New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-04
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! An act authorizing the construction Of rail
road brio gss across tine Mobile I'VE! and
! ethe: nay!gabie streams tributary - Mo
bile bar. IN accordance with the acts OF
the Legislature e! the State o. Alabama.
and TO establish Them Is ro.t2oad..
BE II enacted by the Senate and House ~
Representatives ot ;he United States OK
America in Congress assembled. iAac the
consent o; Congress be. AID Chs sam" -
hereby. yiv.u - III. Mobile and Montg Dm-
ery Railroad Company 20 erect one "v more
draw bridges over the Mobile :lN"" and
| 0the: na%!gabic streams tributary 70 Mobile
! bay. in accordance with the ac:s ii the
! Legislature o: Alabama. Incorporating said
| COMPANY: provided. that The sad draw.
bridge. sinai. hs - constructed ;as MOI ~
! interfere witt. I'll" free ar 10 materially oT
\ substantisiiS 0AstvUcG the t:c. nav CATION
| o: said streams. beyond VIVA; IL Necessary
| III ogde! to carry .DtD e.tSct :he !l-at- and
privileges hereby granted: and in cas-" a!
! any litigation arising from any obstruction.
| or alleged obstruction. 20 Fhe ire" HaNiS.-
! ton o! said river. ;h. cause MAJ b" tried
! betOc. the disiric: COur. Ot the n:ted
! States of :he State o: Alabama in which
! ans portion ~ sad obstruction or bird. yes
! touches: and prov !ted also. t!,at said draw.
, bridges sinai; be opened promptly. upon
! reasonable sigma. tor the passage AT boats.
! anu "a no case sGi!s unnecessary tfidI c''
! cur IN opening the said draw duy.Uy az .t:t4I
| the passage OF trains.
| SEC. :. That any bridge constructed under
:hi. ace, ANA according u its limitations.
| shall ba lawful structure. ana shall ;'1
| known and recognized as a post route. upon
| which. also. no higher charge shat! be made
! for the transmission over the same nf the
mails. the troops and the munitions OF war
! OF ths United States than the rate per n;is
! ,loiI fhr rIa Pr, shn roii
| roads or public highways leading ~ said
! bridges.
| SEC. 3. Tia: al railway companies de.
! string to use said bridges shall. have and be
| entitled to equal rights and privileges in
| the passage of the same. and III the use OF
! the machinery and fixtures thereof. and o.
! all the approaches thereto, under and upon
| such terms and conditions az shall be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War. upon hear
! ing the allegations andHproots OF the parties
| in case tbey shall! not agree.
SEC. i. That the light to alte! OF amend
! this act so as 20 prevent or remove az! ma
| teI iai distractions 20 che navigation Gf said
| river by the construction of bridges Is here
! by expressly reserved: and that any bridg e
| 0g bridges constructed under this AIT shall
| be built under and subj tct 81 ouch regula.
tions for the security VI the navigation OF
! said river 90 the Secretary OF War shall
| prescribe: and the said bridges shall 10. AT
| all times. SO kept and managed as 20 otter
; reasonable and proper means foE the passa &c
OF vessels through and under them: ant!
the said bridges shall be changed. AT the
cost and expense OF the owners thereof.
| fr0:n time :" time. as Congress may direct,
SO as 20 preserve the free and convenient
navigation "t said river: and the authority
| to erect and continue said bridges shall be-
! subject to revocation by law Whenever the
! public good shall, in she judgment ri Cons
! g.-ss. SO require.
| Approved December -. 1872.