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 562 FORTYNINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 381, 382. 1887. of said bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location; and should any change be made in the plan of the bridge or accessory works, during the progress of the work thereon, such change shall be subject likewise to the approval of the Secretary of War; and in case Litigation. of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be brought in any court of the United States of the Territory of Dakota, of competent jurisdiction, in which any portion of said bridge may be located. To be a lawful Sec. 4. That the said bridge and accessory works, when built and ¤fr¤¤f¤¤= ¤¤dP<>¤¤- constructed under this act and according to the terms and limitations "°‘“°· thereof, shall be lawful structures; and said bridge shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to such bridge: and said bridge shall enjoy the rights and privileges of _ other post-routes in the United States; and Congress reserves the right at any time to regulate by appropriate legislation the charges for freight ` and passengers over said bridge. Postaltelegrapli. Sec. 5. That the United States shall have the right of way for such postal-telegraph lines across said bridge as the Government may construct or control. pomited if not Sec. 6. That in the event of a failure of said company to construct built in five years. said bridge within a period of live years from the time of the passage and approval of this act, all rights and franchises granted herein shall be null and void. Sec. 7. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act at any time. Approved, March 3, 1887. Mar. 3, 1887. CHAP. 382.-An act to authorize the construction of a brid across the Missouri —-————————-— River at a point to be selected within five miles of the city of gnkton, Dakota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Yankton a n d States of America in Congress assembled, That the Yankton and Missouri M i_¤¤<> uri V¤U¤y Valley Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the §:‘:‘,;";>;_?;‘;‘g“K Territory of Dakota, is hereby authorized to construct and maintain a b,.mg,, M,,,,,,, ,, ri bridge across the Missouri River at such point as may be hereafter se- River at Yankton, lected by said corporation within five miles east and ilve miles west of Dakota- the city of Yankton, in the county of Yankton and Territory of Dakota, ’ due regard being had to the public convenience and welfare and to the necessities of business and commerce, and also to construct accessory works to secure the best practicable chunnel—way for navigation and to confine the ilow of the water to a permanent channel at such point, and also to lay on and over such bridge a railway track, for the more perfect connection of any railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river at or opposite said point; and said corporation may construct and Railway, wagon, maintain ways for wagons, carriages, and for foot-passengers, charging ¤¤<l ***0* bridge- and receiving reasonable toll therefor, as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of \Var. Secretary ofwnr Sec. 2. That the said bridge shall be constructed without interference °“’· what is necessary to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in order to secure that object the said corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design of and drawings for said bridge, and a map of the proposed location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below such proposed location the topography of the banks of the river, with shorelines and soundings,· and such other information as may be required for a full understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and
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