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collected from each boat for the benefit of the Imperial Treasury. For 

 the ri^iht to kill seals a license fee is collected from each sealer, and in 

 addition the seal oil shipped from the sea to the Lower Volga is subject 

 to a fixed dut\' per pood. 



Sec. 436. The amount of license fee for fishing- and sealing, as Avell 

 as of the duty on oil, will be determined by the Minister of Imperial 

 Property, subject to revision by the Imperial Council. 



Sec. 437. To defray the expenses of enforcing the rules herewith 

 established, a certain percentage is set aside from every ruble collected 

 for the Government from fishing and sealing licenses and duties on seal 



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Sec. 438. The Mini ster of Imperial Property is charged with the forma- 

 tion, publication, and enforcement of rules for the protection of the 

 fishing and sealing industries. 



Sec. 439. The rules and regulations herewith promulgated do not 

 affect the following coastwise localities: (1) The waters lying ojiposite 

 the shores of the IJral Cossack Territory, for a distance of seventy six 

 versts from the west side and of eighty eight versts from the east side, 

 the catch of fish and killing of seals in these waters being reserved to 

 the Corps of Ural Cossacks, as specified in sections 007 to 611 of 

 this code; (2) the waters extending twenty five versts north and 

 twenty five versts west of Cape Tuck-Karagansk, of a surface area of 

 six hundred and twenty five square versts from the Cape, which has 

 been reserved for the settlers on the Manguishlak Peninsula; (3) the 

 waters reserved by section 612 of this code to the Tersk Corps of Cos- 

 sacks for a distance of seventy six versts from the shore; (4) tlie waters 

 south of this tract to the Persian boundary for a distance of fifty versts 

 from the shore. 



Note. — If in the future any of the waters just named should become available for 

 free fishiiiij; and huutinjj, the Minister of Imperial Property will issue regulations and 

 publish the same accordingly. 



Sec. 440. The administration of all matters relating to fisheries and 

 sealing industries in the localities mentioned in sections 432 and 433 is 

 intrusted to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Industries of the 

 Ministry of Imperial Proj)erty. 



Sec. 441. The local management of these industries is placed in the 

 hands of special bureaus in the city of Astrakhan, under the title of 

 "Administration of Fishing and Sealing Industries; The Committee on 

 Fisheries and Sealing Industries, and the Fishery and Sealing Police.'' 



NOTK. — The A'^essels of the Astrakhan Uureau of Fisliing and Sealing Industries are 

 entitled to carry a special flag and ])ennant to distinguish them from merchant 

 vessels. 



Sec. 442. The Bureau of Fishing and Sealing Industries consists of a 

 Chief, three Inspectors (one senior and two juniors), and the necessary 

 clerical force. In the absence of the Chief the senior Inspector takes 

 his place. 



Sec. 443. The Chief of the Bureau is subject to Highest Orders ; the 

 Inspectors to the orders of the Minister of Impmial Property; the other 

 officials to the Bureau of Fisliing and Sealing Industries. 



Sec. 444. The Bureau stands in the same relation to the Ministry of 

 Imperial Property and to the Governor of Astraklian as the Provincial 

 Bureau of Imperial Pro])erty. 



Sec. 445. The Bureau is charged with the general supervision of the 

 enforcement of the regulations promulgated in sections 432 to 509 of 

 this Code, but if cii'cumstauces should arise which are not specially re- 



