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46 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. S1-ass. II. Ch. 73, 74, 75. 1872. the security of under and subject to snchrrogulations for the security of qavigation of said

  • h° '%“!"ig“*i°” °f river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and the szud structure sha1]

u:sg,`{§;({°bb°th0 be at all times so kept and managed as to offer reasonable and proper gecrcwry ¤f{V¤r· means for the passaga of vessels through or under smd structure; and tha $$7:: °h‘;?j said structure shall be changed at the cost gud expense of the owners ’ P` '· thereof; from time to time a,s_C0ugrgss {nay ducct, so as to preserve the &£i€{‘1* ;>_¤‘¢<=*» free and convenient navigation of szud pvcr. And tl{c authorgty erect; ma); b6°,€:.*§;,g_ and continue said bridge shall be sqbject tp revocation, m0d1fica.t.1on by law whenever the public good shall m the Judgment of Congress so roquirc, without any expense or charge to the United States. Bfidgw ¤<=¤>¤¤ Sec. 6. That the Muscatine Western Railroad Company, or their ?°,Mi;;?Q;€f°;ed assigns, a, corporation existing under the laws of the State of Iowa, bg, nggauscaune, and is hereby authorized to construct and maintain a bridge across the I°W¤5 Mississippi river at the city of Muscatine, in the State of Iowa. The bridge authorized to be built by this section is hereby declared to be 2, post-route, and shall have all the privileges, and is subject to all the terms, restrictions, and requirements contained in the foregoing sections of this act. betyveeqtlxs Sec. 7. That a. bridge may be constructed and maintained across the

 $‘}h(;;‘:° Mississippi river, at any point they may select, between the countges of

sides,I1Iiuois,&¤, Carroll and Wlxitcsidcs, in the State of Illinois, and the COUIIUGS of Jackson and Clinton, in the State of Iowa., either by the Western Union Railroad Company or the Sabula., Ackley, and Dakota Railroad Company, or both of them, OI" by either or both of their successors or assigns, or by any person, company, or corporation having authority from the States of Illinois and Iowa. The bridge authorized to be built by this section is hereby declared to be a, post-route, and has all the privileges, and is subject to all the terms, restrictions, and requirements C011t3.iI16d`iIl _ the foregoing sections of this act. betwee11Lu_ Sm. 8. That a. bridge may be constructed and maintained across the

 CQQW"` Mississippi river, at any point, they may select, between the county of

Hougtsm e0__ La Crosse, in the State of Wisconsin, and the county of Houston, in the Miunesou. State of Minnesota, by the Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Company, their successors or assigns, or by any person, company, or corporation having authority from the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The bridge authorized to be built by this section is hereby declared to be a post-route, and has all the privileges, and is subject to all the terms, restrictions, and requirements contained in the foregoing sections of this act. &?i¤¥:?s*g3¥t;;_ Sm. 9. That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or pmgsly mw,{,Gd_ remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said rivqr by the _ construction of bridges, is hereby expressly reserved. Act no Luke Sec. 10. That. this act shall take effect and be in force from and after

 ""°’“ P”‘ its passage, without any expense or charge w the United States.

Armovrm, April 1, 1872. _.¤}2ril 1, 1872. CHAP. LXXIV. -— An Act to authorizg thq Restoration of Gilberl Morton .t0 the naval ervzce. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re resentatives 0 the United m§]Q:?egg¥°“ States of America in Uongress assembled, That {Ec President cg" the United pogimd gnsjgn in States be, and he is hereby, authorized to nominate, and, by and with the the Hwy- and consent of the Senate, to re-appoint. Gilbert Morton an ensign m e navy. APPROVED, April 1, 1872.

 CHAP. LXXV. —An Ad to change the Name q§the Pleasure Yacht “Lois " to that 9/

X §:zaT’Kztch," and to change the Name of tlw wcht "W1Iliam M. Tweed " ta that qf Be at cnacteQ Senate and House of Representatives of the United N¤m¤ of the States of America m O'0ngress·acscm6kd, That the·S0cretary'0f the Treas-