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 180 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch.188, 189.* 1870. July 1, 1870. CHAP. CLXXYVIII. -— An Act to change the Place of holding the Courts of the Ulzited """-_°"° States- for the Albemarle District ty' North Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _Term of the States of America in Congress assembled, That the district cou rt oi' the g;;°"{]°:if£‘" °f United States for the Albemarle district of North Carolina, now required smc; mb.; hem to he held in the town of Edenton, shall hereafter be held in the town of ¤EEll¤¤l>°*l1 Elizabeth City, in said State; and no recognizance, writ, process, order, ggjiggrth or notice now returnable in said court, at Edenton, shall be affected by said change, but shall be deemed returnable at Elizabeth City. Armovmn, July 1, 1870. July 1, 1810. CHAP. CLXXXIX. — An Act to prevent the Exterminalion of Fur-bearing Animals in 1871, eu.1i4,g·r. A’“·"°“· P°"’ P' °u' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United f 3`h°a{<gll¤8 31; States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be unlawful to kill ,5,:,%, {gain, any fur-seal upon the islands of Saint Paul and Saint George, or in the Paul, &c. de- waters- adjacent thereto, except during the months of June, July, Sep- °""°d l‘“‘““’f‘El tember, and October, in each year; and it shall be unlawful to kill sueh €XC8pl» lll CGl'l'•8lIl. . . mouths, and at seals at any time by the use of fire-arms, or use other means tending to ¤¤y¤i¤¤¢ by ire drive the seals away from said islands: Provided, That the natives of °*"1T:{vue of said islands shall have the privilege of killing such young seals as may be killing utilized necessary for their own food and clothing during other months, and also manufhcture of boats for their own use, which killing shall be limited and controlled by such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasur . The killing ot Sec. 2. End be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful to kill any
 * °¤“*l"°’· such old seals as may be required for their own clothing and for the
 * {_‘{£_";:5  female seal, or any seal less than one year old, at any season of the year,

than a yam qld, except as above provided ; and it shall also be unlawfiil to kill any seal in ggcegilsgg-cgi- the waters adjacent to said islands, or on the beaches, cliffs, or rocks where mg, PMB, d0_ they haul up from the sea to remain; and any person who shall violate etared unlawful. either of the provisions of this or the first section of this act shall be pun- Penalty. ished, 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 imprisonment both, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction and taking cognizance of the 0H`ence; 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. Limit to num- SEO. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the period of twenty years · g:°;t°\5I:•;*i§:¤l¤ from_ and after the passage of this act the number of fur-seals which may kmcd (mh ym. be killed For their skins upon the island of Saint Paul is hereby limited for their stains, and restricted to seventy-five thousand per annum; and the number of gl"g‘ng:flL’§:ffi fur-seals which may be killed for their skins upon the island of Saint of Saint° George is hereby limited and restricted to twenty-tive thousand per G<;>;s_*:im_1im_t 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 Penalty. the government as shall be right and proper; and if any person shall knowingly violate either of the provisions of this section, he shall, upon due conviction thereof, be punished in the same way as provided herein for a. violation of the provisions of the first and second sections of this act. tulghpupgglgo Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That immediately after the passage tpqiglgndsi Ok-Zn  agtSt(he:·Secretax;_ytpf the '{reasury shall lease, for the rental men- ¤:§¤e¤ ¤¤ —¤¤ ·¢ ¤¤¤ MX <> its ac, o proper and res onsible arties to the
 * l¤;?G;°:‘§¢v“_ `gfesphpdvsptage of this United ·States, having dueliregard td) the iriterests

may be in tmdg egnment, the native inhabitants, the parties heretofore engaged ~· ~ ,21n the protection of the seal fisheries, for a term of twenty