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F1r·rY.F1ns·r couennss. sm. 1. ous. 1249, 1250. 1890. 637 the Cherokee Nation by the marshal of the district court for the Indian Territory; and that the costs of the said suits shall be apportioned between the United States and the other arties to such suits as to said court law and equity shall require. The Attorney-General shall C°“““*· designate and appoint from the De artment of Justice a person who is competent to defend the said Cgierokee Nation and the United States. And the said Shawnees, Delawares, and freedmen may be represented by attorneys and counsel. And the court is hereby authorized to decree the amount of compensation of such attorney Attorneyyfeeg, and counsel fees, not to exceed ten er centum of the amount recovered, and order the same to be paid) to the attorneys and counsel of the said Shawnees, Delawares, and freedmen; and all judgments for any sum or sums of money which may be ordered or decreed by such court in favor of the Shawnees, Delawares, or freedmen, and against Enforcement of the Cherokee Nation, shall be enforced by the said court or courts_**“"'€""""‘· against the said Cherokee Nation by execution mandamus, or in any other way which the said court may see fit. Sec. 4. That the said Shawnee Indians are hereby authorized and su§g¤·}w¤e¤¤m¤yb{:¤s empowered to bring and begin a suit in law or equity against the from i)rl11iI$ii°§t:t¤si1° United States Government, in the Court of Claims, to recover and collect from the United States Government any amount of money that in law or equit is due from the United States to said tribes in re-imbursement of their tribal fund for money wrongfully diverted therefrom. The right of appeal, jurisdiction of the court, process, Pmcw1mg¤,ew. procedure, and proceedings in the· suit here provided for shall be as provided for in sections one, two, and three of this act. Approved, October 1, 1890. CHAP. 1250.-An act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mis- 0¤¢<>ber1, 1890. souri River at some accesible point in Boone County, in the State of `—?;" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chicago, nmstn Hannibal and pringfield Railroad Company, an incorporation or- ,'%§fdS,ljg‘,{'Q*€,§’,n*`”,‘} lf;;'? ganized under the laws of the State of llinois, its assigns, or suc- br1dseMi¤¤<>¤ri_River cessors, is hereby authorized to construct and maintain a bridge :°ni1w1i°Q`Eu¤§1i>r.?tY`iigl°° across the Missouri River at such point as may be hereafter selected by said corporation between the towns of Providence and Rocheport, . in the county of Boone, in the State of Missouri, as shall best promote the pu lic convenience and welfare and the necessities of business and commerce, and also to construct accessory works to secure Accenory wom the best practical channel-way for navigation, an confine the ilow of the water to a rmanent channel at such point, and to lay on and over said bridlgb one or more railroad tracks for the more perfect Railway brmge. connection of any railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river at or opposite said point. Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be constructed and built without in- Fmemvmmcn. terference with the security and convenience of navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into eifect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in order to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, wmcggwum for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the °""`°'° °°°· bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed ocation, the high and low · water lines upon the banks of the river, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages of the water, with the soundings accurately showin the bed of the stream, and the location of any other bridge or brig , such map to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of U3 to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said