FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 137, 138. 1883. 571 stable of the Distmjict may serve subpoenas in this behalf Such fees S¤bP¢¤¤¤¤· shall be allowed ygntiiesses so examined, to be paid out of the contingent Feesfund of the Comnussioners, as are allowed in civil actions before justices of the peam. Any person who shall knowingly make false oath or False oath. allirmatnon shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction thereof, be punished according to laws in force for the punishment of perjury. Penalty. Sec. 15. That this act shall be in force from and after its passage; and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, Repeal, em. as also all laws allowing any deduction of taxes assessed against any person because of payment thereof within a period of thirty days after receiving notice that the collector of taxes is ready to receive the taxes assessed. Approved, March 3, 1883. CHAP. 13§.—Ai1 act to establish a railway bridge across the Illinois River, extending M 3 1883 from a pcmt within Eve miles of Columbiana m Greene County, to a point within M" ’ tive miles of Farrowtown, in Calhoun County, in the State of Hlinois. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Litchfield, Carrollton Limhtield, Cmand Western Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, are hereby ¤>U*°¤, Md W°¤*· authorized and empowered to erect, establish, and maintam a railway °;*;1R;*_;L§;’g},£fg';‘_; bridge across the Illinois River, extending from a point, to be by them {3,,,,,,%,,,,,,* bridge, selected, within tlve miles of Columbiana,111 Greene County, to a point, aqueous Illinois to be selected by them, within live miles of Farrowtown, in Calhoun R¤*¤¤‘»¤*°· County, in the State of Illinois; and that said bridge shall not interfere with the hee navigation of said river beyond what is necessaryin order Free navigation. to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the hee navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the di triet court of the United States for the southern district of the State of Illinois. . SEO. 2. That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, at the option of the company bui1ding»t.he.same, be built as a draw Draw-bridge, bridge, with a pivot or other form of draw or with unbroken or con- ¤*¤· » tiuuous spans; Provided, That if the said laridge shall be built with P¤•¤€·¤· unbroken or continuous spans, it_ shall not be.of less elevation in any case than ifty feet above extreme high water mark, as understood at the point of location, to thebottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge be less thantwo hundred and iiity feet in length; andthe piers of said bridge-shall be parallel with the current of said river, and the main span shall be over the main channel of the river, and not less ‘ than threehuudred feet in length: And provided also, That if any bridge f built under this act shall be constructed as is draw bridge, the same pho; guy. shall be constructed as a pivot draw bridge, with a draw ovefthe main \¤’i¤z¤· . channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw; and the next adjoining spans to the draw shall not be less than two hundred and fifty feet, aud said spans shall not be less than thirty feet above low water mark and not less than ten feet above extreme high water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge; and the piers of said bridge shall be pmallel with the current of the river where said bridge may be erected: And mrided also, That said draw shaH be opened promptly, upon rea- P‘¤‘•¤$•¤- sonahlo signal, for the passage of boats. $*S¤¤\¤· Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be known and D¤¤1=¤¤d ¤ hwrecognized as a post-route, and the same is hereby declared to be a ggggggglggm °“d post-route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the ’ transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions
