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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 678. 1888. 335 giving, for the space of three thousand feet both above and below the site og Ellie picpoied bridge, ghe tppography of the banks of the river, an e s ore- 'nes at hig an ow water, There shall a so accompany the maps or drawings a profile of the bottom of the river ger one lfhousaiéd feet abovelanld bedlowlfhe site of the proposed bridge, rom the soun in s as ma e the nited States n ineers of the Mississippi RivergCommission?ror by its own engineei, and also to show accurately at the crossing point and location of the iers an exact profile, and also to show over the whole space of one thousand feet above and below the location of the pro osed bridge the force and direction of the currents at low water, atlhigh water, and at one intermediate stage, and the highest and lowest water-mark for the years eighteen hundred and eight -two, eighteen hundred and eighty- thrge, eiiighteinhhutxggred Band eiglity-four, and eighteen hundred and eig ty- ve, a la ez, ississi 1. Sec. 6. That said maps and diiawin shall be submitted to the m*f;,**;;'*¥,*j;_* *°S'>°’°· Secretary of War, with such other infdrmation as he may desire, ` subject tg snuck modifications, changes, or improvements as may be su geste y im. Sec. 7h Thgt the; nilapg and drawgngs shall lée oplen {o publ? insprec- plgrssbiio inspection or tion at the 0 ce o the ecretaryo ar, an a u icate thereo at the office of the Mississippi and Louisiana Bridge a1i)d Railroad Com- V panv, at Natchez, Mississippi, of which due notice shall be given by ublication in one or more of the newspapers in the cities of New {York, Wasliington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, Saint Louis, Memphis, Natchez, and New Orleans. Sec. 8. That all parties owning or operating said bridge shall main- Lights. tain, at their own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such ights on said bridge as may be re uired by the Light—House Board for security of nlavigation, angd shall in any event maintain all lights necessary for t e securit 0 navigation. Sec. 9. That the bridge constructed under this act shall be a lawful w{;¤l;*(fS*t*}rf)f]{,;¤°¤¤*° structure, and shall be known and iéecogniped as p post-réoplte {pr the ` transmission of mails, milita, an muni ions o war o e ni e States, as well as all mercharliilise and property; and in case of any unlawful obstruction of said river created by the construction of said bridge, the cause or question arising_ may be tried before the circuit court of the United States for Mississippi or Louisiana in whose jurisdiction any portion of paid gblstrpctioig mi b)r1dge islcéctateil ind equi rivile esin theuseo said ri es a egran e oa eegrap gompadies; and the United Stateg shall have the right of .way across Said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph purposes. $***1 ¤>‘¢‘¤*‘;P;*- thSec. 10. Tlieat the bmdgg hegleby aplthlzgizgplléirafyflgzsggggzzgifyl fg; bmgeson an cor. e ssa eo wa onsan 0 erveic, - , aninligls ogf any degcription, but the rates of toll therefor shallgbeapproved by the Secretary of War, and may be fixed by him from time U b th to time at such reasonable amounts as he may determine; and all rail- wigs_ Y ° °’ °°'“‘ road companies wisgliing tptuse said lpriidge for the plassage og their trains sha ave the ri , on suc erms as may e agree upon between the owners of gaid bridge and the complanies _0r persons applying to use the same; and if any disagreement s all arise between the parties as to the terms, the same shall be finally determined by the T°’mS· Secretar of War. Sm:. ll. That the right to alter, amend, or pelpeal this act is hereby A*¤¢¤d¤¤¤¤°- expressly reserved; and if the Secretary of ar shall at any time deein it necessary in the (public interest to cause said bridge, or any part thereof. to be altere in any respect, the same shall be done at the cost of the parties owning or controlling said bridge; and any · litigation in regard to said bridge may be had in the circuit court_of Lizigonon. the United States for Mississippi or Louisiana within whose Jurisdiction the bridge, or any part thereof, is located.