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1•`IFl`1ETH CONGRESS. Sitss. I. Cris. 936, 948. 1888. 457 thereby : the damages in all cases, in the event of failure by the railway company to effect an amicable settlement with the parties in interest,. to be recovered in any court of the Territory of Idaho having jurisdiction of the amount claimed, upon suit or action instituted by the proper IJ nited States attorney in the name of the United States: Provided, That all moneys so recovered by the United States Prove?-_ attorney under the provisions of this section, shall be covered into r&$t)€E$T°°fm°°By the Treasury of the United States, to be placed to the credit of the particular Indian or Indians entitled to the same, and to be paid to him or them, or otherwise expended for his or their benefit, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 15, That the said Utah and Northern Railway Company shall ,m‘gg“‘““°” °* ·°°°°P*· accept this right of way upon the expressed condition, binding upon ' itself, its successors and assigns, that they will neither aid, advise, nor assist in any edort looking towards the changing or extinguishing the present tenure of the Indians in their remaining lands, and will not attempt to secure from the Indian tribes any further grant of land or its occupancy than is hereinbefore provided: Provided, Qgggghmfomit That any violation of the condition mentioned in this section shall ` operate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges of said railway company under this act. , Sec. 16. That Congress may, at any time, amend, add to, alter, or Amendment. repeal this act. Approved, September 1, 1888. CHAP. 948.-A.n act to authorize the construction and operation of a street- Sep¤ember6,18B8. railway and wagon bridge across the Rio Grande, between the city of El Paso, `_é"" Texas, and Paso del Norte, Mexico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of wS¤¤¤éFe Street Pain Congress is hereby given to the Santa Fe Street Railway Company, bfldge iilgpdfiuugii a corporation organized and created under and by virtue of the laws E1 P“S°·T°X*¤*·· of the State of Texas, to construct, own, maintain and operate a street railway and wagon bridge across the Rio Grande, between the city of El Paso, in the State of Texas, and Paso del Norte. State of Chihuahua, Mexico, at such point as may be most convenient to said corporation to unite and connect a street railway to be con- Sn-eer-mu»»·ay.»»·¤g. structed by it in the said city of El Paso with any street railway that °"* ““d f°°° *"”'“g°· may be constructed b any person, persons or company in said Paso del Norte; and to build and lay on and across saim bridge ways for the passage of animals, foobpassengers, and vehicles of all kinds. and for the transit of freight, goods, wares and merchandise. for which said corporation may charge a reasonable toll, which charge Toll. shall be subject to revision and regulation from time to time by the Secretary of \Var. Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be built of good, substantial mate- €‘°¤m¤¤¤<>¤- rial, and of such strength and dimensions as may be sufficient to render the passage of all such vehicles, animals and persons as are herein mentioned ierfectl safe at any and all times. Sec. 3. Tllnat said, bridge shall not interfere with the free naviga- Freenavigation. tion of said river, and in case of any litigation arising from an obstruction or an alleged obstruction to the free navigation thereof, caused or alleged to be caused by said bridge, the case may be tried before the circuit or district court of the United States for the State in which any portion of said bridge may be situated. _ _ _ Sec. 4. That equal irivileges in the use ofg said bridge shall be T*>**>é-¥mPh¥¤¤eS· granted to all telegrapli companies, and the United States reserves the right forthe establishment of a ostal telegraph across said bridge. . Sec. 5. That the consent of the State of Chihuahua, United States aufgggijgigsefleiiexicen of Mexico, and of the proper authorities of the Republic of Mexico '