The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-07

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION.
IIHE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THE
Il laws of the United States are hereby
published for the Information of all con-
cerned:
Section 1886, Revised Statutes, chapter 3.
| title %, enactS that mo person shall kill
any otter, mink. marten, sable. CT 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 tack e,
apparel, furniture, and cargo, found en-
gagged in vocation 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 a he may prescribe, and 1t
| shall be the duty of the Secretary to pre-
vent the killing of any fur seal, and 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 of the act entitled IAN act to
provide for the protection Of the salmon
| fisheries OF Alaska" approved March 2, 1889,
provides that:
"Section 8. That Section 1856 of the Re-
viSed Statutes of the United States is here
| by declared 10 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 President 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
! eng aged III 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
| Behring Sea, within the dominion of the
United States, for the purpose of violating
| the provisions OF said Section 1856, Revised
| Statutes and l hereby proclaim, that all
| persons found to be, 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.
| GsEALl Done at the City of Washington
| this twenty-first day of March, one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty-nine, and of
the independence OF the United States the
one hundred and thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President,
JAMES G. BLAINE. Secretary of State.