The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-18
Il THE PRESIDENT OF The UNITED
sTATES OF ANERICA: A PROCLAMATION.
". J. BARRY,
Chief of Police.

RI THE PRESIDENT OF The UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION.
TsiHE FOLL0WlNGf + f'RONlSlONS OF THE
L laws of the United States are hereby
published for the Information If all con-
cerned:
Section 1856, Revised Statutes, chapter ,.
title q, enactS that No person shall kill
any Ter, mink. marlen, sable. or fur seal,
or other iur bearing animal within the linz
its of Alaska Territory, or In The waters
thereof; and every person guilty thereof
shall, tor each OiIenSe, be hueu not less than
TWO hundred nor more than ole thousand
dollars, OF imprisoned not more than six
months, or bOtn, and all vessels. their tack t,
apparel, furniture, and cargo, found en-
gagged IN vocation OF This Section shall be
fOririi ed. but The Secretary OF the Treasury
shall have power to authorize the killing OF
of any such mink, maTten, sable, or other
ur-bearing animal, except fur seals, under
such regulations he may prescribe, and 1t
shall lie he duty Of tue Secretary 10 pre-
Vent the killing of any fur seal, AID 10 pro-
vide for the execution Of the provisions OF
this Section until it Is otherwise provided by
law, nor shall he grant any special prlyileS-
es nnder this 5cclon."
Section 3 OF the act entitled IAN act to
provide for the protection of The salmon
hSherles OF Alaska" approved March 2. 1889,
provides that:
section 8. That Section 1856 of the Re
YlSed Statutes OF the United states IS here
by declared 10 include and apply TO all the
dominion OF the United S. ateS III The waters
OF Behring Sea, and it shall be the duty OF
the PRESIDENT at timely season In each
year. TO issue his proclamation. and cause
the same TO he published for one month at
least IN one newspaper iii any such there
be) published at each United States port of
entry on the Paclae coast, warning all per-
SONS against entering such waters for the
purpose OF violating the provisions OF said
SectlOn, and lie shall also cause one or more
vessels of the United States to diligently
cruise sad waters and arrest an persons and
seize All vessels found to be or TO have been
ensaged IN any violation Of the laws OF the
United STATE therein"
Now therefore, ], Benjamin Harrison,
President Of he United states, pursuant TO
Inc above reeited Statutes, hereby warn all
persons against entering the waters of
Behiug Sea, within the dominion of the
United states, for the purpose of violating
the provisions OF said section 1856 Revised
statutes; ana hereby proclaim, that all
perSonsfcund 10 he. OF to have been engaged
IN any violation of the laws Of The United
States, In SAID waters, viii be arrested ana
punished as above provided, and that all
vessels so employed. their tackle. apparel
furniture anu cargoes will be seized and
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my my h2nd and caused the seal Of the United
States to be anxed.
lsEAL Done ut the City of Washington
tDls twenty-hFSt day of March, one thous-
and eight hundred and eighly-nine, and Of
the independence of the United States the
one hundred and thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
JAMRs G. BLAINE, Secretary of state.