226 1·*1F*rY-r1Frn oosennss. sms. 11. ous. 2, 3. 1897. D¤<=6¤\l>¤1‘18.1897- CHAP. 2.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of \Var, in his discretion to pur- `_"“"'"‘_""‘ chase subsistence stores, supplies, and materials for the relief of people who are in the Yukon River country, to provide means for their transportation and distribution, ani making an appropriation therefor. _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ‘ Al",, r*,.'*·°, Pwph in States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of two hundred Yum mvemonuuy. thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended (or so much thereof as may be necessary) in the discretion and under the direction of the Secretary of War for the purchase of subsistence stores, supplies, and materials for the relief of people who are in the Yukon River country, or other mining regions of Alaska, and to purchase transportation and provide means for the distribution of such stores and supplies : mh mmm_ Provided, That with the consent of the Canadian Government first obtained, the Secretary of War may cause the relief herein provided for _ to be extended into Canadian territory. _ · Sm °* '“PP”°“·°'“· That the said subsistence stores, supplies, and materials may be sold in said country at such prices as shall be fixed by the Secretary of _War, or donated, where he finds people in need and unable to pay for the - same. . U? ¤f“j¤¤¥i ¤f That the _Secretary of 'War is authorised to use the Army of the ""’ °"’, United States in carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and may, in his discretion, purchase and import reindeer and employ and bring into the country reindeer drivers or herders not citizens of the United States, or provide such other means of transportation as he may deem practicable. The said reindeer or other outfit may be sold and disposed of by the Secretary of War when he shall have no further use for them under the provisions of this Act, or he may turn over the same or any part thereof to the Department of the Interior, and the proceeds arising from all sales herein authorized shall be covered into the Treasury. · _R'P°"~ Sec. 2. The Secretary of War shall make report in detail to Congress at the beginning of its next regular session as to all purchases, employ- ments, sales, and donations or transfers made under the provisions of this Act. Approved, December 18, 18h?. D¤¢‘¤¤¤\>¢!'!9·l¤97· CHAP. 3.-An Act Prohihiting the killing of fur seals in the waters of tho North Puciiic Ocean. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United §•g_~·yl¤} _ in M_ Staten q/'Ameriva in 0nngres.s· assembled, That no citizen of the United im 0f§.Y.·i1i' rama States, nor person owing duty of obedience to the laws or the treaties ¤¢··¤¤ *·**‘·i·l·l¤*·· of the United States, nor any person belonging to or on board of a vessel of the United States, shall kill, capture, or hunt, at any time or in any manner whatever, any fur seal in the waters of the Pacific Ocean north of the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude and including Bering _ Sea and the sea of Okhotsk. 0,·‘ff],‘;g}fjf""“- *"° ·· Sec. 2. That no citizen of the United States, nor person above described in section one, shall equip, use, or employ, or furnish aid in equipping, using, or employing, or furnish supplies to any vessel used or employed, or to be used or employed in'carrying on or taking part in aid killing, capturing, or hunting of fur seals in said waters, nor · shall any vessel of the United States be so used or employed. I’°¤**°Y- Sec. 3. That every person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this Act, or of any regulations made thereunder, shall, for each offense, be Gned not less than two hundred dollars or more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and everv vessel, its tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, at any time used or employed in violation of this Act, or of the regulations made thereunder, shall be forfeited to the United States.
