806 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sxss. III. CHS. 64, 65. 1899. but shall not impede or obstruct the navigation of said river, and shall be liable in damages for all injuries to private property; and all plans for such works or erections upon the banks of the river shall nrst be
- ’°°“*°° °"""*€°· submitted to the Secretary of War for his approval: _And provided
further, That any bridge built under the provisions of this Act shall be . at right angles to the current of the river at high water. 1*9* ¤>¤l··¤¤•=*=¤=*· Sec. 3. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the V i"°'°”' authority of this Act which shall at any time substantially or materially secretary ·>¢W=r¤> obstruct the free navigation of said river; and no bridge shall be com- ‘*"'°"° ’1‘°°' menced or built under this Act until the location thereof and the plans and specifications for its construction shall have been submitted to and -¤u¤g¤¤. approved by the Secretary of War; and any change in the plan of such construction or any alteration in the bridge after its construction shall be subject to the like approval; and gvheneveip sai)dtl;1firhgeEbsh;ill, in the o inion of the Secreta of War, su stantia y o s c - e ree naviggtion of said river hieyis hereby authorized to cause such change or _ alteration of said bridge to be made as will etfectually obviate such . obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge magnum. or the persons operating or controlling the same; and in case of any litigation arising irom any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of the Missouri River at or near the crossing of said bridge, caused or alleged to be caused thereby the cause shall be commenced and tried in the circuit courts of the United States of either judicial - district of South Dakota in which the said bridge or any portion of such i wrzmovn ¤f piling. obstruction touchgs. find thelpridg; shall no; be ppengg tobtraifiic ulpgl · 4 all ilin and other a se wor use in cons uc ing e ri ges havg begn wholly removed to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War. To be lawful ¤¢·¤¤¤- Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this Act and according to its °"° “d ’°°t '°“°°` limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall btp made for the transportation over the same of the mails, the troops, an munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to such Teleplw¤¤ and we- bridge. The United States shall also have the right to construct, withmph "" out charge therefor, telegraph or telephone lines across said bridge. Amendment. Sec. 5. That Congress may at any time alter, amend or repeal this Act. Commencement ¤¤d Sec. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of °°'“"l°"°"‘ the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed within ibur years from the date hereofl Approved, January 28, 1899. l January 28, 1899. CHAP. 65.-An Act To authorize the Arkansas and Choctaw Railway Company. ·········—······———‘ to construct and operate a railway through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, in the Indian Territory, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re resentatives o the United Arkansas mm cum- States o_/`America in Congress assembled,fTha€ the Arkansa; and Choc- . {_§",]§jg"_‘;;§ taw Railway Company, a corporation created under and by virtue of
- 28%;:;1v‘{¤¤;¤!:ld;il:)i5il:=;; the laws of the State of Arkansas, be, and the same is hereby, invested
,,m,.y_ · and empowered with the right of locating, constructing, owning, equipp51g,hoper:;ting,c;)1singLa1;{]l ménlntapnin g 2 igglwgy and telegraph and ep one me roug e oc w an ic asaw nations, in the rmasou. Indian Territory, beginning at the point on the boundary line between the said Choctaw N ation and the county of Little River, in the State of Arkansas, where the said railway as now constructed` runs, thence running by the most feasible and practicable route in a westerly direction tbrouglithe said Choctaw Nation and through the Chickasaw Nation to such point on the western boundary line of the Chickasaw Nation at or near the town of Sugden, in said nation, as said corporation may select, with the right to construct, use, and maintain such tracks, turn-
