FIFTYFIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CES. 81, 82. 1899. 813 said western district had jurisdiction, and upon which proceedings had been taken, shall be tried and prosecuted as if this Act had not been passed; and all civil suits and proceedings now pending in the circuit or district courts in said State shall not be affected by this Act. SEc. 3. That from and after the passage of this Act all causes of ¤¤¤¤¤¤ r¤¤¤mM¤w criminal or civil nature, originating in said county of Menard and here- °°”°h°" °u°°"°t' tofore returnable to the Federal district court of the western district of Texas, at Austin, Texas, shall be returnable to the Federal district court of the northern district of Texas at San Angelo,·Texas. Sec. 4. That this Act shall take effect &·om and after its passage; 1¤¤'¤¤t: rv1m!- and all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. . Approved, February 2, 1899. CHAP. 82.-An Act To authorize the construction of a brid e across the Savan- hbmq 3_;ggg_ nah River from the mainland of Chatham County, Georgia, to dlutchinsons Island, ———~ in said county. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the assent of the United Gecrguuduabpma States of America is hereby given to the Georgia and Alabama Rail- §§$,:§{h‘§2¥,;:“°g° way, a corporation incorporated by the laws of the State of Georgia, its successors and assigns, and such other persons as may be associated with it, to construct and maintain a bridge over the Savannah River from the mainland to Hutchinsons Island, in the county of Chatham, in the State of Georgia.
- Sec. 2. That the bridge shall be so constructed, by draw span or use wpmgmaa.
otherwise, that a free and unobstructed passage may be seemed to all _ vessels and other water craft navigating said river. That any bridge Swnmryorwnw constructed under this Act shall be built and located under and subject *"°°°""’° '°g"]“"°"" to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to-secure that object the -m approve plans. said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, the design and drawings of the` bridge, piers, and approaches, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of at least one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines athigh waterand low water, and the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, aud the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, and the location of other bridge or bridges, wharves, landings, or ferrie and shall furnish such other information as shall be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until said plan and location of the —¤¤¤¤s¤¤· bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge shall not be commenced or built, and after such approval by the Secretary of War the approved plans and designs for the bridge shall not be deviated from or added to, either during the construction or after the completion of the bridge, until the proposed change shall have been submitted to the Secretary of War and received his approval; and the said bridge shall be at all times so kept and managed as to otler reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels through or under said bridge, and if said bridge be built with a draw said draw shall be opened Draw. promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of boats or other craft, and whatever kind of bridge is built the said company or corpora- Lagm. tion shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals thereon as the Light-House Board shall prescribe; and if at any time the navigation of said river shall in any Altcrationstoseeurs manner be obstructed or impaired by the bridge authorized by this Act "°° "°““°‘"°'“ to be constructed the Secretary of War shall have authority, and it shall be his duty, to require said company to alter and change said bridge at its own expense in such manner as may be proper to secure tree and complete navigation without impediment.
