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FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cns. 3300, 3301. 1906. 265 the township of Monticello, in \Vright County, Minnesota, and the township of Becker, in Sherburne County, Minnesota, and above the village of Monticello, in said Wright County, for the develo ment of water power, and such works and structures in connection therewith as may be necessary or convenient in the develo ment of said power and in the utilization of the power thereby developed: Provided, P•’°"*°°· . That the lplans for the construction of said dam and ap urtenant apS°,‘jj;’;“£,Qf, Q';;' *° works shall be 'submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers P` and the Secretary of War before the commencement of the construction of the same: And prmnkled further, That The Mississippi River iuonnicmon or Power Company, its successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such °1°"S` plans after suc a proval, either before or after the completion of said structures, unlldss the modification of said plans shall have previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Engineers and of the Secretary of War: And provided {urther, That S*“*°°‘"‘Y· there shall beplaced and maintained in connection wit said dam a sluiceway so arranged as to permit logs, timber, and lumber to ss around, through, or over said dam without unreasonable dela or hindrance, and without toll or charges: And provided further, That the I·<>¢=l=- dam shall be so constructed that the Government of the United States may at any time construccti in connection therewith1a suitable lock for navi tion pur oses, an may at an time, wit out com nsaticn, gomrgi or am by contfdl the saidpdam so far as shall be dyecessary for pur osg: of uavi— U im um gation, but shall not destroy the water power developed by said dam and structures to any greater extent than may be necessary to l'0Vld6 proper facilities for navigation, and that the Secretary of Vigir ma C*““‘¢°“· at any time require and enforce, at the expense of the owners, such ' modifications and charges in the construction of such dam as he may deem advisable in the interests of navigation: And provided further, That uitable iishways, to be a proved by the United States Fish mh"" Commission, shall be constructed) and maintained at said dam by The Mississippi River Power Company, its successors or assigns. _ Sec. 2. That in case any litigation arises from the building of said_ L‘"*“"°”‘ dam, or from the obstruction of said river by said dam or appurtenant works, cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for that pu se in the State of Minnesota and in the courts of the United States:rg~ovided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to gigggyxh hm nm repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in refer- tas-mx. ence to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt said structures from the operation of same. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein l.$§f’{fl{§°,,'§T*"°"°“‘ authorized be commenced within one year and be completed within three years from the time of the passage of this Act. d Sec. 4. That the right to amend or repeal this Act is hereby ’“"°“ "‘°“'" expressly reserved. Approved, June 1+, 1906. CHAP. 8801.-An Act To authorize the Charleston Light and Water Company ·{‘;I“°,Q‘é},°g§· to construct and maintain a dam across Goose Creek in Berkeley County, in the tate of South Carolina. [Y“b“°· N°· 23**} Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ States of Amzwica in Congress assembled, That the right, power, and g{’,‘I.°f;g§Y$Ql,‘”;fghr rivilege to construct, erect, and maintain a dam across the said Goose ::3, },‘;,';,f’ C°“·‘¥"“‘Y {Creek IS hereby authorized, granted, and given to the said the Charles- Pr r_ ton Light and Water Company, its successors and assigns: Provided, That the said the Charleston Light and Water Company shall be liable for all such damages as may be established iu_ any court of competent jurisdiction by any landowner claiming that his land has been damaged