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 in said bond. And any breach of the provisions thereof shall be taker and deemed a forfeiture of all rights accruing under and by virtue of this act.

3. And be it further enacted, That the introduction of guano from such islands, rocks, or keys, shall be regulated as m the coasting trade between different parts of the United States, and the same laws shall govern the vessels concerned therein.

4. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed obligatory on the United States to retain possession of the islands, rocks, or keys, as aforesaid, after the guano shall have been removed from the same.

5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to employ the land and naval forces of the United States to protect the rights of the said discoverer or discoverers or their assigns, as aforesaid. 6. And be it further enacted, That until otherwise provided by law, all acts done, and offences or crimes committed, on every such island, rocks, or keys, by persons who may land thereon, or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall be held and deemed to have been done or committed on the high seas, on board a merchant ship or vessel belonging to the United States, and be punished according to the laws of the United States relating to such ships or vessels and offences on the high seas; which·laws, for the purposes aforesaid, are hereby extended to and over such islands, rocks, or keys.

APPROVED, August 18, 1856.

Aug. 18, 1856. CLXV.—An Act to extend the Jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Travel upon the upper Eastern Branch, or B27l1liHg"S Bridge, and for other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United . States of America in Gon ress assembled That the bounds of the cor- 0 ts r .9 wfagiiiijgoiixloo poration of the City of Washirngton, be land the same are hereby ex- °g*r*5'Q)j?dg£l“VY‘ tended so far as to comprehend the lower Eastern Branch, or Navy-yard ybridge ; and the said corporation is hereby empowered to adopt rules and regulations for the safety and security of property and of the persons crossing the said bridge. Regulation of Smt 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for E¤¤‘S<>¤S ¤F¤‘(?· any person or persons to ride, drive or lead any horse, mule, or other b§*§g€?“ "" animal over the wooden part of the upper Eastern Branch, or Berming’s Bridge at afaster gait than a walk; or to discharge any gun or other tirearm on or under the said bridge, or from the causeway leading thereto: and all persons violating either of the provisions of this section shall torfelt and pay, for each and every such offence, a penalty of not more than ten, nor less than five dollars, to be recovered in the name of the United States before any magistrate of the county of Wasliiiigton and District of Columbia, the money when collected to be handed over to the levy court and by them- applied to such repairs and improvements of the road, leadingAto the bridgx as from time to time may be required. rrnovmn, ugust 18, 1856.
 * -4** Washinyton over the lower Eastern Branch or Navy-yard ridge, and to regulate

Aug. 18, 1856. CHAP. CLXVI.—An Act to ji: the Graduation Periods jor Lands in the Greensburg District, in the State of Louisiana. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United nyu Gmcnsburg States of America in Congress assembled, That in classifying the UH- dgstrict ltho W- sold and unappropriated public lands in the district of Greensburg, Subgngd (ho; rain; ject to sale, in the State of Louisiana, under the act entitled, “All act to