Uoagrcu aasemb , That section 4894 &*,§',§2g,,,, www of the Revised tatutes of the United States be amended b striking ¤°,§°b M 489, p M, out the words “ one year " wherever they appear and substituting v6i.i0,pZm.&¤£¤¤¤Z therefor the words. “ six months." · . ‘ °‘L Sno. 2. That section 4897 of the Revised Statutes of the United }~_°g°Yg§_’;,,’p_“,' States be amended byststriking out the words " two years " wherever aupndgdm i they appear and su ituting therefor the words ‘one year," and ywlip °°S B °°° by striking out the words "And upon the hearing of renewed W°"" "“°*°" °“‘· applications preferred under this section, abandonment shall be considered as a question of fact.” Sno. 3. That section 482 of the Revised Statutes of the United ,,§,;,§;,;,'f°°·"‘2· **8** States be amended to read as follows: i chm- " Sno. 482. The examiners in chief shall be persons of competent E’“”“°°” “ legal knowledge and scientilic ability. The Commissioner of Patents,
