Chapter XLVI. *giving the Consent of the United States to the Erection of a Bridge across the Delaware River, between Philadelphia and Camden*
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CHAP. XLVI.— An Act *giving the Consent of the United States to the Erection of a Bridge across the Delaware River, between Philadelphia and Camden*. April 6, 1870. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent of the United82FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 46, 47. 1870. Consent of the United States given to the erection, within six years, of a bridge across the Delaware river between Philadelphia and Camden by a corporation.[Declared a post-route.1870. ch. 166.*Post*, p. 168.]States is hereby given to James Pollock, Morton McMichael, Thomas S.
Speakman, Alexander G. Cattell, Presby B. O’Neill, William Moore, Edward Bettie, Henry L. Bonsall, Geo. S. Woodhull, Simon Cameron, P. C. Brink, James Page, H. M. Phillips, John C. Tatum, Hector Orr, Charles Cox, Thomas Shaw, William Nicholson, Reynell Coates, James H. Orne, Edwin H. Fetter, William H. Kern, Nathan Hilles, Robert E. Randall, Marmaduk B. Taylor, Sinnickson Chew, and their associates, first having obtained an act of incorporation by either the State of Penn-sylvania, or the State of New Jersey, to erect a bridge with diverging roadways and double draws, over and across the Delaware river, between the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, and the city of Camden, in the State of New Jersey, at any time within six years after Bridge how to be built.the passage of this act: *Provided*, That the said bridge shall be so constructed and built as not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river; and in order to secure a compliance with these conditions, the company, previous to commencing the construction of the Plan and map to be submitted to the Secretary of War.bridge, shall submit to the Secretary of War a plan of the bridge, with a detailed map of the river at the proposed site of the bridge, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether the said bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not to obstruct, Consent of Pennsylvania and New Jersey to be first obtained.impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river: *And provided also*, That the consent of the said States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey shall be first had and obtained by act of incorporation or otherwise.
Sec. 2. Secretary of War to notify corporation of his approval, if, &c.*And be it further enacted*, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed, upon receiving said plan and map and other information, and upon being satisfied that a bridge built on such plan and at said locality will conform to the prescribed conditions of this act, not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of said river, to notify the said company that he approves the same ; and upon receiving such notification, the said company may proceed to the erection of said Bridge not to be built until Secretary of War has approved plan.bridge, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location.
But until the Secretary of War approve the plan arid location of said bridge, and notify said company of the same, the bridge shall not be built. Approved, April 6, 1870.