...U SC 401). SEC. 10. That the creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is hereby prohibited 5 and it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier,...

...excavations and filling in. The creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited; and it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin,...

...Secretary of War. SEC. -. That the creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Jaw to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is hereby prohibited. And it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier,...

...distinctly held that the language, "the creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by law to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is hereby prohibited," etc., embraces state authorization as well as congressional authorization. The...

...waters and of harbors and river improvements The creation of any obstruction not authorized by Congress to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited. The building of any structure in any navigable water must be recommended 'by the Chief...

...1151 ; 33 USCA sec 403), "The creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited; . . . and it shall not be lawful to excavate or fill, or in any manner to alter or modify...

...Uegins by declaring that "(t)he creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited." It goes on to add that a host of structure ( wiers, dolphins, wharfs booms, jettys,...

...under attack rests immediately on the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 UJSLC.A. § 403, which declares that "the creation of any obstruction * * * to the navigable...capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited."12 The Act covers both "The creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized...

...United States Code §403: "The creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is prohibited ; and it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin,...

...clause of sec. 403 provides: "The creation of any obstruction not affirmatively authorized by Congress, to the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States Is prohibited; * * *." In the subsequent two clauses of sec. 403 Congress specifically authorized certain...