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 90 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sam. I. C1-rs. 13-L8. 1349. 1906. P*2°”‘*¤· er : Provided however That no tent shall issue for the said land or nrnihifmldemdum any part therebf until the Secretiigy of the Interior shall ascertain by such examination, prospecting, and mineral tests as he may deem necessary and proper the existence of any valuable and merehantable deposits of coal or other mineral upon such premises; and any such merchantable deposits of coal or other mineral so determined, together witlrthe right of ingress or egress, shall be excluded from said patent. lhe right of entry and egress for the purposes of such examinations and _ tests shall further be reserved in said lease. ,,,§c,"‘,,,‘f° ’°“ °"`·· Sec. 4. That the rights and privileges hereby granted shall not be sold,assigned,transferred, or conveyed to any person or persons, hrni, or corporation whatsoever, save and except upon the express permis- ¤'¤¤¤**¤¤¤- sion in writing of the Secretary of the Interior. And lll case of any violation of this provision the lease and privileges hereby granted shall at once and forever cease and determine. Approved, March 27, 1906. _ Inch N. 195- CHAP. 1349.-An Act To authorize the Madison Bridge Company to construct a _ [K R' mw,'] bridge acres the Saint Francis River in Saint Francis County, Arkansas, at or near [Public, No. 10.] the town of Madison, in said county and State. Be it enacted by t/le Senate and House ofRe{>reaentattvea 0 f the United wwmlvu- States of America in Congress assembled, That_the Madison Bridge oomiapimysaege, Company, a corporation duly authorized and existing under the laws - " “°“"°“· ·‘“"‘· of the State of Arkansas, its successors and assigns, be, and it is hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto over and across the Saint Francis River at or . . near the town of Madison,.in said county and State. wwuixrw Sm. 2. That any bridge constructed under the authority of this Act °"”°v°'°shall be built and ocated under and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure such object said corporation or its assigns shall submit to the Secretary of \¢Var, for his examination and approval a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location: and until the said plan and location 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 its construction or after its completion such change shall be likewise subject to the approval of the Secretary chances. of War, and any changes in said bridge required by the Secretary of War at any time shall be made romptly by the said corporation or its peri;. dmv assigns at its expense: Provided: That if the bridge herein authorized °°° gbe built as a drawbridge the draw shall be opened romptly, on ¤s¤¤. ew- reasonable signal, for the passage of boats; and whatever kind of bridge is built the said corporation or its assigns shall maintain thereon, from spnaet to suntfise, such lights or other signals as the Light-House Board . s a prescrr e. hr¤;_g·>¤ •¤¤ *¤<•¤ Sec. 3. That said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the pas- ` sage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, under such rules and regulations as may be laid down by the proper officers of said corporation not inconsistent with '¤`<•"- the rules and regulations laid down by the Secretary of War, and said corporation or its assigns shall be allowed to charge such reasonable toglfor  pwsage over said bridge as may be approved by the Secre ry o ar. m¥;,¤p*(j,$¤rf,ug;¤°'*"’° Sec. 4. That the bridge to be built under this Act, and subject to its ' limitations, shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and ` known as a post-road, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transportation over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for such trans-