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FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 147, 148 149. 1884. 67 day of March and the tenth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty ve. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, an- Appropriation. thorized and directed to pay to the heirs or legal representatives of said ofticers the sum or sums of money to which they may be found entitled under the provisions of this act; and a sum sufficient to pay the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, July 3, 1884. CHAP. 148.-An act to authorize the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway July 3, 1884. Company to a point on the military lands at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. —·——·····i Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Represemtatiws of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chesapeake and Ohio Chesapeake and Railway Company is hereby authorized to extend its road from the pres- Ohh R ¤ i I W• I ent terminus thereot] on the waters of Mill Creek, county oi Elizabeth g:’:£?“¥i' °‘°°“'® City, Virginia, to a point; on Hampton Roads, on the lands of the United th,,,;,,,d_ States at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, upon such terms and conditions as to location and otherwise as the Secretary of War may approve: Provided, That the privilege herein extended shall be construed as a ?•’¢¤>i•¤•· limited easement only, having in view purposes beneiicial to the military reservation at Fortress Monroe, and subject at all times to the order of the President of the United States: And providcdfurther, That the said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company shall construct and maintain thereon a suitable station, convenient and at all times accessible and open for the military transactions of said Fortress Monroe. Sec. 2. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal ' this act. Sec. 3. That this ant shall be in force nom its passage. Approved, July 3, 1884. CHAP. 149.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge over the Himouri Jll]13, l$·L River at or near Sibley, in the State of **-1-* Bc it enacted by the Senate und Home of Representatives of the United States of America in Gongreu assembled, That it shall be lawful for the BQ? <>v¤1‘M§¤- Kansas City Topeka and Western Railroad Company, a corporation ;““"M°'°‘g:*g‘it duly and legally incorporated under and by virtue of the laws of the ,,,,,3 PmZi,,,,,,,,t,_ State of Kansas, its assigns or successors, to construct and maintain a bridge, and approaches thereto, over the Missouri River at or near Sibley, in the county of Jackson, in the State of Missouri. Said bridge shall be constructed to provide for the passage of railroad trains, and, at the option of the persons by whom it may be built, may be used for the passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the transit of animals, and for foot-passengers, for such reasonable rates of toll as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That any bridge built under this act and subject toits limits- Declared a lawtions shall be a lawful structure, and- shall be recognized and known as M ¤¤‘¤¢>*=¤¤‘¤ wd a post-route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the trans- P°.:.f,'E:‘°:;_u M mission over the same of the mails,the troops, and the munitions of war nm g of the United States, or passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or publie highways leading to the said bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other postroads in the United States. S20. 3. That if said bridge shall be made with unbroken and eontiuu- ¤P•¤•, M- ons spans, the spans thereof shall not be less than three hundred feet in length in the clear, and the main span shall be over the main channel