Public Law 71–836

That in order to facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and provide for military and other purposes Robertson and Janin Company, its successors and assigns, be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Rainy River, so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at Baudette, Minnesota, in accordance with the provi sions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the construction of

Construction.

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bridges over navigable waters,” approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject

Approval of Canada required.

to the approval of the proper authorities in Canada.

Sec. 2.

There is hereby conferred upon Robertson and Janin Company,

Right to acquire, etc., land conferred.

its successors and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon lands and to acquire, condemn, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other property in the State of Minnesota needed for the location, construction, operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches as are possessed by railroad corporations for railroad purposes or by bridge corporations for bridge purposes in the State of Minnesota upon making just compensation therefor to be

Payment therefor.

ascertained and paid according to the laws of such State, and the proceedings therefor shall be the same as in the condemnation or expropriation of property for public purposes in such State.

Sec. 3.

The said Robertson and Janin Company, its successors

Tolls.

and assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over such bridge in accordance with any laws of Minnesota applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of War under the authority contained

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in the Act of March 23, 1906.

Sec. 4.

The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the

Right to sell, etc., conferred.

rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act is hereby granted to Robertson and Janin Company, its successors and assigns, and any corporation to which or any persons to whom such rights, powers, and privileges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or who shall acquire the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred herein directly upon such corporation or person.

Sec. 5.

The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby

Amendment.

expressly reserved.