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As to the fifth of the said five points, we, the said Baron de Courcel, 

 Lord Hannen, Sir John Thompson, Marquis Visconti Venosta, and Mr. 

 Gregers Grain, being a majority of the said arbitrators, do decide and 

 determine that the United States has not any right of protection or 

 property in the fur seals frequenting the islands of the United States 

 in Bering Sea when such seals are found outside the ordinary 3-mile 

 limit. 



And whereas the aforesaid determination of the foregoing questions 

 as to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, mentioned in 

 Article VI, leaves the subject in such a position that the concurrence 

 of Great Britain is necessary to the establishment of regulations for 

 the proper protection and preservation of the fur seals in or habitually 

 resorting to Bering Sea, the tribunal having decided by a majority as 

 to each article of the following regulations, we, the said Baron de 

 Courcel, Lord Hannen, Marquis Visconti Venosta, and Mr. Gregers 

 Gram, assenting to the whole of the nine articles of the following regu- 

 lations, and being a majority of the said arbitrators, do decide and 

 determine in the mode provided by the treaty that the following con- 

 current regulations outside the jurisdiction al limits of the respective 

 Governments are necessary, and that they should extend over the 

 waters hereinafter mentioned, that is to say: 



REGULATIONS. 



ARTICLE 1. 



The Governments of the United States and of Great Britain shall 

 forbid their citizens and subjects, respectively, to kill, capture, or pur- 

 sue at any time and in any manner whatever the animals commonly 

 called fur seals within a zone of 60 miles around the Pribilof Islands, 

 inclusive of the territorial waters. 



The miles mentioned in the preceding paragraph are geographical 

 miles, of 60 to a degree of latitude. 



ARTICLE 2. 



The two Governments shall forbid their citizens and subjects, respec- 

 tively, to kill, capture, or pursue, in any manner whatever, during the 

 season extending each year from the 1st of May to the 1st of July, both 

 inclusive, the fur seals on the high sea, in the part of the Pacific Ocean, 

 inclusive of Bering Sea, which is situated to the north of the thirty- 

 fifth degree of north latitude and eastward of the one hundred and 

 eightieth degree of longitude from Greenwich, till it strikes the water 

 boundary described in Article I of the treaty of 1867 between the 

 United States and Eussia, and following that line up to Bering Straits. 



ARTICLE 3. 



During the period of time and in the waters in which the fur-seal 

 fishing is allowed, only sailing vessels shall be permitted to carry on 

 or take part in fur-seal fishing operations. They will, however, be at 

 liberty to avail themselves of the use of such canoes or undecked 

 boats, propelled by paddles, oars, or sails as are in common use as 

 fishing boats. 



ARTICLE 4. 



Bach sailing vessel authorized to fish for fur seals must be provided 

 with a special license issued for that purpose by its Government, and 

 shall be required to carry a distinguishing flag, to be prescribed by its 

 Government. 



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