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FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 315-317. 1897. 595 Sec. 4. That it shall not be lawful for the proprietors of billiard ,n7;:;*}]j¤}1*°*6*]U°_;**;d tables, pool tables, bagatelle tables, jenny lind tables, or other tables of sm sued °r N1 ° 8 the kind mentioned in the first section of this Act, shuflleboards and ‘ bowling alleys, kept for public hire and gain in the District of Colum·. bia, to sell or to allow to be sold in the same room, spirituous, vinous, _ or malt liquors, and all such places shall be closed during the entire S“"°“’ "1°““‘g· twenty-four hours of each and every Sunday, and also during the hours that barrooms are required to be closed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, on convic- P°“““Y· tion, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than forty dollars, and shall in addition forfeit his or her license, in the discretion of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 5. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this Act be, R°P°¤l· and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, February 25, 1897. CHAP. 316. -An Act To prevent the purchasing of or speculating in claims against F°b'“°·*'Y 25· 1897- the the Federal Government by United States officers. _ H Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U nited States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall hereafter be un- }?Qj§]‘L§;“;§“cQ;};ll°j lawful for any United States marshal or deputy marshal, or any clerk for fm, qu;., by omor deputy clerk of any court of the United States or of any Territory '°“‘I" P‘"°l"°‘°°"‘ thereof, or any United States attorney or assistant attorney, or any United States judge, or United States commissioner, or other person holding any office, employment, or position of trust or profit under the Government of the United States to purchase, at less than the full face value thereof, either directly or indirectly, any claim for fee, mileage, or expenses of any witness, juror, deputy marshal, or of any other oliicer of court whatsoever against the United States Government. Sec. 2. That any person who shall violate this Act shall be deemed P°"‘“Y· guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars. Approved, February 25, 1897 . CHAP. 317.-—An Act To authorize the construction of a bridge over tho Mononga- _ F°‘["}"Y hela River from the city of MeKeesport to the township of Mitllin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Mmm Bm C _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Miiilin Bridge Com- pany may bridge pany, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the Common- ‘,j,°;'k‘i::*p°j)Q ,¥,j"°'· wealth of Pennsylvania, its successors, lessees, and assigns, be, and are` hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge over the Monongahela River from a point in the city of McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, between Market and Waliiut streets, to a point on the opposite side of said river on the property of the heirs of Colonel WVillia1n Neal, in Mifflin Township, said (county. Sec. 2. That said bridge may be constructed to provide for the passage kgs? ¤H*=¤Y— M-· of street cars, wagons, and vehicles of all kinds, and for the transit of ° ` animals, foot passengers, and of commercial travel and communication, and the said corporation may charge and receive reasonable tolls therefor, to be approved by the Secretary of War: Provided, That any street- {",'Sg”‘,j;- mm mi, car companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled way companies. to equal privileges in the passage of cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation for such use, and in case of disagreement as to the terms and conditions of such use all matters at issue shall be determined by the Secretary of War upon proper hearing of the proofs and allegations.