The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-06-03
BERING SEA BILL.
Lord William Henry Smiths Iron
Glad Document.
HOW BRITISH SUBJECTS
Will Be Prohibited From Catching Seals
for o Time,
SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL
SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL

introduced In the English House OF Com
mons which Applies to the Waters of
Bering Sea.
LONDON, June 1.-The text of the Ber-
ing sea bill introduced in the house OF
commons Friday by William Henry
Smith, the first lord Of the treasury, is
in substance as follows:
Her majesty, the queen, may by an order ir
council prohibit the catching OF SO rs ~ brlt'
fish ships during period TO be limited by tne
order In council While the order In council
under this aot Is In force no person belonging
tempt TO kill take, or hunt any seal within the
Bering sea during the y Rod stated In the order
In council No British ship or any equipment
or crew thereof shall be employed In such kil'
ing taking, or hunting. II there be any CON
travention OF this act any person committing
procuring, aiding. or abotting such contraven'
zion she'll be guilty OF mi5demeanor within
the meaning OF the merchant shipping act, ana
the ship equipment and everything on BOARD
shall be forfeited TO her majesty as II the oil.
fense had been committed under section l03 OF
said act ami sections i03 and l0l shall apply as
II they were herein enacted and In terms MADE
applicable TO an onense and forfeiture unuer
this act
Any commissioned ofioer on the naval list
| shall have power during the periot limited by
| the order In council TO stop and examine any
BrltlSn hnlD IN Ant DtEluI Qua, anu w hOeeAA
her or any portion OF her equipment or any OF
her crew II In his judgment the ship Is being or
| preparing 10 be used or employed IN contrhVeh,
| lion OF this section II British ship IS iound
within the Berlng sea, having on board nsnlng
| or shooting implements or seaskins or Dodles
OF seals, IL shall lie with the owner or master Oh
such ship to prove that the ship was not used or
| employed In oontrayention OF this act THIS aot
| shall apply 10 the animal known as the iur seai
| and TO any marine animal specified in that hall
| by the order in council under this act, and the
expression ear in this act shall be construed
accordingly.
The expression "Bering sea" In this act means
| the seas known as Berlng sea within the limits
described in the order in council under this act.
The expression equipment In this oct IN
cludes any boat tackle, fishing. or Snootlng IN
struments or other things belonging 70 snip
In order that the above provisions may DC
carried into effect II shall be lawful for any
commissioned ofncer on full pay In the military
or naval service OF her majesty or any British
oficer OF customs or British consular officer, u
seize and detain any ship which has wholly, o.
as 10 any share therein. become subject TO tor
feiture as aforesaid, and bring her for ad1rdica
lion before the high court OF admiralty in En-
gland or Ireland, or before any court having ad
nralty Jurisdiction within her malesty's domIl
ions and such court may thereupon make sucf
order as Il may think nt and award the officert
bringing in the same for adjudication such por
tion Of the proceeds OF the sale OF any forfeited
ship or share as 10 may think fit
| NO HuCn OUlceT i3 70 10 TOopOublUlo Olbhoi
civiily or criminally 70 any person whomsoeye
respecting the seizure or detection OF any shil
seized or detained by him In pursuance OF thi
provisions herein contained-despite the fac
that such ship is not brought In for adtudica
tion or II brought in Is declared not TO be liabl'
70 forfeiture II ~ il shown TO the satisfaction
the Judge or court before whom any trial 70
lating 70 such ship or seizure or detention y
held that thers were reasonable grounds 10
such seizure or detention. But II no sucl
grounds are shown such Judge or court ma
award payment OF costs or damages 10 On,
party aggrieyed, and may make such order II
the premises as the Judge or the court think
At ~.
Every onense by this act declared 10 be q mis-
demeanor will be punishable by tine or by i'm
prisonment with or without hard labor.
The bill then quotes various section
Of the merchant shipping act as TO b
applied by the new order. II is ex
pected that the bill will be passed thi
week, and that afterwards the counci
will fix the period over which it is +
extend.