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FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 159. 1892. l. 17 of Columbia, and authority is hereby given to any such judge to grant such permit for a period of not more than one month at any one time, upon satisfactory proof to him of the necessity for the granting thereof; and further, upon the filing with such judge of a bond, with sureties to be approved by said judge, by the applicant for such permit, conditioned to the United States in such penal sum as said judge shall require for the keeping of the peace, save in the case of necessary selfdefense by such applicant during the continuance of said permit, which bond shall be put in suit by the United States for its benefit upon any breach of such condition. Sec. 3. That for the second violation of the provisions of either of 0,,,¥;¤¤i¤hm¤¤¤·¤¤¤v¤d the preceding sections the person or persons offendin g shall be pro- °S°` ceeded against by indictment in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not more than three years. Sec. 4. That all such weapons as hereinbefore described which may Disvcsiuionof wear- ‘ be taken from any person offending against any of the provisions of g;`,;mk°”’fr°"‘ °f°md` this act shall, upon conviction of such person, be disposed of as may be ordered by the judge trying the case, and the recordshall show any and all such orders relating thereto as a part of the judgment in the case. Sec. 5. That any person or persons who shall, within the District of Dfilvugishjstfggzgg Columbia, sell, barter, hire, lend or give to any minor under the age of M twenty-one years any such weapon as hereinbefore described shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or penalty of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the jail of the District of Colum- _ bia not more than three months. No person shall engage in or conduct §§’;f,°m'°" the business of selling, bartering, hiring, lending, or giving any weapon or weapons of the kind hereinbefore named without having previously obtained nom the Commissioners of the District of Columbia a special license authorizing the conduct of such business by such person, and the said Commissioners are hereby authorized to grant such license, without fee therefor, upon the filing with them by the applicant therefor of a bond with sureties to be by them approved, conditioned in such penal sum as they shall fix to the United States for the compliance by said applicant with all the provisions of this section; and upon any breach or breaches of said condition said bond shall be put in suit by said United States for its benefit, and said Commissioners may revoke _ said license. Any person engaging in said business without having pre- w§§',jQ”{cf,‘;fs;l“*“$* viously obtained said special license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, of which one half shall be paid to the informer, if any, whose information shall lead to the conviction of the person paying said fine. All persons whose R<·zi¤¤>r<>f ¤¤1¤¤» ¤¢·==- business it is to sell barter, hire, lend or give any such weapon or weapons shall be and they hereby, are, required to keep a written register of the name and residence of every purchaser, barterer, hirer, borrower, or donee of any such weapon or weapons, which register shall be subject to the inspection of the major and superintendent of Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and further to make a weekly report, under oath to said major and superintendent of all such sales, barterings, hirings, lendings or gifts. And one half of every fine im- f Hm <>*` 6*** *° ‘¤· posed under this section shall be paid to the informer, if any, whose °"°°r` infomation shall have led to the conviction of the person paying said fine. Any police officer failing to arrest any person guilty in his sight m*;j;‘;:{) f‘;§,,f:;“'°‘ or presence and knowledge of any violation of any section of this act y ` shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars SEQ 6. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions R°P°“‘· of this act be, and the same hereby are, repealed. Approved, July 13, 1892.