The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-11
alaska LICENSE TAXES.
SCHEDULE Is FIXED IN SENATOR
PERKINS BILL.
Other Bills Introduced by the same
Senator Provide for Fish aud
Game Regulations-Agent to he

carefully drawn, and II they do not pass
as separate measures, will undoubtedly
contribute many Of the best features TO
some general Alaskan legislation before
the close OF the session.
II make so many changes In the amount
of licenses now paid under existing law
that a complete schedule will be OF In
terest to every resident OF Alaska. The
sum Of money given in each case is the
annual license fee
Abstract Offices. $50: banks. $3.50 board
Ing houses having accommodations Tor
ten or more guests sls; brokers tmoney-
SIS per table; bowling alleys. SIS: brewer
les, $500 boitling works. 500: cigar manu-
facturers, SIS: cigar stores or stands, slS,
srSs w sapess So cents per ION on
freight handled or stored; electric light
plants furnishing. light or power for sale.
800. Fsheries Salmon canneries, cents
per case; salmon salteries, 10 cents per
barrel; FISH oil works 10 cents per barrel.
and passenger transportation lines, pro-
PEELED by mechanical power registered IN
the district OF. Alaska, and not paying
license or tax elsewhere, 81 per ton on net
tonnage, custom house measurement Of
each vessel Gas plants. for heat Or hgh nv
year Mercantile establishments: Doing
ness OF ST, go. s375: doing business Of
$4,000, $3.50: doing a business OF $4,000,
800; doing business Of slo,v. 500 doing
business Of under 5000. $40. Meat mar.
kets. s15. Manufactures not enumerated
herein. same classification and II
adjustments, Physicians, itinerant. $50;
planning mills, when not part of saw
patent medicine vendors mot regular
druggists).. SO; railroads, on each mile
operated, 500; restaurants, sl5 real es-
tate dealers and brokers. $50. Ships and
eh nd at wis
doing local business for hire plying In
Alaskan waters. registered In Alaska and
not paying license or tax eIsewnere on .,
each 81 sawmll, for each 1000 feet sawed,
oo.l0; steam ferries, 500; toll road, or trail,
each mile 2s oressaetion thereof So: trans
fer companies, $50; +axedermfsts $40; thea
tiers. $780,
Clerk 10 Issue Licenses.
Section 4ss Of the Alaska criminal code Is
70 be amended TO read as follows That
the licenses provided for In this act shall
be issued by the clerk Of thu district court
or any subdivision thereof in compliance
with the order Of the court or Judge there
of duly made and entered: ana the clerk
OF the court shall keep full record OF all
applications for license and of all recon-
mendatons for and remonstrances against
OF the court thereon: Provided that the
clerk OF said court and each division there
Of shall give bond or bonds In such amount
u
quire and In such form as the attorney
general may approve, and all moneys re-
qeived for licenses by him or them under
this act shall be covered into the treasury
OF the United states. under such rules and
regulations as the secretary OF the treasury
may prescribe
adding these words: And provided fur
Their that all moneys collected as q license
upon the liquor traffic as herein provided
shall be set aside and devoted 10 the
maintenance Of the public schools OF the
district OF Alaska
Fish aud Game Regulations.
The provisions Of the California senator's
bills relating to the salmon fisheries ana
briefly at the time of INTRODUCTION, hut
discussion of the measures iuss out
some other features. In the first place II
strikes out nearly all OF that portion OF
salmon fisheries, and the following pro
visions substituted:
The erection OF dams, barricaaeS. fish
wheels, fences, traps or any such liked
or stationary distractions in any OF thr
rivers. streams or waters OF Alaska, and
the fishing for or catching In Alaska OF
salmon, in any manner or by any means.
with the purpose ar result OF preventing
or impeding their ascent TO the spawning
grounds, Is declared 90 he unlawful,
The secretary of the treasury IL au-
thorized and directed to remove all obstruc-
tons declared by this act to be unlawful,
and 70 establish such regulations and pro-
sary fer the enforcement OF this act
1t shah he unlawful. the bill further pro
vdes, 10 iish for. catch. or XIII any salmon
Of any variety except with rod or spear
above the tide waters OF any creek or river
Of less than 500 feet In width in the district
% Alaska, except only for the purpose OF
propagation.
drift neis. gill nets, set net. pound net.
seine, or trap. for any purpose across Tho
tide waters OF any river OF stream for
distance Of more than one-third OF the
width Of said stream or TO hay or vet any
seine or ne, within 100 yards ~ any other
seine or net Ia said river or stream.
IL shall be unlawful % take kill or FISH
fer any salmon In any manner or by any
means IN any Of the waters OF Alaska, sx-
cept Bertng sea or the waters tributary
thereto. from o'clock Saturday evening un-
til o'clock Monday morning. " TO esh ~
catch or kin In any manner or by any APP
plianco except rod or spear, any salmon w
any stream ~ less than is yards IN width
between tho hours OF 8 y. m and a, m. VI
the following morning ~ each and every
dag OF the week.
May Establish Close season.
The secretary Of the treasury may. Ia his
discretion set aside any stream as spawn
ting grounds. IN which no fishing shall he
permitted and when, Ia his Judgment, the
result 81 fishing oqerauous 90 any stream
or tho approaches thereto Indicate that the
number n salmon taken Il larger than
the c8Gscity ~ the stream 10 produce. or
that the extent - the ashlus operations
thereat prevents SUFFICIENT ngres@ or sal
mon 90 The spawning grounds. be ls author-
t8eA 90 establish weekly closed seasons. -
limit the duration Of the Ashing season, 20
pFcscrihs The Volume % the catch a. sncA
places or 20 prohlbit hshiuE entirely fer
SUCH Cfti5a as may apPe@r Necessary for
The N5hiag grounds. Provided. That such
powfr@ shau 10 exercised only after an per
Sous interested shall have been given
hearing ~ which hearing due notice shan
he given. AnF uruFtATf further. Taas q