The Alaska daily empire., 1913-04-10

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 to cover the purchase price of such hatcheries so purchased and also to meet the other current expenses to be met therefrom, The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor shall issue to the sellers of such hatcheries so pur- chased certificates of purchase for any unpaid balances due them in such de- nominations as may be desired by the sellers and such certificates may be used at any time for the payment pro tanto of any license fees or taxes up on or against or on account of the catch of pack of any salmon in Alas ka.
 Sec. lS. That every person engaged in catching, curing, or in any manner utilizing fishery products or in oper' ating fish hatcheries in Alaska shall make detailed annual reports thereof to the Secretary of Commerce and La Dor. on blanks furnished by him, coy ering all such facts as may be requir- ed with respect therto for the infor- nation and use of the department and ! Congress. Such reports shall be sworn to by the superintendent, man. ager, or other person having knowl- edge of the facts, a separate blank be- ing used for each establishment and the same shall be forwarded to the department at the close of the fishing season and not later than December fifteenth of each year.
 Sec. 14. That any person violating any provision of this Act or any regu- lation established in pursuance there of shall be deemed guilty of misde- meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine of not less than $1OO nor more than $1,OO0, or by imprisonment for a term of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court; and in case the violation of any provisions of section three of this Act, and conviction therof, further fine of not more than $25O per diem may, at the discretion of the court, be imposed for each day such obstruction is maintained. And every vessel or other apparatus or equipment used or employed in violation of any provis' ions of this Act, or of any regulation made hereunder, may be seized by order of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor and turned over to the United States marshal and by him held subject to the payment of such fine or fines as may be imposed.
 Sec. 15. That the violation of any of the provisions Of this Act may be prosecuted in any District Court of AL aska or in any District Court of the United States in the States of Califor- mia, Oregon, or Washington And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made hereunder. And it shall be the duty of the district attorney to whom any violation is re. ported by any agent or representative of the Department of Commerce and Labor, to institute proceedings neces- sary to carry out the provisions of this Act
 Sec. 16. That to enforce the provis- ions of this Act the Secretary of Com merce and Labor is hereby authorized and directed to make and establish such rules and regulations not incon- sistent with law as may be necessary for the proper investigation, inspec- tion and regulation of the Alaska fish cries and hatcheries and the investi gation and protection of marine algae, shellfish and all other aquatic ami mals not otherwise provided for by law; and to depute, in addition to the employees of the Alaska fisheries ser vice, from thee officers and employees of the Department of Commerce and Labor, force adequate to the per formance of the duties required by this Act; and he shall annually sub- init to Congress estimates to cover the cost of the establishment and maintenance of fish hatcheries in Al aska, the salaries and actual travelling expenses of such officials, and for necessary to carry out the provisions such other expenditures as may be of this Act.
 Sec. IT. That the catching or kill ing of any fish or other aquatic animal Of any kind or species whatsoever in any of the waters of Alaska, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be subject to the provisions of this Act.
 Sec. IS. That for the purpose of this Act the following definitions are adopted to apply to the words in ques- ton wherever the same shall be used.
 Person" any person, persons, firm partnership, corporation, association, or society.
 Fish trap" any pound net, fish wheel, or fixed or floating trap, whether constructed of piles and web- ping and driven or constructed in the place operated or whether construct