Laws of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee Authorizing the Construction of the Cincinnati Southern Railway

Front Cover
1881 - 71 pages

From inside the book

Selected pages

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 69 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route ; upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to the said bridge.
Page 4 - ... payable at such times and places, and in such sums, as shall be deemed best by said board. Said bonds shall be signed by the president of said board and attested by the City...
Page 68 - ... one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 67 - ... that said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats whose construction shall not be such as to admit of their passage under the permanent spans of said bridge, except when trains are passing over the same ; but in no case shall unnecessary delay occur in opening the said draw, during or after the passage of trains.
Page 45 - ... same. They shall expend said fund in procuring the right to construct, and in constructing a single or double track railway, with all the usual appendages, including a line of telegraph between the termini specified in...
Page 5 - They shall enter into bond to the city in such sum as the court may direct, with one or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the court, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their duties. The bond so taken shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the corporation for safe keeping.
Page 69 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
Page 23 - SEC. 9. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC.
Page 68 - ... at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War...
Page 17 - an act supplementary to the act relating to cities of the first-class, having a population exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants," passed May 4, AD 1869, be, and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Bibliographic information