The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-09

Section A. Unlawful to plant or liberate fry in any waters without con- sent of the Commission.
 Section 45. Unlawful to waste any food fish except from unavoidable causes.
 Section 46. Food fish shall not be used in the manufacturer of fertil- izer, meal or oil. The Commission may issue permit for the use of such fish not marketable for food or bait under proper conditions.
 Section A. No fish shall be taken by spear or gaff and unlawful to pur- chase any salmon taken
 Section 48. Unlawful to pollute any salmon spawning waters.
 Section 49. All dams must be pro- vided with fish ways and where inn practicable so to do, hatchery must be provided to compensate for the spawning area affected by the dam. Section 50. No barricade or other obstruction shall be placed in spawn ing waters.
 Section 51. Unlawful for any per son not citizen and who has not citizen or for any person who has pleaded his exemption from war ser vice on account of alien birth or any person who has allowed his delara- tion of citizenship to lapse to fish iEl territorial waters. Fine for violation not less than $250, or imprisonment for not less than 30 days or both.
 Section 52. Makes piracy of fish unulawful and punished by fine of not less than $250, or imprisonment for 60 days, or both.
 Section 53. Unlawful for trusts or combinations to be formed in res traint of trade.
 Section 54.. Violations to be prose cuted in any district court of Alaska or federal court of the United States Section 55. Fines for violations, except as otherwise provided shall not be less than $6O.OO nor more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment of not less than ten days, or both fine and imprisonment. Vessels and equip ment or gear shall be seized and for feited. An operator of fishing gear furnished to him by another party for the purpose of catching fish shall be prosecuted for violations and not the owner
 Section 56. Authorizes the Com. mission to purchase or acquire by con demnation existing private salmon hatcheries, and compensation there for.
 Section 57. Fishing for scientific or propagation purposes may be car the Commission.
 Section 58. Unlawful to can or to pack fish which have been trans ported in bulk more than 100 miles without boxing or icing except in the vessel in which same were first l placed, also to can or preserve fish that have been removed from the 1 waters for more than forty eight hours unless artificially chilled Section 59. Prevents further ter ritorial legislation covering the fish cries or licenses thereon
 Section 60 Jurisdiction of War l Department over navigable waters not affected by this act Section 61. Executive orders re- lating to reservation excepted.
 Section 62. Repeating the act of June 26, 1906, and all acts of con. .gresss or of the territorial legislature inconsistent with this act.
 Section 63. This act takes effect immediately upon it's passage and approval and shall remain in force for the period of four years and un- til such time thereafter as the terri. torial legislature shall make provi- sion for takinig over the control of the fisheries and when congress shall pass an act causing the same to be transferred.
 Section GA. Covers definations of different terms used in this act
 COMMENT
 This act places the control of the fisheries of Alaska in the Fderal government through the secretary of commerce and the Commission.
 The whole purpose and intention of it's provisions are for an equitable adjustment of gear and the curtail- ment of operations to the extent of providing a sufficient number of sal mon to reach the spawning areas in the waters of the territory in order