Chapter 1018. To authorize the court of county commissioners of Geneva County, Alabama, to construct a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, in Geneva County, Alabama
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CHAP. 1018.— An Act To authorize the court of county commissioners of Geneva County, Alabama, to construct a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, in Geneva County, Alabama. March 3, 1901. [[Public, No. 168](/us/pl/57/168).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the court of county commissionersChoctawhatchee River, Ala.Geneva County may bridge at Martin Ferry. of Geneva County, in the State of Alabama, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Choctawhatchee River, a navigable stream, at or near the Martin Ferry, in said county of Geneva in said State.
Sec. 2. That said bridge shall be located and built under and subjectSecretary of War to approve plans, etc. to such regulations for the security of navigation as the Secretary of War may prescribe; and to secure that object the said court of county commissioners shall submit for his examination designs and drawings of the bridge and maps of the location, and until the said plans and location are approved by him the bridge shall not be commenced or built: and should any changes be made in said bridge, before or after completion, such changes shall be likewise subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.
Sec. 3. That the said bridge shall be so kept and managed as to offerUnobstructed navigation. reasonable and proper means for the passage of vessels and other craft through or under the same; and for the safety of vessels passing at night there shall be displayed on said bridge from sunset to sunrise, at the expense of the owners thereof, such lights or other signals asLights, etc.Changes. the Light-House Board may prescribe. And any changes in said bridge which the Secretary of War may at any time deem necessary, and order in the interests of navigation, shall be made by the owners thereof at their own expense.
Sec. 4. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction ofTime of construction. the said bridge be not commenced in one year and completed in three years from the date hereof. Sec. 5. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment. expressly reserved. Approved, March 3, 1901.