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 136 DISTRICT QF COLUMBIA. contract of sale smc. 1175. The contract of sale for such lottery-tickets, or she;-s 0;- 31 Ang., 1e4a,e. paying therefor shall have a right to recover back the money paid as 282, s. 3,v. 5, p. G78- money paid on a void consideration. _ _ Certain act of Sec. 1176. So much of the act of the legislative assembly of the Dis. l°s*¤l¤*“’° ¤¤¤°'¤· trict of Columbia entitled "An not imposing a license on trades, busi. my '°l’°‘°‘]°°‘ .. ness, and professions practiced or carried on in the District of Columbia," 17 Feb-. 1872. o- approved August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as ]48·"·17»P·*6‘· authorizes gift-enterprises therein, and licenses to be issued therefor, is disapproved and repealed, and hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to engage in said business in any manner as defined in said act or otherwise. P9¤¤l€Y *9;, °¤· Sec. 1177. Every person who shall in any manner engage in any gift. &’,i,'Q§,,§;:,,Q§:,e,,",:_°' enterprise business in the District shall, on conviction thereof in the ..f-..;- police court, on infomation tiled for and on behalf of the District, pay UM- a une npt exceedinlg one thousand dollars, or be imprgonedbip lthe District jai not less t an one nor more t an six mont, or t , in the discretion of the court. Ar1•¤¤l¤¤<l BM! Sec. 1178. In such cases, any party deeming himself aggrieved by judg- H'.‘ll!;"L‘i ment of the police court may appeal therefrom to the supreme court of the I°’°‘ District in the usual manner, and the judgment of said court hall be iinal. Prowrirnz q¤li¤*· Sec. 1179. It shall be unlawful for any person, with knowledge of the “;‘;]“;€°f °"“"““]’i fact, to present or offer to any recruiting agent or omcer, or any muster- Q_ in officer in the United States military or naval service, either as a 3 M=¤"¤|¤.i865.•=· volunteer or as a substitute for any person any person charged with fgéjgg '· 13- PP· the commission of any criminal offense, and confined or held on bail ’for the trial of such offense within the District; and it shall in like manner be unlawful for any person, in any way or manner, to abet, aid, or assist in procuring the offer or acceptance of any person o charged or held for trial, or released on bail and awaiting trial, either as a volunteer or as a substitute for any person drafted, or liable to draft, in the military or naval service of the United States, whether the person so drafted, or liable to draft, shall be 2. resident of the District, or shall reside elsewhere. And any person who shall knowingly offend against any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than one thousand' dollars, and by imprisonment in the District jail for a term not less than six months nor more than one year. uz8g2g;] af Om- Snoitlllifg Any officers of the District jail, or any guard thereof, or AA; any a c or em oy connected therewith who shall demand, or Ibid., ¤.2, p. 499. directly orindirectly) receive, any compensation; fee, reward, or gratuity for any infomation given in respect to any prisoner connned therein, or awaitingtrial upon bail, or for any service, assistance, or iniiuence §?;'éi‘}°.€§?;0'i.‘li.?.’.‘Zi.§¥§£¥a°2; lL2E “&‘.1Z%}'2°¤":.£"if§{‘.f* “t’“i"£’*° °"t“l”*"‘·‘ a, on ai awa: ml taken, offered, or used, either as a volunteer or as a substitute, for lany other in the military or naval ervice, or who shall corruptly receive, £‘;£i?.‘;’§i-E ".‘3“‘2.£’§I-’l£3?€ `££l'ii°¥"d°2°"“é"°“"’l€““’f““’ it °°'”"°“‘ » 8 » e me u1 1 and shall on conviction bgqpunished by a fine <§' not les: Ea; tigaiiririi dred and fifty dollars, and not more than one thousand dollars, and by imprisonment in the District jail for a term not less than three months H no; more than one year. Sel n intoxi- . . s • · · Ai'; United States, or any person wearing the uniform of such soldier or vol- V ié¤¤;,;gi;1§<géi4, unteer, any spirituous liquor or intoxicating drink; and any person ·14·§l1;y’ {802:0, offending against the provisions of this section shall, on conviction ,68, s_,,v_ ,2,1%,,. t nereoi, pay a fine of twenty dollars, or, in default of such payment, bo B Uwe,} Sam,  (pognnitted to the District Jail for thirty days. nrc, mnc , . .,36.
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