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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 587, 588 . JUNE 18, 1934 . 997 ment or allowance of any false or fraudulent claim ; and whoever, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other public property used or to be used in the military or naval service, with inten t to d efraud the U nited S tates, or an y depa rtment thereof, or any corporation in which the United States of America is a stoc kholder, or willfu lly to co nceal suc h money o r other p roperty, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to any person having authority to receive the same any amount of such m oney or other property less than that for which he received a certificate or took a receipt ; or whoever, being authorized to make or deliver any certificate ., vouc her, recei pt, o r ot her p aper cert ifyin g the rec eipt of ar ms, ammunition, provisions, clothing, or other property so used or to be used, shall make or deliver the same to any other person without a full knowledge of the truth of the facts stated therein and with intent to defraud the United States, or any department thereof, or any corporation in which the United States of America is a stock- holder, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. And whoever shall purchase, or receive in from any p erson any arms, equ ipme nt, a mmuni tion clot hin g7nlrms, etc ., pfro - pledge, yp y ~ > ~''~ ing arm s, m military stores, or other property furnished by the United States, p o aoar i to mill° under a clothing allowance or otherwise, to any soldier, sailor, officer, cadet, or midshipman in the military or naval service of the United States or of the National Guard or Naval Militia, or to any person accom panyi ng, s ervi ng, o r ret aine d wit h the land or naval forc es and subject to military or naval law, having knowledge or reason to believe that the property has been taken from the possession of the United States or furnished by the United States under such allow- ance, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both." Approved, June 18, 1934 . [CHAPTER 588 .1 AN ACT To amend section 11 of the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 11, paragraph (g), be amended to read as follows : "(g) RET AI LER 'S LICENSE, CLA SS C .-Such a license shall be issued only for a bona fide restaurant, hotel, or club, or a passenger-carry- ing marine vessel serving meals, or a club car or a dining car on a railroad. It shall authorize the holder thereof to keep for sale and to sell s pirits, w ine, and beer at t he place therein d escribed for con- sumption only in said place. Except in the case of clubs, hotels, and passenger-carrying marine vessels serving meals in interstate commerce of one hundred miles or more, no beverage shall be sold or served to a customer in any closed container. In the case of restaurants and passenger-carrying marine vessels and club cars or dining cars on a railroad, said spirits and wine, except light wines, shall be sold or served only to persons seated at public tables, and beer and light wines shall be sold and served only to persons seated at public tables or at bona fide lunch counters, except that spirits, wine, and beer may be sold or served to assemblages of more than six individuals in a private room when such room has been pre- viously approved by the Board. In the case of hotels, said beverages may be sold and served only in the private room of a registered guest or to persons seated at public tables or to assemblages of more than six individuals in a private room, when such room has been Punishment for. Punishment for. June 1s, 1934. [H .R. 9007.] [Public, No . 395.] District of C olumbia Alcoholic Beverage Con tr ol Act amend- ment. Ante, p. 32 5. Retailer's, Class C. Restaurants, hotels, etc ., serving meals. Passenger ve sse ls, and club or dining cars, in i nters tate comm erce, added. Restriction on serv- ing, etc.