The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-25

such certificates to be issued Dy the commission and used at the pleasure of the owners, their executors, ad ministrators, or assigns for the pay. ment pro tantO of any license fees or license taxes authorized or levied under this Act: Provided. That the owners of private salmon hatcheries now in operation in Alaska shall be exempt from all license fees and taxation on canned salmon at the rate of ten cases of canned salmon to every one thousand red bump back, or king salmon fry liberated under the approval of the commis- sion until such hatcheries shall have been acquired by the United States.
 Issue Licenses.
 To issue licenses for fishermen, fishing appliances, boats, vessels, and other equipment, fishery estab. lishments, and plants of every de- scription engaged in the preparation or manufacture of fishery products in Alaska. and collect all license l fess levied by the commission, and to validate the transfer or assign ment of any licenses except those 
 waters of Alaska.
 To administer Oaths in any matter connected with the duties of the con- mission, and to require any report statement, or application to be made under oath.
 Charge of Finances.
 To expend moneys appropriated for the protection, preservation, and in vestigation of the fisheries of Alaska and to purchase vessels or have the same built under contract, and to purchase water rights, locations, real estate, or other properties for the construction, maintenance. operation, and repair of fish hatcheries, and for all other purposes in connection with the protection, preservation, and propagation of such fish, shell. fish, and aquatic mammals.
 To execute vouchers and accounts in duplicate by the persons or firms to whom they are payable, and, up on approval and certification by the chairman or other authorized com missioner, to pay the same from any funds available for such purposes. The commission shall retain all du- plicate vouchers and keep an accu- rate account of all expenditures, which records shall be open to pub lie inspection at all reasonable times, and shall annually make report there on to the Secretary of Commerce and the Governor of Alaska, account ing in detail for all moneys expended. All vouchers and accounts shall be sent to the Auditor for the State and Other Departments in the. Treas ury Department at Washington for examination and audit.
 To make a report annually to the to the Secretary of Commerce on all the business of the commission.
 Sec. 3. Prior Rights.-That it shall be unlawful for any person to build,' set up, or operate any fishing appliance which, in the judgment of the commission, will interfere with prior right of fishing.
 Sec A. Close Seasons.-That it shall be unlawful to take fish for, or kill any salmon in any of the waters of Alaska except by hook and line for domestic purposes or animal food lIOtH blA U CiOSh pootHiOi Oh T n day of each week until six o'clock an temeridian of the Monday following except as herein specifically pro- vided.
 Western Alaska That it shall be unlawful to take fish for, or kill any salmon in any of the territorial waters of Alaska easterly of a line extending from Cape Strogonoff tol Cape Newenham, known as Bristol Bay, on and after six o'clock post meridian of the 23d day of July of each year, or before six o'clock an temeridian of June 28 of each year with any fishing appliances having d stretched mesh of less than six and one-fourth inches: Provided, That 1t shall be unlawful to take, fish for, or kill any salmon in Bristol Dsy from six o'clock postmeridian of Sat urday of each week to six O'ClCck antemeridian of the Monday follow ing.
 Sec. ,. heports.-That every per son licensed under this Act shall make such detailed reports to the commission at such time or times as it shall prescribe on blanks furnished by the commission, covering all such facts as may be required with re- spect to the business for which IT, cense is issued Such reports shall be made and sworn to by the H. censee or his authorized agent, or in the case of a corporation. by the president, secretary, or authorized agent thereof, separate blank be- ing used for each establishment owned or operated by such licensee.
 Licenses.
 Sec. 6. Licenses.-That 1t, shall he unlawful for any person to en- gage in the business Of canning, curing, preserving, packing. or other wise dealing in food fish. shelihsh. or aquatic mammals, or in the prod ucts thereof. or in the manufacture of fishery products in the Teyrnory of Alaska or in any of the waters or Alaska, without first obtaining H. cense for each establishment or works used in such business. It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the business of taking, SL..o or Aching fOr food fish.