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 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 299. 1894. 363 the draw of any such bridge for the passage of a boat or boats, or who shall unreasonably delay the opening of said draw after reasonable signal shallhave been given, as provided in such regulations, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars nor less than rsnnty mr violaone thpprsand tdollarsi or by imprisonment? (Ln the case of a natural “°¤°· person or no exce ing one ear or ot such fine and im risonment, in the discretion of the dburt: Prdvvided, That the properpaction rmtem. to enforce the provisions of this section may be commenced before any P"°°°°‘““·‘¥”· §£§EZ}”5’}%2‘2"2L‘?,L*?§;€§t?3il’{»3fc§§ ?.I‘?§Sp£E“2fé£2§‘ SS? €£‘“*"L*';; 1 1 ° ll 0I'1Z by law in case of crimes against the United States: Provided further, 'Ihat whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, the puolic sammy of win interests require it,_ he may make rules and regulations to govern the “‘“’ “‘“° '“’°“i °"°· opetmsng eg dralyvbriflges fpr the passage pif vesselsdand éitherlwater ·cra, an suc ru es an regula ions, w en so ma e an ub islied shalll havle tthe force og laiw, and any violation thereof shall beppunished as erein e ore provide . Sec. 6. That it shall not be lawful to place, discharge, or deposit, by Deposits ps mms. any process or in any manner, ballast, refuse, dirt, ashes, cinders, mud, §;§g,;,QQ§}.,§jf"‘° "“‘ sand, dredgmgs, sludge, acid, or any other matter of any kind other than that flowing from streets, sewers,  passing therefrom in a liquid state, in the waters of any harbor or river of the United States, for the improvement ofwhich moneyhas been appropriated by Congress, elsewhere than within the hmits defined and permitted by the Secretary ot War; neither shall it be lawful for any person or persons to move, 1mm,, ,0 jam,, destroy, or injure in any manner whatever any sea wall, bulkhead, jetty, M-- f·>¢bi¤¤i¤¤- dike, levee, wharf, pier, or other work built by the United States, in whole pr in part, for the presewpm and improvement of any of its naviga le waters, or to prevent s, or as boundary marks, tide gauges, surveying stations, buoys, or other established marks ; any and every such act is made a misdemeanor, and every person knowmgly engaged in or who shall knowingly aid, abet, authorize, or instigate a violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, such ine to be not less than two remitm. hundred and fifty dollars nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars, and the imprisonment to be not less than thirty days nor more than one year, either or both united, as the judge before whom conviction is obtained shall decide, one—l1alf of said fine to be paid to the person or persons giving information which shall lead to conviction of this misdemeanor. Sec. 7. Thatany and every master, pilot, and engineer, or person orper— ,mP:;,*;;”+g§{:*·;,°;;· sous acting in such capacity, respectively, on board of any boat or vessel to have iltembt re: who may willfully injure or destroy any work of the United States con— "°k°“ °’ ““°*’°“d°'1‘ templated in section six of this Act, or who shall knowingly engage in towing any scow, boat, or vessel loaded with any such prohibited matter to any point or place of deposit or discharge in any harbor contemplated in section six of this Act, elsewhere than within the limits detined and permitted by the Secretary of War, shall be deemed guilty ofa vioéapion of this Act and shall, upon conviction, be punisha e as erein e ore provided for oilenses in violation of section six ofthis Act, and shall zdlso have blps license revoged gr suspeneged for a term to be fixed by t e judge fore whom trie an convict . _ · . s A Sec. 8. Any boat, vessel, scow or other craft used or employed in ,.,£‘f,l}€{,g§:iQ§tE’§€c°j violating any of the provisions of sections six and seven of this Act 1·¤>¤¤*>¤¤°¤•· shall he liable to the pecuniary penalites imposed thereby, and in addition thereto to the amount of the damages done by said boat, vessel, scow, or other craft, which latter sum shall be placed to the credit of the appropriation for the improvement of the harbor in which the damage occurred, and said boat, vessel, scow, or other craft may be proceeded against summarily by way of libel in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof.