The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-18


 sure is the provision it contains ere ating a game commission. The mat ter of further creating an organiza- ton and the establishment of open and closed seasons and other regula- tions are left largely to the commits sion
 TO HAVE FIVE MEMBERS
 The bill creates the Alaska Game Commission to be composed of five members, one of which is to be the chief representative of the Bureau of Biological Survey in Alaska, who is constituted the executive officer of the commission. It is provided that the other commissioners shall be ap- pointed by the Secretary of Agricul- ture, one from each of the four Terri torial Judicial Divisions. The terms of office of the first four commis- sioners appointed shall be for one, two, three and four years respective ", tne tSIIlS tO Ut uStelLllleu ny loL at the first meeting, which shall take place at a date to be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture. The headquarters of the commission are fixed at Juneau.
 The compensation of the commis- sioners, other than the executive of ficers, shall be $10 a day for time ac tually in session and in travelling to and from sessions. The aggregate of the compensation of the commissioner from the Second Division shall not exceed $500 year and that of the other commissioners not exceeding | $500 a year. Travelling and subsist- ence expenses are allowed but shall not exceed the amount stipulated as the maximum for compensation for each year. The executive officer shall be paid a salary and necessary tray ! cling and other expenses. He is the disbursing officer of the commission All these expenses shall be paid from the appropriation for the enforcement of game laws in Alaska, and such other appropriations for the work of the Bureau of Biological Survey in the Territory as the Secretary of Agri- culture may designate.
 The commission is given authority to employ and remove game Wardens, deputies, clerks and such other as sistants as may be necessary, to fix their periods of service and compen- sation.
 The law gives the commissioners, wardens or any officer appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the commission all United States mar shals and deputies, the Collector of Customs and deputies, officers of a Coast Guard vessel, special officers of the Department of Justice or licensed guides, authority to make arrests without warrant for violations of the law committed in their presence or to search any sort of premise with search warrant for evidences of yio- lation of the law and regulations.
 Jurisdiction to issue search war rants and try cases arising from the law is conferred upon District Courts and United States commissioners. COMMISSION HAS WIDE POWERS
 The commission is given full au thority to fix open and closed sea- sons, to stipulate how and when and in what number game animals and birds land fur bearing animals may be taken This is limited, however, so that no nonresident may ship out of the Territory any trophy or animal except that he get a permit therefor and he shall have no such permit ex- cept for animals he kills himself. No resident may ship out any game ami not more than two of each variety in any one year. No one is permitted to take any female, yearling or calf, fawn or lamb, moose, deer or sheep. Dogs are forbidden except for bears.
 The use of poison is prohibited as far as game animals and birds are concerned, but it may be used, under permits and regulations issued by the