The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-04-20
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LdsCS of the United States


LdsCs of the United States
PASSED AT TIE
Second Session Of the Forty.Second Congress.
GENERAL MATURING. 32.l
AN ACT in addition 10 an act entitled can act to
amend act entitled act for the removal ofcauses
in certain from State courts approved July
twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six ap-
proved March second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
Re II enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
atives of the United States of America in Congress
sembed, That whenever personal action has been OF
shall be brought in any State court by alien against
any citizen of State who is at the time the alleged
action accrued was, civil officer of the United States
being nonresident Of that State wherein Jurisdiction
obtained by the State court, by personal service of pro-
cess such action may be removed into the circuit court
of the United States in and for the district in which the
defendant shall have been served with process in the
provided for the removal Of an &C.
ton brought in State court by the provisions of
ton three of the act of March second eighteen hundred
and thirtyhree entitled act further to provide for
the collection of duties on imports.n
Approved, March 80, 1872.
GENERAL MATURING. $751;
AN ACT to authorize the construction sa bridge across
the Mississippi river at the town of Clinton
in the State of Iowa. and other bridges across said
river, and to establish them as postroads.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Representa-
tves of the United States of America in Congress as
sembed That it shall be lawful for any person per-
sons company corporation, to build bridge across
the Mississippi river at such point said river within
fifteen miles of the town ofCnton in the State Of Iowa.
as may accommodate the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad and its connections the west side of
said river and to lay on or over said bridge railway
tracks for the perfect connection of any railroads
that are or shall be- constructed to the said river at
opposite said point under the limitations and condi-
tions hereinafter provided that said bridge shall not
interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond
what is necessary order to carry into effect the rights
and privileges hereby granted and in of any ti-
CATION arising from any obstruction alleged obstruc-
ion to the free navigation of said river the cause may
any State in which any portion of said obstruction
bridge touches: Provided, That said bridge shall not
be located constructed to interfere in any
ner with the approaches to the railroad bridge
erected at Clinton with the piers of the same,
to obstruct in the passage of said bridge
by boats vessels or RATS or to render such passage
more difficult or dangerous Provided, however, That
this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the
ing Of the approaches to said bridge, if such crossing
SEC That any bridge built under the provisions of
this act may at the option the company building the
same, be built as bridge, with pivot or other
form Of draw, or with unbroken continuous spans
Provided That if the said bridge shall be made with
unbFoken and continuous spans it shall not be of less
elevation, in any case, than fifty feet above extreme
hgh-water mark understood at the point ofocaton,
to the bottom chord of the bridge shall the spans
of said bridge be less than two hundred and fifty feet in
length and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel
with the current of the river, and the main span shall
be the main channel of the river and not less than
three hundred feet in length And provided also, That
any bridge built under this act shall be constructed
a a draw BRIDGE the same shall be constructed a
pivot draw bridge, with draw the main channel
of the river at accessible and navigable point and
with spans of not less than hundred and sixty feet
in length in the clear each side of the central pivot
pier of the draw and the next adjoining spans to the
draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty feet
and said spans shall not be less than thirty feet above
lowwater mark and not less than ten above extreme
hghwater mark measuring to the bottom chord of the
bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel
with the current of the river where said bridge be
erected And provided also, That said draw shall be
opened promptly upon reasonable signal, for the pas
sage of boats.
SEC. g. That any bridge constructed under this act,
and according to its limitations, shall be lawful struc
ture, and shall be known and recognized postroue,
upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for
the transmission the same of the mails the troops
and the munitions Of war of the United States than the
rate per mile paid for their transportation the rail
roads public highways leading to the said bridge and
the United States shall have the right for
telegraph purposes across said bridge
SEC. 4. That all railway companies desiring to use
the said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal
rights and privileges in the passage of the same and in
the use Of the machinery and fixtures thereof and of all
the approaches thereto under and upon such terms and
conditions shall be prescribed by the Secretary OF
War, upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the
parties in case they shall not agree.
Sec That the structure herein authorized shall be
built and located under and subject to such regulations
for the security of navigation of said river the Secre
tary of War shall prescribe and the said structure shall
be at all times kept and managed to offer
able and proper for the passage through
under said strucure and the said structure shall be
changed at the cost and expense of the owners thereof
from time to time Congress may direct as to pre-
the free and convenient navigation of said river
And the authority to erect and continue said bridge
shall be subject to revocation, modification by law
whenever the public good shall in the judgment Con-
gress require, without any expense charge to the
United States.
SEC. g. That the Muscatine Western Railroad Com.
pany, their assigns corporation existing under the
laws the State of Iowa. be- and is hereby authorized
to construct and maintain bridge the Mssssip
p river at the city of Muscatine in the State of Iowa
The bridge authorized to be built by this section is
hereby declared to be posroute and shall have all
the privileges and is subject to all the TERMS restrc-
tions and requirements contained in the foregoing Sec
tions of this act.
SEC. T. That bridge may be constructed and main
tanned across the Mississippi river at any point they
may select between the counties of Carroll and White
Sides in the State of Illinois, and the counties of Jack
son and Clinton, in the State of Iowa, either by the
Western Union Railroad Company the Sabula, Ack-
ley, and Dakota Railroad Company, both of them
by either or both of their successors assigns or by
any person, company or corporation having authority
from the States Of Illinois and Iowa. The bridge author
lied to be built by this section is hereby declared to be
Pastroute and has all the privileges, and is subject
all the TERMS restrictions and requirements contain
ed in the foregoing sections of this act.
SEC. g. That bridge may be constructed and main
tanned the Mississippi river, at any point they
may select, between the county of La Crosse in the
State of Wisconsin, and the county of Houston in the
State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee and Saint Paul
Railway Company, their successors assigns, by
any person. company, or corporation having authority
from the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The
bridge authorized to be built by this section is hereby
declared to be postroute, and has all the privileges
and is subject to all the terms restrictions and require
ments contained in the foregoing sections of this
SEC. g. That the light to alter amend this act so
as prevent all material distractions to the
navigation of said river by the construction of bridges
is hereby expressly reserved.
SEC TO- That this act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, without any expense or
charge to the United States.
Approved, April L, 1872.