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F IFTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. IH. CHS. 1427,1428. 1905. 997 Sec. 22. That all prosecutions for crimes or offenses hereafter com- C'*¤°¤· m- mitted in either of said districts shall be cognizable within the district in which committed. Sec. 23. That in all prosecutions for crimes or offenses heretofore P'*°' °*'*m°¤· committed within either the northern or southern districts of Illinois, as hitherto constituted, shall be commenced and proceeded with in each of said districts, respectively, the same a if this Act had not been Sm. 24. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith are ’*°P°•l- hereby repealed. · Approved, March 3, 1905. 0HA1’..1428.-An Act Permitting the building of a railway brid across White Inch 8. wt. River, joiningvthe township of Harrison, in Knox County, State ofelndiana, and [B- 'n“·l township of ashmgton, in Pike County, State of Indiana. [Public, No.1c1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rq>re.sentattve.s of the United States ofAmemIea in O ress assembled, That the consent of Congress {,'§,°:uf-l'g*· {gi is hereby granted to th<g%ncennes, West Baden and Louisville Traction Baden and mihmiie Company, a railway corporation organized under the laws of the State E,§'§'LK.j§;,_°°“’““’ of Indiana, its successors or assigns, to build a railway bridge across I·°¤¤¤¤- the White River, at a int suitable to the interests of navmation, joining the township of Hlsrison, in Knox County, State of ndiana, and the township of Washington, in Pike County, State of Indiana: Bo- °`°'°°" 0, M, ,,, vided, That the plans for the said bridge and appurtenant works and • the location thereof shall be submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War before the commencement of construction: And provided fu/rther, That said Vincennes, West Baden °""""" and Louisville Traction Company, its successors or assigns, shall not deviate from such plans after such approval either before or after the completion of the said bridge unless the modification of said plans shall have been reviously submitted to and received the approval of the Chief of Eldgineers and of the Secretary of War, and any changes in said bridge which the Secretary of War may at any time order in the interest of navigation shall be promptly made by said company at its own expense. Sec. 2. That in case any litigation arises from the building of said ¤¤z¤¤¤¤· bridge or from the obstruction of said river by said bridge cases may be tried in the proper courts, as now provided for that purpose in the State of Indiana, and in the courts of the United States: Pmvided, my- I w nm That nothing in' this Act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify assess?" ° ° any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers or to exempt said bridge from the operation of same. Sec. 3. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said brid e Use by other comshall have and be entitled to ecppal rights and privileges relative to the ’"°°°°‘ passage of railway trains over the same and over the approaches thereto u n payment o a reasonable compensation for suc use; and in case C°“*P°°°°“°”— ofxiiisa cement between the parties in regard to the compensation to be paidgdr the conditions to be observed al matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War. Sec. 4. That an bridge built under this Act and subject to its lim- mI&“p‘jsQ*;},¤t§B*f“°°“” itations shall be a. lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the ` transmission of mails and the troops and munitions of war of the United States over the same than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or approaches leading to the said bridge; and it shall ‘_,;j}°¤¤‘•P¤· °*°- enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States,