Chapter 11. Permitting the building of a dam across the Osage River at the city of Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri
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CHAP. 11.— An Act Permitting the building of a dam across the Osage River at the city of Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri. January 14, 1901. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the consent of Congress Warsaw, Mo., may dam Osage river.is hereby granted to the city of Warsaw, being a city incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, its successors or assigns, to construct, erect, and maintain a dam across the Osage River, in Benton County, in the State of Missouri, at said city of Warsaw, and all work necessarily incident thereto: *Provided*, *Provisos.*That the said city of Warsaw, its successors or assigns, shall make Changes in construction.such change and modification in the works as the Secretary of War may from time to time deem necessary in the interest of navigation, at its own cost and expense: *Provided further*, That in case any litigation Litigation.arises from the building of said dam, the maintaining of the same, or from the obstruction of the said river by said dam or appurtenant works, eases may be tried in the proper courts as now provided for that purpose in the State of Missouri and the courts of the United States.
Sec. 2. That the right to amend, alter, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment.expressly reserved: *And provided further*, That suitable fishways shall *Proviso*.Fishways.be constructed and maintained at said dam by said city, its successors and assigns, as may be required from time to time by the United States Fish Commissioner. Sec. 3. That this Act shall be null and void unless the dam herein Completion.authorized shall be completed within three years of the date hereof: *And provided further,* That such dam shall be constructed in such *Provisos.*Hydraulic works not to be impaired.manner as not to injure or diminish the water power of any person or company having a dam or hydraulic works constructed: *And provided further*, That before the construction of said dam compensation shall Damages.be made to any person or company whose lands may be taken or overflowed in the construction or maintenance of such dam, in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri.
Approved, January 14, 1901.