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 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 69, 70. 1897. 493 the railroads leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have ¥’<>¤*¤l telegraphthe right of way across said bridge_ for a postal telegraph. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall always be provided with a suitable E“°"""*°*°d ¤“*· draw, which shall be maintained by said railroad company, and at its ga m` expense, so as not to interfere with the navigation of said river, and in such way as to render navigation through the same free, easy, and unobstructed. Sec. 4. That the draw provided for the said bridge shall be opened °°°“‘“¤ d’“‘”· promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passing of boats and rafts; and said railroad company shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset until sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Ligl¤¢¤· LightHouse Board shall prescribe. Sec. 5. That said bridge shall be under and subject to such regula- _ S‘;'j,’j_f:’{a:‘ gym? tions for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary pp g ' of War shall prescribe, and the present plan and structure of said bridge shall not be altered or changed except by consent of the Secretary of War, and with his approval of the proposed change or alteration: Pro- Fremovided, That any change or alteration in the said bridge which the Sec- Ch"g°s' retary of War may deem necessary in the interest of navigation shall be made by the said railroad company at its own expense. And if, after thirty days’ notice from the Secretary of War to the president of the railroad company, or to other parties owning or controlling said bridge, the changes or alterations required shall not be made, the Secretary may cause such changes to be made, and the cost thereof shall be recovered by suit in the name of the United States against said company in the circuit court of the United States within whose jurisdiction said bridge or any part thereof is situated. Sec. 6. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge pagggs by °°’*°' °°“*· shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the ` passage of railway trains over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case 0<>¤¤p¤¤¤=¤¤¤¤· the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. Sue. 7. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of c,§,‘;{},‘{§‘§,‘{,f°“‘°“”“° the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval thereof Sec. 8. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal *'“°"‘*“'°“°·°*°· this Act at any time. Approved, January 20, 1897. CHAP. 'I0.-—Au Act To validate the appointments, acts, and services of certain January 20, 1897. deputy United States marshals in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. v—·*"_*"‘_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the appointments of g=g;=;gnf;;¤{g¤éna deputy United States marshals in the Indian Territory made by the acts of iieighty mu. marshal in either district of said Territory since the nrst day of March, SMS nm eighteen hundred and ninety-tive, and prior to April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and all oaths taken by such deputy United States marshals in good faith, and all acts and services rendered by such deputy United States marshals in pursuance of law and in good faith, are hereby ratified and validated. All accounts for the payment Amuucs. of such deputy United States marshals shall be subject to the approval of the Attorney·General. SEO. 2 That hereafter United States marshals in said Territory shall M¤r¤1¤¤1¤’b¤¤<i¤· give bond, with two or more sureties to be approved by the judge of said district, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned as by