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pound net, or seine for any purpose across the tide waters of any river or stream 

 for a distance of more than one-third of the width of such river, stream, or 

 channel, or lay or set any seine or net within one hundred yards of any other 

 net or seine which is being laid or set in said stream or channel, or to take, kill, 

 or fish for salmon in any manner or by any means in any of the waters of the 

 Territory of Alaska, either in the streams or tide waters, except Cook Inlet, 

 Prince William Sound, Bering Sea, and the waters tributary thereto, from mid- 

 night on Friday ot each week until six o'clock antemeridian ot the Sunday fol- 

 lowing; or to fish tor or catch or kill in any manner or by any appliances, 

 except by rod or spear, any salmon in any stream of less than one hundred 

 yards in width in the said Territory of Alaska between the hours ot six o'clock 

 in the evening and six o'clock in the morning of the following dav of each and 

 every day of the week. 



"Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury may, at his discretion, set aside 

 any streams as spawning grounds, in which no fishing will be permitted; and 

 when, in his judgment, the results of fishing operations on any stream indicate 

 that the number of salmon taken is larger than the capacity of the stream to 

 produce, he is authorized to establish weekly close seasons, to limit the dura- 

 tion of the fishing season, or to prohibit fishing entirely for one year or more, 

 so as to permit salmon to increase : Provided, however. That such power shall 

 be exercised only after all persons interested shall have been given a hearing, of 

 which hearing due notice must be given by publication: And provided Jurther, 

 That it shall have been ascertained that the persons engaged in catching salmon 

 do not maintain fish hatcheries of sufficient magnitude to keep such streams 

 fully stocked. 



"Sec. 4. That to enforce the provisions of law herein, and such regulations 

 as the Secretary of the Treasury may establish in pursuance thereof, he is 

 authorized and directed to appoint one inspector of fisheries, at a salary of one 

 thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, and two assistant inspectors, at 

 a salary of one thousand six hundred dollars each per annum, and he will 

 annually submit to Congress estimates to cover the salaries and actual traveling 

 expenses of the officers hereby authorized and for such other expenditures as 

 may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the law herein. 



"Sec. 5. That any person violating the provisions of this Act or the regula- 

 tions established in pursuance thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun- 

 ished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment at hard 

 labor for a term of ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, at the dis- 

 cretion of the court; and, further, in case of the violation of any of the provi- 

 sions of section one of this Act and conviction thereof a further fine of two 

 hundred and fifty dollars per diem will be imposed tor each day that the obstruc- 

 tion or obstructions therein are maintained." 



