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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 of each week until six o’clock antemeridian of the Sunday fol¬ 
lowing; or to fish for 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 of six o’clock 
in the evening and six o’clock in the morning of the following day 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 further , 
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 for each day that the obstruc¬ 
tion or obstructions therein are maintained. 
