Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-05
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at Second Session Of Forty first Congress
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AN ACT 20 prevent the alton OF fur bearing


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AN ACT % prevent the sHterninstion Of fur bearing
%. enacted ty iAs Ssnat. and House Of Rsprssea,-
osss1tlsd, Tbatit shs be unlawful 10 kin any fur
ses upon the IslsRas Of saint fau and Saint George
each year and shall Re uniaxful 10 kin such seais
10 shds P,o-sdsa That the natives % Of .aia M Stands
sBay be necessary for their % own fooi % and eotSnr
ing other tins and also such old as seal ay be
eture OF boats for their own se wnich kilins sha
be limited and eoGtroled by such as shall
az ~ s + sf9 That i shsl be
above pIovided and it shall also be unlawful II
M & or e sey ats saa
the sea to remain and any person who shall violate
this act shall be punished ON conviction thereof far
each offence by fine OF net less than two hundr ed
InIr soEment not exceeding Elk months, or by such
nne and mprisor mt BOTH at the discretion Of the
the fence; and ala vesse their tacki., apparel,
and furniture whose crew shall be found iu
the violation of any of the provisions of this act
shall be forfeited to the United States.
SIC s. And Be a. Jrrther enacted, That for the pc
RIO OF twenty years from and after the passage Of
hs act me number Of fur seals which may be killed
Tor heir skins upon the island Of Saint Paul here
per siIium; and the number of fur seals which may
George is hereby limited apd restrcsed to t weng
i've Thousand per aunum: Prortded, Tha. the Secre-
of killing il it shall become necessary for the pre-.
servaton Of such seals with such proportionste
snail be right ard proper; and if aaS person shall
knowingly ioiate either OF the provisions OF this
punished in the same way ss provided hereia for !.
violation of the provisions of the fret and second
ssS .,,:l Ard a. 3 q Gs's = snassd That imms
aiey sier the passage u ths act the Sscretary OF
ltRaus tba nj opaI
in section Of this act proper and responsioie
g~rtiss to the be., adj OF the United states
having due regard to the interests of the govern
The native inhabitants the parties heretofore
engaged in trade and the protection of the seal .h
of May, eighteen hundred and seventy, the right to
island. OF saint Paul and St. George and to send a
vessel vessels said islands for the skins such
lease, duly executd, in duplicate, not transfer.
able and takD from the lessee or lessees of said
ese than five hundred Thousand dollars, conditional
iGr the iSthiq ny oossrrsnGe q an the laws aud re-
SECRETARY of the Treasury touching the ,ubject-
ma ter of taking fur seals. and dsposing Of the
cIuing to the United States connected therewith.
And in making said lease, the Secretary Of the
Of The fur trade OF said Islands and The Comfort
maintenance, and edecston of the natives thereof
"f vessels employed by them certified copies of the
lease leld by them respectively, which shall be
lime being who may DE charge at the said islands
as the authority of the party for landing and taking
sFc s. And be 1t further enacted, That at the ex pi-
a%p t 5sid ~ term ot twenty or on Surrender
IN manner as aforesaid for other terms of twenty
shall be permitted by lease or Otherw ise to occupy
sald isaLds or either of them, for the purpose of
Be in taxing neS .sas ta
ana the stcietary OF the Treasury shall vacae and
Grated for the benefit. advantage directly or
mnr;cy nnrs;cy, M any person or pers0ns other than
the part Of the lessee that he viii NOT keep.
sell furnish give or disp9ss Of any distilled spirits
q me na,e, par .hsreoI' sch psIssn mol being ply
III on ss
of said islands or in the waters adjacent thereto,
person who shall molest disturb, or interfere with
said lessees, or either of them, their agents
undtr the prov OF this act shall be deemed guilty
cf misdemeanoI, and shall for each offence, ON
by like penalties prescribed in the second section
o this act and AL vessels their tackle apparel ap
engaged in any violation OF either Of the provisions
Of this section, shall be forfeited to the United
.ha SG n1fsr Kin oy
permit 10 he killed any number Of seals exceeding
such person p ea%psny SHALL iS sdditsn 70 the
nn abd T bS C s1 iS forfeit m the
year or in case the have Teen disposed Of then
And Il ss be the duty Of soy revenue s' o lae
GER officially acting as such either of said islands
liquors Sound thereon: Prcrifed rkat such oficsr
shall make detailed report OF his dcings to the col
hector Of the port.
SEC. 6. And be a further enacisd, That the an
n1al rental to be reserved by sad lease sh. not be
less than fifly thousand dollars per annum to lie
secured BY deposit Of United States bonds to that
amount. and in addition thereto a revenue tax or
duty of two dollars is hereby laid upon fur seal
SKIN taken and shipped from said islands, during
the continuance of such lease to be paid into the
treasury Of the United States and the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby empowered and authorized
to make ala netdful rules and regulations for rae
collection and payment of The for the comfort
maintenance, education, and protection Of the ma
tiyes OF aid islands, and also into full
effect all the PROV sions of this act Proc fthfT
any lease given TO any person, company, CORPORA
ton ON full and satisfactory proof OF tho violation
OF any of the provisions of ,his the rules and
regulations established BY him Proc ided further
iZed 10 deliver 10 the owners the skins now
stored on the islands. the ment of dollar
for each Of said skins taken ana shipped away by said
owners.
SEC I. And De iI fHrfAey enacted, That the pro-
visions of the seventh and eighth sections An act
10 extend the laws Of the United States relating to
customs. Commerce, and navigation the terri
tory ceded 10 the United States by Russa 10 eJtab
ish collection district therein, and other pur-
poses" approved uiy twenty seven, eighteen hun
drtd and sixty EIGHT, shall be deemed TO apply 10
thls act aud all prosecution for offences committed
aains, the provisions of this act aud all other pro-
ceedings had because of the violations OF the BRO
visions of this act, and which authorized by .ad
act above mentioned, shall he In accordance with the
provisions thereof and all and parts acts in
consistent with the provisions OF this act hereby
repealed.
SEC. s. And be 1t further enaeisd, That the Con.
grets may at any time hereafter alter amend, or re-
peal this act. IApproved, July l, le70.