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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 871. 1890. 423 "cut off" north of Rayville, in Richland Parish, on a line to Oak At ··onton,·· oro. Ridge, in Morehouse Parish, in the State of Louisiana; said bridge shal be constructed to provide for the assage of railway trains and, Rnilwamwuzon and at the option of the corporation by which it is built, may be used f°°fb"dg°‘ for the passage of wagons and ve icles of all kinds, transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, for reasonable rates of toll, to be fixed Tolls. by said company and approved by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That the New Orleans, Natchez and Fort Scott Railway 0n"eastern uno or Company, or its successors as aforesaid, is hereby also authorized to °“l°"°" P""“h·"“°· construct and maintain a bridge and ap roaches thereto over Bceuf River, on the eastern line of Caldwell Rarish and near a line from Winnsboro, in Franklin Parish, to Cuba, in Caldwell Parish, or to . Monroe, in Ouachita Parish, on the Ouachita River; said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the assage of railway trains and, Rallway,wagon,and at the option of the corporation by wgiich it is built, ma be used ‘°°" ""“’g°· for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for tile transit of animals, for foot-passengers, for reasonable rates of toll to be ’1‘¤l1. iixed by said company and a proved by the Secretary of War. Sec. 3. That the two bridlges built under this act and subject to Lnwful m·o¢un·o¤ its limitations shall be lawful structures,‘and shall be recognized °““ *‘°“"°“‘°°· and known as post—r0utes, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges xof other post-roads in the United States; that no higher charges .shal1 be made for the transmission over the same of the mail, troops, and munitions of war of the United States, or for through railway ·r1n-ongn rates rolpassengers or freight passing over said bridges, than the rate per §§f;,§_"g°"“ '"'d mile for their transmission over the railroads leading to said bridges; and equal privileges in the use of the said bridges shall be granted UN PY telegraph to all telegraph companies, and the United States shall have the °°"""“°°‘ right of way across the said bridges for (postal-telegraph purposes; Postal-telegraph. that the said bridges shall be constructs either by draw, span, or 1?ra.w,span, or otherotherwise, so that a free and unobstructed passage-way may be se- ‘"“°· cured to all water craft navigating said river at the points aforesaid: Free navigation. Provided, That if the said bridges authorized to be constructed un- noouo. der this act shall be constructe as draw-bridges, the draws shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signals for the passage of boats or Opening or crows. vessels; and said corporation shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals on the said ugumsmo bridges as the Light-House Boar shall prescribe. Sec. 4. That the bridges authorized to be constructed under this msscvriw ¤f mviznact shall be built and located under and subject to such regulationsfor the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War .shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination sooroogmiwmo and approval, designs and drawings of the said bridges, and a map "*‘*“'°"° °*°· of the Focation of each, Qving the topography of the banks of the river, the shore—lines at i h and low water, and the direction and strength of the current at different stages, the location of any other bridge or bridges, within one mile thereof, and such further information as may be required for a satisfactory understanding of the subject; and said bridges shall not beconstructed until the p an and location is approved by the Secretary of War. All litigation which Litigation. shall be had in regard to the said bridges shall bein the circuit court of the United States in whose 'urisdiction the said bridges are located. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby A¤¤¤¤=i¤¤¤¤¤,¤¢¤- expressly reserved; and anfy alterations or changes that may be so-nomnn changes, required by the Secretary o War in the bridges constructed under °*¤· this act shall be made by the corporation owning or controlling the same, at its own expense. Furthermore, if the construction o the °°<;‘<;:·lg,·m¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ said bridges shall not be completed within two years after the pas- ` sage of this act all the privileges conferred hereby, and this act, s all become null and void. Approved, September 4, 1890.