The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-17
IBY AUTHORITY.
lruBLIo ACT.l
AN ACT 10 improve the navigation of the
ohio and Mississippi Rivers.


AN ACT TO improve Tire navigation of the
Oho and Mississippi Rivers.
Be il eaacted bg Me Sfnate ANIL LoHsc Of
Representatives. n ne L,,,ied Staies Of .imeri,a
IN Congress cssenbied, 1hat The Pre- denl ol
the United States he, and he Is hereby eutho.
rzed to cause the navigation Of the Ohio -.
yer 10 be improved over the following sand
bars, or either 81 them, at his discretion, To
wit the sund bar which crosses said river,
one nile and Il quarter below Flint Island
the sand bar t~" mile above Fteueh Island
the bnr ~ below henderson Tie bar buluw
Straight lsaud the bar below Willow Island,
in the Mississippi bcnd mud the bar opposite
10 lower Smithand, below Cumberland L.
land; aud, Tor Tie purpose al ascerta,nng and
directing the best method Of carry ng the pro-
vision OF tn, act into effect, he may cnluoy
any Of the engineer. in the pubic service
which he may think l.~'per Prordrd, acrtr-
Htic97, thai Two experiments shall fat be
made upon Two OF the sand hars aud il in hi,
Judgment they shall he successful, thro, aud
not otherwise, he is hereby, authorized 10
cause improvements 10 be made upon the to
manning bars.
sec md be II FURTHER enacted, That, for
the purpose OF improving the navigation al
tie mississippi riytr, ttom the mouth al The
Missouri 10 Nc~ Orleans, aud of the Ohio ri
yer from fut-hHrg 10 it, junction with the
Mississippi, the President OF HE United State,
. Is hereby authorized 10 take prompt and chec-
tnal measures tor the removal OF all trees
~ hich may be fixed in the bed OF said river ,
aud, Tor TINS purpose, he rs authorized 10 pro
cure and bruside, ia thai WAY " hitch ia his
discretion may be most eligible the ic,iui-it,
water craft, machlnrry, lmpiemrnts, and
turcr t. rai-c all such trees, commonly called
" planters, yrrs, or Sung, mhy br
found in the current ul said rI( er- AT the low
est stage III water, aud 10 SAN OF cut thcm of
MS near rs practicable to the bottom of g.
stream aud mhrfe trees are found upon nd
bars, upon the points Ut islands, or near the
hunks OF the river, which ma: at the lowest
stage OF the water, cndanger tie sal. G., of ma
yigating said river, thty shall ir re manner
be cut, removed, or sawed oil nnd all root F,
or limbs belonging 10 those art, ul sand 'ircs.
which nre fastened in Tn" Earth, shall be cart
fully cut anhy.
sec.3 .H0d be 1t .fl,fher enacicd, That, for
the purpose ot carr ,ing into elect the proyi-
,Ions oi iIis utt, ne SUN oi scVeuty-iivc thou
7ahu dollar, -, and is hereby, appropriated
Aud ibs President of The United States is
| hercf adihoiized to draw, from time to iin,t
% ~ Treasury, for such puts, or at nny on,
a. &c FOR the whole, of said snrl, II, he ehal
J shall be paid ont ui amy money in the Urea
sury, not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. !. ind BE- Il tHrihtr enGsiet, That III,
! President he, aud be is hereby requested {,
cause to be laid before Congress. rs soon a
! convenience will permit after tie CONNIE. &c
| ment OF each session, u statement of the itru
cccdipgs under this act, that Congress MAY b.
enabled 10 ajopt such further measures Il
| may, iroio tine TO time, be necessary, undo
| existing circumstances.
Washington, May -4th, 1877. Approved