Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

act OF the general assembly of the $500 %
hsseuri. approved March ninstsea. esxosssa
nnpdr~c and stxty -eight rherrfore
beu enaotcd ~ tAS Sesafs aad ffpsss a. R-r~,-
s,ron-cs e. tAe C-sted .Ssafos II A,<rtca - cs~-
sress asse-bied That the compsay formed ~
s.n S9nsolidstion- under the name and style
% me ILLINOIS and 81 LOUIS Bridse Company.
u nerroy recoentxed and declared 70 % . cor
Poiauon oN that nane, with full DO wer anf
ssthorfty 70 construct q bnoge across the
LouH, IN conformity 10 the 49, q, - "a.
act Is amer dstory, with all he rirbts Dr,,,-
leges, snd powers granted and Conferred by the
teveral scts OF the general ass-ua bl,es af the
STATES OF Illinois ana Missosrl 70 ,he re.p.r.
tive companies BY the con soil zton of 800
the Ssid Illinois and 81 Louis Bndsr Con-
pany was formed. and not incoa stst-., M
the provisions OF the act 10 which this acI A.
amendstory and pT rsdsd fur,kcr, Thatln eou
structing sid bridge there shall ~ one nan y,
AZ least hve hundred feet clear be- ~eea psers
Sic. q Ard b. " fs~ther e,octed, Thar the ssir
corporation may execute = ncrtgage and issu-
bonds payable. principal snd lntsrest IN gold
snd their bridge scroes The MiSsissIppi river
and approaches therrto. whFn cOnssruc "a.
shall b. a post road TO carry the mails of tae
United Ststes. and en- ioy the rights ana pgryf-
leges OF Other poet roads.
Src 3. sns D. ~ fw-.he- r-acfed, That sid
corporation nsy hold their meetings an eithsr
the State OF Illinois the STATE os Missouri ~
the board Of directors NAV elect. Nn1 tha
directors may beCitizens OF any OF tue Vnsssd
states snd ssld corporation may sue Aad bs
sued IN any circuit couri OF the rulted S.si@-
PSorsded- That nothing IN this AZ or IN any
previous Legislation affecting the prem ses ,h,ii
Se 50 constrn,d as 70 deprive the lesislsture. ~
me States OF Illinois and Missouri Of the righi
10 regulate the tolls and fares which naT b.
charged by said company for the use o. sucb
bridge Iror'aed fr--fse,- That the tss, GOV
nfed ev the legislatures OF Illinois ana NJ.
sourl shall not be Increased
y Approved. July -, iStS
TPrRLIo-No 76.l
An ACT providing for the sale OF port d Of
the Port CRATIC, military reservation an =,
Clsir County. m the >tsie Of Michigan.
ne e"oc'ed BY N Ss-ase and HoHss Of a pr
seEt0'ires % the trtt-d Str'es Of Am.y1oo ~ 90.
cTess dssemb'ed That the SECRETARY OF Wa b.
ana he ~ hereby, authorized 20 sell. 81 Suca
tunes As he may deem mos advantageous 70
tne interests OF the government, and in such
manner as hereinafter provided. ali that uor-
uon of The military Reservation known as For.
Grat'o', IN ~. Clair county. in the STAT OF
michigan winch lies south OF = line runniRg
due west from the south end OF The Granf
Trunk railroad wharf, on the 81. CLAIR riv.r
until a. intersects he rosd known as th. Lev
,ng 1e road, and all thai Poriion which iies
Sc. , aRd - a, fgr,heT enacte8. That sIl tAal
portion Of the shove described lands vh.ca
lies east OF line running due south from the
point OF intersection with the Lexington road
mentioned IN the foregoing section OF tn. A.,
shall be divided into blocks and lots OF ooave-
nient size for building purposes, with public
streets conforming a. near a. may BE-. without
the State, 10 the public streets OF the CITY OF
Port Huron adjoining such grounds, and sold
by lots at public auction. at the city OF POrl
Huron, 20 the highest bidder. public notice OF
such Sale having first been gwen for thlrty
days by advertisement in ali tue pap-rs pub
llshed an the city of Port Huron. aud an a. least
two papers published in the city OF Detroit
Michigan. A plat Of this division. made "a Ac-
cordance with the Laws OF the State Of Mich
gan, shall BE- filed with the register OF daea, Of
the county AZ -. Clair, state OF Michigan. The
remaining portion Of said military reservation.
for the sale of which provision Is made an the
hrst section OF this act, shall be sold ~ public
auction a. the city OF Port Huron. after q ae 40
uce, as prescribed in the foregoing paragraph.
at such times and in such parcels as msy d.
deemed most advantageous 20 the Interests Of
the government, by the Secretary OF War
Sec. ). lfnd b. II further eaacted. That the
proceeds arising from the sale herein Prov led
Tor shall b. paid into the treasury Of ina
United STATES in the same manner a. the pro-
ceeds from the sale OF other public land.
Approved, July N, 1885,.