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 594 FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 312, 313, 315. 1897. at the site of the beacon heretofore standing at Orient Point, or Oyster _ Pond Reef, on the west side of Plum Gut, at the entrance of Long §},’:§f‘°· Island Sound, in the State of New York: Provided, That the cost of such Light-house, and its equipment, shall not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars. Approved, February 24, 1897. February 24, 1897. CHAP. 313.-An Act To prevent forest tires on the public domain. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §::§;_}n°:g§}"m_ States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who shall ungiinmnmnm-,¤w. willfully or maliciously set on fire, or cause to be set on tire, any timber, underbrush, or grass upon the public domain, or shall carelessly o1· negligently leave or sutier tire to burn unattended near any timber or other inilammable material, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the same, shall be iined in a sum not more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for a term of not more than two · years, or both. bm from w SEO. 2. That any person who shall build a camp fire, or other fire, in g'""" ‘ or near any forest, timber, or other iniiammable material upon the pub~ _ lic domain, shall, before breaking camp or leaving said iire, totally - ,¤ff‘““”'“°““‘°"‘”‘ extinguish the same. Any person failing to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the same, shall be lined in a sum not more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or both. ,_m•°••*°***¤·¤•°l· Sec. 3. That in all cases arising under this Act the fines collected ` shall be paid into the public-school fund of the county in which the lands where the offense was committed are situate. Approved, February 24, 1897. February 25, 1897. CHAP. 315.-An Act To license billiard and pool tables in the District of Colum- · _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §f,§;*r'Q°t*;fjg;*¤;*;{?- States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the paskept as gm it bl; sage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep h°°’“°‘· any billiard table, bagatelle table, shuiileboard, jenny lind table, pool table, or any table upon which legitimate games are played, in any saloon, room, or place of business within the District of Columbia for public use or for protlt or gain, without a license therefor ilrst had and obtained from the assessor of the District of Columbia. Fee- Sec. 2. That every person taking out such license shall pay to the collector of taxes of said District a license fee of twelve dollars per annum P;jj_'{j:f:;‘_ ‘” €’““° for each table. ‘ Said license may be granted or refused in the discretion of the assessor of said District, and all licenses so granted shall date _ from the ilrst day of the month in which the liability began and expire f,’{{'Q·,,, ,d,,,,,_ on the thirty-iirst day of October in each year : Provided, That in all cases of refusal of said assessor to grant said license, or upon written protest of a majority or more of the property owners or residents of the block in which it is proposed to grant such license, an appeal may be taken to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, whose decision shall be iinal. °:,¤£:1¢yf¤wM¤h— Sec. 3. That every person who shall own, keep, or use any billiard °°°°’ table, bagatelle table, pool table, or any table or board of the kind mentioned in the iirst section of this Act, for public use or pront without such license first had and obtained, shall, on conviction in the police court, be lined twenty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding three months for each offense, or both, in the discretion of the court.
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