New Orleans Republican., 1867-05-31

of other persons. are hereby e1csuted
grant. And he lodes herein except ed NIL
the Comstock lode, shall be withheld from
the United States; and If such Iodes shall "
doned or not worked, possessed and held in ~
ity 70 existing mining rules, or such regus
have been or may be prescribed by the leps,J
Nevada, they shall become subject TO saeh !,
purchase by the grantee herein, his heirs or \,
SEC, 8. And be 1t further enpcted, That ,
sons, com panies, or corporations, owning ~
mines on said Comstock lode or any sd
drained. benefited, or developed by said tunl,
hol1 their clans subject to the condition
shall be expressed in any grant they NAV NJ
obtain from the United States thtt thpV M
tribute and pay to the owners Of said tInr
same rate Of charges for drain ge, or ether
derived IRON said tunnel or its branches X
been or may hereafter be named in asreor,sl
tween such owners and the com panies II MI
a majority 0! the estimated value 2t said o.,
Approved July %, 1865.
AN ACT to authorize the con structi6n Of
bridges, and to establish them as post ro,
Be II enacted by the Senate and House Of
sentatlyes of the United States OF Arnerlca J
gress assembled, That 1t shall be lawful for
son or persons, company or cOrportiOn
authority from the States of Illinois an
for such purpose 10 build bridge across ths
Ippl rlvsr, at Quincy, III nois, and to Law on
satd bridge railway tracks for the more pef n
hectlon OF any railroads that or shall
tructed to the said river at or opposite saldI
and that when constructed all trims of sl
terminating AZ SAID RIVER, a or opposite said
snail be lowed to cross said bndrN
reasonable compensation to be mA1s
owners OF said bridge, under the ind
and conditions hereinafter provided And
OF any litigation arising from any obstructes
legged obstruction to the free navigation OF sxiN
the cause may he tried before tue dlstrict a
the United States of any State In witch auI n
Of said Obstruction or bridge touches
SEC. And be 1t further enacted. That am
buiit under the provisions OF tins act NAV ai
ton OF the company building the same be ba
oraNpndge' with pivot or other form Of a
wlth unbToken or continuous spans PROVIDE
II the said bridge shall be made NIus uubroksN
continuous spans, It shall mot be Of less eleya,
any case than nifty feet above extreme higs
mark, as underss ood at the point Of Location
bottom chord OF the bridge. NOT sBRl the IA
said bridge be less than two hundred and n!tJ1
length and tue piers 9 1 said bridge shalt b. q
wlth the current Of the ri yer, ana the main ,pi
be over the msIn channel Of the RIVER, and u
than three hundred feet in length And ut
also, That II any bridge built under tins act "
constructed as dtawbrldge, the same SHAH
stucted as pivot drawbrldEe with a draw on
main channel Of the RIVER at Hn accessible 4nd
gAble point, and with spans of not less than on
dred and sixty feet in length in ths l
on each side OF the central or pivot pier Of the T.
aud the next adjoining spans To the draw d.
be less than two hundred and nifty feet; a.
| spans shall not be less than thirty feet above
ter marx, aud not less than Zen above eNtremi
water mark, measuring to the bottom chord T.
bridge aud the piers Of said bridge shall be a
wltn the current Of the river And prJudsa2
That said draw shall be opened promptly ru
s0nAble signal for the passage OF boats. whe
structIon shall not be such "a 70 admit Of tas +
ssge under the permanent spans Of said bna&
cept wnen trains are passing over the same,
no Gaze shall unnecessary delay occur IN o snl
said draws duTlug or after the passage OF tr1l
SIC. 3. And be 1t further enacted. Tha
bridge constructed under this act and aoc9ft
ITS limitations. shall be a lawful strlctlre. ani +
be recognized and known AS post route upon
also. no higher charge shall be made fJr the |
MISSION over the same Of the nAt!S, ne troOp&
the mnnition- of war of the United States, thl
rate per mile paid for heir Transport alton %
railroad or public highways leading to the brial
SEC. I. Ana be " further enacted, Ihat II 4
lawful for the Chicago. Burlington. and Qlirq
road Company, a corporal on whose rlad IN .
completed 10 the MlssI.s'ppi titer aud c1nnea
railroad on the opposite side the cot hAul
obtained authority therefor from tEs Nra,ssl
nois and lows, to construct a railroad bridge T.
.aad river, upon the same terms, in he same
under the same restrictions and with the sAz
il4ges as Is provided for a this 4.i IN TelGa
the bridge at Quincy, Illinois.
SEC s. And be " further enacted. Thatlf
may be constructed at III. town OF HANNIBAL
state OF Missouri, across the Mississippi rlyst
70 connect the Hannibal and 81, J aseph rAlroa
the Pike County and Great Western railroads
mons, on The same terms and subject 10 the sk
stTIetiOns as contained IN tins SCI TOR the I'd
tion OF the bridge at q uincy, Illinois
SIC And be Il further enacted, That's
nay be contracted across he mis- 80 ppl u
tween Prairie du CHEN, in the state Of NlAz
and North McGregor in the tate OF Iowa VT
consent of the legislatures of Wisconsin andlg11
the same terms and subject TO tue same resif
as are contained in this act Tor the construed
the bridge at Quincy, Illinois.
SIC. T. And be IL further snacred Thsthi
okok and Hamilton MlSsismppl bridge rnllt
Iowa, and the Hancock County Bridge eOm1a
corporation existing under the laws OF the ~
iiiiOisl IAhol aIs hereDl anthortlna 70 eolsl- @
tween keokuk, Iowa and Hamilton, lllluolA
same character, description; and construction
ueu "a ,iii aft TOT Ine pIluEes az ttulnS, - s
lngion' anu the salu D idge IN lts use anu w
shall De subject TO the same restrictions iha
10 sara bridges AZ quincy ana Burlington
Terms OF IN aet, Ts =, N
mona and 81; Peter railroad COMPANY, corpa
eSlsting under the laSs OF the State OF mlnnss
hereby anthorized 70 construct anu oI,etan.
I9aa pr,uge we across .he river,
CITY OF WlnonA- IN the state OF Minnesota y
Opposite oank OF sAlu river, IN the otAte W
SIN WIN the eonsent o. tne leelslal utes o. ~ ~,
o. Mhhesota ana Wisconsin anu sala p@
thls section authorized = hereby decIarso
requirements contained in the foregoing see'
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Thattl
may De constructed and ma ntainsa across ~
sisslppi siyer, between Dpnieith, IN the ntAs
consent OF sald states previously glven' or ~
acquired with the SAME PRIV leges, upon Wv
terms, Ahu nnuer the same restrictions, as ~
Quincy, Illinois.
oEu. ~ ana oe ~ iufther ehaeteo inn ~
pany authoriked BY the Legislature OF Mlsea
y o'seNN -. - 80 &sA''sf-.
eiy OF hAnsAs, upon the same terms ana ooAsv
PROVIDED ior 20 inns sct. M. -. ,As
SIC ~, hna De ~ ioTther enacted ihAt =.
LOUIS and Illinois bridge company, eorgaI
organized under an act OF the general asseinpq
state OF missouri approved February MN, ~
hundred and SIXTY fouT, ana an Act ainenuA.oII
came, approved February twentieth, elg ~
dred and SIXTY Ave, and ALSO confirmed ~ ~
., an, ,,hor h-i 1a ca,avs
1anigd ,,n5s, ~ /. .S.a ~ - H,ss,,,. .a,d Illna
snd ne same "a hershy cmnoTSert,frfo ereet
tain and operate bridge acres the Mississippi
between the city of ST. Louis in the State Of N.
and the city Of East St Louis in the state Of
subject 10 all the conditions contained IN SAID
incorporation and amendn epts thereto, and
consistent with the following terms and Pfc1
contained n this act; and IN case of any IN
arising from any obstruction, or alleged obstfs
10 the free navigation Of said waters. the cspf
be tried before the district court OF the Unisd
OF any state IN which any portion of said Obsr
or bridge touches.
SEC Il. And be II further enacted, That the
authorized b. the preceding section to be bua !
not be q suspension bridge or orAw bridge, VIII
or other form Of draw. but shall be eonstrueMt3
continuous or unbroken sp ms, and subject
conditions; First that the lowest part OF the
or bottom chord snail ret 5 less than ffiy fed
The city dirsctrix at is gieatsst span; second
il shall have at least one span i've hundred red
clear. or two spans OF three hu udred and fify
the clear Of aba utmsnts II the two latter IA
used, the one over he main steamboat chaapej
be- tfty feet above the city direetrix measured
lowest part of the bridge at the centre Of ths
third no span over the water at low water man
be less than two hundred feet in the clear /