The herald., 1896-05-22
LEGAL NOTICES

+ President of the United States OF
America. A Proclamation; The followins
are published hereby for the information
Of all concerned: Section 1856, Revised
Statutes, Chapter 3, Title XNiil. enacts
marten. sable. or fur-seal, or other FUR
bearing animal, within the limits of Alaska
ssrryory or In the waters sha thsreof for san am
offense. be fined not less than two hun
dred nor more than one thousand dollars.
or Imprisonment not more than six months
or both: and all vessels. their tackle. ap,,
parel furniture and cargo, found engaged
in violation of this section shall be for
feited: but the Secretary of the Treasury
shall have power to authorize the killing
of any such mink. marten. sable. or other
tur-bearing animal, except fur-seals, un-
der such regulations as he may prescribe:
and 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary
to prevent the killing of any fur-seal, and
TO provide for the execution of the provis-
ions of this section until it is otherwise pro-
Nided by law, nor shall he grant any spec
ial privileges under this section" Sec
vide for the protection of the salmon fish
cries, OF Alaska approved March z, 1852,
provides: Sec. 3. That section nineteen
utes OF the United States is hereby declared
TO include and apply to all the dominion
OF the United States in the waters or Ber'
ing Sea; and it shall be the duty of the
President. at timely season each year TO
issue his proclamation and cause the same
to- be published for one month in at least
one newspaper, II any such there be pub
lished. at each United States port OF entry
on the Pacific Coast, warning all persons
against entering said waters FOR or ,he pnr- e
ton; 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, engaged in any violation of the
laws of the United tSates therein. The
Act entitled AN Act to extend to the North
Pacific Ocean the provisions of the stat
utes for the protection of the fur-seals
and other fur-bearing animals" approved
February Il, 1898. provides: That when
ever the Government Of the United states
shall conclude an effective internationa i
arrangement for the protection OF FUR
ment with any power, or as result of the
decision of the tribunal of arbitration un-
der the convention concluded between the
United States and Great Britain February
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and nine
ty-two. and SO long as such arrangement
nineteen hundred and ffty-six of the Re.
vised Statutes, and all other provisions OF
the Statutes Of the United States. so far
as the same may be applicable; relative to
the protection of fur-seals and other fur
bearing animals within the limits Of Alas
ka or in the waters thereof. shall be ex-
tended to and over all that portion of the
Pacific Ocean included i'll such interna-
tional arrangement. Whenever an effec-
tive international arrangement Is conclud-
ed as aforesaid. II shall be the duty of the
President 10 declare that fact by proclama-
tion, and to designate the portion of tire
Pacific Ocean to which it is applicable, and
that this Act has become Operative; and
likewise. when such arrangement ceases,
to declare that fact and that this Act has
become imperative, and his proclamation
in respect thereto shall be conclusive; Dur
ing the extension aforesaid of said laws
for the OF or
in said designated portion OF the Pacific
Ocean shall be held to be the same as IL
committed within the limits of Alaska or in
the waters thereof. but thew may be prose-
cuted in the District Court of Alaska. or in
any District Court of the United states
in California. Oregon or Washington" An
arrangement having been made for the pro-
lection of fur-seals. as result OF the decis-
ion of the tribunal Of arbitration under ,e the
ary 20. 1892, which prohibits the killing OF
seals at any time within radius OF sixty
May, June and July in each year, in that
portion of the Pacific Ocean, inclusive o.
Bering Sea. situated to the north OF the
35th degree of North Latitude. and East
ward Of the 1S0th degree of Longitude from
Greenwich until it strikes the water bound
ary se4 IN Arlre one OF the drReay Rs
sa, and following that line Up to Bering
Straits Now. therefore be It known that
I, Grover Cleveland. President Of the
United States of America. hereby declare
that the said Act OF Congress OF February
o. 1898, has become opsrative' dn .mat' N t. ac,
Revised Statutes Is applicable to the wat
ers above mentioned, included In the
Award OF the Tribunal at ParlS given un-
| der the said convention of February 20
| 1892. and that have caused the foregoina
laws specially to be proclaimed to the end
| observed ] hereby proclaim every person
guilty of violation of the provisions OF
! said laws and of other provisions of the
| Statutes of the United States so far as the
| same may be applicable relative to the
| protection of fur-bearing animals within
| the limits of Alaska or in the waters there
| in provided, and all vessels so engaged
| their tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo
whereof. | have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the United States to be
| affixed. Done at the City of Washington
| this fourteenth day of April, in the year oi
| Our Lord one thousand eight hundred anC
| ninety-sIx, and of the independence of the
| United States the one hundred and twen-
| ticth. GROVER CLEV ELAND.
BY the President: RICHARD OLNEY,
| 5-24 o d Secretary Of State.
| Sf0ckh0Iders, Meeting