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 FIFTY—N1NTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 1617. 1619. 1906. 111 CHAP. 1617.-An Act T0 authorize the Capital City Improvement Company, APYU111906 0f Helena, Montana., to construct a dam across the Missouri River. [Sf9 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States rgfAmw·£ca in Ormgr·es.s· assembled, That the consent of the Gov- MM {¤¤¤¤¤ River. ernment is hereby given to the Capital City Imp1·0ve111cnt Company, ggbitnl City Im— of Helena, Montana, its successors or assigns, to construct across the §§°L} §f§§§§Il§§‘g‘§,’§fY Missouri River, at some point between the south line of township Lgcu tion twelve north, range two west, and the north line of township fourteen north, range three wc>t, Montana meridian, to be determined by them and approved by the Secretary of War, a. dam, canal, and appu1·— G¤¤¤1.f<¤>r bridges, tenunccs thereof, for water power, and other purposes, and in connec— °t°' tion therewith a foot bridge, or bridges, for public usc: Provided,  of Warm That the plans for the construction of said dam and appurtenant works approve p1{ms,<=tc. shall be submitted to and approved by this Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of construction, and when so approved no change shall be made in said plans without the prior approval of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War: Pmvéded fm*z5}zer, That whenever required to do so by the Secretary of §L§;f";g · VVa.r the said company shall construct and maintain in connection with    said dam a suitable boom and log sluicc; that suitable iishways, to be apgroved by the United States Fish Commissioner, shall be constructed an maintained in said dam by said corporation, its successors and assigns; and shall obtain and convey to the United States, whenever Transfer of freight, requested to do so by the Secretary of War, clear title to such land as °t°' in his judgment may be required for constructions and approaches to said dum for transferring boats and freight around the same, and shall grant to the United States a frac usc of water power for operating such construction work; and to insure compliance with these condi- B°¤d· tions the said company shall execute and deliver to the Secretary of War a pro cr bond in such amount as may be iixed by him: And pro- %videdjin·tFw·, That the said company shall be liable for any damage D”'““¤*¤ to rivate property resulting from the (construction and operation of ‘ saig dam and appurtcuant works, either by overficw or otherwise, and proceedings to recover coniyensation for such damage may be instituted either in the State or cdcral courts. Sec. 2. That this Act shall be null and void unless the structures mQ’“° °' °°'”“°°* herein authorized shall be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. Sec. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby A¤¤°¤°m°¤*- expressly reserved. Approved, April 12, 1906. CHAP. 1619.-An Act To amend and reenact section one of chapter seventy- AWQ 1g51m- seven of volume twenty-seven of the United States Statutes at Large, being "An  Act to provide for a term of the United Stayes circuit and district qourts at Evanston, (Public, No. 94.] Wyouimg," approved May twenty-thud, cnghwcn hundred and mnety-two. Be it enacted by t/uz Senate and House ofR@·e`venta¢iz·es 0 f the United States of America in Cbngress assmnbled. That section one of chapter di;fr§g{f**¤¥ 1“*“°i°* seventy-seven of volume twentysaven of the United States Statutes Vol.2'1.p.39.¤mend— at, Large, being "An Act to provide for a term of the United States ‘ ‘ circuit and district courts at Evanston, Wy0mi11g," approved May twenty-third, eighteen hundred and ninetytwo, be, and the same is hcrcbv, amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: "TI1at hereafter and until otherwise provided by law there shall be Tems °° E””*°¤· held annually, on the second Tuesday in July each year, a term of the circuit and district courts for the district of Wyoming at the town of Evanston, in said district said term to be in addition to the terms now ` required by law to be held at the city of Cheyenne, in said district? Approved, April 13, 1906.