The daily progressive-miner., 1918-02-05
HI. R. 9O92
In the House of Representatives.
 January 22, 1918,

Fisheries and 0aered to be printed. X BILL
 1 For the regulation and protection of the fisheries of the Territory of Al aska. and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representative of the Un- lited States of America ill Congress as sembled-
 That there is hereby created the of l ice of commissioner of fisheries for me Territory of Alaska, whose annual compensation shall be $7,500. Said commissioner shall be appointed by the President of the United States, by l and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve for term of four years, unless sooner removed by the President. Said commissioner shall have the power to appoint not 0 exceed five deputy fish commission CTS at an annual compensation of $4,000 each. and such deputies shall have thorough knowledge of the fish cries of Alaska and an experience that shall qualify them in the administrat-
 on of the provisions of this Act.
 Sec 2 That the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska shall, as soon as practicable after being commissioned, establish his permanent office at Jun eau, Alaska, and he shall divide the Territory into fishery districts and place a deputy commissioner in charge cf each district, but such deputies shall be at all times under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska. Previous to the opening Of each salmon season. or as soon as practicable thereafter the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska shall engage not to exceed one hund- red and fifty fish wardens to serve during the salmon season, or at other
 lines that are necessary, but not long CT than a period Of one hundred and twenty days in any one year. The compensations for such wardens shall be s per day. The necessary num- Ter of such wardens shall be stationed during the period Of their employment " the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska near the mouths of the most important salmon streams of Alaska 10 ke designated by the commissioner from time to time as the preservation of the salmon supply may in his judg- ment indicate. Fish wardens appoint ed under the provisions of this Act shall have been bona fde residents of the Territory of Alaska for at least one year prior to their employment as wardens; they shall have as far as possible, a practical knowledge of the fisheries of Alaska and be acquainted with the vicinity of their station. It shall be the duty of the fish wardens to guard the salmon stream at which they may be stationed and, so far as practicable, all nearby streams and waters to prevent the violation of any of the provisions Of this Act or any fisheries or the game or furbearing animals or birds of Alaska; they shall maintain watch over all fixed or mov- able gear within their immediate To- cality; they shall prevent, as far as possible, the destruction of salmon or salmon spawn by predatory animals, birds, or other fish, and shall aid and assist the salmon in reaching the spawning grounds by the removal of Instructions in the streams, the con construction of fishways, ladders, and so forth, and the improvement of the stream for spawning purposes, all as may he directed by the commissioner If f. ries for Alaska.
 Sec. ,. That the commissioner of
 .sheries for Alaska shall provide where necessary for each fish warden at his station suitable camp, boat, arms, ammunition, tools, and such other necessities as may be required | in the performance of his duty at a cost not to exceed $150 for each sta
 tion during the first season of it's es- 1 tablishment and an upkeep cost of not to exceed $50 for each subsequent season, Provided That any camp or station may be moved from one stream 1 to another or from one locality to an other at the discretion of the commis- sioner of fisheries for Alaska.
 Sec. 1. That any fish warden pro- Yided for by this Act who shall know ingly or willfully permit violation of any of the provisions of this Act or be- come derelict in the performance of his duty to the extent of permitting unlawful fishing or destruction of sal mon shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than
 $500 or more than $1,000, or by impris- onment for not less than ninety days or more than one year, or by both such ! fine and imprisonment, and shall be disqualified from holding any office or employment under this Act.
 Sec 5. That the commissioner of fisheries for Alaska is authorized and directed to lease fish trap or pound net locations to citizens of the United