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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 35, 37, 38. 1898. 253 the mayor and common council shall issue the same, and not otherwise. Said bonds shall contain all necessary provisions as to form, and such Sinking fund. municipality shall provide a proper sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds. Said bonds shall not bear a rate of interest exceeding six Imrest. per centum per annum, and the interest shall be paid semiannually, and none of said bonds shall be sold at less than their par value. . Sec. 2. That the act of the Territory of Arizona, approved the eighth jgizgqil . . i day of March, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, which authorizes nnqnrmlasdgtggidi the issuance of the bonds of the Territory for the construction of a "“""’“g °°“°’m°"· capitol building, is hereby confirmed and ratified. Approved, March 4,.1898. CHAP. 3'I.—An Act Permitting the building of a dam between Coon Rapids and March 5, 1898. the north limits of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, across the Mississippi River. "*—‘*‘* Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress Tgé; (§f'{mR*;1;Q is hereby granted to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, its suc- mnc_mn»n,éa.,§nm» cessors or assigns, to construct across the Mississippi River, at any $§§}_“‘§§,fuR‘{.‘fPP,,f; point between Coon Rapids and the north line of the limits of the city wd Mi¤¤¤¤i>¤1i¤. of Minneapolis, a dam, canal, and works necessarily incident thereto, for water-power purposes. The said dam shall. be so constructed that I·°°k- there can, at any time, be constructed in connection therewith a suitable lock for navigation purposes: Provided, also, That the Government ,1jM¤·*¤e· b y _ of the United States may at any time take possession of said dam and .,mm°°.§°.Y§“§Z{ ’ G"` appurtenant works and control the same for purposes of navigation by paying the said company the value not exceeding the actual cost of the same, but shall not do so to the destruction of the water power created . by said dam to any greater extent than may be necessary to provide proper facilities for navigation: Provided further, That the works shall P°“°““°°f “'"'1°g“‘ be constructed so as to provide for the free passage of saw logs. The °"““g°“‘ said Twin City Rapid Transit Company shall make such change and modification in the works as the Secretary of War may from time to time deem necessary in the interests of navigation, at its own cost and Li i i b i expense: Provided further, That in case any litigation arises from the ;—.,.if,E{'l.§{f,f" ° " obstruction of the channel by the dam, canal, or appurtenant works, the ` case may be tried in the proper Federal court of the United States in which the works are situated. SEO. 2. That the right to amend, alter, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved: And provided further, That suitable lishways, to rynnun. be approved by the United States Fish Commissioner, shall be con- F‘°l""‘Y“· strncted and maintained at said dam by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, its successors or assigns. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein wf;'{°'{{j,':f°m°“*“““ authorized be commenced within two years and completed within tive years from the date hereotl Approved, March 5, 1898. CHAP. 38.-An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Military Acad- Merch 5. 1398- emy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. "`"""_*' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United __ States of America in Congress assembled, That the followingsums be, _P{fg_P,f:,;{,°j§,f‘“”’ and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.