Chapter 111.
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CHAP. 111.— Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to issue permits for the diversion of water from the Niagara River.June 29, 1918.[[S. J. Res. 158](/us/bill/65/sjres/158).][[Pub. Res., No. 33](/us/bill/65/pubres/33).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War Niagara River.Diversion of water permitted from, above the Falls.be, and he is hereby, authorized to issue permits revocable at will, for the diversion of water in the United States from the Niagara River above the Falls for the creation of power to individuals, companies, or corporations which are now actually producing power from the waters of said river, in quantities which in no event shall exceed in the aggregate a daily diversion at the rate of twenty thousand Maximum.*Provisos*.Termination of permits.cubic feet per second: *Provided*, That this resolution shall remain in force until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and no longer, at the expiration of which time all permits granted hereunder shall terminate, unless sooner revoked, or unless the Congress shall before that date enact legislation regulating and controlling the diversions of water from the Niagara River, in which event this resolution shall cease to be of any further force or effect.
Any individuals, companies, or corporations violating any of the provisions of said permits, or diverting water from said river above the Falls for the creation of power, except under a permit issued under the authority of this law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 634Punishment for violations, etc.be punished by a fine of not exceeding $2,000 nor less than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year nor less than thirty days, or both in the discretion of the court; and each and every day on which such violation occurs or is committed shall be deemed a separate offense: *Provided*, That where such violation is charged against the company or corporate body, the offense shall be taken Liability of officials, etc.and deemed to be that of any director, officer, agent, or employee of such company or corporate body ordering, directing, or permitting the same.
Approved, June 29, 1918.