The Alaska daily empire., 1921-11-30

Of Alaska over which the United States has jurisdiction, and to speci- fy. define and fix the boundaries of the waters and the places in which the taking of salmon or other fish including shell fish shall be per mitted, and the licensing thereof, and the times, places and manner of using the same Such powers shall be exercised only in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
 Gre ates Fisnerles Board
 There is hereby created a fisher ies board, known as the Alaskan Fisheries Board, which shall consist of three members to be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce for terms of four years and removable at his pleasure.
 "As soon as this Act shall become effective the members of said board shall be appointed and immediately qualified and taereupon said mem bers shall meet and organize as said board selecting a chairman from it's membership. It shall hold meetings at such times and places as it shall deem necessary or as may be direct ed by the secretary. Two members shall constitute a quorum to transact all business. Each member shall be paid his actual necessary travelling expenses and receive a compensation of ten ($10) dollars per day for every day in actual attendance at the meet ings of said board or in the perform ance of his duties as a member thereof The secretary shall appoint such clerks and assistants to the board as he may deem necessary. The board shall meet at least once each year at Juneau. Alaska, not later than the 18th of September, and at least once each year at Seattle, Washington. not later than the 18th of October A reasonable notice Of all meetings shall be given by publi
 cation and where the interested par ties are known they shall be person ally notified by the hoard by mail, under direction of the secretary. At such meetings the board shall receive and consider all testimony offered,
 either for or against the exercise of the powers to establish close sea sons or to limit or prohibit the talk l ing of salmon or other fish, including shell fish, in the waters of Alaska
 within the jurisdiction of the United l States as conferred by this Act upon the secretary, and receive and con- l slider all recommendations of the Bu7 l reau of Fisheries or others with ref erence thereto, and it shall be the
 duty of the Bureau of Fisheries,
 through its representatives,, to at tend upon such meetings and to fur
 nish the board information with ref 1 erence to the exercise of such pow
 CTS, but no employe of the Bureau of
 Fisheries shall be member of said
 board. After due consideration Of
 all testimony and the recommenda-
 tons presented at said meetings, the
 board shall make it's findings and re-
 commentators in writing relating to
 the exercise of any of the powers
 conferred upon the secretary by this act, and on or before the fifth of No vember of each year shall mail such 1 findings and recommendation to
 the Secretary.
 Secretary Makes Decision
 Upon receipt of such findings and
 recommendation of the board, it
 shall te the duty of the secretary to consider the same and render his de cision thereon, on or before Decem-
 bar 1 of each year He shall have
 the power to approve, modify or re
 iect such findings or recommenda-
 tions in such manner as he may deem expedient The exercise of the powers conferred upon the secretary by this Act shall be by written order of the secretary. duly signed by him. No order made under this Act shall become effective until January | following the date of the decision of the secretary The secretary is au- lthcrized to set aside any order made by him under the provisions of this
 Act whenever. in his judgment, he deems 1t advisable SO to do by mak- | ing an order appropriate in form therefor Printed copies of all or | ders made by the secretary shall be furnished to all interested parties.
 "Any right of possession and oc cupancy to a fishing site or location
 now lawfully held by any occupant
 thereof shall not be lost by non-use thereof when such non-use is caused
 by an order closing. limiting or pro