The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-10

in width between the hours or SIX o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning of the following day of each and every day in the week: Pro- vided. That the weekly close season shall not be construed to extend to the herring and halibut fisheries And provided further, That it shall be un- lawful at all times and by any means to catch and kill the fish commonly known as the Dolly Warden trout or salmon trout (Salvelinus malma), and to transport and sell them within the Territorial limits of Alaska.
 It shall be unlawful to fish for sal mon or commercial purposes in any of the streams tributary to Cook ln- let.
 Throughout the weekly close sea son herein prescribed the gates, mouths, or tunnels Of all fish traps shall be closed by hauling the tunnel to one side against the entrance or tunnel wall of the pot, and twenty five feet of webbing or net of the "heart" of such traps on each side of the heart" of such trapjs on each side next to the pot" shall be lower ed or opened in such manner as to permit free passage of salmon and other fishes at all stages of the tide. The use of aprons" in connection with the fish traps during the weekly close season is prohibited.
 Sec. 9. That it shall be unlawful for any person canninf, salting, or cur ing fish of any species in Alaska to use any label brand, or trademark thereon which shall tend to misrepre- sent the contents of any package of fish offered for sale: Provided, That the use of the terms "red" medium red" pink, "chum", and similar we'll established trms as applied to the various species of Pacific salmon un- der trade usages shall not be deemed in conflict with the provisions of this Act when used to designate salmon of those known species.
 Sec, To- That all citizens of the United States and all persons who have declared their intentions to be- come citizens, and all natives of All aska and all corporations organized under the laws of any State, Terri tory, or District thereof, shall be en- titled to the benefits and privileges of this Act.
 It shall be unlawful for any alien who has not declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States to take fish or other aquatic animals or algae from any of the waters of Alaska except for his domestic use, and it shall be unlawful to purchase any fish or aquatic animals or algae from any such alien.
 Sec. II. That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may in his dis cretion, set aside any streams or lakes including the waters of the approaches therto. for distance of six hundred yards from the mouths thereof, as preserves for spawning grounds, in which fishing may be limited or en- tirely prohibited, but such power shall be exercised only after all persons in- terested shall be given a hearing, of which due notice must be given by publications; and where the interested parties are known to the department, they shall be personally notified by notice mailed not less than sixty days previous to such hearing. No order made under this section shall be eff fective before the next calendar year after the same is made.
 Sec. F. That the exemption from license fees and taxation in favor of the owners of private salmon hatch cries in Alaska, as provided by sec tion two of the Act of Congress en- titled An Act for the protection and regulation of the fisheries of Alaska" " approved June twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and six, shall hereafter be computed and allowed in accordance with the provisions of said Act, at the rate of 40 cents per bushel for all red and king salmon fry matched and liberated.
 No additional private hatcheries shall hereafter be approved: Provid- ed, That the removal of any private hatchery that has heretofore been ap- proved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to any new location shall be permitted, and the original approv- al thereaof shall continue at such new if such new site be duly ap- proved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Whenever the efficiency and productiveness of any hatchery which has been approved shall be found upon examination and investi- gation to have ceased to merit approv- al, the approval may be revoked and notice of such revelation shall be fil- ed in the office of the clerk or deputy clerk of the United States District Court of the division of the District of Alaska wherein the said hatchery Is located, but no approval shall be revoked until afted reasonable mo-