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1 16 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 158, 159. 1892. submitting pla;1 and estimgte for its inppproveippnt; anld thi; Clhief of llngii neers shall su mit to the ecretary 0 ar e repo s o e oca an division engineers, with his bwiew; theigepu) appl his opinion of the publlc necessi or convenience to sn serv y e proposed improvemen - Reports w b¤ nm and alltguch reports of preliminary examinations with such recommenz ’°,§,E.‘Q'§‘,fnY,f,$§.°§},’§‘}j’“` dations as he may see proper to make, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives, and are hereby ordered to be printed when so made. ggmfm *°’ Sec. 8. For preliminary examinations, contingencies, expenses con- `` nected with inspection of bridges, the servicei of noticetiequired is such cases the examination of bridge sites an reports ereon an for incidental repairs for which therg is no sipeipial appropriatliop for rivers and harbors one hun an twen - ve thousand dollars: §~·*•¤•- W m Provided, That no ’preliminary examination, survey, project, or esti- .1m'}°i:$:1v£Hi0»f’mate foznewyorksdotherlthan those fgesignateréiln thist act aphall bx: made: nd provide furt er That a r the re ar or orm repo on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed is N¤`¤¤*1;vi:¤,j;·j_§l·d¤r submitted, no supplemental or additional report or estimate, for the 'P"°°‘° " ° °' same fiscal year, shall be made unless ordered by a resolutipn of Congress. The Government shall not be deemed to have entere upon any project for the improvement of any water way or harbor mentioned in ulgv ¤¤¤¤¤· this act until funds for the commencement of the proposed work shall 3;.,,,...,..;,, °""°°"'" have been actually appropriated by law. Approved, July 13, 1892. ·lIu1y13, 1892. CHAP. 159.-An Act to punish the carrying or selling of deadly or dangerous ···—······; weapons within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 1,,,,,,,, ,, 0,,1,,,,, Staten of America in Congress assembled, That it shall not be lawful tor Ma- _ any person or persons within the District of Columbia, to have concealed m‘:}'•}',{*s'gr,;•f“’},°é°,Q‘°° about their person any deadly or dangerous weapons, such as daggers, air-guns, pistols, bowieknives, dirk knives or dirks, blackjacks, razors, razor blades sword canes, slung shot brass or other metal knuckles. _'g1;*:E :,3 {{1};*: Sec. 2. That it shall not be lawful ’for any person or persons within ruimcm muaam. the District of Columbia to carry openly any such weapons as hereinbefore described with intent to unlawfully use the same, and any person or persons violating either of these sections shall be deemed guilty of P,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ m.,, a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall, for the iirst offense, —<>¤¤¤··- forfeitiand] pay adthée HP penalty of lpot less than fifty dollars nor more than ve undre dollars of whic one half shall be paid to any one 'vin information leading to such conviction or be im risoned in the $1 og the District of Column ot exceedi ,'x thp both h i 18 n ng si mon s or suc

 iine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court: Ilrocided, That

imopuuus. gre otllcers, non-commislsgoned officers, and privates of the United tates Army Navy or arine Corps, or of any regularly organized Militia Company, police officers, omcers guarding prisoners, officials of the United States or the District of Columbia engaged in the execution of the laws for tge lprrotlecapion of Olé property, when any of such persons are on u s no. ia e or carrying necessary arms for use in performance of their duty: Provided, further, that nothing xw ¤•¤·>* WMP- contained m the iirst or second sections of this act shall be so construed as to prevent any person trom keeping or carrying about his place of business, dwelling house, or premises any such dangerous or deadly weapons, or from carrying the same nom place of purchase to h`s dtwlelling hopose or plfnce of or from his dwelling house or plade o usmess any p ace w ere repairing is one to have the same repaired, and back again: Provided further, That nothing contained in the first or second sections of this act shall be so construed as to apply Pwmil to any person who shall have been granted a written permit to ca such weapon or weapons by any judge of the police court of the Distsilcyt