Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-11

eight; June seventeenth and July tenth
ana eleventh, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and all other pensions that are
oy law, four hundred and eight hundred
ana dollars: Provided, That the appro-
prlatlon aforesaid for any navy BEN
slons, and other expenditures under this
mead, shall be paid from the income of the
navy pension fund, SO far as the same may
be sufficient for that purpose.
Approved, February 20, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1871
AN ACT to set apart certain tract of
land lying near the head-waters of the
Yellowstone river as public park
BE 1t enacted 6ytte Senate and House of
| Representatives of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
tract Of land in the Territories of Mon
tana and Wyoming, lying near the head
| waters of the Yellowstone river and de-
| scrlbed as follows, to wit, commencing at
the junction of Gardeners river with the
Yellowstone river, and running east to the
meridian passing ten miles to the eastward
| of the most eastern point of Yellowstone
| lake thence south along said meridian to
the parallel of latitude passing ten miles
south of the most southern point of yell
lOwstOne lake; thence west along said
parallel to the meridian passing fifteen
miles west of the most western point of
Madison lake; thence north along said
meridian tO.the latitude of the junction of
the Yellowstone and Gardeners rivers !;
thence east to the place of beginning, is
hereby reserved and withdrawn from set
Element, occupancy, or sale under the laws
of the United States, and dedicated and
set apart as public park or pleasuring-
grounds for the benefit and enjoyment of
the people; and all persons who shall To-
cate or settle upon or occupy the same, or
any part thereof, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, shall be considered trespassers and
removed therefrom. Es
SEC. 2. That said public park shall be
under the exclusive control of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, whose duty it shall
be, as soon as practicable, to make and
publish such rules and regulations as he
may deem necessary or proper for the care
and management Of the same Such reg
ulatiOns shall provide for the preservation,
from injury or spOnatiOn, of all timber,
mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or
wonders within said park, and their re-
tention in their natural condition. The
Secretary may, in his discretion, grant
leases for building purposes for terms not
exceeding ten years, of small parcels of
ground, at such places in said park as shall
kequire the erection of buildings for the
accommodation of visitors; all of the pro-
that maybe derived from any source con-
neeted with said park, to be expended I'M
der his direction in the management of
the game, and the construction of roads
and bridle-paths therein. He shall pro-
vide against the wanton destruction of the
fish and game found within said park, and
against their capture or destruction for the
purpose of merchandise or profit. He
shall also cause all persons trespassing up
OYN no oft tho Of ~
to be removed therefrOm, and generally
shall be authorized to take all such meas
ures as shall be necessary or proper to fully
carry out the objects and purposes of this
act. ~ o..
Approved, March 1, 1872. .i
GENERAL NATURE-NO. II.
AN ACT to constitute Shreveport, in the
State of Louisiana, port of delivery.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
AD.ericG IN Congress assembled, That
Shreveport, in the State OF louisiana, shall
be, and is hereby, constituted port of de-
livery, within the collection district of
New Orleans and there shall be appoint
ed deputy collector of customs, to reside
at said port, who shall receive salary, to
be determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, not exceeding fifteen hundred
Approved, March /, 1872
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 1871
AN ACT to authorize the construction of
bridge across the Missouri river at or
near st. Joseph, Missouri.
Be it enacted blythe Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That it
shall be lawful for "The ST. Joseph Bridge
ng11TN INV
lied for that purpose under the general
corporation laws of the State of Missouri,
to construct a bridge across the Missouri
river at or near Saint Joseph, Missouri, and
to lay on and over said bridge railway
tracks for the more perfect connection of
any and all railways that are now, or
which may hereafter be, constructed to the
Missouri river at or near Saint Joseph, or
to the river on the opposite side Of the
same, hear Saint Joseph and build, erect, |
and lay on and over said bridge ways for |
wagons, vehicles of all kinds, and for the |
transit of animals, and to provide WAYS
for passengers, and to keep up, main |
tain, and operate said bridge for the pur-
poses aforesaid; and that when said bridge |
Is constructed, all trains of all railroads |
at said river, and on the Op-
posite side thereof, at orInear Saint Joseph, |
Missouri, shall be allowed TO cross said |
bridge for reasonable compensation, to be
made to the owners of the same, under tn
limitations and conditions hereafter
named. The owners of said bridge may
also charge and receive reasonable COM
or tolls for the transit over said
bridge of all wagons, carriages, vehicles,
and foot-passengers
SEC. 2. That any bridge built under the
provisions of this act may, at the option
)f person or persons, or corporation build
ng the same. be built ~: a drawhridne |