1030 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 1002, 1003, 1004.1903. for the right of railroads`aeross such homestead to one hundred feet in °°°*"‘°*“ "°*"°·m°· width on either side of the center line of said railroad; and all contracts by the settler made before his receipt of patent from the Government, for the conveyance of the land homesteaded by him or her, except as herein provided, shall be held null and void. Approved, March 3, 1903. M‘“°l‘ 3*1°°°‘ CHAP. 1003.-An Act To authorize the President of the United States to appoint [Public, No. 153.] Kensey J. Hampton captain and quartermaster in the Army. Capt. Ke nsey .1 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofReg>resentatévee of the United H'j;¥;"’,§‘,; am,,,,,,,,,, States ofAmenIea in Congress assembled, That the President of the curtain ¤¤¤ qmrwr- United States in his discretion be, and he is hereby, authorized to "'"m‘ An"` a point Kense J. Hampton, late captain and assistant quartermaster, lihited States Volunteers, to the grade of ca tain and quartermaster United States Army, to fill the first or any suibsequent vacancy in said grade in the Quartermaster’s Department occurring after the passage of this Act. . Approved, March 3, 1903. “¤’°l'* “· Im CHAP. 1004.-An Act Granting the right of way to the Kenova and Big Sandy [pawn, N0_ 1g_] Railroad Com;;;; througllxrthe Government at Lock umber Two, Big Sandy %;y§i1;i:-nd at Num Three, Big Sandy River, both in Wayne County, West Be it enacted by the Senate and House gfRe,i{r·ese¢ztat2?0:es of the United Sf;'f,‘}"R¥,Q°w°?*vB,{‘ States 0; America in Congress aesemb ed, hat the Kenova and Big Su§§¤¤Ive ¤¤ dC£}g Sandyoad Company, a corporation created under and by virtue vmyjgznmu rsgmer of the law of the State of West Virginia, its successors and assigns, "”Y “"‘· be, and the same are hereby, empowered to locate, construct, and maintain its railroad through the lands belonging to the United States Government at Lock Number Two, Big Sandy River, and at Lock Number Three, Big Sandy River, in Wayne County, in the State of West Virginia, un er suc conditions and u(pon such lines, and of such widths, as shall be determined and approve by the Secretary of War: mm. Provzded, That the said company shall pla to the United States such P"“‘°“°‘ spmlofdmoney as thel Secretary of War s all decide to be the value of t e an ssooccu ie . ¤£_'¤° °* °°“”“'°°‘ Sec. 2. That the right of way granted herein under the provisions contained in this Act s all become inoperative and null and void unless the said company shall, within the term of two years from the iirst of January, nineteen hundred and three, have so far advanced the construction of said road as to satisfy the War Department that said compgny is lawfully and successfully established and that said road will completed as proposed within a reasonable time. B¤'¤¤**?¤· Sec. 3. That if in the future, in the construction or operation by . the United States of locks, dams, or other improvements to facilitate navigation on the Big Sand River, or the tributaries thereof, it shall be necessary to utilize any liind or other property of the said railroad company, the privilege shall be Wgrante on such terms as shall be determined by the Secretary of ar, and the said railroad company shall execute a valid agreement to that effect to be submitted to and approved bly the said Secretary of War.
- ““"“°“* no. 4. hat the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby
expressly reserved. _ Approved, March 3, 1903.
