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FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 2569, 2570. 1907. 1249 any person under the age of twenty-one years, knowin him or her to be such, any intoxicating liquor as the same is defined in the Act of V°l·"·P·““’· Congress entitled "An Act regulating the sale of intoxicatin liquors in the District of Columbia,” approved March third, eighteenghundred and ninety-three, or any DBFo0h1C drugs except for necessary use in the Nucctic drum. case of illness when furnished by a parent or guardian or duly licensed ph sician, or upon the prescription of a duly licensed physician. Sec. 2. That any person vio ating the provisions of this Act shall, ¤1’¤¤¤l¢¥ f¤¤ vi<>¤¤· on conviction thereof on rosecution b information filed in thepolice °u' court of the District of Cldlumbia by the corporation counsel or any ‘ of his assistants, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the District jail or workhouse for not more than six months for each and every such offense. Sec. 3. That nothing in this Act contained shall be held to repeal dseie nbsp gucgidwd or abrogate the provision of the said Act approved March third, m m ° ii °° ` eighteen hundred and ninety-three, or amendments thereof prohibiting the sale, gift, or disposition of intoxicating liquors to any minor by persons having a license to sell intoxicating liquors. Approved, March 2, 1907. CHAP. 25 70.—An Act Granting to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction Com- Unch 2- IW'- pany the right to operate trains through the military reservation on Willoughby pit, Norfolk County, Virginia. [Pubuc,No.¤9.] Be it enacted by the Senate a/nd House of Representatv}ues 0 { the United States 0; America in bbngresa assembled, That the Norfol and Ports- v;Vm¤¤8¤bY 51**- mouth raction Company, lessee of the Norfolk Railway and Light . umoix anu rom. Company, be, and it is hereby, granted the license and privilege to §,‘§,“,$1'§`,':§°,,,‘$“ gg} maintain and operate its electric railway, which has heretofore been g{u$¤Y ****0580*; gilconstrncted un er a license Vgranted by the Secretary of War to its ` predecessor, the Norfolk, illoughby Spit and Old Point Railroad Compan , across the military reservation of the United States on Willoughby Spit, in Norfolk County, Virginia, on such location as rggggugg pwljgtgg may be approved by the Secretary of War upon the following condi- Er vm. ‘ tions, namely: First. That the said company, its successors or assigns, shall remove §g_¤!pg;$¤g, { M its tracks, at its own expense, from said reservation within sixty days "° ' after receiving notice from the Secretary of War that the War Department requires the premises so occupied for the purposes of the United States; and upon the failure, neglect, or inability of the said company, its successors or assigns, so to do, the same shall become the property of the United States. and the United States may then cause the same to be removed at said company’s expense, and no claims for damages against the United States, or any officer or agent therefor, shall be created by or made on account of such removal. Second. That said company shall confine its route to the location Restrictions. heretofore adopted under the license granted by the Secretary of War; and that there shall be built no structures along the line of the road; that the road shall be fenced in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers; and that no more trees shall be cut down than in the judgment of the local officcr of the Corps of Engineers are necessary to clcar a way for the tracks. Third. That the said company shall carry free over any part or I 1·‘ie¤_gd¤¤»wrrg¤ig¤ parts of its road and ferry all United States officers, engineers, BZ5S5g_ S°°t°° ° ·` inspectors, overseers, clerks, and laborers dwelling beyond the limits of the reservation or Ocean View, who may be engaged in Government work upon the reservation. Fourth. That said company shall pay all taxes assessed against the T“"”· property. von xxxrv, Pr 1——79