The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-16

1 SuCu ledse' HIS helTs, administrators,
 executors, successors, or assigns, shall
 have the exclusive right to hold oc- cupy, and fish in such location and to
 mortgage, sell, lease, or transfer the
 same during the time that he or they
 in other respects shall comply with
 the law pertaining thereto.
 If any person lawfully occupies and
 actually operates pound net location
 during the active fishing season next
 preceding the time when this act takes
 effect, and also files before January
 first of the year next after the time i when this act takes effect and in the I manner heretofore provided, a loca-
 tion notice with the United States re-
 corder in the district in which such
 location is situated, such person shall
 have a right to such location valid under this act and prior to any right otherwise obtainable under this act. Any location acquired under the pro-
 visions of this act may be continued
 in accordance with the law as to pass ageways in force at the time this act takes effect, or many be changed to conform to the requirements of any subsequent act in respect thereto, but
 no change shall be made which inter-
 feres with another then existing loca-
 tion
 The commissioner of fisheries fOrI Alaska shall keep an index of all leases, showing the hour and date of
 filing with the United States record CTS, the names of claimants, and the serial number of the leases, all of which shall be indorsed on them when filed.
 The failure Of any lessee to con- struct and operate any pound net In bona fide manner for two consecu- tive years shall constitute abandon ment of the location and the forfeiture | of such lease. The failure of lessee to construct and operate any set net or stake net on any location valid un- der this act in a bona fide manner for any year shall constitute abandonment | of the location.
 Sec. 6. That no lead of any pound net in the waters of Alaska shall ex- ceed three thousand feet in length, and there shall be an end passageWay of at least one thousand feet and lateral passageway of at least three thousand four hundred feet between pound nets and an end paBsageway of at least one thousand feet and later al passageWay of at least two thousand feet between pound net and stake or set net The lead of any pound net may be extended to high-water mark on the tideIands owned by the United States or on other tidelands with the consent of the owners thereof.
 No supplementary wing or jigger of a pound net shall be of greater length than three hundred feet, over all, nor shall the outer end thereof approach within one hun dred feet of the lead of such pound net Not more than one wing CT jig ger shall be attached to each side of the heart of any pound net.
 No stake net shall be constructed in any other manner than by stakes driv- en in substantially straight line, nor shall it be i'll the form of a pound net CT with hearts or pots connected there with nor shall it exceed one thousand feet in length. There shall be an end passageway of at least five hundred feet and a lateral passageway of at least one thousand five hundred feet stake net and a set net: Provided, That the restrictions as to distance intervals between stake nets shall not be construed to apply to the use by the native Indians of stake nets not over fifty yards in length to take salmon for domestic consumption and not for sale.
 There shall be an end passageway of at least one hundred feet and lateral passageway of at least three feet between set nets. A set net is not fixed appliance within the of this act.
 For the purpose of determining pass ageways, base lines shall be drawn at right angles to the general course of | locations and shall pass through the ends of the locations; the end passage ways shall be measured at right angles to such base lines. and the {, lateral passageways shall be measured | parallel with such base lines.
 It shall be unlawful to lay or cast any movable fishing appliance within three hundred yards of any other nov able fishing appliance or within any area in which under this section a set