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of any regulation made thereunder, may be seized by order of the Secretary of Com- 

 merce and Labor, and shall be held subject to the payment of such fine or fines as 

 may be imposed. 



Sec. 14. That the violation of any provision of this Act may be prosecuted in any 

 district court of Alaska or any district court of the United States in the States of Cali- 

 fornia, Oregon, jt Washington. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce 

 and Labor to enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made 

 thereunder. And it shall be the duty of the district attorney to whom any violation 

 is reported by any agent or. representative of the Department of Commerce and Labor 

 to institute proceedings necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 



Sec. 15. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act 

 are, so far as inconsistent, hereby repealed. 



Sec 16. That this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved, June 26, 1906. 



AN ACT To prohibit aliens from fishing in the waters of Alaska. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America 

 in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful for any person not a citizen of the 

 United States, or who has declared his intention to become a citizen of the United 

 States, and is not a bona fide resident therein, or for any company, corporation, or asso- 

 ciation not organized or authorized to transact business under the laws of the United 

 States or under the laws of any State, Territory, or district thereof, or for any person 

 not a native of Alaska, to catch or kill, or attempt to catch or kill, except with rod, 

 spear, or gaff, any fish of any kind or species whatsoever in any of the waters of Alaska 

 under the jurisdiction of the United States: Provided, however, That nothing contained 

 in this Act shall prevent those lawfully taking fish in the said waters from selling the 

 same, fresh or cured, in Alaska or in Alaskan waters, to any alien person, company, or 

 vessel then being lawfully in said waters: And provided further , That nothing contained 

 in this Act shall prevent any person, firm, corporation, or association lawfully entitled 

 to fish in the waters of Alaska from employing as laborers any aliens who can now be 

 lawfully employed under the existing laws of the United States, either at stated wages 

 or by piecework, or both, in connection with Alaskan fisheries, or with the canning, 

 Baiting or otherwise preserving of fish. 



Sec 2. That every person, company, corporation, or association found guilty of a 

 violation of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made thereunder shall, for 

 each offense, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred 

 dollars, which fine shall be a lien against any vessel or other property of the offending 

 party or which was used in the commission of such unlawful act. Every vessel used 

 or employed in violation of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made there- 

 under shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five 

 hundred dollars, and may be seized and proceeded against by way of libel in any court 

 having jurisdiction of the offense. 



Sec 3. That the violation of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made 

 thereunder may be prosecuted in any United States district court of Alaska, Cali- 

 fornia, Oregon, or Washington. 



Sec 4. That the collector of customs of the district of Alaska is hereby authorized 

 to search and seize every foreign vessel and arrest every person violating any provision 

 of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, and the Secretary of Commerce and 

 Labor shall have power to authorize officers of the Navy and of the Revenue-Cutter 

 Service and agents of the Department of Commerce and Labor to likewise make such 

 searches, seizures, and arrests. If any foreign vessel shall be found within the waters 

 to which this Act applies, having on board fresh or cured fish and apparatus or imple- 



