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 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 429. 1899. 1275 ' scription of a practicing physician, written in the English or Latin language; and the druggist tilling the prescription shaH keep the same gn iile {for one year subject to be inspected by any public officer of the istric. Sec. 146. That no person shall sell any opium, or preparation of S¤11i¤z ¤ri¤¤¤- which opium is the principal medicinal agent, to be smoked on or about the premises where sold. Sec. 147. That any building where opium is sold for the purpose of H ‘£Pl“'“ •*¤¤" •*¤- being smoked on or about the premises, or where the same is smoked, ° ` shall be considered an opium den. Sec. 148. That it shall be unlawful for any person to frequent any rmquanag opium opium den for the purpose of purchasing or smoking opium, or any d°“‘ preparation in which opium is the principal medicinal agent. Sec. 149. That any person violating any of the four sections last pre- _Penalty at vienceding shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less mg “°°‘°° “°°“°"'· than six months nor more than two years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than one month nor more than six months, or by iine not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. Sec. 150. That in a prosecution for any violation of the provisions of Ggggml ¤¤P¤¢•’¤i¤¤ sections one hundred and forty-six, one hundred and forty-seven, and a" °°°°` one hundred and fortyeight, general reputation shall be received in ·evidence to establish the character of any building as an opium den, and proof that any person frequents such den shall be prima facie evi~ dence that such person trequents such den for the purpose of smoking opium. Sec. 151. That all idle or dissolute persons who have no visible, ,{>¤¤¤j¤g¤ ¤¤¤ 1>¤¤- means of living, or lawful occupation or employment by which to earn is m°° ° v°g"°°y' a living; all able-bodied persons who shall be found begging the means of support in public places, or from house to house, or who shall procure a child or children so to do; all persons who live in houses of ill repute, shall be deemed vagrants, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten nor more than twenty-five days, or both, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 152. That each and every person who shall deal, play, or carry G¤¤¤l•¤¤s- on, open or cause to be opened, or who shall conduct, either as owner, proprietor or employee, whether for hire or not, any game of faro, monte, roulette, rouge-et-noir, lansquenet, rondo, vingt-un,_twenty-one, poker, draw poker, brag, bluii, thaw, craps, or any banking or other game played with cards, dice, or any other device, whether the same shall be played for money, checks, credit, or any other representative of value, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a line of not more than five hundred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such tine_and costs ni e {’~w§¤·»•. t paid: Provided, That such person so convicted shall be imprisoned one ,,,,f‘\l§§ §’,‘$‘,§$;f’{Q,,,‘},{}f day for every two dollars of such fine and costs: And provided further, lnzhlix-of m_Pd_m_ That such imprisonment shall not exceed one year. mm. ` CHAPTER Num. ornmusms Adnmsr PUBLIC coNvENmN0m. Som Src. 153. Throwing ballast into navigable _ 154. Injuring buoys or beacons. stream. l 155. Tearing down posted notices. Sec. 153. That if an rson, whether he be an officer of a vessel or 'f,h;°y**; ***1**** not, shall discharge theyblallast of any vessel into the navigable portions im “ `S €1°°°”°°”" or channels of any of the bays, harbors, or rivers of said District, or within the jurisdiction of said District, so as to injuriously affect such portions or channels of such bays, harbors, or rivers, or to obstruct the navigation thereof, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months nor more than one year, or by fine not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.