INTERNATIONAL OONVENTION—FUB SEALS. J mx 7, 1911. 1543 this Convention runains in force, from engagmg’ in ’c seal;] in the waters of North Paciic Ocean north of thellhligltieth parallel of north latitude and including of Bering, Kamchatka, OkhotskandJ'a£n.,andthateverysu personandveseloi!en` banana against such p ib1tion‘may be seized, except within the jurisdiction of one of the other Powers,-an detained by the naval or duly cougmissioned oicers of any of the Parties to this Convention, to be delivered as soon as practicable to an authorized omcial of their own nation st the nearest point to the place of seizure, or elsewhere as may be mutually agreed upon · and that the authorities of the nation to which such person or vessel belo alone shall have jurisdiction to try the ofense and impose the permies for the same; and that the witnesses and proofs necessary to establish the otfense, so far as thx are under the control of any of the Parties to this Convention, all also be furnished with all reasonable romptitude to the proper authorities having jurisdiction to try the ogense. Armor.: II. Each of the h Contractin Parties further agrees that no - “•°°‘P°'°P'°“'> son or vesel shgllgbe permittedgto use any of its ports or harborgedr ML any part of its territory for any purposes whatsoever connected with the operations of pelagic sealing in the waters within the protected area mentioned in Article I. Arrrrcna HI. Each of the Hi Conti-actin' 5 Parties further agrees that no seal- ,k{;;"‘§{,'§{$§,,'f{" skins taken in thegvliaters of the orth Pacific within the pro- ¤¤=·¤ M v¤¤¤¤~l tected area mentioned in Article I, and no sealslnns identified as the giecies known as Oallorhinus alascamcs, Oallorhusyu ursinus, and allorhimu kurilensis, and belongnaetg the American, Ituman or Japanese herds, except such es are _ under the authority of the respective Powers to which the breeding grounds of such herds belong and have been oGcia1ly marked an certified as having been so taken, shall be to be or brought into the territory of any of the arties to this Convention. Ama.: IV. It is further agreed that the provisions of this Convention shall ¤$,'{°""""’,,,,m,,,,,,,°‘,°”‘*" not apply to Indians, Ainos, Aleuts, or other aborigines dwelling on the coast of the waters mentioned in Arucle_I, who carry o sealingincanoeonottransportedby orusedm connection wi vemels, and propelled entirely by oarsz paddle, or and manned by not more than ive persons each, in the way h1therto_pract1ced and without the use of lirearms; provided that such abongmes_are not in the employment of other persons or under contract to deliver the skins to any person. Arncu V. Eachoftbel-I1Qr` Oonu·aet:ingParties _ thatitwillnot pumit ,£,'§_"‘ °“’” its citizens or subjects or their vessels tm capture or pursue yond the distance of three miles from the shore of its territories aeaotterain any partof thewatersnientionedmhrticlelofthis Convention Armor.: VI. Eachof theHighContractingParties toenact and enforce "‘,_{f'“'°°_ '°‘*••• sud; legislation asmay be necessary to the foregoing 4m,;»•••. pn. Asians with appropriate penalties for violations thereof.
