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ceptance of gratuities from the people for such services is for- 

 bidden. 



17. The dwelling-houses now being erected by the company, 

 w^ill be occupied by the Aleutian families, free of rent or other 

 charges. 



18. No interference on the part of agents or employes of the 

 company, in the local government of the people on the islands, 

 or in their social or domestic relations, or in their religious rites 

 or ceremonies, will be countenanced or tolerated. 



19. It is strictly" enjoined upon all agents and emi)loy^s of 

 the company to at all times treat the inhabitants of the islands 

 with the utmost kindness, and endeavor to preserve amicable 

 relations with them. Force is never to be used against them, 

 except in defense of life, or to prevent the wanton destruction 

 of valuable property. The agents and employes of the com- 

 pany are expected to instruct the native people in household 

 economy, and, by precept and example, illustrate to them the 

 principles and benefits of a higher civilization. 



20. Faithful and strict compliance with all the provisions and 

 obligations contained in the act of Congress entitled "An act 

 to prevent the extermination of fur-bearing animals in Alaska,'^ 

 approved July 1, 1870, and the obligations contained in the 

 lease to the company executed in pursuance of said act, and 

 the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, prescribed 

 under authority of said act, is especially enjoined upon all 

 agents and employes of the company. The authority of the 

 special agents of the Treasury appointed to reside upon the 

 islands must be respected, whenever lawfully exercised. The 

 interest of the company in the management of the seal-fisher- 

 ies being identical in character with that of the United States, 

 there can be no conflict between the agents of the company 

 and the agents of the Government, if all concerned faithfully 

 perform their several duties and comply with the laws and reg- 

 ulations. 



21. The general agent of the company will cause to be kept 

 books of record on each island, in which shall be recorded the 

 names and ages of all the inhabitants of the islands, and, from 

 time to time, all births, marriages, and deaths which may occur 

 on the islands, stating, in cases of death, the causes of the 

 same. A full transcript of these records will be annually for- 

 warded to the home office at San Francisco. 



22. Copies of these regulations will be kept constantly posted 



