Chapter CLXV. *to extend the Jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Washington over the lower Eastern Branch or Navy-yard Bridge, and to regulate Travel upon the upper Eastern Branch, or Benning’s Bridge, and for other Purposes.* Aug. 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
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Chap. CLXV.— An Act *to extend the Jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Washington over the lower Eastern Branch or Navy-yard Bridge, and to regulate Travel upon the upper Eastern Branch, or Benning’s Bridge, and for other Purposes.* Aug. 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the bounds of the Corporation of Washington to embrace Navy-yard bridge.corporation of the City of Washington, be and the same are hereby extended so far as to comprehend the lower Eastern Branch, or Navy-yard bridge; and the said corporation is hereby empowered to adopt rules mid regulations for the safely and security of property and of the persons crossing the said bridge.
Sec. 2. Regulation of persons travelling on said bridge. *And be it further enacted,* That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to ride, drive or lead any horse, mule, or other animal over the wooden part of the upper Eastern Branch, or Benning’s Bridge at a faster gait than a walk; or to discharge any gun or other firearm on or under the said bridge, or from the causeway leading thereto: and all persons violating either of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay, for each and every such offence, a penalty of not more than ten, nor less than five dollars, to be recovered in the name of the United States before any magistrate of the county of Washington and District of Columbia, the money when collected to be handed over to the levy court and by them applied to such repairs and improvements of the road, leading to the bridge, as from time to time may be required.
Approved, August 18, 1856. Chapter CLXVI: to fix the Graduation Periods for Lands in the Greensburg District, in the State of Louisiana. 11 Stat. 120 1856-08-18 Chapter CLXVI Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-11 34 2 public
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- Chapter CLXIV*to authorize Protection to be given to Citizens of the United States who may discover Deposites of Guano.* Aug. 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That when any citizen orGuano islands discovered by citizens a
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*to extend the Jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Washington over the lower Eastern Branch or Navy-yard Bridge, and to regulate Travel upon the upper Eastern Branch, or Benning’s Bridge, and for other Purposes.* Aug. 18, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
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