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 546 LFORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Gus. 366, 367. 1887. from said lands adjacent to the line of said road material, stone, earth, and timber necessary for the construction of said_railroad; also gronnd Stations, ate. adjacent to said right of way for station-buildings, depots, machineshops, side tracks, turnonts, and water-stations, not to_ex{:eedti1nfau¤o1in]t: three hundred feet in width and three thousand cet in eng or eau station, to the extent of one station for each ten miles of its road. C°¥¤P°¤$°*i°¤· Sec. 3. That: it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to tix the amount of compensation to be paid the Indians for] such nght ot' way and provide the time and manner for the payment thereo ; uu no right of any kind shall vest in said railway company in or to any part; L¤¤¤fi¤¤,¢¢¤-»*¤ of the right of way herein provided for until plats thereof, made upon Secrets of the. . . . . Intmozy the points for statiombuildings, depots, machine-shops, side-tracks,. tnrnonts, and water-stations, shall be tiled with, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior which approval shall be made in writing and be open for the inspection of any party interested therein, and until the compensation aforesaid has been tixed and paid · and the surveys construction, and operation of such railroad shall he conducted with due regard for the rights of the Indians and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may make to carry out Provi:0. this provision: Provided, That the President of the United States may., Mgsssgfy Q; k in his discretion, require that the consent of the Indians to said right ot' .I by said railroad companv in such manner as he gmt6d_ way shall he obtamei _ _ _, I may prescribe, before any right under this act shall accrue to said coxn· _ pany. _N°*¤ #**9**1* Sm:. 4. That said company shall not assign, or transfer, or mortgage tm "°"’*’l°"°“‘ this right, of way for any purpose whatever until said road shall be completed through that part of said reservation through which it shall be {k?;;?-E constructed: Protidcd, That the company may mortgage said franchise, gtogether with the rolling-stock, for money to construct and complete said road: And provided _/icrther That the right granted herein shall F¤(f·¢i*¤¢l if *10* be lost, and forfeited by said company unless the road is constructed ““d “‘ “"’ Y°'"“‘ and in running order through said reservation on said line within two Non g elnter Na- years from the passage of this act: And provided further, That no part ti¤¤¤ M · of said line shall touch any portion of the National Park. C<>¤<Wi°¤¤- Sec. 5. That said railway com pany shall accept this right of way npon the expressed condition, binding upon itself, its successors and assigns, that they will neither aid, advise, nor assist in any effort looking towards the cliauging or extinguishing the present tenure of the Indians in their land and will not attempt to secure from the Indian tribes any further Ijv•·i·•3- grant of land or its occupancy than is liereiubefore provided: Provided, { ;‘°*““°” '° f"' That any violation of the condition mentioned in this section shall op- °erate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges of said railway company under this act. _ Sec. 6. That Congress may at any time amend, add to, alter, or repeal this act. M h 3 Approved, arc, 1887. MM'- 3- 1**17- CHAP. 367.-·An act to authorize the construction of a railroad brid e over the 8 ""“"‘""""‘ Mississippi River as Grand Tower, Illinois. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United b F7‘°¤¤**`¤°*'°'$I,°f States of Ameriica in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful for S. "£ig;’,,“°IQ‘f,:r if W. Fordyce. James H. Benedict, R. C. Kerens, \Villia1n M. Senter, and Grand Tower, 111., Stephen A. l3emis, their associates, successors, or assigns, or any coramborized. poration which they may form for that purpose, under the laws of any State of the United States, or their or its successors or assigns, to construct and maintain a rid ve and approaches theretooverthe Mississippi River at such point on said riverat or near Grand Tower, in the State of Illinois, and to lay on and over said bridge arailroad track or tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall
 * ’°“PP'°""°d bY‘l"’ actual survey for the deiimte location of such railroad, and including