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470 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 916-918. 1890. Authorhation re- the free and convenient navigation of said river; and the authority "°‘“°·°‘°· to erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation and modification by law when the public good shall, in the judgment of ggngress, so require, without any expense or charge to the United tes. ·¤¤¤¤<*¤¤¤*·¤*¢· Sec. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. mc. 7. That this act shall be null and void if actual construction Gommencementnnd of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year, °'""°l°°°"‘ and completed within three years from the date thereof. Approved, September 25, 1890. September 5.1890. CHAP. 917.-An to create a of en at le Pass, Texas, in lieu ot _’*"’““ Indianola, Texas. act Pon uy mg Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the mfg!: pl;:°¤:*d'1‘¤t§; United Staks of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph in neu ot muimem, two of section twentiy-Eve hundred and seventy-eight of the Revised

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¤10.¤¤¤e¤d¤d."Second. The district of Sal1u·ia· to comprise all the waters and shores of the State from and including the counties of Matagorda and Wharton as bounded on the third ay of March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, to the countly of Refugio as bounded on the twenty-eighth day of July eighteen undred and forty-seven ; in which Eagle Pass shal be the port of entry, and Matagorda, Copano, Lavaca and San` Antonio, ports of delive1;1y." mg- 8-· N, ,¤”°· P- That plaragaph two of section twenty- ve hundred and ninety- ’ nine of e vised Statutes be amendedy so as to read as follows: belgium at hue E; Seeémda In the district of Saluria, a collector who shall reside at g e ass. ’ ‘ ¤¤*$§¤c;%l°*" ¤*· SECTION. 2. That section three thousand and four of the Revised 12. s, see. am, p. Statutes be. and the same is hereby, amended by substituting the "°· ‘“‘“’°"· words "Eagle Pass " for the word “Indianola." Approved, September 25, 1890. 1 ¤eptemm·m,1800. CHAP. 918.-An ant to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missis- _*i· sippi River at Winona, Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the bHl£:¤¤l;}Miu..p¤ar United States of America in Congress assemble ., That the city of mm ,, €$}f,Z,EE_ Winona, in the State of Minnesota, is hereby authorized and em- ’“¤'*· powered to erect, establish, and maintain, or authorize the erection, FM md umass establishment, and maintenance of a foot and carriage bridge across Wg the Mississippi River at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, from the city of Winona, State of Minnesota, so as to connect with the opposite shore of said river in the State of Wisconsin- that said

  • "*'¤¤¤¤**s¤¤¤¤· bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyon what is necessary in order to carry into effect the rights and

Iltisstion. privileges hereby granted; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in which an portion of said bridge or obstruction touches. Said bridge shall ble constructed to provide for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit rom. of animals, and for foot passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll _ as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of War. d_°°'”¤'¤°¤°¤°¤°*°¤· Sec. 2. That any bridge built underthe provisions of this act may, at the option of the city of Winona building the same, be built as a