Provisos.

cost.

to be approved by the Secretary of War: Provided, " Payment of said lock or locks and a dam shall be constructed Secretary of paid for by said association. The examination and War to approve plans, etc. veys for the construction of said lock or locks and a d and the construction of the same, shall be subject to supervision of the United States engineers and don accordance with plans and specifications to be furnis by said association and approved by the Secretary of V Construction. The work on said lock or locks and a dam may comme as soon as said association shall judge proper after survey provided for above shall have been made and p and specifications for said lock or locks and a dam ́s Maintenance, have been approved by the Secretary of War. The m tenance of said lock or locks and a dam shall devolve Unobstructed said association, which shall at all times keep same proper condition and so as not to interfere with the i navigation of said bayou; nor shall said association any time impose any toll for the passage of any e through said lock or locks: Provided further, That si suitable fishways as may be prescribed by the United Sta Fish and Fisheries Commission shall be provided in said dam by the said association.

navigation.

Fishways.

Time limit.

Amendment.

SEC. 2. That this Act shall be null and void unless privilege hereby granted shall be availed of within t years from the date hereof.

SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal t Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, January 10, 193,

January 24, 198

Verzen River. La

and Impr

CHAP. SS-An At Tantherize and empower the Rice Irri tion and Improvement Association, of the State of Louisiana, to c struct a lock or locks and a dim in Mermentan River, in the St. of Lenistana.

B.

sef Representativ 77288 "ssembled, Th

the Rice Irrigation and Improvement Association, of t State of Louisiana, be, and is hereby, authorized to eo Pay on Struct a lock or beks and a dam near the mouth of M struct daiz etc. mentau River or at some suitable point in said rive

Constructa n¤. ASSOCI

ven as sad assee

eeretary of War. Ti lam Stall commence a alge proper after the su een made, and plan

beks and a dam sha

The Seetart of War. The mal

and Ian Stall devolve o

eiden, Wrch sha' at d. is keep same in

proper condition and so as not to interfere with free navigation of said river; nor shall said association, at any time, impose any toll for the passage of any craft through said lock or locks: Provided further, That such suitable fish Fishways. ways as may be prescribed by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries shall be provided in the said

dam by the said association.

SEC. 2. That this Act shall be null and void unless the Time limit. privilege hereby granted shall be availed of within two

years from the date hereof.

SEC. 3. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Amendment. Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, January 10, 1903.

CHAP. 188.-An Act To authorize the Pensacola, Alabama and January 15, 1903. Tennessee Railway Company to erect, maintain, and operate a rail- Vol. 32, p. 772. way bridge across the Alabama River in Wilcox County, in the State of Alabama.

Pensacola, Ala

Company may

Location.

Unobstructed navigation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Alabama Rivof the United States of America in Congress assembled, That er, Ala. the Pensacola, Alabama and Tennessee Railway Company, bama and Tena railroad corporation organized under the laws of the nessee Railway States of Florida and Alabama, its successors and assigns, bridge. are hereby authorized and empowered to erect, establish, maintain, and operate a railway bridge across the Alabama River at such point in Wilcox County, State of Alabama, as may be by said company selected and approved by the Secretary of War; and if said bridge erected and maintained under the authority of this Act shall at any time unreasonably obstruct the free navigation of said river, or shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, unreasonably obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and such alteration shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owners or operators of said bridge; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction Litigation. or alleged obstruction to free navigation of said river by reason of the construction of said bridge, the same shall be instituted and determined in the district court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama: Pro- Proviso. Existing laws vided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as not affected. to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.

Changes.

Secretary of

SEC. 2. That the bridge authorized to be constructed war to approve under this Act shall be located and built subject to such plans, etc. regulations for security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a general design and drawing of said bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of 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, soundings showing

Lights, etc.

Use by other companies.

Lawful struc

the bed of the stream, and such other information as the Secretary of War may require for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War the construction of said bridge shall not be commenced.

SEC. 3. That the draw of the bridge herein authorized to be constructed shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats, and such lights or signals as the Light-House Board shall prescribe shall be displayed, from sunset until sunrise, on said bridge by the owners thereof at their own expense.

SEC. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains over Compensation. the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case of disagreement between the parties in regard to the compensation to be paid, or the conditions to be observed, all matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War. SEC. 5. That the bridge to be built under this Act and ture and post according to its limitations shall be held to be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for transportation over the same of the mails, troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroad leading to such bridge; and it shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post roads in the United States; and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal-telegraph purposes; Telegraph, and all telegraph and telephone companies shall have etc., privileges. equal right and privileges in constructing and maintaining their lines across said bridge.

Time of construction.

Amendment.

January 21, 1903.

of.

SEC. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the approval of this Act.

SEC. 7. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, January 15, 1903.

CHAP. 196.-An Act To promote the efficiency of the militia Vol. 32, p. 775. and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Militia. the militia shall consist of every able-bodied male citizen Composition of the respective States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and ever able-bodied male of foreign birth who has declared his intention to become a citizen, who is more than eighteen and less than forty-five years of age, and shall be divided into two classes-the organized militia, to Nationalbe known as the National Guard of the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, or by such other designations as may be given them by the laws of the respective States or TerriReserve Militia. tories, and the remainder to be known as the Reserve

Guard.

Issue of army

stores, etc.

Purchase

of

lies, etc.

additional sup

SEC. 17. That the annual appropriation made by section sixteen hundred and sixty-one, Revised Statutes, as R. S., sec. 1661, amended, shall be available for the purpose of providing P. 290. for issue to the organized militia any stores and supplies or publications which are supplied to the Army by any department. Any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia may, with the approval of the Secretary of War, purchase for cash from the War Department, for the use of its militia, stores, supplies, material of war, or military publications, such as are furnished to the Army, in addition to those issued under the provisions of this act, at the price at which they are listed for issue to the Army, with the cost of transportation added, and funds Use of receipts received from such sales shall be credited to the appropriations to which they belong and shall not be covered into the Treasury, but shall be available until expended to replace therewith the supplies sold to the States and Territories and to the District of Columbia in the manner herein provided.

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Approved, January 21, 1903.

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from sales.

CHAP. 397.-An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge February 3, 1903. across the Clinch River, in the State of Tennessee, by the Knoxville, Lafollette and Jellico Railroad Company.

Vol. 32, p. 793.

Clinch River, Tenn.

Knoxville, La

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Knoxville, Lafollotte and Jellico Railroad Company, a corporation created and organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, be, and it is hereby, authorized to follotte and Jelconstruct and maintain a bridge and approaches thereto may bridge at over the Clinch River, in the State of Tennessee, at or near Dossett, Tennessee.

lico Railroad

Dossett.

ture and post

SEC. 2. That said bridge shall be constructed for the Lawful strucpassage of railway trains, and shall be a lawful structure, route. and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads leading to the said bridge, and shall enjoy the rights and privileges of other post-roads in the United States, and equal privileges in Telegraph. the use of said bridge shall be granted to all telegraph and etc., rights. telephone companies, and the United States shall have the right of way across said bridge and its approaches for postal telegraph and telephone purposes.

War to approve

SEC. 3. That said bridge shall be built and located under Secretary of and subject to such regulations for the security of naviga- plans, etc. tion of such river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the company building the said bridge shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location thereof, and until the said plan and location are approved by the Secretary of War the

Changes.

Proviso.

Opening draw.

Lights, etc.

tion.

said bridge shall not be commenced or built, and no changes shall be made in said bridge during the progress of construction, or after completion, unless approved by the Secretary of War; and the said company shall, at its own expense, make from time to time such changes in said bridge as the Secretary of War may order in the interests of navigation: Provided, That if said bridge shall be built as a drawbridge the draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passage of all water craft; and upon whatever kind of bridge is constructed the said company shall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset to sunrise, such lights or other signals as the Light-House Board may prescribe.

Use by other SEC. 4. That all railroad companies desiring the use of companies. Compensa- said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of railroad trains over the same and the approaches thereto upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies or any one of them desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid and upon the rules and conditions to which each shall conform in the use of said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proof of the parties.

Time of construction.

Amendment.

SEC. 5. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within two years from the date of the approval of this Act.

SEC. 6. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved, February 3, 1903.

February 7,1903.

Vol. 32, p. 801.

Rainy River, Minn.

CHAP. 512.-An Act To provide for the construction of a bridge across Rainy River in Minnesota.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That International the International Bridge and Terminal Company, a corminal Company poration duly organized under the laws of the State of

Bridge and Ter

may bridge. Location.

Minnesota, its successors and assigns, be, and the same hereby is, authorized and empowered to construct and maintain a bridge over the Rainy River at the head of the falls in the river, in section twenty-seven, in township seventy-one north, of range twenty-four west, of the fourth principal meridian, in the county of Itasca and State of of Minnesota: Provided, That the plan, location, and elevaWar to approve tion of the bridge shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, and until approved by him the bridge shall not be commenced or built.

Proviso.

Secretary of

plan, etc.

Lawful structure and post route.

SEC. 2. That any bridge built under this Act and subject 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 transportation over the same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of