Chapter 34. to prevent fraud upon the water revenues of the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 34.— An Act to prevent fraud upon the water revenues of the District of Columbia.April 5, 1892. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia. Penalty for fraud on water revenues, etc. That any person who, with intent to injure or defraud the. District of Columbia, shall make or cause to be made any pipe, tube, or other instrument or contrivance, or connect the same or cause it to be connected with any water main or service pipe or other pipe for conducting or supplying Potomac water, in such manner as to pass or carry the water, or any portion thereof, around or without passing through the meter provided for the measuring and registering of the Potomac water supplied to any premises, or who shall, without permission from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, tamper with or break any water meter or break the seal thereof, or in any manner change the reading of the dial thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Approved, April 5, 1892.