New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
THE NEW BEHRING SEA BILL.
TEXT OF ITS MORE IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
.,-rHoRuTY GIVEN BRITISH OFFICERS TO STOP
AND EXAMINE SUSPECTED BRITISH
VESSELS IN BEHRNG sEA-pRo-


VESSELS IN BEHRING sEA-pRo-
VISIONS AS TO FORFEITURE.
London May 30.-The text of the Behring Sea
hill introduced into the House of Commons yes
terday by Mr.. Smith, the First Lord Of the Treas
INV. is in substance as follows:
Her Majesty the Queen may by an Order In
Council prohibit the catching Of seals by BRUSH
ships during period to be limited by the oraef
in Council While the Order in Council under
this act is in force, no person belonging TO a
British ship shall kill, take, or hunt, or attempt
10 kill, take or hunt any seal within the benrlng
Sea during the period stated in the order Ia Couh
No British ship, or any equipment OF crew
thereof shall be employed IN such or hnnf
ing If there be any CONFIRMATION OF TINS ac.'
any person committing, procuring, aldIng OF aoc"
ting such contravention shall De guLy OF d
misdemeanor within the meaning OF tine Merchant
Shipping act; and the ship, equipment, anu eteaS
thing on board shall be forfeited 10 hel SiaJes.S
as If the offence had been committed uhuei "a "a
zion 1913 of said act; and sections lOS anu dod
shall apply as il they were herein enacteo s sn
in terms made applicable to an offence al" i0'-
ANY, commissioaed officer on the Naval list shall
have power during the period limited oy lhe VLu 81
in Council TO stop and examine any bIIuIsn oIIp
the Behring Sea- and to detaln her, OF any POI a
of her equipment, or any of her crew, III hls s
Judgment the ship is being or preparing 70 DC useu
or employed in contraventlon Of TINS sectloI
Sea. having on board fishing or shootng lnpe-
ments or seaskins or bodies OF seals II shtII ne
with the owner or master OF such snip 10 Wose
that the ship was not used OF emploScu IL W
travention OF this act. -, -. .to
This act shall Apply TO the animal KNOWN a. 'H ~;
fur-seal, and TO any marine animal ndar this
act and the expression seal In TINS act Snah o'
construed accordingly: -, . .0oors
The expression "Behrng oea In t tiiS w. limits
the seas known Behring sea WITHIN tae Hl nnt
described In the Order in Council under thls act'
The expression equipment, in this ACT, IN
cndes any ot pOst t laG beiongng to ship
In order that the above provisions may be car
ried into effect il shall be lawful for any commits
stoned officer on full pay in the military or nava!
service of Her Majesty, or any British officer OF
customs or British Consular officer, to seize ana
detain any ship which has wholly, or as TO any
share therein, become subject TO forfeiture as
aforesaid and bring her for adjudication before
the High Court of Admiralty In England or Ire
land or before any court having admiralty Jurls-
diction within Her Majestys dominions; and such
court may thereupon make such order as II may
think fit, and award the officer bringing In the
same for adjudication such porton OF the proceeds
Of the sale Of any forfeited ship or share as II may
think fit.
or criminally, TO any person whomsOever respect
ing the seizure or detention of any ship seized or
detained by him in pursuance of the provisions
herein contained. despite the fact that such ship is
not brought in for adjudication. If brought in is
declared not 10 be liable forfeiture if il is shown
10 the satisfaction Of the judge or court before
whom any. trial relating to such ship or seizure
or detention is held. that there were reasonable
grounds for such seizure or detention. But If
no such grounds are shown, such Judge of court
NAV award payment of costs or damage TO any
party aggrieved, and may make such other order
in the premises as the judge or the court thinks
fit.
Every offence by this act declared to be mis-
demeanor will be punishable by a fine or by I'M
prisonment, with without hard labor.
The ball then quotes various sections of the
Merchant Shipping act as TO be applied by the new
order 1t is expected that the bin will be passed
next week and that afterward the Council will
fix the period over which it is TO extend