An Act to change the name of the Hydrographic Office to US Naval Oceanographic Office
PL 87-533 (H.R.8045), enacted 07/10/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-533-JULY 10, 1962 
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jurisdictionover the waters of such river; and (2) the Starr-Camargo 
Bridge Company of the State of Texas is authorized to construct a 
toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, at a point 
suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Rio Grande City, 
Texas, and for a period of sixty-six years from the date of completion 
of such bridge, to maintain and operate such bridge and to collect tolls 
for the use thereof, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over 
the waters of such river. 
(b) In the case of each such bridge, the construction, maintenance, 
and operation authorized by this Act shall be in accordance with the 
provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction 
of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23,1906 (33 U.S.C. 
34 Stat. 84. 
491 to 498, inclusive)', and shall be subject to (1) the conditions and 
limitations contained in this Act, (2) the approval of the International 
Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and 
(3) the approval of the proper authorities in the Republic of Mexico. 
Rates and 
SEC. 2. Eacli of the compauies referred to in the first section of this 
charges. 
^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ charge tolls for transit over the bridge which it is 
authorized under such section to construct, in accordance with the laws 
of the State of Texas, and the laws of the United States, applicable 
to such tolls, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until 
changed under the authority contained in section 4 of the Act of March 
23, 1906 (33 U.S.C 494). 
Rights, powers, 
SEC. 3. Eacli such Company may sell, assign, transfer, or mortgage 
the rights, powers, and privileges conferred on it by this Act, to any 
. 
public agency, or to an international bridge authority or commission, 
and any such agency, authority, or commission is authorized to exer-
cise the rights, powers, and privileges acquired under this section 
(including acquisition by mortgage foreclosure) in the same manner 
as if such rights, powers, and privileges had been granted by this Act 
directly to such agency, authority, or commission. 
SEC. 4. Notwitlistanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of 
March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 496), this Act shall be null and void as to 
any bridge authorized to be constructed by this Act unless the actual 
construction of such bridge is commenced within three years and com-
pleted within five years from the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved July 10, 1962. 
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Public Law 87-533 
July 10, 1962 
AN ACT 
—[H. R. 8045] 
rJ^^ change the name of the Hydrographic Office to United States Naval 
Oceanographic Office. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
U.S. Naval 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) chapter 
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639 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
Designation. 
word "Hydrographic'' and inserting tlie words "United States Naval 
io^scf*73lfi-' 
Oceanographic" in place thereof in— 
7396. 
(1) the chapter heading; 
(2) the catchline and first and second sentences of section 7391; 
(3) thecatchline and clause (1) of section 7392; 
(4) the catchline and subsections (a) and (b) of section 7393; 
and 
(5) section 7394. 
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(b) The chapter analysis of chapter 639 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the following items: 
"7391. Hydrographic Office: establishment and duties. 
"7392. Hydrograpliic Office: maps, cliarts. and books. 
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"7393. Hydrographic Office: pilot charts." 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
"7S91. tJnited States Naval Oceanographic Office : establishment and duties. 
"7392. United States Naval Oceanographic Office: maps, charts, and books. 
"7393. United States Naval Oceanographic Office: pilot charts." 
SEC. 2. The analyses of subtitle C and part IV of subtitle C of title 
10, United States Code, are each amended by striking out the following 
7OA stat. 276, 
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10 u s e 5001, 
"639. Hydr(«raphic Office and Naval Observatory 
7391" ^^^^• 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
"t>39. United States Naval Oceanographic Office and Naval Observatory— 7391". 
Approved July 10, 1962. 
Public Law 87-534 
AN ACT 
July 11,1962 
To repeal certain obsolete provisions of law relating to the mints and assay 
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offices, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rep^'esentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3495 
Mints, assay 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 261), is amended to °f^^'=^^- , ^ 
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Repeal of ob-
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solete statutes. 
"SEC. 3495. Tlie different mints and assay offices shall be— 
"First. The mint of the United States at Philadelphia. 
"Second. The mint of the United States at Denver. 
"Third. The United States assay office at New York. 
"Fourth. The United States assay office at San Francisco." 
SEC. 2. Section 3558 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
283), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5658. The business of the United States assay office at San 
Francisco shall be in all respects similar to that of the assay office at 
New York, except that no gold or silver shall be refined. The Officer 
in Charge shall be allowed the amount of necessary and bona fide 
wastage as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury but not to 
exceed that provided for the melter and refiner in section 3542 of this 
title, for wastage incurred in the casting of fine gold and silver bars. 
31 use 355. 
Such wastage allowance shall not appljr to deposit operations." 
SEC. 3. The following obsolete provisions of law are lepealed: 
(a) Section 344 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 252). 
(b) Section 3497 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
264). 
(c) Section 3498 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
265). 
(d) Section 3499 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
268). 
(e) Section 3500 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 269). 
(f) Section 3502 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 254, 271). 
(g) Section 3504 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
266, 272). 
(h) Section 3556 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 
280).