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 206 FIITYJNINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 2568,2569. 1906. requirements of this Act and to such conditions and stipulations as may be imposed by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of }Var for , the rotection of navi ation and the property and other interests §'Q’{§{§;,·,,; w,,,,,, of tdle United States: iravided, That such dam and works shall not °PP*°"° Pla"- °*°· be built or commenced until after the plans and specifications fo1' their construction, together with such drawings of the proposed construction and such map of the proposed locations as may be required for a full understanding of the sub]ect have been submitted to the Secretary of War for his approval, and until after he shall have approved suc plan and specifications and the location of such dams and accessory Ch¤¤¤<='· works; when the plans for any dam to be constructed under the provisions of this Act have been approved by the Secretary of War it shall not be lawful to deviate from such plans, either before or after the completion of the structure, unless the modification of such plans gags previousqvbeen submitted to and received the approval of the ' creta of ar. _. L°°k"' “°‘ Sec.  That the Government of the United States reserves the right at any time that the improvement of the navigation of the Pend d’Ore1lle River demands it to construct, maintain, and operate, in connection with any dam or other works built under the provisions of this _ Act, suitable lock or locks or any other structures for navigation purg,1;,?§ff°°’°" °° “"" poses, and at all times to control such dam or dams or other structures, . and the level of the pool caused by such dam or dams, to such an extent as may be necessary to provide facilities for navigation; and whenever Congress shall authorize the construction of such lock or other structures, the Pend d’Oreille Development Companv, its successors or assigns, ownin and controllin such dam or other struc- ,,,({_€’,{'§§§";§‘,§§ °"° tures, shall convey to the United States, under such terms as Congress shall prescribe, titles to such lands as may be required for such lock ,,,,€,'§§ “““ °‘ ‘"“°’ and approaches, and in addition thereto shall grant to the United States ree of cost the free use of water power for building and fQ‘§Q’;,,,_ operatin such constructions: Provided, That the Pend d’Oreille Development Company, its successors or assigns, building, maintaining, or operatin any dam or other structures under the provisions of this Act, shall be liable for any damage that may be inflicted thereby upon private property, either by overflow or otherwise, in a court of com- Ll'l‘"· °'“· petent jurisdiction. The Pend d`reille Development Company, its successors or assigns, owning or operntin _ any such dam, shall maintain at their own expense such lights and other signals thereon and such fishways and such wa rs for the free passage of saw logs  the _ Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall rescrihe. 'm°°"‘°"'“’l°"°“‘ Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein authorized shall be commenced within two years and completed within five years from the date of the approval hereof. ‘"“”"‘l"‘°“" Sue. 4. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebv expressly reserved. ` Approved, June 1, 1906. June 2,11•06. CHAP. 2589.-—An I'' °' [H- R-183%] cases in the western <list1iigicd`0Ail<lhlii£ the Practice m mmm mw] md cmmnal [Public, No. 188.] _ Be at enacted by tfw Senate am! Ilm/se of Rejnwsentatives oféhe (Dulce! Unnensmescouns. States of dmcrwa ua Lbngress assmtblwl, That in civil cases in law or ,,{},{f:j,'{Q§j_,,X‘,f,’f'“'“ equity, now orhereafter pending, in either the district or circuit court ¤;:¤;;f5§vp_fmgi»·i1 of the United States, for either of the divisions of the western district yg}.2s».p.g_gi.of Arkansas, may, on written stipulation of the parties or their attoi-- ·““· P·‘ neys of record, signed and hled with the papers in the case, in vacation orin term. and on the written order of the judge, signed and tiled in