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4:02 SIXTY—FOUR'l"H CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 260. 1916. including the survey from Head of Passes to the headwaters of the river, in such manneras in their opinion shall best improve naviga- _ _ tion and promote the interests of commerce at all stages of the river: §'?,@§*mm' M Provided, That of the money hereby appropriated so much as may be necessa shall be exnpende in the construction of suitable and necessary dreldse boats an other devices and a pliances and in the maintew¤<?__=g9¢*°¤t¤;s www. nance an opera({.1onu•;f th; same: h {>urthm·, That the watiar- ’ ‘ coursesconnecte wi said river an e ar ors u on 't w _ _ the control of the Mississippi River Commission anil u1.idei·1(im;ii·1dvgE v,f¥k‘Q§$‘§"P,b°$;;g ment, together with the har r at Vicksburg, Mississigpi, and the Ohio gahcgningv mouth ot from 1t.sn1:%13ufi;•l1`t0dth§a9‘ mguthdof ?1e Cacnleol 1v3r,_ whgah are e an ce un er e con an f of sueli commission,_may,- the discretion of said commigslidiijnridli approval by the Chief of Engmeers, receive allotments for improvecmu ments now under way or hereafter to be undertaken, to be paid for

    • V**=°¤*¤- froln;1 tlinhamoimt appr<(rgr1ated:_ Provided fu1;ithe1·,£Il`hat the repo 0 e pp: iver mmission conta` ’ D -

mentglumbered hnnniroed andmsnlty-deven, Sniiityilslhirduéodngiigiéi secon session s no cons as a ro` t ir-ing ' 0mL?,°k§i$€}i ‘l§,'Z‘“i§l congressional action: Providcdfuyther, Thatli1o];iirt.~g?li,he imslfize- ¤*¤¤•·*- ment of the Ohio River, with a view to the construction of locliis and A mw dams, shall be_considered as transferred to or glaced under the Su,,,,‘°"“"y,,,°‘_ · control and Jlirrhisdiction of the Mississippi River mmission: Providetifurther, C0 at a surveyfwititgi a getlggrt shall be made by the Mississip 1 iver mmission e afala R' ° rd

the general plan of said commission fogzhe lll¥1‘;·1‘01;16;§I(Ll(ll ofutlhg

Shiiiisiiii i}l§%v2'$Ys‘?¤?&12“Eet”“s°hsi¥Z?3d“d i§i’°"’ ism “*““ _ _ esira e 001181 t 25::111;:; gwgen a:1ndfr¥§g:lnmetndan'n>n made as to any plans for cdadigeg 0 m res .

 The jurisgictiomof the Mississippi River Commission is hereby

$$9;% gm? w §;t;i;11;il$t<}1s9oH(nst}t:?a Eclude tnhatdpart of tn; tnlrkgnsas River between c on ereo ‘ ‘ ‘ Lincoln and Jefferson Coimties, and funds iyhlicllinaliddohggetynezg gg;} bf} nereaiftznrapprgingwd lay Congress fg; improving the Missis- 1 er e een ea o asse · mQ’;1°gj'“· °“‘~» •”°*# River, and which may be allotted Eollldvees iznlrlolligkoietviee Ohm may be expended withm the limits of said extended jurisdictiontgedldii the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the plans specifications, and recommendations of the Mississippi River Com; mrssion, asapproved by the Chief of Engineers, and upon like terms and conditions for levees and bank revetment upon any part of the

 River non;1 ilnidiar the jurisdiction of said commission, and

in s c a.nner_as w es promote and accomplish the ur oses fo which commission was created in f th 'P P r E Mm { added to is s¤1a_5msr1icsos may bsiiivoiisiii ° mmmw h°""by ii“““’ "°°""'““°‘ $3§€§`s°?¤,i°ti1t‘2‘3Zl°fi£‘I>i £,°oii“Si$’i“’p‘ R,§"°§, ,,‘i{’“"°°“ Hm °* io wer a ‘ VT levees, malyi be expetnldg, under the direlctihvn lof tlh1;5S4i)c£i·eil;1:i(i·;vtl>(i' _ar,macco ancew1_ e ans, ifi ‘ _ gap? nf the Mssssqpl Rivler cs¤ifLiiSS1iii1°Z;’i;i}ir$$i(5mii;°tife f ie) 0 Engineers, for evees unon any part of said river between Head gPmia§esShz;n1dbg{S<;c§<mIn`l•a;1d, _ otni, in such manner as, in their e na ~ imma 6 E etc coiamqlgc? B? gl Hm%cg>0f the riiixga on and promote the interest of Frm viii noffic €¤ . lsslsslppl iwr "°m.th° *E‘°“i·h of U16 Ohio River to and in ludsm mmm. gig the nénlnlttlngfsglgzjxsom River: Continuing impmvementc and