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FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3621. 1906. 627 the amount now actually in use or contracted to be used in factories the buildings for w ich are now in process of construction, not exceeding to any one individual, company or corporation as aforesaid a maximum amount of eight thousand six hundred cubic feet pcrllaiecond, an? notsxceeding to all individuzlsé companies ordc0r— ions as a oresai an aggregate amount o fteen thousan six hhndred cubic feet per second; but no revocable permits shall be pssueph bydthe said Sepr:::1?y_undier the provipions hereafter set forth or e _ nversion o 1 1ona amounts o. water from the ·aid river or its tributaries until the approximate amount for which bermits may be issued as above, to wit, fifteen thousand, six hundred cubic feet per second, shall for a period of not less than six months plavcggatgn cpwigrtecgrfroén the wggmgsrplf said river gw its tributaries. in 6 _ o ew or : ·i at the said ecretary subject to Pr um. the provisions of section five of this Act, under the limitatidns relating ,0j.*§l,§v‘,§,°§§,',§§,§‘,1*$,,?,§{’,;}." to time above set forth is hereby authorized to grant revocable permits, ` from time time, to such individuals, companies, or corporations, pr thm}: assigns, for this cpvirsion of additgonal amounts of water rom e said river or 1 s ri utaries to suc amount if an as, in connection the amloigpt diverteld on the Canaidianlfide, shall not injure or in ere wi e navi e ca ·it * o said r` r · 't integrity and proper volume as a bgdundaryp;·eg.m, or the siddlnic (glrdné deur if N1agar1;.sI!`s£s;l;1nd tgnat tbl; quantity of glgctrical power which ma y permi a owe to transmitte rom the Dominion ofCanada into the United States, shall be one hundred and sixty thousand horsepower: Provided further, That the said Secretary, subject Additionalciectrlcal to the provisions of section five of this Act,_ may issue revocable ’°R,°§'jm_

 fegutlggatrznpmiuion of addgjpnil electrical ppwlezl so genera in n u in no event s the amount inc u in such Limit.

permits, togetheriwith the said one hundred and sixty thousand horsepower and the amount generated and used in Canada, exceed three undrcd and fifty thousand horsepower: Provided always, That the mecioxiimmaou, provisipns herein permgting diversions and fixing the aggregate horsepower erein rmitte to be transmitted into the United States as aforesaid, are iritended as a limitation on the authority of the Sedretary of War, and shall in no wpe be cggnstrued as a direction to said Secretary to issue rmits an the cretar of _War shall make R nu s. regulations preventiiig or limiting the diversion of water and the em on admission of electrical power as herein stated; and the permits for the remuu may specify transmission of electrical power issued by the Secretary of War may "°“‘°"’·°'“· s cify the persons. companies or corporations by whom the same sgll be transmitted, and the persons, companies, or corporations to whom the same shall he delivered. Size, 3. That any person company or co ration diverting water ¤¤l·¤*f¤¤ <¤v¤¤¤*<>¤ from the said Niagara Rider or its tributaiiizh, or transmittin elec- °fW°m°' trical power into the United States from Canada, except as Terein stated, or violating any of the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed uilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished *’°“’*“Y· hy a line not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding one year, or by both such punishments, in the discretion of the court. And, fR11th0I', U18 Pcliloval of any structures or m§g¤g,:¤l 0* ¤¤'¤°· parts of structures erected in violation of this Act, or any construction ’ ` incidental to or used fo; intl1d dIV8!°Sl3H of watcpr or_trans%mission of power as is herein pro 1_1t _, as we as any iversion o water or transmission of power in violation hereof, may be enforced or enjoined at the suit of the United States by any circuit court having jurisdiction in any district in Whicllbtllé SHIIIB mgy lltillocalipd, and proper ptrlpceedin s to this end may e institute un er the direction of e Attorriiay-General of the United States. · ·