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Firrrsnvnsrn concanss. sms. 1. cH. 12,29. 1902. 535 shall be duly authorized by or be in the employ of such company, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both." Amend section 827 so that it will read as follows: " Sec. 827. Pmrr LARGENY.—“Yl1O€V€P shall feloniously take and {’,f,Q**,}{'°°Qgé4 carry away any property of value of thirty-five dollars or less, includ-'p' ' ing things savoring of the realty, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. And in all convictions for larceny,-either grand or petit, the trial jus- Restimticn added. tice may, in his sound discretion, order restitution to be made of the value of the money or pro rty shown to have been stolen by the defgxrdant and made way witihg or otherwise disposed of and not recovere . Amend section 830 so that it will read as follows: " Sec. 830. Sr1uAL1Ne,1>ns*moY1Ne,1rU1iLA1*1Nc, sncamtrmc, on Wim- fjgjlfit fom 1. _ HOLDING- wri,r,.——Whoever, during the life of a testator or after his ¤mmysilg,em?&1°g death, shall, for a fraudulent purpose, take and carry away a will, cod- V°1‘31·*’·m‘· icil, or other testamentary instrument, or destroy, mutilate, or secrete ‘ the same, whether it relates to personal or real property, shall suffer imprisonment for not more than five years. " If any person in whose possession or custody a will or codicil shall be Négim *0 deliverafter the death of a testator or testatrix shall willfully neglect to deliver the same to the supreme court of the District of Columbia, holding a special term as a probate court, or to the register of wills, or to some executor named in the will, for the space of three calendar months after the death of testator or testatrix shall be known to him, the perspn0(;l:1usl;>Hepding shall be punished by a ine not exceeding five un r o rs. Amend section 842 by striking out in the sixteeeth and seventeenth $§§°0f;§t§"§§”e;1_ lines thereof the words " six months" and inserting in lieu thereof the V°l·31·P-13‘·*6- words "one year." Insert followin section 845 the following additional section: _ “Sec. 845a. Wdioever having no title or color of title to the land .;,£§`§f’{,dQ{{°,5,,·_f °1s° affected shall maliciously cause to be recorded in the office of the "°‘· 3% P- 1327 recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia any deed, contract, or other instrument purporting to convey or to relate to any land in said District with intent to extort money or anything of va ue from any person owning such land, or having any interest, therein, shall be fined not less thanhfiye hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than two ears, or bot . _ y Amend section 849 by inserting in the fifth line thereof, after the ,,§§‘?§%§;,,f°‘“‘* ms` words "United States," the words "or of the District of Columbia." V¤l·31·P- 1327- Amend section 863 by striking out in the last line thereof the words m{§§§" *’°““"" °"‘ "one year " and inserting in lieu thereof the words "threefyears." V0]- 3L P- 1330- Amend section 871 by inserting in the fifth line thereo , after the ,,,?"°‘,§‘§§}§’,§_b’*°“°h' word "a e," the words "and not under sixteen years of age." Wl- 31- P· 1331- Amend, section 895 so it will read as follows: " Sec. 895. Hannon 1znem.n1oNs.—Every vessel coming to anchor §g;‘,{j_;_.j‘fg‘**¤°*°¤¤ in the Potomac River between the junction of the Washington and vm. 21, p. isss. Georgetown channels of said river and the extension of the south line of P street southwest, in the city of Washington, shall anchor as near the Hats in said river as possible, so that the channel of sail river will not be obstructed; and if such vessel is to remain over twelve hours it shall be moored with both anchors, so as to give room for passing vessels and so as not to swing and obstruct said channel. , _ ` "No vessel shall be permitted to anchor in the Washington channel ,,Ql““‘““'°“ °h““‘ of the Potomac River between a point one thousand feet south of the south line of P street and the north line of K street south extended, each point to be designated by a white buoy; and all vessels coming to anchor above the north line of K street south aforesaid shall come to