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Sec. 13. That any person, company, corporation, or association violating any provi- 

 sion of this act or any regulation established in pursuance thereof shall, upon convic- 

 tion thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment 

 at hard labor for a term of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and impris- 

 onment, at the discretion of the court; and in case of the violation of any of the provi- 

 sions of section four of this act and conviction thereof a further fine of not more than 

 two hundred and fifty dollars per diem may, at the discretion of the court, be imposed 

 for each day such obstruction is maintained. And every vessel or other apparatus or 

 equipment used or employed in violation of any provision of this act, or of any regula- 

 tion made thereunder, may be seized by order of the Secretary of Commerce 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, or 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 are, so far as inconsistent, hereby repealed.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 prohilnt 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 

 association 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, salting, 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. ■^. 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, Califor- 

 nia, Oregon, or Washington. 



