FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. CHS. 138, 139. 1905. 615 States: Prmrided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to mw, mt repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in refer- urlecredilg ence to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt said bridge from the operation of same. , Sec. 3. That al railroad companies desiring the use of said brid e U" by mm wm' shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to tge passage of railway trains over the same and over the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of disatgreement between the parties in regiard to the compensation to be pai or the conditions to be observed a 1 matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War. _ · · · Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this Act and subject to its limi- ,¤I5“p'§f,“,},u€,Y'““*“" tations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be reco ized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shalglbe made for the transmission of mails and the troops and munitions of war of the United States over the same than the rate per mile id for the transportation over the railroad or approaches leading to th: said bridge; and it shall ,.,§,‘§Q_°¥’“*"‘· °*°·· enjoy the rights and privileges of other st-roads in the United States, and equal privileges in the use of saidxbrid e shall be granted to all telegraph and telephone companies, and the Tlnited States shall have the rig t of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph and telephone pu oses. Sec. 5. That this Actxslhall be null and void unless the bridge herein m}:¤° 0* °°¤m'¤°· authorized be commenced within one year and completed within two ` years from the date of approval of this Act. Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ·”¤°¤°“*°¤*- expressly reserved. _ _ Approved, January 24, 1905. ‘ CHAP. 189. An Act To authorize the county of Sunflower to construct a bridge January 24, 1905. acrom the Sunilower River, Mississippi. [H~ R-169%] [Public, No. 25.] Be it enacted by t/ae Senate and House ofRgm·esentatives of the United States 0 f America in Congress assembled, That the county of Sunnower, §,‘$,'j§$§}.` m0§$,‘Q;,,._ one of the counties of the State of Mississippi, duly created and organ- Miss. my ¤¤¤s<>- ized under and by virtue of the laws 0 the said State, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, construct, and mainta1n_a bridge, b and through its proper officers, over the Sunilower_River, near ¤>¢¤¤<·¤· Vyicks Landing, in the County of Sunflower, State of Mississippi, at the point on said river where a public road from Indianola, Mississippli, Pr __ to Inverness, Mississippi, will cross the said river: Prmnded, That the S,,§‘,,,",§;.,. of w,,. ,0 lans and location of the said bridge are approved by the Secretary of ·r>g¤g;¤0g,¤;;g*·gmt Mar before the construction of the bridge IS commenced. Said bridge nudge. shall be constructed to provide for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot plassengers, under such rules and regulations as may be laid down by t_ e_proper officers of said countv under the laws of the said State of Mississippi. Sec. 2. That the bridge shall be a lawful structure, and_ shall be m{,”P',{_f,‘{,,lu,;',jf°°‘“’° known and reco nized as a post route, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of ogier post-roads of the United States, and no charge shall he made for the transm1ssion over the same of theunails, troops, Telegnph emand munitions of war of the United States. Equal privileges in the ugh,, · * use of said brid e shall be granted to all telegrapxh and telep one companies, and thedlnited lStatqs shall thpvp the rig. t og waly alpross said rid e and its a roac es or a , elegra , an e ep one urposeg; and any chgnges in the sdids bridge which the Secretary of.l)Var °“““‘°'· may require in the interest of navigation shall be made by the person or corporation owning or operating the same at their own expense.
