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 54 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. OH. 57. 1894. exclusively, and suchbcéanoes or uniigckedeléoats, propelljed bypladdles, oars or sails as may ong to an e us in connec y on wi _ suc sailiing vessel; nor shall any sailing vessel carry on or take part iii such mm, ,,,,1 mg ,,, operations without a special licepse obtained from the Government for q¤¤¤>·i· that purpose, and without carrying a distinctive Hag prescribed by the Government for the same purpose. _ _ oeusm n.., not to Sec. 4.. That every master of a vessel licensed under th1_s act to "" """" engage in fur~seal iishing operations shall accurately enter in his official log book the date and place of every such operaiéion, and also the number and sex of the seals captured each day- an on coming in o po , v•rm·¤·M····- and before landing cargo, the master shall wierify, on oath, such official log book as containing a full and true statement of the number and character of his fur-seal fishing operations, including the number and sex of seals captured; and fp; any1 faélse statemelpt vsglllfullyhmadle Byba rson so licensed by the United States in t is e a e s a e 1»nyr..» p...-jury. gdbject to the penalties of perjury; and any seal skins found in excess of the statement in the official log book shall be forfeited to the United States. ”9{¤¤··=¤····• ¤·¤·'·“* Sec. 5. That no person orvessel engaging in fur-seal fishing operations under this Act shall use or employ in any such operations any net mm. firearm, airgun, or explosive: Provided Iwwever, That this prohibition NM ¤P1;.*@:}>,:j>c,,{g shall not apply to the use of shotguns in such operations outside of Esq v Behring Sea during the season when the killing of fur seals is not there prohibited by this Act. mrgggby ¤¤¤**•°*•’··**·*·**‘··¤· in this sectioili shlalllnftufapplyu to Indians in fthe employmerlnt cit; Egberpersons or w o s a 1 cap re or pursue ur sea s ou S1 e o rmtorial waters under contract to ddliver the skins to other persons, nor to the waters of Behring Sea or of the passes between the Aleutian Islands. -£¤§;l¤¥·i¤¤¤ wth Sec. 7. That the President shall have power to make regulations ° Y respecting the special hcense and the distinctive Hag mentioned in this Act and regulations otherwise suitable to securcthe due execution of the provisions of this act, and from time to time to add to, modify, amend, or revoke such regulations, as in his judgment may seem expedient. ,,}§;‘}"" '"' """"’ EEC- 8h;1`l¤at, ezicept in 21:; case of a maste: nlmking a false statement. un er oa in vio ation o e provisions o the fourth section of this 1§_c1tfleveryupe;r·son g1;ilty51t’ a violatioi;1 gfltihe prosiisiréns of lthi; Apit, or o e reg a ions in c ereun er s or eac o ense e ne not less) tgan twg h3IldI'0d1d0g?l'S, or irlnémrisoned noi} more than six months, or o_ · an a vesse s cir ac e appare urniture, and cargo at any time used or employed m violatioh of this het, or of the regulations made therrejunder, shall be forfeited to the United States. 1>m...·s.».». Sec. 9. hat any violation of this Act, or of the re lati ad thereunder, may be prosecuted either in the district codgrlt of Allgslkla og 26 aply téitstrict court of the United States in California, Oregon, or as in on. °,}*;‘i(=3:é;g]i:¤g;·r7:;§g Sec. l0. That if any unlicensed vessel of the United States shall be Num ami., found within the waters to which this Act applies, and at a time when the killing of fur seals is by this Act there prohibited, having on board seal skins or bodies of seals, or apparatus or implements summa m..i... suitalale tori kilhng or taking seals; or if any licensed vessel shall be fbun in the waters to which this Act applies havin bg 41 apparatus or implements suitable for taking seals,, but forbidoheu tgn and there to be used, it shall be presumed that the vessel in the one case and the apparatus or implements in the other was or were used in violation of this Act until it is otherwise sufficiently proved.