424 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 860. 1888. s“”° .“.S‘%“°h Sec. 4. That for the ur se of securing the uninterru ted examiiivzil lllsslsslppi inations and surveys atpthd)(South Pass of the Mississippi) River, as provided for in the act of March third, eighteen hundred a11d seventy-five, the Secretary of War, upon the application of the_Chief A1>¤r¤1>ri¤¢i<>¤ ¤¤¤<¤¤ of Engineers, is hereby authorized to draw his warrant or requisition p°{$?l*§”K`464_ from time to time upon the Secretary of the Treasury for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate for each year the amount appropriated in this act for such purpose; m- Provided, however, That an itemized statement of said expenditures ` shall accom ny the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers. , Rez¤¤1¤¤iq¤¤f<¤¤¤v- Sec. 5. Thdt the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, author- 'g°"°°°f 5°“mP°“' ized to make such rules and regulations for the navigation of the South Pass of the Mississippi River as to him shall seem necessary or expedient for the purpose of preventing any obstruction to the channel through said South Pass and any injury to the works therein constructed. The term “South Pass," as herein employed, shall be construed as embracing the entire extent of channel between the up er ends of the works at the head of the ass and the outer or sea end) of the jetties at the entrance from the §ulf of Mexico; and any rson who shall willfully violate any rule or regulation made by the Sgcretary of War in pursuance of this act shall be guilty of a mismfl!g:¤¤¤¤¤¤ f<>¤‘**¤· demeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not exceeding ' five hundred dollars and undergo an imprisonment not exceeding six _ t f mcénths, atrphq discppltion of the pourt. h t d I . We e'? °. Ec. 6. a or e urpose o securin the unin erru te an - River. JESS ss pm ing of the waters of thd) Lower Mississiqpig River and its tlfibutgriei, as rovided for in joint resolution of the twent ·-first of February, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, upon the application of the Chief of Engineers, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to draw his Appropriationmade warrant or requisition from time to time upon the Secretar of the ’°{}'§‘,‘f}‘,§'}f’5q8_ Treasury for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to ` exceed in the aggregate for each year the amount appropriated in zvmw. this act for such p1u*pose: Provided, however, That an itemized state-
- ‘°P°"°- mein; of said expenses shall accompany the annual report of the Chief
of gineers. M;g%,g;gg$§jv,EPP°’ Sec. 7. That for the purpose of securing the uninterrupted work of operating snag boats on the Upper Mississippi River, a11d of remov- _ ing snags, wrecks, and other o structions in the Mississippi River, mj,{g’;§;'£g§,_ '°'· the Secretary of War, upon the application of the Chief of Engineers, is hereby authorized to draw his warrant or requisition from time to time upon the Secretary of the Treasur for such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed, in the aggregate for each gage- year the amounts appropriated in this act for such purposes: Prop°vided, hou·ez·er, That an itemized statement of said expenses shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engineers. C,;}gg°gg'E,j'8€,ggg‘,;_°' Sec. 8. That the Secretary of War shall cause the manuscript of the annual report of the Chief of Engineers and subordinate en '- neers, relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the report of the Mississippi and Missouri River Commissions to be placed in the hands of the Public Printer on or before the nfteenth ay of October in each year, and the Public Printer shall cause said reports to be riuted with an accurate and comprehensive index thereof, on or before the iirst Monday in December in each year, for the use of Congress. g,§}?,,f"{,‘§‘,,‘§’.'l,;,';,,“;’,',;,““'*‘ Sec. 9. That whenever the Secretary of War shall have good reagsyéecmry vw son to believe that any railroad or other bridge now constructed, or Pwhich may hereafter be constructed, over any of the navigable waterways of the United States is an obstruction to the free navigation of such waters, by reason of insufficient height, width of span, or otherwise, or where there is difficulty in passing the draw-opening or the _ n of such bridge by rafts, steam-boats, or other watercraft, 1t s be the duty of the said Secretary to give notice to the
