FIFTY-N1NTH CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Cas. 955, 956. 1906. 69 "It_ is further provided that the Secretary of Commerce and Labor ,ul[g°$g¥°¤P*¤°¤ may., in his discretion, permit any foreign passenger steamer coming ° within the provisions of this Act whose foreign certificate of inspection shall have expired at sea since last leaving the country to which said vessel belongs, or while said vessel shall have been in a port of the United States, to sail upon her regular route without under oing any further inspection than would have been required had said Eireign certificate of inspection been in force: Provided, however, That such discretion mm. shall be exercised only with respect of vessels operated upon regularly R°°m°°l°"‘ established lines, and in cases where such fore1gn passenger steamers will be regularly inspected by the authorities of her home government before her next return to a port of the United States." Sec. 2. That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage and mmapproval. Approved, March 17, 1906. CHAP. 956.-An Act To authorize William Smith and associates to bridge the 1hmh17 11m. Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, near Williamson, West Virginia, where the same [H- B· 1%-] forms the boundary line between the States of West Virginia and Kentucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful for Sag? F,g§;r°* ***3*8 William Smith, of Pike County, Kentucky, and associates, to construct William Snnithdal. and maintain a wagon and foot bridge, and also a railroad bridge, K,Llf,$,1?€$j{¥§Y’wll` either standard or narrow gauge, to be operated by electricity or other- a¤l,§* ¤°¤· wise, together with approaches thereto, across the Tugh Fork of the Big Sandy River, near Williamson, West Virginia, w ere the said Tug Fork forms the boundary line between the States of West Virginia and Kentucky, as the said parties may deem suitable for the passage of its said roads, the conveyance of coal, and for foot passengeipvover the said_Tug Fork, subject to the approval of the Secretary of ar. Sec. 2. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this mf·,';;{‘,Qu,,‘,jf°°*“'° Act shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recggnized and known as a post route, and it shall engoy all the rights an privileges of other post-roads in the United tates, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, or for th rou h passengers or freight passing over said bridge andapproaches, than {die rate per mile (pai for trangportation over the railroads leading to said bridge; an the United tates shall have the right of way for postal telegraph and telephone purposes without charge therefor across said bridge and approaches. band bridge shall be built and np¤:{)$gL<;f;fw located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navi- ` gation as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object the said (parties shall submit to the Secretary of War for his examination an approval, a design and drawings of the bridge and a map of the location, giving for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location the high and low water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the current at all stages of the water, with the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream and the location of any other bridge or bridges, such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may be required fora full and sat1sfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plans and location are approved by the Secretary of War the bridge s all not be commenced or built: and should any change be made in the plan of said bridge durilpg the ¤¤¤¤s¤ progress of construction or after completion., such change s l be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and any changes
