Chapter 1002.
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CHAP. 1002.— An act to authorize the Texas-Mexican Electric Light and Power Company to erect wires across the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass, Texas.September 27, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Texas-Mexican Electric Light and Power Company may wire the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass, Tex. That the Texas-Mexican Electric Light and Power Company, a corporation organized and created under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Texas, be, and is hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, own. maintain, and operate its wires across the Rio Grande RiverWires. between the city of Eagle Pass, in the State of Texas, and the city of Porfirio Diaz, formerly known as Piedras Negras, in the State of Coahuila, in the Republic of Mexico, at such point as may be mostLocation. convenient to said corporation: *Provided*, That said wires shall not*Provisos*. interfere with the free navigation of said river, and in case of anyUnobstructed navigation.Litigation. litigation arising from an obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation thereof, caused or alleged to be caused by said wires, the case may be tried before the district court of the United States for the western district of Texas: *And provided also*, That Congress reserves the right to withdraw the power and authority conferred by this act in case the free navigation of the river shall at any time be substantially or materially obstructed by said wires, or for any other reason, and to direct the removal of said wires, or necessaryRemoval, etc., of wires. modifications thereof, at the cost and expense of the owners of said wires; and Congress may at any time alter, repeal, or amend thisAmendment, etc. act: *And provided further*, That the consent of the Mexican state ofConsent of Mexican, authorities, etc.
Coahuila and of the proper authorities of the Republic of Mexico shall have been obtained before the construction of said wires shall be commenced. Approved, September 27, 1890. Chapter 1003: to provide an American register for the steam-ship G. W. Jones, of New York. Chapter 1003 26 Stat. 495 1890-09-27 United States Government Publishing Office 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.
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