New Legislation Concerning Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Penalties: Compiled from the Laws of the Fifty-fifth Congress and from the Session Laws of the States and Territories for 1897 and 1898 |
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... fish by dynamite . Formerly , the penalty was not less than six months in the county jail . The offense has now been made a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary from one to three years . In Texas the publishing of ...
... fish by dynamite . Formerly , the penalty was not less than six months in the county jail . The offense has now been made a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary from one to three years . In Texas the publishing of ...
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... fish by dynamite or other explosives . ANESTHETICS AND MEDICINES . The discovery of anesthetics was an incalculable blessing ; but there is hardly any blessing which can not be turned into a curse . A late amendment to the penal code of ...
... fish by dynamite or other explosives . ANESTHETICS AND MEDICINES . The discovery of anesthetics was an incalculable blessing ; but there is hardly any blessing which can not be turned into a curse . A late amendment to the penal code of ...
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... fish , the incorporation of cities , towns , or villages , or amending the charters of the same - laws which are quite common and constitutional in many other States . In the States in which such special legislation is prohibited the ...
... fish , the incorporation of cities , towns , or villages , or amending the charters of the same - laws which are quite common and constitutional in many other States . In the States in which such special legislation is prohibited the ...
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... fish in the District of Columbia ( chap . 338 , p . 415 , approved May 17 , 1898 ) .— Prohibits net fishing in Potomac River . Prescribes close season for bass , shad , etc. Forbids the use of 2 CRIMES , MISDEMEANORS , AND PENALTIES .
... fish in the District of Columbia ( chap . 338 , p . 415 , approved May 17 , 1898 ) .— Prohibits net fishing in Potomac River . Prescribes close season for bass , shad , etc. Forbids the use of 2 CRIMES , MISDEMEANORS , AND PENALTIES .
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... fish . The use of improper seines a misdemeanor : Penalty , fine $ 25 to $ 50 . It is made the duty of sheriffs , constables , and other peace officers to destroy all such nets unlawfully used : Penalty for failure to do so , fine of ...
... fish . The use of improper seines a misdemeanor : Penalty , fine $ 25 to $ 50 . It is made the duty of sheriffs , constables , and other peace officers to destroy all such nets unlawfully used : Penalty for failure to do so , fine of ...
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Page 87 - ... organization and government of irrigation districts, and to provide for the acquisition of water and other property, and for the distribution of water thereby for irrigation purposes...
Page 325 - Any person who shall be injured in his business or property by any other person or corporation by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by this act, may sue therefor in any circuit court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall recover threefold the damages by him sustained, and the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Page 218 - Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by this code, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both.
Page 42 - A felony is a crime which is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the State prison.
Page 87 - No director or any other officer named in this Act shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom...
Page 246 - Supplement to an act entitled " An act to establish in this state boards of health and a bureau of vital statistics and to define their respective powers and duties," approved March thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
Page 251 - ... thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor as the court may determine, for a period of not less than six months nor more than six years, as the court may determine, or by both such fine and imprisonment as the court shall determine.
Page 89 - States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude.
Page 365 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 386 - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.