16 ALASKA FISHERIES AND PUE INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



On April 9, 1917, the Carlisle Packing Co. was arraigned in the 

 district court at Cordova for three violations of the fishery laws in 

 July, 1916. The company pleaded guilty and a fine was imposed 

 for each offense. 



A complaint was filed in the United States commissioner's court 

 at Cordova on September 15, charging Frank Lee with unlawful 

 fishing in Eyak River. The defendant pleaded guilty and paid a 

 fine 01 $5. 



On September 11, 1917, Joe Enos was brought before the United 



States commissioner at Fairbanks and charged with unlawful fishing 



in Clear Creek. He entered a plea of guilty and paid a fine of $25 



and the costs of the prosecution, which amounted to an additional 



$10.15. 



TERRITORIAL LEGISLATIVE NOTES. 



The Legislature of the Territory of Alaska, at its third regular 

 biennial session at Juneau in 1917, amended sections 1 and 2 of the 

 Territorial revenue act of April 29, 1915, chapter 76, Laws of Alaska, 

 1915. The changes, in so far as they affect the fishery industry, 

 provide for increased tax rate on all canned salmon, kings, reds, or 

 sockeyes being taxed 4^ cents per case, medium reds 2^ cents per 

 case, and all others 2 cents per case. This is an increase of one-half 

 cent per case on kings, reds, and medium reds, and 1 cent per case 

 on pinks and chums. The tax on salted or mild-cured fish remains 

 unchanged at 2^ cents per 100 pounds, as does also the tax of $100 

 per annum on all fish traps. Tne tax of $1 per 100 fathoms on gill 

 nets was repealed. Cold-storage plants are taxed according to the 

 amount of annual business, wmch was determined formerly on the 

 basis of the purchase price of product, but now upon the gross amount 

 received for the product and for storage of produce for others. Fish 

 oil is taxed at the rate of $2 per barrel when manufactured wholly 

 or in part from herring ; fertilizer and fish meal made wholly or in 

 part from herring are taxed at the rate of $2 per ton. The act, 

 approved May 3, 1917, as it applies to fisheries is as follows: 



Section 1. That Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 76, Laws of Alaska, 1915, approved 

 April 29, 1915, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows: 



"Section 1. That any person, firm or corporation prosecuting or attempting to 

 prosecute any of the following lines of business in the Territory of Alaska shall apply 

 for and obtain a license and pay for said license for the respective lines of business as 

 follows: 



"Sixth. Fisheries: Salmon canneries, four and a half cents per case on King and 

 Reds or Sockeye; Two and a half cents per case on Medium Reds; two cents per case 

 on all others. 



"Seventh. Salteries: Two and one-half cents per one hundred pounds on all fish 

 salted or mild cured, except herring. 



"Eighth. Fish Traps: Fixed or floating, one hundred dollars per annum, so-called 

 dummy traps included. 



"Ninth. Cold-Storage Plants: Doinga businessof onehundred thousand dollars per 

 annum or more, five hundred dollars per annum; doing a business of seventy-five 

 thousand dollars per annum and less than one hundred thousand dollars, three hun- 

 dred and seventy-five dollars per annum; doing a business of fifty thousand and less 

 than seventy-five thousand dollars per annum, two hundred and fifty dollars per 

 annum ; doing a business of twenty-five thousand and less than fifty thousand dollars 

 per anniun, one hundred and twenty-five dollars per annum; doing a business of ten 

 thousand dollars and less than twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, fifty dollars 

 per annum; doing a business of four thousand, and less than ten thousand dollars per 

 annum; twenty-five dollars per annum; doing a business of under four thousand 



