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 F IFTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1323, 1324. 1902. 505 and shall be held to repeal any provision in that agreement or in any prior agreement, treaty, or law in conflict herewith. 21. his agreement Shall be binding upon the United States and the A¥’°°’“°“*b*“'“”¥· Creek Nation, and upon all persons affected thereby when it shall ' have been ratified by Congress and the Creek National Council, and the fact of such ratification shall have been proclaimed as hereinafter providrgdl. 22. e princi l chief, as soon as racticable after the ratification S“b’“*‘“*°”°"*¥F°°j of this agreementmby Congress, shall clsill an extra session of the Creek :ledl>i1f$)c?fi§=i¤1;iiii%£- Nation council and submit this agreement, as ratified by Congress, u°°‘ to such council for its consideration, and if the agreement be ratified by the National council, as provided in the constitution of the tribe, the principal chief shall transmit to the President of the United States a certified copy of the act of the council ratifying the agreement, and *’¤>0*0m¤**0¤- thereupon the President shall issue his proclamation making public P·>·¤· v· 2001- announcement of such ratincation, thenceforward all the provisions of this agreement shall have the force and edect of law. Approved, June 30, 1902. CHAP. 1324.-Au Act To authorize the city of Little Falls, Minnesota, to con- J unc 30, 1902. stguct a wagon and foot bridge across the Mississippi River within the limits of said CI y. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representat¢}vee of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the city of Little Falls, §f§,“fg“{l§},f,*l{,§j{bn in the State of Minnesota, through its corporate authorities, is hereby my bridge.` authorized and empowered to construct and maintain a wagon and foot bridge, with necessary approaches, across the Mississippi River, for the purpose of connecting Broadway street east with Broadway street west, in said city. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the brfg**g0¤ 000 *00* · passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, animals, foot passengers, g ' and for all road travel. Sec. 2. That the said bridge authorized to be constructed under this u§;,fjf$§l{{u0f, Q;' *0 Act shall be built and constructed upon plans to be approved by the` Secretary of War, and shall be subject to the free use of the public under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the city of Little Falls. Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be a lawful structure, and shall be ml;,·ws{*;,jug;m0*0¤ recognized and known as a post route, and shall enjoy the rights and ` privileges of other post roads in the United States; and no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States_ than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the road or roads leading to said bridge. E V ual privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to T0I0s’¤==Ph fizhts all telegraplli companies, and the United States s all have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph Wrposes, and all changes in said bridge required bv the Secretary of ar *>*¤¤¤80¤~ at any time, or its entire removal shall be at the expense of the corporation owning or operating said bridge. Sec. 4. That the right to alter, amen, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤>¤¤0¤¤¤¤*· expressly reserved. Sec. 5. That this Act shall be null and void unless the bridge author~ dggms 0* 000*000 ized is commenced within one year and completed within three years ` from the date of approval thereof. Approved, June 30, 1902.