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 266 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 3301,3302. 1906. w§*a¥:'**" '*¥’“' P’°‘ by reason of the erection of the said dam: And p1·0z·ided_furt/ter, That nothing herein shall impair any navigation or other rights of any riparian owner, other than the closing o said creek, by the construction, erection, and maintenance of said dam at said location. ‘*“‘f,’{“,§‘?:,‘,fé,. m Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, and repeal this Act, and the ¤1¤§lg¤¤¤ Mmeé- " right to require the aheration or removal of the structure authorized without any liability on the part of the United States, are hereby _ expressly reserved. Approved, June 14, 1906. J¤¤¢ 14. 1906- CHAP. 3302.-An Act Permitting the building of a dam across the Mississippi ln' R' 17*55] River at or near the village of Clearwater, Wright County, Minnesota. Public, N0. 231.] [ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 0 f the United §l*:;,1L§gl)§*gGcr States of AmerwIca in Congress nssemtled, That the consent of Congress vowel- Comlpuny my is hereby granted to The Mississippi River Power Company, a corpo- 'L}','I;._" ° °‘""‘°°" ration organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, its successors and assigns, to build a dam across the Mississippi River above the mouth of Clearwater River, at or near the village of Clearwater, Wright County, Minnesota, for the development of water power, and such works and structures in connection therewith as may be necessary or convenient in the development of said wer and in the utili- www ,0 zation of the power thereby developed:   d, That the plans for approve 1¤1l¤¤¤.¤¤·- the construction of said dam and a purtenant works shall be submitted tpw and aplproved by the Chied;ofhEngineers and the Secretary of War fore the commencement o the construction of the same: l:¤¤g¤*¤¤¤**¤¤ 0* And provided further, That The Mississippi River Power Company, Pits successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such plans after such approval, either before or after the completion of said structures, imless the modification of said plans shall have previously been sub- _ mitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and of S"“"°"'“"‘ the Secretary of War: And prozdded furt}2ev·, That there shall be placed and maintained in connection with said dam a sluiceway so arranged as to permit logs, timber, and lumber to pass around, through, or over said dam without unreasonable delay or hindrance and without Wk- toll or charges: Andpzvwidecl further, That the dam shall be so constructed that the Government of the United States may at any time construct in connection therewith a suitable lock for navigation pur- ,,tf{{;§’glayifSf***m W poses, and may at any time, without compensation, control the said am so far as shall be necessary for pur oses of navigation, but shall not destroy the water power developed hy said dam and structures to any greater extent than may be necessary to providc proper facilities ¤·iu¤ze.·=. for navigation, and that the Secretary of \V:ir may at any time require and enforce, at the expense of the owners, such modifications and FH wav; changes in the construction of such dam as he may deem advisable in "‘ ·‘ the interests of navigation: Am! yr/·m>4'd»·<I _/$n·Me;·, That suitable lishways, to be aréprove by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, shall pe conséructe and maintained at said dam by The Mississippi River _ _ _ ower om ny, its successors or assigns. l""'""""' Sec. 2. Thdt in case any litigation arises from the building of said dam, or from the obstruction of said river by said dam or appurtenant works, cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for Hmm I t that purpose in the State of Minnesota and in the courts of the United ,,,,,;;,;,,1, ” *‘“’” "° States: ’revided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said strnctures from the operation of same.