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7 5TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS . 649, 650-AUGUST 16, 1937 thereof ; to lease up to one hundred plats of land in such island of not more t han two acres each f or the erectio n there on of p rivate cottages ; to require the registration of vehicles entering such island and to charge a fee therefor based upon a single entry or upon the privilege of entering such island for the period of a year ; to lease to Gir l Scout and Bo y Scout organ ization s such grounds and qu arters on such island as may be necessary for their encampments ; and to sell be er on such island in compliance wit h the laws of the State of South Dakota : Provided, That this authorization shall be effective only when the city of Pierre or the State legislature shall enact and maintain regulatory provisions of the kind set out in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act, in modification of the conditions contained in the Act of March 2, 1889 (25 Stat . L. 888, 897), relating to the purposes for which the said Farm Island may be used ; and that until such enactment is certified to the Secretary of the Interior, no part of this Act shall be in effect . SEC . 2. The carriage, sale, or gift on such island of any alcoholic beverages other than beer is hereby prohibited and such city is further authorized, for the purposes of detecting and preventing the carri age of such bever ages, to provide f or the reasonable inspection of persons and vehicles on such island . SEC. 3 . All ent erprise s opera ted on Farm I sland s hall be owned and operated by the city of Pierre, and all funds derived from such charges, fees, leases, and sales shall be maintained by the city in a separate fund and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of maintaining, developing, and policing Farm Island . SEC . 4 . Farm Island is hereby designated a -wild-game refuge . The carriage of firearms on such island by any person other than an official of such city, the State of South Dakota, or the United States, and the hunting, pursuing, poisoning, killing, or capturing by trapping, netting, or any other means or attempting to hunt, pursue, kill, or capt ure any wild a nimal or bird for an y purpo se whatever, within the limits of such island, shall be unlawful . How- ever, it shall be lawful that shotguns may be taken onto the island by members of the Izaak Walton League, or any regularly organized local gun club for the purpose of participating in trapshooting and skeetshooting conducted by such Izaak Walton League or official gun clu b under such r egulati ons as the ci ty comm ission of Pier re might adopt . SEC. 5. Whoever violates any provision of this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both . Approved, August 16, 1937 . [CHAPTER 650] Registration of ve- hicles . Girl Scout and Boy Scout encampments, ground lease. Pr ovis o . Authorization con- ditional . 25 Stat . 8K. 649 Alcoh olic beverages, other than beer ; sale . etc ., prohibited . Municipal owner- ship of enterprises . Island designated a wild-game refuge . Trapshooting and skeetsbooting . Penalty for viola- tion . AN ACT August 16, 1937 Declaring Bayou Savage, als o styled Bayou Chantilly, in the city of New Orleans , [s . 25 2 0 ] Louisiana, a nonnavigable stream .

[Public, No . 295[ Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That Bayou Savage , also styled Bayou C hantill y, in t he cit y of Ne w Orlea ns, Louisiana, be, and the same is hereby, declared to be a nonnavigable waterway within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. SEC . 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved . Approved, August 16, 1937 . Bayou Savage . Decla red n onnav i- gable, in New Or- leans, La . Amendment .