The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-03
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES AE AMERICA. PR0CIAMATInN

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION.
HNHEFOLL0WINGP PROVISIONS OF THE
Il laws of the United States are hereby
published for the information OF all con-
cerned:
Section 1856, Revised Statutes. chapter 8,
title %, enacts that No person shall Kill
any otter, mink. marten, sable. or fur seal,
or other fur bearing animal within the lin
its OF Alaska Territory, or in the waters
thereof; and every person guilty thereof
shall, tor each OffenSe, be fined not less than
two hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars, or imprisoned not more than SIX
months, or both, and all vessels. their tackle,
apparel, furniture, and cargo, found ell
gagged i'll violation OF this Section shall be
forfeited. but the Secretary of the Treasury
shall have power to authorize the killing OF
of any such mink, marten, sable, or other
fur-bearing animal, except fur seals, under
such regulations he may prescribe, and il
vent the killing of any fur seal, AID TO pro-
vide for the execution of the provisions of
this Section until it Is otherwise provided by
law, nor shall he grant any special privileg-
es under this Section"
Section 3 Of the act entitled IAN act to
provide for the protection OF the salmon
| fisheries OF Alaska" approved March ., 1889,
provides that:
section 8. That Section 1856 of the Re-
viSed Statutes of the United States is here
by declared TO include and apply to all the
| dominion of the United States in the waters
of Behring Sea. and it shall be the duty of
| the resident at timely season in each
| year. to issue his proclamation, and cause
| the same TO be published for one month at
| least IN one newspaper Qf any such there
| be) published at each United States port of
entry on the Pacific coast, warning all per-
| sons against entering such waters for the
| purpose OF violating the provisions OF said
| section, and he shall also cause one or more
| vessels Of the United States to diligently
| cruise said waters and arrest all persons and
| seize all vessels found to be or to have been
| engaged in any violation OF the laws OF the
| United States therein"
| Now therefore, /, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States, pursuant TO
the above recIted Statutes, hereby warn all
persons against entering the waters of
| Behrlng Sea, within the dominion of the
| United States, for the purpose of violating
the provisions of said section 1856. Revised
Statutes and / hereby proclaim, that all
persons found TO be, or to have been engaged
IN any violation of the laws of the United
States, in said waters, will be arrested and
punished as above provided, and that all
vessels so employed, their tackle. apparel,
furniture and cargoes Will be seized and
! forfeited.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
| my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
| tsEAL. Done at the City of Washington
| this twenty-frSt day of March, one th0uS-
and eight hundred and eighty-nine, and of
! the independence of the United States the
| one hundred and thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
JAMES G. ELAINE. Secretary of State.