The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-08-17
Harlan and Thompson dissenting.

Harlan and Thompson dissenting.
Art. /. The United States and Great
Britain shall forbid their citizens aud
subjects respectfully to kill, capture
or pursue at any time or in any man
ner whatever animals commonly call
ed fur seals within the zone of go miles
around Pribyloff Islands, inclusive of
territorial wateres, the miles being
geographical miles, 60 to degree Of
latitude.
Art. 2. The two governments shall
forbid their citizens or subjects to kill,
capture or pursue in any manner
whatever, during the season extending
in each year from May to July 81 in
elusive, fur seals on the high sea in
that part of the Pacific ocean inclosing
Behring sea, situated north OF the
Both degree Of north latitude or east
ward of the 180th degree of longitude
from Greenwich, until it strikes the
water boundary described in article
one of the treaty of 1867, between the
United States and Russia, following
that line up to Behring straits.
Art. 3. During the period OF time in
which fur sealing is allowed only sail
ing vessels will be permitted to carry
on or take part In fur sealing opera
tions. They will however, be at lib
erty to avail themselves of the use of
such canoes or unlocked boats pro.
peeled by paddles, oars or sails as in
common use as fishing boats.
Art. 4. Each sailing vessel authoriz-
ed to carry on sealing must be provid-
ed with special license issued for that
purpose by its government. Each ves-
sci so employed shall be required TO.
carry the flag prescribed by its gov
eminent.
Art 5. Masters of vessels engaged in
fur sealing shall enter accurately in
their official logbooks the date and
place OF each operation, plumber and
sex OF seals captured daily. These en-.
tries to be communicated by each OF
the two governments to each other at
the end OF each season.
Art. o. The use OF nets, fire arms or
explosives is forbidden in fur sealing.
This shall not apply to shotguns when
such are used in fishing outside of
Behring Sea during the season when
such may be lawfully carried on.
Art. Z. The governments shall take
measures to control the fitness of the
men authorized to engage in sealing.
These men shall have been proved fit
to handle with sufficient skill the
weapons with which seal fishing is
carried on.
Art 8. The preceding regulations
shall not apply to Indians dwelling on
the coast of the territories OF the
United States or Great Britain, carry
ing on fur sealing in canoes or un-
decked boats not transported by
or used In connection with
other vessels and propelled
wholly by paddles, oars or
sails. and manned by no more than
five persons in the manner hitherto
practiced by Indians; provided such
Indians are not employed by other
persons, and provided that when 50
hunting in canoes or unlocked boats
the Indians shall not hunt for seals
outside the territorial waters under
contract TO deliver skins to anybo ly.
This exemption is not to be construed
to affect the municipal law of either
country, nor shall IT. extend to the,
waters OF Behring sea or the waters
around Aleutian islands. Nothing
herein contained is intended to inter-
fere with the employment of Indians
as hunters or otherwise la connection
with sealing vessels as heretofore.
Art. 9-The concurrent regulations
hereby determined with view to the
protection aud preservation of fur
seals shall remain in force until they
have been wholly or in part abolished
or modified by common agreement be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. Said concurrent regulations
shall be submitted every five years to
a new examination in order to enable
both governments to consider whether,
in the light of past experiences,
there is occasion to make any mod
fication therein. The arbitrators
make special finding on the facts
agreed upon by the agents of both
governments with reference to the
seizure of British vessels In the Behring
sea In 1887 and 1880.
In addition the arbitrators made
certain suggestions to the two govern
ments. the most important being that
they should come to an understanding
to prohibit the killing OF seals on land
or sea for period of from one to three
years, and should enact regulations to,
carry out the findings OF the arbltra-
tors.