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FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 415-418. 1902. 95 the] Little Tennessee River at Niles Ferry, in the State of Tennessee; an Whereas the safe and pro r transportation of freight, passengers, and the United States mailslliiy the said Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad required that the old wooden bridge be immediatel replaced by a new steel structure which has already been constructedsi Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House 3/`Representati·ves of the United States of America in OonTg¢·ess assemble , That the steel brictge of the R{;,*j}*° T°¤¤°¤¤°° Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad across the Little ennessee Fgridse at Niles River at Niles Ferigv, in the State of Tennessee, be, and the same is {H;;.,;,;mc,u,€_ hereby, declared a awful structure and may be maintained as now constructed by the said railroad: Provided, That whenever in the judgment of the Secretar of War the interests of navigation shall require, the owners of said bridge shall, at their own expense, make such changles and alterations as the Secretary of War may order. Sec. 2. hat Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal “"°”°"‘°“°· this Act. Approved, April 11, 1902. CHAP. 418.-An Act Transferringa lot in Woodland Cemetery to city of Quincy, Apm lll lm Illinois. [pnbim N0_ M] Be it enacted by the Senate and llouse of R4K·esentati»ves of the United States o_fAmeriea in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War ?,,“{“$§“{+,,,,,u,,,,d be, and is hereby, authorized to convey to the city of Quincy, Illinois, §’¤°*°¤' ¢¤¤v¤Y¤¤ all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a certain parcel of land known and described as lot numbered thirty-three, in block one, in Woodland Cemetery, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, according to a plat of said cemetery as the same is recorded in the recorder’s office of said county. Approved, April 11, 1902. CHAP. 417.-—An Act To amend section forty-eight hundred and eighty-three of lh mai -- the Revised Statutes, relating to the signing of letters patent for inventions. [Public. No. cs.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section forty-eight {°@§§f‘,§é_,8,,,_p_,,,, hundre and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, ¤¤¤¤¤<*¤¤· amended so as to read as follows: _ "Sr·;c. 4883. All patents shall be issued in the name of the United cQ'§,,,,‘f,§,,,f,§.‘}°" "’ States of America, under the seal of the Patent Office, and shall be signed by the Commissioner of Patents, and they shall be recorded, together with the specifications, in the Patent Office in books to be kept for that purpose." Approved, April 11, 1902. CHAP. 418.-An Act Providing for the issuance of patent to the town site of Basin Avril 11. 1902- City, Wyoming, to the municipal authorities thereof for the use and benefit of said town, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0_fR{€7·esentatives of the United _ States of America in Congress assembled, at the Secretary of the ¥Q",§_§*§b§§§;,0_ Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue to the properly constituted authorities of the town of Basin City, Wyoming,