The Wrangell sentinel., 1922-07-13

 Introduces
 Bill for Game Protection
Which Provides for the Es-
 tablishment of an Alas /, ka Game Commission to Protect Game, Land Fur
 Bearing Animals; Birds.

WASHINGTON - Delegate Dan Sutherland introduced the following bill in congress; which was referred to the Committee on Territories.
 A BILL Fro establish an Alaska Game Com
 mission, to protect game, land fur l bearing animals, and birds in Alas
 ka, and birds in Alaska, and for
 other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted States of America in Congress as lsembled, That this act shall be known by the short title of the Alas ka Game Law"
 Sec. 2 Definitions.-That for the purposes of this act the following shall be construed, rspectiyely, to mean:
 Commissions: The Alaska Game Commission.
 Territory: Territory of Alaska. Person: The plural or singular, as the case demands, including indi- viduals, associations, and corpora Itions, uu ess the context otherwise requires.
 Take: Taking, pursuing. disturb ing, hunting, capturing, trapping, or killing game animals, land fur bearing animals, game or non game birds, or setting or using a net, trap lor other device for taking them, or collecting the nests or eggs of such birds, unless the context otherwise requires. Whenever the taking of an- imals, birds, or nests or eggs of birds is permitted reference is had to ta king by lawful means and in lawful manner.
 Open Season. The time during which bil ds or animals may be law fully taken. Each period of time pre- scribed as an open season shall be construed to include the first and last days thereof.
 Close Season: The time during which birds and animals may not be taken.
 Transport: Shipping, transport ing. carving, importing, exporting, receiving, or delivering for shipment, transportation, carriage. or export, unless the context otherwise re- quires.
 Game Animals: Deer, moose, cari- bou, mountain sheep, mountain goat, and the large brown and grizzly bears.
 Land Fur-Bearing Animals: Bea- yer, muskrat, fisher, fox, lynx, mar ten or sable, mink, weasel or ermine, land otter, wolverine, polar bear. in cluding its brown and ble Cor glacier ber) color variations.
 Game birds: Migratory waterfowl. commonly known as ducks, geese, brant, and swans; shore birds, com monly known as blower, snipe, and curlew and the several species of grouse and ptarmigan.
 Nongame birds: All wild birds ex- cept game birds.
 Sec. 3. Application and Construc- tion.-That for the purposes of this act person not an alien who has been domiciled in the Territory not less than six months for the purpose of making his permanent home there in, or foreign born person who has declared his intention to become citizen of the United States and has been domiciled in the Territory for like period and purpose, shall be con- sidered a resident. A foreign-born person who has not declared his i'm tention to become a citizen of the United States and has not resided in the Territory for at least six months after having declared such intention shall be considered an alien.
 That if any clause, sentence, para graph, or part of this act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be inval- i'd, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder