72 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
[Inclosure 2 in No. 37.] 
Mr. Bayard to Sir L. West. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 12, 1887. 
Srr: Ihave the honour to acknowledge your note of the 4th instant, relative to 
the fisheries in Behring’s Sea, and inquiring whether the documents referred to in 
iy note of the 3rd February, relating to the cases of seizure in those waters of 
vessels charged with violating the laws of the United States regulating the killing 
of fur-seals, had been received. The records of the judicial proceedings in the cases 
in the District Court in Alaskareferred to were only received at this Department on 
Saturday last, and are now under examination. 
The remoteness of the scene of the fur-seal fisheries, and the special peculiarities 
of that industry, have unavoidably delayed the Treasury officials in framing appro- 
priate Regulations, and issuing orders to United States vessels to police the Alaskan 
waters for the protection of the fur-seals from indiscriminate slaughter, and conse- 
quent speedy extermination. 
The laws of the United States in this behalf are contained in the Revised Statutes 
relating to Alaska in sections 1956-1971, and have been in force for upwards of sey- 
enteen years, and prior to the seizures of last summer but a single infraction is known 
to have occurred, and that was promptly punished. 
The question of instructions to Government vessels in regard to preventing the 
indiscriminate killing of fur-seals is now being considered, and I will inform you at 
the earliest day possible what has been decided, so that British and other vessels 
visiting the waters in question can govern themselves accordingly. 
Ihave, &e. 
(Signed) T. F. BayarD. 
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CuHAPTer IIL. 
Provisions relating to the Unorganized Territory of Alaska. 
Section. 
1954. Customs, &c., Laws extended to Alaska. 
1955. Importation of Fire-arms and Distilled Spirits may be pro- 
hibited. 
1956. Killing of Fur-bearing Animals prohibited. 
1957. What Courts to have jurisdiction of offences. 
1958. Remission of Fines, &c. 
1959. Saint Paul and Saint George Islands declared Special Reserva- 
tions. 
1960. Killing of Seal upon them prohibited except in certain months. 
1961. Killing of certain Seal prohibited. 
1962. Limit to number of Seals to be killed. 
1963. Right to take Seal may be leased. 
1964. Bond. 
1965. Who may lease. 
1966. Covenants in Lease. 
1967. Penalty. 
1968. Penalty upon Leases. 
1969. Tax upon Seal-skins. 
1970. Lease may be terminated. 
1971. Lessees to furnish Copies to Masters of their Vessels. 
1972. Certain Sections may be altered. 
1973. Agents and Assistants to manage Seal Fisheries. 
1974. Their pay, &c. 
1975. Not to be interested in right to take Seals. 
1976. Agents may administer certain Oaths and take Testimony. 
Be sea See. 1954. The laws of the United States relating to customs, com- 
ra ei eo merce, and navigation are extended to and over all the main-land, 
27 July, 1868, c. islands, and waters of the territory ceded to the United States by the 
273, s. 1, v. 15, p. Emperor of Russia by Treaty concluded at Washington on the 30th 
240. day of March, A. b. 1867, so far as the same may be applicable thereto. 
Importation See, 1955. The President shall have power to restrict and regulate 
and use of fire- oy to prohibit the importation and use of fire-arms, ammunition, and 
arms, and © (dis-se 4% Tt eae re ps : utara = 2 
tilled spiritsmay Gistilled spirits into and within the Territory of Alaska. The expor- 
be prohibited. © tation of the same from any otlier port or place in the United States, 
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