Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-06
The RERlNe SEA BILL

introduced In the English Houso of Conn
mons-How British Subjects will be Pro-
hibited from Catching Seals for n Time.
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 nm order in
council prohibit the catching OF Sc lis by Brit
ish ships during period TO be limited by the
order in council While the order in council
under this net is in force, no person belonging
TO q British ship shall kill, take, or hunt, or at.
tempt to kill, take, or hunt any seal within the
Bering sea during the period stated In the order
in council. No British ship or any equipment
or crew thereof shall be employed in such kill
Ing taking, or hunting II there be any con-
travention OF this act any person committing,
procuring, aiding, or abettinS such contraven'
tion shall be guilty OF misdemeanor within
the meaning Of the merchant shipping act, and
the ship equipment and everything on board
shall be forfeited TO her majesty as II the of.
fense had been committed under section l03 Of
said act, and sections l03 and l0i shall apply as
II they were herein enacted and in terms made
applicable to an onense and forfeiture under
this act
Any commissioned officer on the naval list
shall have power during the period limited by
the order in council to stop and examine any
British ship in the Bering sea, and TO detaln
her or any portion OF her equipment or any OF
her Grew II in his judgment the ship is being or
OF & to be used or Tsb h shp IS oTnd
within the Bering sea, having on board tishlng
or shooting implements, or sealsiins or bodies
OF seals, ii shall lie with the owner or master OF
such ship to prove that the ship was not used or
employed in contravention OF this act This act
shall apply to the animal known as the fur seal
and to any marine animal specified in that halt
| by the order in council under this act, and tho
expression seal in this act shall be construed
accordingly.
| The expression "Bering sea" in this act means
| the seas known as Berng sea within the limits
described In the order in council under this act.
| The expression equipment in this act I'M
cludes any boat tackle, fishing, or shooting in
struments or other things belonging to ship:
! In order that the above provisions may be
| carried into effect 1t shall be lawful for any
| commissioned ofiicer on full pay in the military
| or naval service of her majesty or any British
officer OF customs or British consular officer, to
seize and detain any ship which has wholly or
as to any share therein become subject to for
feiture as aforesaid, and bring her for adiudica-
| tion before the high court of admiralty in En-.
gland or Ireland, or before any court having ad-
| miralty jurisdiction within her maiestys domin.
ions and such court may thereupon make such
order as 1t may think ht and award the ofhcers
| bringing in the same for adjudication such por-
tion of the proceeds OF the sale of any forfeited
ship or share as 1t may think fit.
No such officer is to be responsible either
civilly or c-iminally to any person whomsoever
respecting the seizure or detection 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 adjudica'
tion, or II brought in is declared not to DE liable
to forfeiture II 1t is shown to the satisfaction OF
the judge or court before whom any trial re-
lating to such ship or seizure or detention is
held, that there were reasonable grounds fol
such seizure or detention. But II no such
grounds are shown such judge or court may
award payment OF costs or damages to any
party aggrieved, and may make such order in
the premises as the judge or the court thinks
ht
Every offense by this act declared to be mis-
demeanor will be punishable by n fine or by i'm
prisonment with or without hard labor
The bill then quotes various section:
of the merchant SHINING act as to bt