Show ICE IRE SEIL text of iha cathrin so sta cill as introduced in the LONDON may slay 30 the text of the behring sea bill introduced intro laced in the commons yesterday in substance suba tance is as follows the queen may by order in council prohibit the catching of so beala a a by british ships during daring a period to be limited by an order in in the council cil until this act ie is in force forc no person belonging to a brit british ish e ship h ip ab shall a 11 kill take or hunt or attempt to ki kilt I 1 1 take or hunt any seal within the be behring b sea during daring the period stated I 1 in it the order of the council no british ship or any equipment or crew crow thereof shall be employed in such killing taking or hunting if there be any contravention of act a adv 1 person committing coin milting proter arg a aiding i I ing or abetting buch such contravention shall be guilty of a misdemeanor within the beani meaning g of the merchant shipping act and t the he ship equipment and everything on boar board shall be forfeited to her majesty any commissioned ol 01 the naval list liete shall hall bare have power during daring the period limited to stop and examine any british ship in the behring sea a and d to detain her or any portion of h her e r equipment or any of her bar crew it if in h his a judgment it is 14 being or preparing to be used or employed in a contravention traven tion of the act if any british ship is 13 found within tb the a behring sea having on board fishing or shooting implements or eil seal skips or bodies of seals it ceball lie with the owner or master of such vessel to prove that the ship was not used or employed in contravention 0 of I 1 this act thia this act shall apply to the animals known an as fur seals seats in order that the above provisions inay may he be carried into effect it shall bo be lawful for any commissioned officer in the naval or military services of her majesty or any british officer or customs toms or british consular officer to seize and detain any ship which lad bad wholly or as to any share herein become subject to forfeit forfeiture reas as to the aforesaid and bring her to adjudication before the high court of aamir allty in england or ireland or before any court having admira lity jurisdiction tio within her maje dominions and such court may hereupon thereupon make such order as it may think fit and award the officer oler bringing in the same tor for adjudication aj such uch portion of be the proceeds of the a sale to of any forfeited ship or share as it may think fi fit t every offense by this act is declared to be a misdemeanor and will be punishable by a fine or I 1 imprisonment in with or without labor the bill then quoted various a sections ec of the merchants shipping act to be applied by the new order it is expected that the bill will be ba bypassed passed next n eek and that afterwards the council will will proceed to set the time over which it is to extend |