Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-22
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the
Forty-Second Congress-,
GENERAL NArUREANo. 52l

GENERAL NATURE-No. 52.l
AN ACT TO amend an act entitled IAN act to
authorize the construction of bridge across
the Missouri river At OF near st. Joseph, Mis-
souri," approved March fifth, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy-two.
Be IL enacted by TIE Sendts and House of Repre-
SeEtdSres Of the Cnsted States of America in Com
gTess assembled. That the first section of the act
entitled can act to authorize the construction
OF bridge acrOss the Missouri river at or near
St Joseph, Missouri" approved March fifth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, be, and the
same Il hereby, amended SO as to read as fol-
lows: Section 1. That it shall be lawful for the
st. Joseph Bridge Building Company a corpo-
ration organized for that purpose under the
general corporation laws of the state of Mis-
souri,, or its assigns, to Construct bridge across
the Missouri river at or near st. Joseph Mis-
souri,, and to lay on and ever said bridge railway
tracks Tor the more perfect connection of any
snd an rauways that are now, or which may
hereafter be- constructed to the Missouri river at
or near 81. Joseph, or to the river on the oppo-
site SIDE CT the same, near ST. Joseph: and build
erect, ana lay on and over said bridge ways for
wagons, vehicles OF all kinds and for the transit
o. ANIMALS, and to provide ways for foot passen-
gers, and TO keep up, maintain, and operate
ssid bridge for the purposes aforesaid; and that
when said bridge Is constructed, all trains of all
railroads terminating at said river, and on the
opposite side thereof, at or near St Joseph. Mis-
scIirI, shall he allowed to cross said bridge for
reasonable compensation, to be made to the
owners of the same, under the Limitations and
conditions hereaft1r named. The owners of
SAID bridge may also charge and receive reason.
the said bridge of all wagons, carriages vehi-
cles, animals, and foot passengers.
SEC. 2. That the fifth section of the act of
which this is amendatory be, and the same is
hereby, amended so a. to read as follows: Sec
ton .. That the st. Joseph Bridge Building
Companv, after the passage of this act, shall not
have the right to assign the charter which said
company now holds by assignment from the St.
Joseph and Denver City Railroad Company,
and W bich was granted 10 said last named COM
pany by virtue of an act of Congress, approved
July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy
10 any other company, person, or persons; nor
shall said bridge building company be per-
mitted, under the said charter so obtained as
aforesaid, from the st. Joseph and Denver City
Railroad Company to construct any other bridge
than the one now being constructed at St.Joseph,
Missouri Pr0rided, hO,Osrer, That nothing in
this section contained shall prevent the said
bridge building company from mortgaging said
charter and franchises held by il by assignment
from the said railroad company, with the bridge
constructed or to be constructed Hereunder in
the manner and for the purposes in and for
which the said bridge building company is or
may be authorized by or under the laws Of the
State OF Missouri to mortgage its property.
Approved, MAY 1, 1872.