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FIFTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Gus. 3932,3933. 1906. 809 imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than thirty days, or both, for each squirrel or chipmunk trapped, cau ht, killed, injured, or pursued, or for each rabbit or other animal {killed as aforesaid: B{·0vided,dThat any wild animal may be killed when suffering from mon injury or rsease. ' Sec. 3. That no -person in the District of Columbia shall kill any w,¤,fih¤1ér¤z' b¤¤¤. English sparrow or any wild animal suffering from injury or disease, mm. °°m° pr b` _ by means of any gun, air gun, rifle, air rifi e, parlor rifie, pistol, revolver, or other firearm, without a special written permit so to do from such ofiicial as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may, by regulation ororder, from time to time charge with that duty., under a P¤¤¤1¢r- penalty of five dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than thirty days, or both, for each sparrow or animal so killed. Sec. 4. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are 8¤§;¥g,;¤¤¤ 0* ¤*¤· hereby authorized and empowered to make and enforce all such usual ' and reasonable police regulations, in addition to those already made under the Act of January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty- V°l- “· P- $65 seven, and the joint resolution a proved February twenty-sixth, eight- v01_ 2q_ ,_ 394_ een hundred and ninety-two, as they may deem necessary for the regulation of firearms, projectiles, explosives, or weapons of any kind in th§Distric;lof Columbia. h D f C 1 b h H mo. 5. at no rson in the istricto o um ias a at any time W¤¤¤1:f<>w1- hunt, pursue, or nldbdlessly disturb any wild duck, goose, or other a¤g°°m°d°°°°h°°°` waterfowl, on any of the waters of the District of Columbia, with any boat propelled by. any means other than oars, under a penalty of ten P¤¤·¤¢v· dollars or imprisonment in the workhouse for not more than thirty da s, or both, for each offense. Sec. 6. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be, and R°P¤‘· the same are hereby, repea ed. But nothing in this Act shall prevent M,,,;, hunting. the hunting of game birds on the marshes of the Anacostia River, or Eastern Branch, north of the Anacostia bridge, and on the marshes on the Virginia shore of the Potomac River east of the Aqueduct Bridge: _ Provided, That said birds are not hunted within two hundred yards of §’cQ§}§'§,,,,,,_ any bridge or dwelling. Approved, June 30, 1906. GHAP. 3933.-An Act To incorporate the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal, to ·jg¤%8<Lgg6- define the powers thereof, and to facilitate interstate commerce. _Tr;bii6‘_¥J£T Be it enacted by the Senate and {[0use 02/’Ropresentat¢`·e*e9 of tte Un ited States of America in Congress assemblet , That to facilitate interstate iiapcgggiaud ohm commerce between the Greatéaaligspnd the Ohiotjaqld Ngssgssippi Evers, pynapu :;,,,,2 Edward J. Llo d Geo? . 6 l . junior, 0 n . ones, enry t _ · °'P Buhl, junior, TliomasCI;.g}?obe1§tsipVe;illiarpI J. East'? Giqggge W, Qptgw- nmmzponwn. art, Emil Swensson, ar es . a n, `eor e i. . man, ames W. Wardrop, Burd S. Patterson,_a§d John Shaw, together with such persons as may become assocrated with them and their successors, are hereby created a body corporate under the name and style of “The Lake Erie and Ohio River S lp Canal COHtpany,” and by that name, style, and title shall have perpetual succession, may sue and sued, plead and be impleaded, make Bild USG 8 common seal; and said cor- Generli vowcrnporation shall_have and possess full power and authority to construct, equip, maintmn, and operate the canals with appurtenances hereinafter described, and with power to take, receive, acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, sell, mortgage. encumber, charge, pledge, grant, assign, and convey all such real and personal property and rights of property as may be requisite and needed 1H and about the construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of said canals or anythmg