Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-11
EGESERAL NATuREANo. 40. ]

An ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act to
require the holding of additional district and
circuit courts of the United States in the dis
- trict of Indiana, and for other purposes, APP
proved June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and for other purposes
Be it enacted BIZ the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiues ofthe United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That section seven of the
act aforesaid be, and the same is hereby, amend
ed by adding thereto the following additional
proviso .Arid prorided .ttrther,l that a deputy
clerk for each of said additional courts shall be
appointed in the manner aforesaid az soon SIS
practicable after the passage of this t.and that
such deputy clerks for the additional courts to
an office at said cty,and that such deputy clerks
for the additional courts to be held lat Evans
vile shall reside and keep Office at said city,
and that they shall respectively keep at said
places full records Of all actions, and proceed
ings in said additional courts respectively and
shall have the same power to issue all process
from said additional courts that is now enjoyed
by the clerks of other district and circuit courts
of the United States in like cases.
SEC. 2: That all actions over which said dis
trict and circuit courts have jurisdiction re-
spectiyely under existing laws may be instituted
in said additional district and circuit courts re-
spectively in the first instance by filing the
proper pleadings or other paper in the offices of
the deputy clerks performing the duties of
clerks of said courts respectively, and that all
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in the same manner as from other district or
circuit courts of the United States in like ac-
tons, cases, or proceedings.
Approved March 8, 1871.
GENERAL MATURING. ii.
Az ACT to provide for the collection of debts
due from southern railroad corporations and
for other purposes. r4
Whereas certain suits are now pending In the
United States courts within the State of Tonnes
see, against certain railroad corporations in that
State, on account of property sold to said cor
porations by the government, which suits are
contested by the defendant corporations; and
whereas it is for the interest of the government
to speedily adjust and collect the claims of the
United States while avoiding litigation and loss
by the insolvency of any such railroad There
fore
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Re-
personalities of the Upited States Of America
IN Congress assembled, That the Secretary of
War be, and is hereby, authorized and required,
if he shall deem it advisable, by and with the
the United States, and Attorney General of the
Untitled States, to compromise, adjust and set
tie the same upon such terms as to amount and
time Of payment as may be just and equitable.
and best calculated to protect the interests Of
the government,
Approved, March 8, 1871. ..-...
GENERAL NATURE-No. 42l
AN AcT to authorize the construction of
bridge over the Mississippi river at Louisiana.
Missouri, and also bridge over the Missouri
river at Glasgow, in said Statel nTaRT.
Be II enacted By the Ss,sate and House 81 Re. :
personalities Of the United States of Ansertca
az Congress assembled, That the Leaisianaand
Missouri River Railroad Company, a corpora
ton existing under the laws of the State of Mis-.
souri,, be- and is hereby, authorized to construct
and maintain bridge over the Aissippi river
at the city of Louisiana, in said State Of <Mis=
souri,. E8@g 8ffks Nttfs
SEC. 2 That said bridge shall be lawful
structure, and shall be recognized and known
as q post route, upon which also no higher
charge shall be, made for the transmission over
nitions of war Of the United Ttates than the rate
per mile paid for the transportation over the
railroad CIR public highways leading to the said
bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and .nrivi.
leges of other post roads in the United States.
Sec g. That if the said bridge shall be made
with unbroken and continuous spans, it shall
not be of less elevation in any case than Gfty
feet above high-water mark as understood at
the pointpf location TO thebottonf chord of the
bridge; aer shall the spanso Of SAID bridge over
the main channel of said river be less than three
hundred and fifty feet in length and they piers.
Of said hriage shall beparal el with the chrreIit
of said river, Agd prQrided alse, Thatif the
same shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the
draw or pivot shall be over the main7channel of
the river at an accessible navigable point, and
the spans. not less than two hundred feet ia
length in the clear and the piers of said bridge
shall be parallel with the current of the river
and the spans shall not be less than ten feet
above high water mark to the botsem chord sof
said bridge; Pfdeided also, That said draw
shall be opened promptly. upon reasonable sig
nal tor the passage of boats.
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