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STONE v. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BRIDGE CO.

No. 253.

206 U.S. 267 (1907)

27 S.Ct. 615

51 L.Ed. 1057

STONE v. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI BRIDGE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 13, 1907.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Shepard Barclay, with whom Mr. Madison R. Smith and Mr. Thomas T. Fauntleroy were on the brief, for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Martin L. Clardy, with whom Mr. Alexander G. Cochran was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

On March 3, 1899, Congress passed an act providing, among other things:

"That it shall not be lawful to construct or commence the construction of any bridge, etc., . . . over . . . any . . . navigable river . . . of the United States until the consent of Congress to the building of such structures shall have been obtained, and until the plans for the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the Chief...

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