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 564 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 1196, 1197, 1208. 1888. passage of the cars of said railway with a vehicle or vehicles, or otherwise, or in any manner molest or interfere with passengers or operatives while in transit, or destroy or injure the cars of said railway or depots, or other proplerty belonging to said railway, the person or persons so offending s all forfeit an pay for each such offense not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered as other lines and penalties in said District, and shall also be liable to said company, in addition to said penalty, for any loss or damage occasioned by his or her or their act as aforesaid; but no suit shall be brought unless commenced within sixty days after such offense shall have been committed. Creeeinze Sec. 18. That said company shall have the right of way across such - other railways as are now in operation within the limits of the lines granted by this act, and is hereby authorized to construct its said road mm. across such other railways: Provided, That it shall not unnecessarily interrupt the travel of such other railways in such construction. Amendment- thSEO.t19. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal 1S ac. Approved, October 18, 1888. October 18, ISS. CHAP. 1197.-An act to amend section forty-four hundred and seventy-four of -·-·-—··—··— the Revised Statutes of the United States. l Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Petroleumas nm. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section forty- ,,§.E;;,,,“.§’§;;_""* *" four hundred and seventy-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and the same is hereby, amended, by adding thereto the remieum may be following: "Provtded, however, hat the Secreta of the Treasur used on steamers not · ry. y mm"; ummm may permit the use of petroleum as fuel on steamers not carrying the district where the vessel is to be used,.sub]ect to such conditions and safeguards as the Secretary of the Treasury in his judgment Conditions. shall provide. For a violation of any of the conditions im sed by the Secretary of the Treasury a penalty of five hundrecl)0 dollars shall be imposed, which penalty shall be a lien upon the vessel, but a bond may, as provided in other cases, be given to secure the satisfaction of the judgment." Approved, October 18, 1888. tober 10, 18:58. CHAP. 1208.-An act authorizin the Pr i' »·(3c—*···—‘*-‘ Pleasanton, with the rank and gradeqif major? dent to appoint and mmm Alfred Be fit enacted by the Senate and House zz Re esentatires of the Alfred rimemen. Un zfed Stafes of America m Congress assem led, That the laws regu- {_f[,'§f’,{,“_fj'}f,‘g},“;§,{'{.},’_; lating appointments in the Army be, and they are hereby, suspended, isc errne army. and suspended only for the purpose of this act, and the President is hereby authorized to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint Alfred Pleasonton, late a major-general of volunteers in the Army of the United States, a major, and thereupon to place him, the said Alfred Pleasonton, upon the retired-list o the Army with the rank and grade of major without regard and _ in addition to the number now authorized by law of said retired-list: @$7};;: Provided, That from and after the passage of this act no pension shall be paid to the said Alfred Pleasonton, but this roviso shall be no bar to any claim for pension that the widow or children or heirs of the said Alfred Pleasonton may have after his decease. Approved, October 19, 1888.
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