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190 FIFTYSEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 684, 778, 779. 1902. at the lower end of said tract of land for the exclusive and free use of

  • "'°*¥*“ °"°’¥°'- the United States: Provided, also, That the Warrior Southern Railway

Company and its assigns shall not char the United States for freight shipped over its lines rates higher than gicose charged any private party. ’“"°"""°‘“~ Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, May 3, 1902. WW 7- lm- CHAP. 7 78.-An Act Providing for the removal of the rt of entry in the Albe-

 marie collection of customs district, North Carolina, from lldenton, North Carolina,

to Elimbeth City, North Carolina. , _ Be it enacted ky the Senate and House of R esentatifves of the United §;f,;”;‘0”n°;j¥;!:,,‘§; States of America in Congress assembled, Tidt section two thousand instead or meum, five hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, N33‘S_, ,.,c_ M, ,_ second edition, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, be amended by ¤°*·•¤°¤"°**· striking out the word "Edenton" in the last line of the first subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Elizabeth City." Approved, May 7, 1902. May 7. 1902. 77963An Act Tp aiwgx tolgegpited Santee and West Ipdies "*"—··* an teamshn m , o e a bridge across e ”’“"“°· "°· ‘°‘“l Mmm mw; in agenda or Florida. me Be it enactedby the Senateand Hmm of R&»·eventat1?ves of the United {;;d¤£'g·$ Stateaof America in Omzgress asaev , T t the United States and wm mines Railroad West Indies Railroad and Steamship Com ny, of Florida, a corpora-

,‘?,‘},€§F,‘}“{,”§}{j,,,,?°’"' tion created and existing by virtue of the EW of the State of Florida,

` its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct and maintain a bridge acrom Manatee River in the State of Florida . for the crossing of said river with its railroad line at such point as may be selected by the said railroad and steamsbip company and ,0my;gé*m¤·¤¤ approved by the Secretary of War. Said bridge shal be constructed ` to provide or the passage of railroad trains, and. at the option of said rai road company, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot passengers, for ren. such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed by the said railroad and steamship company and approved lay the Secretary of War. ml-;",{,'§,;f’“°'“'°°¤° Sec. 2. That any bridge built un er this Act and subject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge s all be made for the transmission over the same of the mails and troops and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation 0ver the railroads or public highways leading to the said ridge; and it shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as other post ,,,g,,{:_°*"l’h· °’°·· roads in the United States; and the Lnited States sha I have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph and telephone purposes, and all telegraph and telephone companies shall have equal rights and privileges in crossing said bridge with their lines. _;j_¤0*g;•;m; Yxtw Sec. 3. That the bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act ’shall be built under and subjectto such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary o W'ar for his examination an approval designs and drawipgs of the bridge and a map of the location, giving all details