206 FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. OH. 303, 304, 305. l876_ t Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien" approved June sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, accept that in the bridge herein authorized one draw only shall be required, which shall not be less than four hun- Proviso. dred feet in width in the clear: And provided further, That any bridge ` built under the provisions of this act shall be at right-angles to the current of the river. · N9’¤ *9 <>b¤¤"¤¤* Sec. 3. That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the an- “‘“"g“*‘°“‘ thority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and no bridge shall be commenced or built under this act until the location thereof and the plans - and specifications for its construction shall have been submitted to, and Approve! <>f approved by, the Secretary of War; and any change in the plan of such P]“““· construction or any alteration in the bridge after its construction shall be subject to the like approval; and whenever said bridge shall, in the . opinion of the Secretary of War, substantially obstruct the free naviga- . A1t¤rsti<>¤¤- tion of said river, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or altera- - tion of said bridge to be made as will eifectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made, and all such obstructions be removed, at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge; Litigationfor ob- and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged °*F“°'”°“» Wh°*`° obstruction to the free navigation of the Missouri River at or near the °"°d‘ crossing of said bridge caused or alleged to be caused thereby, the cause _ shall be commenced and tried in the district courts of either judicial disprict of Iowa or Ntibraska in which the said bridge or any portion of suc 1 obstruction touc es. . Declared lawful Sec. 4. That any bridge built under this act and according to its lim- °*l`“°*“” and P°“‘ itations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known r°‘é°E‘M f as a post-route, 'upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the . g 0 S 0 I , . . . . frmlsportation for tI`HDSpOI`tH»UOI] 0VOI` the SalI1G ot H10 H]3»llS, H10 tfo0pS, 2H1d IIIIIDIDIOIIS of United States. war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to such bridge. Llsllw wd ¤¤f=>· Such lights shall be kept upon said bridge as the Light-House Board shall g“"'°*‘· direct, and said bridge shall moreover be provided with all proper safeguards for the security of person and property. Rishi *0 ¤¤¤>¤d· Sec. 5. That Congress may at any time alter, amend, or repeal this act. Approved, August 15, 1876. Aug. 15, 1876. CHAP. 304.—An act to provide for the appointment of commissioners for taking —v··--·—·-··aiiidavits, &c., thr the courts of the United States. Be it enacted In; the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Notaries public States of America in Congress assembled, That notaries public of the “‘“Y “;k° *°“" several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia be, and they m°°y’ ° °° are hereby, authorized to take depositions, and do all other acts in rclation to taking testimony to be used in the courts of the United States, take acknowledgments and aflidavits, in the same manner and with the pamfe gffectlsts commissioners of the United States circuit court may now awu yta eor do. ` Approved, August 15, 1876. Aug. 15, 1876. CHAP. 305.-An act relieving the State of Kansas from charges on account of ord- ····Y——···· nance—stores furnished to Kansas Territory. Preamble. Whereas, it appears from the books of the Ordnance Bureau of the War Department that the State of Kansas stands charged with eleven thousand ftoué hundred and twenty-ilve dollars for arms issued to the Territory o ansas; and
