Chapter XCVIII. *declaring Clinton Bridge, across the Mississippi River, at Clinton, in the State of Iowa, a Post-Route.* Feb. 27, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * The Clinton bridge across the Mississippi river declared a postr
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CHAP. XCVIII.— An Act *declaring Clinton Bridge, across the Mississippi River, at Clinton, in the State of Iowa, a Post-Route.* Feb. 27, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * The Clinton bridge across the Mississippi river declared a postroute. That the bridge across the Mississippi river erected by the Albany Bridge Company, and the Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska Railroad Company, under the authority of the State[s] of Iowa and Illinois, between the towns of Clinton, Iowa, and Albany, Illinois, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known Rates of tolls, &c.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.
Sec. 2. Regulations as to the draw of the bridge. *And be it further enacted, *That the draw of said bridge 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. Sec. 3. Litigation arising from alleged obstruction to navigation, whereto be tried. *And be it further enacted, *That in case of any litigation hereafter arising from any alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches.
Sec. 4. Act may be amended so as, &c. *And be it further enacted, *That the right to alter or amend this act so as to prevent or remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said river, by the construction of said bridge, is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, February 27, 1867.