Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-12-25

America in Congress assembled, That all
that portion of the Republican land dis.
trict in the State of Kansas, lying and be-
ing situated west of tie first guide merid-
ian west of the sixth principal meridian
be, and is is hereby, constituted a new
land district, to be called the Northwestern
land district.
Sec. D.. That the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, is
hereby authorized to appoint register and
a receiver for said district who shall dis
charge like and similar duties, and receive
| the same amount of compensation allowed
to other officers discharging like duties in
the other land offices in said State.
Approved, May %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. S..
AN ACT to provide for holding the u nit
ed States district court in the city of To-
ledo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
| OF America in Congress assembled, That
| there shall be two terms of the United
states district court for the northern dis
trict of Ohio held in the city of Toledo,
Ohio, in eoch year from and after the pas
sage of this act, the time and the length
OF the terms to be fixed by the Judge of
said court.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Sc.
-, ~ W leStldJe CTlDllal practice Ill
the federal courts.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in
every case where demurrer is interposeG
10 an indictment, or to any court or courts
thereof, or TO any information in any court
OF the United States, and such demurrer
shall be overruled by the court, the iudg-
ment thereupon shall be respondent-ous-
ter; and thereupon trial may be ordered
at the same, or continuance may lie or
dered as justice may require.
Approved, May %, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. ST.
AN ACT to authorize the construction of
bridge, and TO establish the same rs a
post road.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
II shall be lawful for any person or persons,
company or corporation, having authority
from the States of Iowa and Illinois, to
build bridge across the Mississippi river
at Fort Madison, Iowa, aud to lay on or
over said bridge railway tracks, for the
more perfect connection of any railroads
tnat are or shall be constructed to the said
river at or opposite said point under the
limitations and conditions hereinafter pro-
vlded; that said bridge shall not interfere
with the free navigation of said river be-
yond what is necessary in order to carry
into effect the rights and privileges hereby
granted; and in case of any litigation aris-
ing from any obstruction or alleged OBJ
struction to the free navigation of said riy-
er, the cause may be tried before the dis
trlct court of the United States of auy State
III which any portion of said obstruction
or bridge touches.
See. .. That any bri dye built under the
provisions OF this act may, at the option of
the company building the same, be built
either as pivot drayv-bridge, with piv-
OF or other form of draw, or with I'M
broken or continuous spans: Provided.
That if the said bridge shall be built with
unbroken and continuous spans, it shall
not be of less elevation in any case than
fifty feet Obove high water mark, as un-
derstood at the point of location, to the
bottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the
spans OF said bridge be less than two hun
dred 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 over the main channel of the riy-
er, and not less than three hundred feet in
length: And provided also, That if any
bridge built under this act shall be con-
structed as pivot draw-bridge, the same
shall be constructed with draw over the
main channel of the river at an accessible
and navigable point, and with spans of
noI less IMAM one hundred and sixty feet
in length in the clear on each ,or the
central or pivot pier of the draw, and The
next adjoining spans to the dro = ,itaii not
be less than two hundred ana nifty feet, if
the proper location of the draw over the
channel will admit spans of the width be-
tween IT and the shore, and said spans shall
not be less than thirty feet above low-water
mark and not less than ten above extreme
high-water mark, measuring to the bot
tom chord of the bridge; and the piers of
said bridge shall be parallel with the cur
rent OF the river where said bridge NAV be
erected: And l)rovided also, That said
draw shall be opened promptly, upon rea.
sonable signal, for the passage of boats.
and in no case shall necessary DELAY occur
in opening the said draw during or after
the passage of trains.
Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed I'M
der this act, and according TO its limita-
tons, shall be lawful structure. and shall
be known and recognized as post route,
upon which, also, no higher charge shall
De made for the transmission over the
same of the mails, the troops, and the mu-
nltions OF war of the United States than
the rate per mile paid for their Transports
ton over the railroads or public highways
leading to the said bridge; and the Unit
ed States shall have the right of way for
postal-telegraph purposes across said
Sec. 4. That all railway companies de-
string TO use the said bridge shall have and
be entitled TO equal rights and privileges
i'm the naGGaOa If tho uo mo M q,