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mo 33 AN AC for the punishment of contraventions


Of the fifth article of the Treaty between the United


States and Russia.


BE il enacted Jy tie Senate md Hoase Of Repre-
sentaires Of the United States Of .9merica in Con
@ress assembled. That if any one, being citizen
oi the United States or trading under their au-
thoIitv. Shall, in contraventiOn Of the stipulations
entered into By the United States with the Empe~
ror Of all the Ieussias. by the fifth article Of the
treaty signed at st. Petersburg. ON the seven
tcenh day Of April. in the year Of our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and twenty-iour, sell. or
cause TO be sold. to the natives Of the country
the Nnrthwe>t coast of America, or any of the
Islands adjacent thereto any spiriuous liquors, fire
arms. other arms. powder munitions of war
Of any kind, the person so offending shall be fin
ed in sum not less that fifty nor more than two
hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than thIr-
lty DAYS. no: more than six months.


Sec. 2. .and be it further enacfed, That the sue
pe,or courts in each of the territorial districts and
the circuit courts and other courts of the Ln,ted
States, of similar jurisdiction in criminal causes,
in each district OF the United States in which any
offender against this act shall be first apprehend.
ed or brought fer trial. shall have. and are hereby
invested with. full power and authority to hear,
try and punish, all crimes. offences and misdemea'
nnrs. against this act; such courts proceeding
therein in the same manner as ii such crimes. Of
fences and misdemeanUrs. had been committed
within the bounds Of their respective districts.
| Approved-1e,n May, 1928.