The Portland daily press., 1871-08-09
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UNITED STATES,

UNITED STATES.
PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS.
[REsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No. 1911
JOINT RESOLUTION to extend the benefit of the
establishing the Nauop al Asy lum for disabl. d
volunteer soldiers TO The disabled soldiers and sal
Tors OF the war OF eighteen hundred and twelve
and the Mexican war.
Resolved By the Senate aud House of Representa-
Ueso the United States Of America in Congress as
sembted, That the board OF managers OF tile Ma
tional ASYLUM Tor disabled volunteer soldiers be- and
they are hereby authOriz and directed to extend
the benefits and provisions OF the act approved
March twenty first, eighteen hundred aud sixty
six, establishing the SAID National Asy lum to the
iabled volunteer sOldiers and sailors OF the war
OF eighteen hundred and twelve and OF the Mexican
war
Approved, February 20, 1871.
tREsoLuTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No H.
JOINT RESOLUTION graz ting the Chicago and
ILLINOIS southern Railroad Company The right to
build bridge across the Wabash river, and de-
clarlng the same post road.
r. RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representn
tatiUes Of the United STATES Of america in Con0ress
assembled, That the Chicago and Illinois Southern
Railroad Company, consolidated corporation.
formed by the consolidation of the Mount Vernon
and GRANVILLE Railroad Company, corporation or.
ganized under the general law of the State of
Indiana, and the GRANVILLE and Mattoon Rail
road Company, a corporation organized under an
act of the legislature of the State of Illinois a il
hereby granted the right to construct and
poses and as public highway, either with draw
or continuous span, as it may determine across
Inc wabash river at any point said corporation may
in Edwards and White counties in the State ~ M,
inois or Webb,s ferry, in or opposite White county
in the State of Illinois, and -Posey county. in tx
State of Indiana, at any point on sa;d rivar IN
the neighborhood of said town of Gravyile ei or or
penbs ferry, within five miles of either place:
the authority hereby granted shall not Interfere with
the free navigation of said river beyond what is nee
essary In order to carry into u effect the rights and
pr1vllnges hereby granted and shall he hut Of r;ht
angles with the current of the stream whera SD
@ may pc erected; and that space of at least
o9e nunarea ana seventy feet over the main channel
OF said stream shall be left between the niar s
5ridSo aa ma pro0aded further, That if said
one hundred feet in width and said draw IL Saa aaan
repair Tor the passage of boats at all times the d
tenuon OF passing said bridge shall not be constrnd
as interfering with the navigation of said ; ueu
And IL isarter prooided That said bridge shane
the ransmssion a of ~ sTaGure and post road for
hereby declared as SUCH And propigeS s smu Is
mat said bridge shall be built With e. ,1 y;Mer
apart, and the bridge shall he built Injured Ieet
as not to Interfere with the navigaticn of id
W wy Ana Proeded further That ali rail-
way companies desiring to use said bridoa Shall ai
ana De entitled to equal rights and nriy;In n nave
passage OF tue same and in the use Of the i tne
to nnder an cot and of all the approaches thers
IiniteS prescribed by the district court of the
States for the southern district Of Jii;,i e
W. IN hearing the allegations and proofs IF tha us
ties, in case they should not agree. p"''
SEC.2 That the structure herein authorized shall h.
built under and subject to such regulations for the
curity of navigation of said river as the Sc
War shall prescribe and the said structure shall ~ "a
all times so Kept and managed to offer reasonah,o
and proper means for the passage of vessels thronn
r Of I'm anAf aa;l
be changed at the cost and expense of the Owners
thereof from time to time Congress direct 40 90
10 preserve the free and convenient navigation Of
said river And the authority to erect and continua
sau urluge snail be subject to revocation bv law
Compress s ar pubic good shall in the Judgment of
Approved, March 3, 1871
lhEsoLoTIoN OF GENERAL NATupr-No 10,
JOINT RESOLUTION to enable oa,.ou- . i0.i
oupcass OF LOST and destroyed reeistarasSS 9piah
Resotved by the Senate and uo,,.
sentdttues of the United States of dmerW hepres-
gre's assembled, That the Secretary of tb III Con-
be, and hereby Is, authorized and diracraa easury
ever 1t Is proved by clear aud satisfactory evid
That any duly registered bond OF the Unted Stte
bearing interest, issued for valuable cnnsdtes,
IN pursuance OF law, has been lost or destTons on
That the cams is not held by any person s H. ~
property, to issue duplicate of said reois'e,h
uD9, 70 De so marked, of like amornt md beaTing
, interest as the bond proved to be lost n, de-
hhroye9: prouided. That The owner of sucb mss;no
ann on,1i nle IN the Treasury a bond in a nena1
the intera ~ me amoant OF said missing bond and
the princ,os t Wnich would accrue thereon. anil
svot anu sufficient suretaS anu payable, whh two
Treasury with dppiS9val Of The Secretary ot th.
harmless the United tuition to indemniv Ind a
OF the SAID lost or ded.es rom any claim becanse
nPpioFeu, March 3, 1877 pond.