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 ($32 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1I. (Jus. 392, 393. 1887. bo as follows: For assistant messengers, iiromon, and watchman, at tho rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars por annum oach; for laborers, at tho rata of six hundred and sixty dollars por annum each. Lawn combating Sm:. 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in condict with Approved, March 3, 1887. MU- 3, IES'?-` CHAP. 393.-An act to authorize the Tombigboe Railroad Company to construct a. "_"*“‘*" bridge across tho Tombigboo River at oirnear Columbus, Mississippi.   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ~$2“'¤W 1***1* States ofAmcr£ca in Uongress assembled, That the Tombigbco Railroad th0dz;{"'§,“fu§3;g Company, a corporation created and existing u11dcr and by viytuc of Tgmbigbgg giver, the laws of tho State of Mississippi, bo, and is hereby, authorized to Columbus, Min. build a bridge across tho Tombigbce River in the State of Mississippi, at such point as may hereafter be selected by said railway company for crossing said river at or near Columbus with its railroad line, tho said bridge to be so constructed as not to iutortorfcro with the naviga- ‘ hwm. tion of said river: Provided, That any bridge constructed under this act T0 M =¤ kwful and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall ' declared to be a post·routo, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission ovor tho same of tho mails, the troops, and tho munitions of war of tho United States, or for through passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than tho rate par mile paid for their transportation over the railroads leading to tho said bridge; and the Postal telegraph. Unétidgtatcs shall have tho right of way for a postal telegraph across san rn go. swmuyofwu Sec. 2. That any bridge constructed under this act shall be built and to ¤·PP¤'°'° Pl¤¤¤» located under and subject to such regulations for the security of naviga- °t°‘ tion of said river as tho Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Socrotaxy of War, for his oxamination and approval, a. design of the drawings of tho bridge and piers, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of at least one mile above and one mile below tho proposed location, the topography of tho banks of tho river, tho shorcdinos at high and low water, and the direction and strength of tho currents at all stages, hud the soundings, accurately showing tho bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for as full and satisfactory understanding of the subjects; and until said plan and location of tho bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be built; and if any changes bo made in tho plan of construction of said bridge during the progress of the work thereon, or before the completion of said bridge, such change shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War; and the said structure shall be an all times so kept and managed as to other reasonable and proper means for tho passage of vessels through or under said ` structure; and tho said structure shall be changed, at the cost and expense of tho owners thereof, from time to time as Congress may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority to erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to tho revocation or modification by law whenever tho public good shall, in tho judgment of Congress, so require, without any expense or charges Litigation, to the United States ; and in casa of any litigation arising hom any obstruction or alleged obstruction to tho free navigation of said riwr caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, suit may be brought in tho circuit courts of the United States of Mississippi in whose jurisdxc- _ tion any portion of said bridge may be located. “°m§];:a*rQ:5"°°d» Sec. 3. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal gat t, obsgruct this act at any time ; and that if at any time navigation of the said river navigation. shall in any manner be obstructed or impaired by tha bridge authorized
 * °P°°‘°d- tho provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
 * f]':;*“”“"dP°*” be known and recognized as a. postmouto, and tho samo is hereby