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I instructed him as far as he was capable of receiving instructions, went 

 ashore with him, and showed him the books in the office and how he 

 was to keep them. I placed a copy of the law and executive orders in 

 the oifice there and gave him instructions as to the discharge of his 

 duties. 



Q, Have you a copy of those ? — A. I have, sir. I have not a copy of 

 the Department instructions, but this pamphlet contains the law and 

 the lease of the company and the executive orders. Then the Secretsiry 

 said, "You will see that this law is faithfully carried out and the in- 

 structions as here given will be your guide. Mr. Gavitt must have 

 the same that are here presented to you." This contains tlie ruling of 

 the Treasury Department as to the jurisdiction : 



LAWS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS 



RELATING TO ALASKA. 



LEASE OF THE ISLANDS OF ST. PAUL AND ST. GEORGE TO THE ALASKA 

 COMMERCIAL COMPANY, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING AGENTS OV 

 THE TREASURY IN CHARGE OF THE SEAL FISHERIES. 



Treasury Department, 



April 13, 1882. 

 The following compilation of the laws nnd Executive orders relating to Alaska, the 

 lease of the Seal Islands»of St. Paul and St. George to the Alaska Commercial Com- 

 pany, and regulations governing the seal fisheries ia published for the information of 

 the officers of the Department, and others interested. 



CUAS. J. FOLOER, 



Secretary. 



REVISED STATUTES. 



Sec. 1954. The laws of the United States relating to customs, commerce, and navi- 

 gation are extended to and over all the main-land, islands, and waters of the territory 

 ceded to the United States by the Emperor of Russia by treaty concluded at Wash- 

 ington on the thirtieth day of March, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty -seven, 

 so far as the same may be applicable thereto. 



Skc. 1955. The President shall have power to restrict and regulate or to prohibit 

 the importation aud use of tire-arms, ammunition, and distilled spirits into and with- 

 in the Territory of Alaska. The exportation of the same from any other port or place 

 in the United States when destined to any port or place in that Territory, and all such 

 arms, ammunition, and distilled spirits, exported or attempted to be exported from 

 any port or place in the United States, and destined to such Territory, in violation of 

 any regulations that may be prescribed under this section, "and all such arms, ammu- 

 nition, and distilled spirits landed or attempted to be landed or used at any port or 

 place in the Territory, in violation of such regulations, shall be forfeited; and if the 

 value of the same exceeds four hundred dollars, the vessel upon which the same is 

 found, or from which they have been landed, together with her tackle, apparel, and 

 furniture, and cargo, shall be forfeited ; and any person willfully violating such regu- 

 lations shall be fined not more thaVi five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than 

 six months. Bonds may be required for a faithful observance of such regulations 

 from the master or owners of any vessels departing from any port in the United States 

 having on board fire-arms, ammunition, or tiistilled spirits, when such vessel is des- 

 tined to any place in the Territory, or if not so destined, when there is reasonable 

 ground of suspicion that such articles are intended to be landed therein in violation 

 of law ; aud similar bonds may also be required on the lauding of any such articles 

 in the Territory from the person to whom the same may be consigned. 



Sec. 1956. No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur-seal, or other 

 fur-bearing animal within the limits of Alaska Territory, or in the waters tliereof ; 

 and every person guilty thereof shall, for each offense, be fined not less than two hun- 

 dred nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or 

 hoth ; aud all vessels, t)ieir tackle, apparel, furniture, aud cargo, fouad engaged ia 



