33 USC § 9 - Des Moines River as toll free

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s9"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 9 - Des Moines River as toll free"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "9"
section_name: "Des Moines River as toll free"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(R.S. § 5246.)"
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# § 9. Des Moines River as toll free

The Des Moines River shall forever remain free from any toll, or other charge whatever, for any property of the United States, or persons in their service, passing along the same.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 5246.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 5246 derived from acts , ; , .