any fur-seal upon tlie islands of Saint Paul’s and Saint George, or in the 
waters adjacent thereto, except during the months of June, July, Sep¬ 
tember and October, in each year; and it shall be unlawful to kill such 
seals at any time by the use of fire-arms, or use other means tending to 
drive the seals away from said islands: Provided , That the natives of 
said islands shall have the privilege of killing such young seals as may 
be required for their own use, which killing shall be limited and con¬ 
trolled by such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Treasury. 
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted , That it shall be unlawful to kill any 
female seal, or any seal less than one year old, at any season of the year, 
except as above provided; and it shall also be unlawful to kill any seal 
in the waters adjacent to said islands, or on the beaches, cliffs, or rocks 
where they haul up from the sea to remairv; and any person who shall 
violate cither of the provisions of this, or the first section of this act, 
shall be punished on conviction thereof, for each offence, by a fine of not 
less than two hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or 
by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by such fine and im¬ 
prisonment both, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction and 
taking cognizance of the offence; and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, 
and furniture, whose crew shall be found engaged in the violation of 
any of the provisions of this act shall be forfeited to the United States. 
Sec. 3. And he it further enacted , That for the period of twenty years 
from and after the passage of this act the number of fur-seals which 
may be killed for their skins upon the island of Saint George, is hereby 
limited and restricted to twenty-five thousand per annum: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Treasury may restrict and limit the right of 
killing if it shall become necessary for the preservation of such seals, 
with such proportionate reduction of the rents reserved to the govern¬ 
ment as shall be right and proper; and if any person shall knowingly 
violate either of the provisions of this section he shall, upon due con¬ 
viction thereof, be punished in the same way as is provided herein for 
a violation of the provisions of the first and second sections of this act. 
Sec. 4. And he it further enacted , That immediately after the passage 
of this act the Secretary of the Treasury shall lease for the rental men¬ 
tioned in section six of this act, to proper and responsible parties to the 
best advantage of the United States, having due regard to the interests of 
the government, the native inhabitants, the parties heretofore engaged in the 
trade, and the protection of the seal fisheries, for a term of twenty years 
from the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy, the right to 
engage in the business of taking fur-seals on the islands of Saint Paul’s 
and Saint George, and to send a vessel or vessels to said islands for the 
skins of such seals, giving to the lessees of said islands a lease duly 
executed, in duplicate, not transferable, and taking from the lessee or 
lessees of said islands a bond, with Sufficient sureties, in a sum of not 
less than five hundred thousand dollars, conditional for the faithful 
observance of all the laws and requirements of Congress and of the 
regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury shall have due regard to 
