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FORTIETH CONGRESS. Szss. II. Ch. 273. 1868. 241 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President shall have ImP°¥****l°¤ power to restrict and regulate or to prohibit, the importation and use of :::,:s:,:£,§;€: tire—arms, ammunition, and distilled spirits into and within the said terri- tion,imd distilled tory. And the exportation of the same fiom any other port or place in SPl"l“ l;.‘£° f" the United States when destined to any port or place in the said territory, $:3);,: pmgibd. and all such arms, ammunition, and distilled spirits, exported or attempted 8d- to be exported from any port or place in the United States and destined for such territory, in violation of any regulations that may be prescribed under this section; and all such arms, ammunition, and distilled spirits,} l;‘2"”"Y f°' landed or attempted to be landed or used at any port or place in said ter- ritory, in violation of said regulations, shall be forfeited; and if the value such articles; of the same shall exceed four hundred dollars, the vessel upon which the f°'f°"‘“"°* same shall be found, or from which they shall have been landed, together with her tackle, apparel and furniture, and cargo, shall be forfeited; and any person wilfully violating such regulation shall, on conviction, be fined one ni- impm. in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more °¤m°¤*· than six months. And bonds may be required for a faithful observance Bonds from ol` such regulations from the master or owners of any vessel departing ”{’“°{‘?"" °" T'"' from any port in the United States having on board tire-arms,am1nunition, m 0 Wm S' or distilled spirits, when such vessel is destined to any place in said territory, or if not so destined, when there shall be reasonable ground of suspicion that such articles are intended to be landed therein in violation of law; and similar bonds may also be required on the landing of any such articles in the said territory from the person to whom the same may be consigned. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the coasting trade between Cosstiiigtrade the said territory and any other portion of the United States shall be reg- £sL:m;Y· ulated in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to such trade ` between any two great districts. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful for any The killing of . . . · . . . ‘ . . otter or other person on persons to kill any ottei, mink, maiten, sable, 01 fur seal, or ,.m__b_min mh other fur-bearing animal, within the limits of said territory, or in the waters mats prohlgbited; thereof; aud any person guilty thereof shall, for each oilence, on con- penalty; viction, be fined in any sum not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both at the discretion of the court, and all vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, thund engaged in violation of this act, shall be forfeited: Pro- may be auvided, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to authorize *.;;:*:6 the killing of any such mink, marten, sable, or other fur-bearing animal, ·1-,.6,,,,,,,% except fur seals, under such regulations as he may prescribe; and it shall be the duty of the said Secretary to prevent the killing of any fur seal, and to provide for the execution of the provisions of this section until it shall be otherwise provided by law: Provided, That no special privi· N9I¤t>¤¤i¤l leges shall be granted under this act. pim 8*% Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That until otherwise provided by m;*’h¤*_<=°*}Fs§ law, all violations of this act, and of the several laws hereby extended to t,0n°Q~°j;-;:cQ,°` the said territory and the waters thereof, committed within the limits of under this net the same, shall be prosecuted in any district court of the United States in gg2J3g l&"g1:P‘ California or Oregon, or in the district courts of Washington, and the col- ,_m;m,.y_ lector and deputy collectors appointed by virtue of this act, and any per- lxhv may f son authorized in writing by either of them, or by the Secretary of the Qgsfnjlgfsizse Treasury, shall have power to arrest persons and seize vessels and mer- sen. chandise liable to fines, penalties, or forfeitures under this and the said other laws, and to keep and deliver over the same to the marshal of some one of the said courts; and said courts shall have original jurisdiction, Such_courtstz.» and may take cognizanoe of all cases arising under this act and the sev- eral laws hereby extended over the territory so ceded to the United Utates by the Emperor of Russia, as aforesaid, and shall proceed therein in the VOL. xv. Pun.- 16