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either of the provisions of this or the first section of this act, 

 shall be punished on conviction thereof, for each ofiense, by a 

 fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one 

 thousand dollars, or by imprisouiuent not exceeding six months, 

 or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the 

 court having jurisdiction and taking cognizance of the offense ; 

 and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, and furniture, whose 

 crew shall be found engaged in the violation of any of the pro- 

 visions of this act, shall be forfeited to the United States. 



Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That for the period of 

 twenty years from and after the passage of this act the number 

 of fur-seals which maybe killed for their skins upon the island 

 of Saint Paul's is hereby limited and restricted to seventy-five 

 thousand per annum ; and the number of fur-seals which may 

 be killed for their skins upon the island of Saint George's is 

 hereby limited and restricted to twenty-five thousand per an- 

 num : Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may restrict 

 and limit the right of killing, if it shall become necessary for the 

 l)reservation of such seals, with such proportionate reduction 

 of the rents reserved to the Government as shall be right and 

 proper ; and if any person shall knowingly violate either of the 

 provisions of this section, he shall, upon due conviction thereof, 

 be punished in the same way as is provided herein for a viola- 

 tion of the provisions of the first and second sections of this 

 act. 



Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That immediately after the 

 passage of this act the Secretary of the Treasury shall lease, for 

 the rental mentioned in section 6 of this act, to proper and 

 responsible i^arties, to the best advantage of the United States, 

 having due regard to the interests of the Government, the 

 native inhabitants, the parties heretofore engaged in the trade, 

 and the protection of the seal-fis'heries, for a term of twenty 

 years from the 1st day of May, 1870, the right to engage in the 

 business of taking fur-seals on the islands of Saint Paul's and 

 Saint George's, and to send a vessel or vessels to said islands 

 for the skins of such seals, giving to the lessee or lessees of said 

 islands a lease duly executed, in duplicate, not transferable, 

 and taking from the lessee or lessees of said islands a bond, 

 with sufficient sureties, in a sum not less than 8500,000, condi- 

 tional for the faithful observance of all the laws and re<iuirements 

 of Congress and of the regulations of the Secretary of the 

 Treasury touching the subjecjt-matter of taking fur-seals and 

 disposing of the same, and for the payment of all taxes and 



