484 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHs. 11, 12. 1897: ·T¤¤u•!'y 13. 1U7· CHAP. 11.-An Act Providing for the location and purchase of public lands for """';_' reservoir sites. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United P¤b1i¤1q¤d¤_- States of America in Congress assembled, That any person, live-stock
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driving, or tran sporting live stock may construct reservoirs upon unoccupied public lands of the United States, not mineral or otherwise reserved, for the purpose of furnishing water to such live stock, and shall have control of such reservoir, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and the lands upon which the same is constructed, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, so long as such rmm. reservoir is maintained and water kept therein for such purposes: Pro- "`°° “'°· °*°· vided, That such reservoir shall not be fenced and shall be open to the free use of any person desiring to water animals of any kind. $***6***** *°¤¤*°•*· Sec. 2. That any person, live-stock company, or corporation desiring to avail themselves of the provisions of this Act shall file a declaratory statement in the United States land office in the district where the land is situated, which statement shall describe the land where such reservoir is to be or has been constructed; shall state what business such corporation is engaged in; specify the capacity of. the reservoir in gallons, and whether such company, person, or corporation has filed upon other reservoir sites within the same county; and if so, how many. wm M-. rv- Sec. 3. That at any time after the completion of such reservoir or q" reservoirs which, if not completed at the date of the passage of this Act, shall be constructul and completed within two years after illing such declaratory statement, such person, company, or corporation shall have the same accurately surveyed, as hereinafter provided, and shall file in the United States land office in the district in which such reservoir is located a map or plat showing the location of such reservoir, which map or plat shall be transmitted by the register and receiver of said United States land office to the Secretary of the Interior and 1.m·1¤¤m¤•i mm approved by him, and thereafter such land shall be reserved irom sale "'°‘ by the Secretary of the Interior so long as such reservoir is kept in repair and water kept therein. A-¤¤¤·*¤·*=¤*· ¤*¤· ASec. 4. That Congress may at any time amend, alter, or repeal this ct. Approved, January 13, 1897. January15h18W- CHAP. 12.-Au Act To approve and ratify the construction of a bridge over and —"""—”"""' across Caddo Lake, at Mooringsport, Louisiana, by the Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Ll¥l·l!;;*_;j_>,;· C¤‘lft° States of America in Congress assembled, That the construction by the A KS . . . , 1 by xm.; Kiev. Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway Company, a corporation §Q;f;j¥;fgIf,,:,f;‘¤yf*§;‘,{ duly organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, of the bridge pmad. over Caddo Lake, at the village of Mooringsport, Louisiana, be, and the same hereby is, approved and ratiiied, subject to the stipulations and conditions hereinafter set forth. ¥&•¤·f¤;1 ¤¤L¤¤¢¤r¤ SEO. 2. That said bridge, so long as maintained according to the lim- “" "°” '°°itations of this Act, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and recognized as a post route, and the same is hereby declared to be a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, or for through passengers or height passing over the same, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads leading to said bridge, and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies; P¤•¤H¤l¤gnvh· and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge 'for a postal telegraph.
