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 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 119, 120. 1894. 97 the corporation, but shall descend to their successors for the promotion of the f['E\t€I`D2ll and benevolent purposes of said corporation. Sec. 3. That all claims, accounts, debts, things in action, or other Succession. matters of business of»w11a.tcvar xmturc now existing for or againsp the present Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythius, mmntioued in section one of this Act, shall survive and succeed to and against the body corporate and politic hereby created: Provided, Thai: l10E11i11g` contained herein pmvm. shall be construed to extend the operation of any law which provides f8§§'j" “"‘“ “"° ”"‘ ibr the extinguishing of claims or contracts by limitations of time. l Sec. 4. That said corporation shall have a constitution, and shall coummm. have power to amend the same at pleasure: Provided, That such cou- Pmmu. stitution or amendments thereof do not conflict: with the laws 01 the la,1j§ ” ‘° °"”°‘°“ with United States or of any State. Sec. 5. That said corporation shall not engage in any business for Lummmm. gain; the purposes of said corporation being llatcrnal and benevolent. Sec. 6. That Congress may at any time amend, alter, or repeal this Ammameue, om. ct. ‘ Approved, J unc 29, 1894. CHAP. 120. An Act T0 authorize the city of Hastings, Minnesota, to construct June 29, 1894. and maintain a wagon bridge over the Mississippi River. ~ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the city of Hastings, a. Hastirpzs. Mi;::;.. municipal corporation existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, §"§;’1;i Iii}`:,'?,? M‘““’“` be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, a. wagon or a. combined wagon and foot bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River hom 2. point at 01* near the foot of Sibley street, in the said city of Hastings, Minnesota, or at such other point; in said city as the city council thereof} with the approval of the Secretary of 'War may direct, on the west bank to :1, point at or near the graded road nearly opposite 011 the east bank: Provided, That said bridge shall not interfere with the frac navigation Prvvm of said river, beyond what is necessary to carry into effect the rights F"°° ”°`"g°°°"‘ and privileges hereby granted; and in case of any litigation arising 1.mgm.m. from any obstruction, or alleged obstruction, to the frac navigation of said river, or damage resulting from the same,1>h0 cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district iu which any portion of said bridge or obstruction touches. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this Act shall be constructed as mgn map. 11 high bridge with a. channel span giving 2x clear width of waterway of not less than three hundred feet and 2, clear head room of not less than fifty-tive feet above high-water mark, and the clear head room under other than channel spans may be reduced to thirty-five feet above highwater mark. Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this Act, according to its I&¤wf·:1 ¢:;r¤¤¢¤¤ limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known as a. post; °" P°° mu ` route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post route, upon which xm charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States; and the rom: telegraph. United States shall have the right of way for postal-telegraph purposes across said bridge. For the passage of all kinds of vehicles, for the Fm p¤¤¤¤g¤· transit of all kinds of animals, and for the passage of foot passengers the said bridge shall be flce to the public. Sec. 4. That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located  Segégayxi Y; *=¤ under and subject to such regulations thr the security of navigation of pp P' said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure Qhat object the said city shall submit to the Secretary of War for oxammation and approval a. design and drawing of the bridge and a map of yha location, giving the topography of the banks of the river, the sb0rel1no at high and low water, and the soundings, accurately showing tha bed of the stream, and shall furnish such other information as shall be STAT-VOL XXVIII- ·7