The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-27
ESTABLISHED. 1891.

than two hundred dollars ncr more
than one thnosaRd, or imprisoned not
more than six months, or both at the
discretion Of the court, and an YES.
sells, their taclcle, apparel, furniture.
and cargo, found engaged in violation
OF this act, shall be forfeited: Pro
y,dfd, That the Secretary Of the
treasury shall have power to au-
thorize the killing of any such mink,
maften, sable, or other fur bearinc
animal, except fur seals, under such
regulations as he may prescribe; aud
lt snail be the duty of the said Sec
retary to prevent the killing of anv
fur seal, and to provide for the exc
eution OF the provisions Of this Sec
tlon until it shall be otherwise neo-
vided by law: Provided that no soe-
clal privileges shall be granted under
this act.
SEC. z. And be it further enacted
That until otherwise provided bv
law, all violations Of this act. and of
the several lave hereby extended to
the said territory and fhe waters
thereof, committed within the ifmits
OF the same, shall be prosecuted in
any district court of the United Sratos
IN California or Oregon, or In the dis
trictcOurts OfWashington.an and the col l
lectOr and deputy collectors appointed
by virtue of this act, and any per
son authorized in writing by either
OF them, or by the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall have power to arrost
persons and seize vessels and mer-
chandlse liable to fines, penalties, or
forieltures under this and the said
other laws, and TO keep and deliver
over the same TO the marshal Of some
one OF the said courts; and said
courts shall have original jurisdiction.
and may take cognizance of all eases
arising under this act and the sew
eral laws hereby extended over the
territory so ceded to the United States
by the Emperor Of Russia, as afore-
SAID, and shall proceed therein i'm the
same manner and with the like effect
as II such cases had arisen within
the district or territory where the pro-
ceedIngs shall be brought.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted,
That IN all cases of fine, penalty. or
forfeiture, mentioned and embraced
IN the act entitled An actto provido
for mitigating or remitting the forfeit
uros, penalties and disabilities aceru-
ing In certain cases therein mention
ed, or mentioned in any act in addi-
ton or amendatory Of said act, that
have occurred or may occur in said
collection district Of Alaska. the Sec
retary Of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby. authorized, if i'm his opinion
the said fine, penalty, or forfeiture was
incurred without willful negligence
or intention Of fraud. TO ascertain
the facts in such manner and under
such regulations as he may deem
proper without regard to the provis-
ions Of the act above referred TO, and
upon the said facts so to be ascer-
tanned as aforesaid he may exercise
all the power Of remission conferred
upon him by said act, as fully as he
might have done had said facts been
ascertained under and according to
the provisions of said act.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted,
That the Secretary. of the Treasury
may prescribe all needful rules and
regulations to carry into effect
all parts Of this act, except those
especially intrusted to the President
alone; and the sum Of fifty thousand
dellars is hereby appropriated from
any unapprOpriated money in the
treasury 10 carry this act into effect
and meet the expenses of collecting
the revenue from customs within the
limits Of the said territory.
Approved, July 27, 1868.