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 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1099 Sec. 54. In all cases arising under the two preced` sections the “"°‘*°l’°P*‘*‘““*° fines collected shall be paid into the public school funldléif the county Sci/glifllu 1?i70· in which the lands where the offense was committed are situated. ' $1:0.55. Whoever, except forest rangers and other persons employed R3`{°{£.°§ZlE5°€0?€Zll by the United States to rotect the forest, federal, and state officers (Wg, w P 526 in the dischailge of their dluties, and the em loyees of the water board”` of the city of ortland, State of Oreglon, shall knowirigly trespass u n apy part of the reserve known as Bu Run National orest, in the (5:+ c e Mouptains, in the State on, or shall enter thlgrelon for the u ogra` stoc,ors eng ein azingstoc tereon,or ghall permit sgvhk of any kind to grligze thegrleon, shall be fined not *""“’““°““°‘· more hlghan fwel hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six mont, or ot. Sec. 56. Whoever shall knowingly and unlawfully break, open, or d,?§f’,$§l‘L§,§$}’ ‘Z,$,§j destroy any gate, fence, hedge, or wall inclosing any lands of the p¤ di¤¤¤¤¤¢d v¤¤¤¤ United States which, in ursuance of any law, have been reserved or "iiuilm, nm. pplrchased by the Unitedp States for any public use; or whoever shall 've any cattle, horses, hogs, or other "ve stock upon any such lands for the purgiose of destroying the grass or trees on said lands, or where they may estroy the said grass or trees; or whoever shall knowingly permit his cattle, horses, hogs, or other live stock, to enter throug any such inclosure upon any such lands of the United States, where such cattle, horses, hogs, or other live stock may or can destroy the or trees or other pro rty of the United States on the said lands, iealll be fined not more thin five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not P¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¢ f<>¤‘· more than one year, or both: Provided, That nothiriin this section Putnam M shall be construed to ap ly to unreserved public lan. °°°° ` Sec. 57. Whoever shall willfully destroy, deface, change, or remove ,,,l,"§,‘},’§‘,§§,§f,,’,§g“‘"‘ to another place an section corner, quarter-section corner, or mean- V¤¤-29·1>-=¤3- der post, on any (government line of survey, or shall willfully cut down any witness tree or any tree blazed to mark the line of a Government survey, or shall willfully deface, change, or remove any monument or bench mark of any Government survey, shall be fined P¤¤l¤h¤¤¤¤*f¤¤· npt more than Jswo hpndged and fifty dollars, or imprisoned not more t an six mont, or ot . Sec. 58. 'Whoever in any manner, by threats or force, shall inter- ,,§'§_°°"“’"“‘ '"` rupt, hinder, or prevent the surveying of the public lands, or of any its-·=*°°·’m·P··‘°2 rrvate land claim which has been or may be confirmed by the United States, by the persons authorized to survey the same, in conformity with the instructions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, shall be fined mp; more than three thousand dollars and imprisoned l"‘°**l"¤°¤*'°'- not more than t ree ears. Sec. 59, Whoever ybefore or at the time of the public sale of any .·£,"€"`f,l`P¤'Z’,"°'f,»°°rE¤`TZ{ of the lands of the United States, shall bargain, contract, or agree, "**lfj;,_ M_,,,,,,, p_,3_,_ or attempt to bargain, contract, or algree wit any other person, that' the last—named person shall not bi upon or purchase the land so offered for sale, or any parcel thereof; or whoever by intimidation, combination, or unfair management shall hinder or prevent, or attempt to hinder or Iprevent, any person from bidding upon or pur- _ I chasing any tract of and so offeree for sale, shall be lined not more P‘"“‘°"‘°'“ °"‘ than one thousand dollars, or irriprisoned not more than two years, or both. . ., Sec. 60. Whoever shall willfully or maliciously injure or destroy stllégfeisegl-gpg? any of the works, property, or material of any telegraplh, telephone, "{,°g,_,8 p_2m_ or cable line, or system, operated or controlle by the nited tates, ’ whether constructed or in process of construction, or shall willfully or maliciously interfere in any way with the working) or use of any such line, or system, or shall willfully or maliciously o struct ,hinder, or delay the transmission of any communication over any such line, or system, shall ,be lined not more than one thousand dollars, or l’““m“¤°”“°’· imprisoned not more than three years, or both.