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 92 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 192, 193. 1888. ing towards the changing or extinguishing the present tenure of the Indians in their lands, and will not attempt to secure from the Indian tribes any further grant of land, or its occupancy, than ·1S herein- F°**°*°“'°· tioned m this section shall operate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privile es of said railway company under this act. Am¤¤¤m¤¤¤»¢*¢· SEC?  Tdiat Congress may at any time amend, add to, alter, or repea this act. _ Approved, April 24, 1888. April 24, 1888. CHAP. 193.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missis· """"""""’" sippi River at Memphis, Tennessee. Be tt enacted by the Senate cmd House of Representatives of the K¤¤¤¤¤ QW md United States of America. in Congress assembled, That the Kansas, mmm’$ City and Memphis Railway and Bridge Complany, a corporation . Mississi *der and b virtue of the laws of the State m?!, Mempgfs, created and organized un y rem. of Arkansas, its successors and assigns, be, and the same are hereby, authorized and empowered to erect, construct, and maintain a bridge over the Mississippi River, from or near the town of Hopefield, in the State of Arkansas to or near the taxing district of Shelby county, · common} known as the city of Memphis, in the State of Tennessee. -u§,*}2;'I¤Y, · "¤8°¤· Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railway trains, and wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and at the option of the corporation by which it may be built, for foot-passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. rouerswrurscmcrr Ec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject to its _"""‘“‘“’°""°““" limitations shall be a lawful structure, and 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 munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the trans rtation over the railroad or public highways eading to the said hiiidge, and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States. ibustwcticn. Sec. 3. That the said bridge shall be made with unbroken and continuous spans. Before approving the plans for said bridge, the Secretary of War shall order three engineer officers from the Engineer Bureau to be detailed to the duty of examining, by actual inspection, the locality where said bridge is to be built, and to report what shall be the length of the main channel span and of the other norm. spans: Provekled, That the main channel splan shall in no event be s*““'”· less than seven hundred feet in length, or the other spans less than six hundred feet each in length; and if the report of said officers shall be approved by the Secretary of War, the spans of said bridge shall be of the length so reciuire. The lowest part of the superstructure of said brid e shall be at least seventydive feet above extreme higltwater marh, as understood at the point of location, and the bridge shall be at right angles to and its piers parallel with the current of the river. N o bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authorit of this act which shall at any time substantially or rnemvrgaeinn not materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any °°°°°"P°’°°‘ bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereb authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to he made as will eifectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the ¤¤z¤¤¤¤- owner or owners of said bridge; and in case 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
 * ’°"“°· before provided : Provided, That any violation of the condition men-