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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRLSS. Sess. Il. C1-1. 818. 1901. 959 0 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 paid for the transmission over the public highways leading to the said bridgp, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the nited States, and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all tele- pa'f§;g§mP¤·€m··¤¤m· graph and te ephone companies; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes. Said bridge shall contain a draw span giving a clear open- Draving of a width to be etermined by the Secretary of War, which raw span shall be maintained over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and that said draw shall be qpened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats an rafts; and said Lismboard of su ervisors shall maintain at its own expense, from sunset to ppnrige, lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House oar shall rescribe. SE1:. 3. That no brid e shall be erected or maintained under the agugbsmcmd naviauthority of this Act wiich shall at any time unreasonably obstruct g ° ' the free navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, unreasonably obstruct navigation he is hereby authorized to cause the entire removal thereof, or such changes or alterations of said bridge to be made as will obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge; and in case of any litigation arising from any ·“*i€¤*=i·>¤· obstructions or alleged obstructions to the free navigation of said river, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case maybe brought --in the district court of the United States of the State of Mississippi in whose jurisdiction any portion of said obstruction or bridge may be located: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to fE";;g§g· hw lm f_ repeal or modify any of the provisions of the law now existing in refer- fected. g E ence to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt this bridge from the operation of same. Sec. 4. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this a S<·;%§3g¤¤1>Q;>; War to ·Act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations Pp P ` for the security of navigation of the said river as the Secretary of War shall rescribe; and to secure that object the said board of supervisors shall) submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one-half mile above and one—half mile below the proposed location, the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the currentsat low and at high water, with the soundings accurately showing the bed of the stream, and the location of any other bridge or brid es, such map to be suiiiciently in detail to enable the Secretary of Vgar to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the'subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built; and should any change be made in the plans of said bridge during the progress of its construction, or-afterrompletion, such changes shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Wa1·. Sec. 5. That tgis Act shall be null and void if actual construction of ,,_¤%°c’§,‘u§‘Q,§‘.§{§,‘{’,f"°“t the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within.one year and completed within three years from the date of the approval hereof. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Am"“dm°¤t· expressly reserved. Approved, March 2, 1901.