Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-05-29

SRcTEoH l. That commission 10 becom-
posed Of three persons, 70 be styled "Ths
Fish commission OF Missouri" A" at least one Of
whom shall reside north Of, and at least one
whom shall reside south OF the Missouri river,
! who shsll hold their Office for fous years and
until their Successors are appointed and COM
mlssioped. shall bo appointed by the Govern
or Of the State to act in copjnsction with the
Fish CommtsIoRer ofihe United States and
Otherwise as their Judgement may direct, IN
stocking the waters Of the State, BY distribit-
1 n4tnE 40 sulanhls perfs thereof such 1al1ts a.
they may deem best adapted 10 furnish cheap
and nutritious food for the people.
| SEC. 2. For the purpose Of enabling said
! Commission 70 buy or lease suitable loca-
tion, erect hatching house thereon, and
furnish It with the requisite fixtures, TO en-
| ploY q suitable agent TO take charge of and
! Propagate such young Ash and fsh eggs as
they may be able TO obtain or procure, the
| SUN OF three thousand dollars per annum is
/ hereby appropriated, for which the Auditor
OF stats stall annually draw his warrent on
the State Treasurer, payable oct OF khe Feve-
| nue. fund, and deliver the saupe to the treas
urer OF said Commission, A majority said
Commission shall have power aud authority
| 70 select g proper agent, Ht bis Compensation,
| make bylaws for the management OF thAlr
w. L
| Thev shall report TO the Goyernor of he
J State at or before the beginIog Of each sea.
| sion Of the General A ssembly how the mon.
! ey hereby Appropriated has been expended. |
The Governor shall haYe power to Gil any |
vacancy or vacancies that may occur in said |
Commission. The Comm ssloners shall not |
receive any com pensstion beyond their actual |
expenses incurred 10 the proper dsohsr0e of |
! their duties, which expenses shall be paid }
out OF thie appropriation. The Couuission
shall elect one of their number as ehsjrmsn,
and said chairman shall be eG-oslcio the /
| treasurer thereof and shall, before entering j
on the duties OF the Ols,ce, give bond In |
the sum of 1--WE thousand dollars, which st |
least two solvent securities, residents of this |
! state, to be approved by the Governor, oon-
dltioned for lbe faithful performance Of the |
duties of his otlce and for the accounting
Tor and paying over all money that NAV
! come into his hands As such treasurer, whicE
bond shall be filed in the Office OF the Secre-
tAry Of State as other official bonds.
SEC 3. That any person placing or using
| "a any of the waters OF the State anV medIca.
ted drug, any cuculus lndicus or eEh berry,
| or any other poisonous thing OF substancs
calculated 10 poison, kill or inIuKe any Ash,
or who shall by any such means catch or take
! any Ash that may be 10 said waters, or who
| shall place any nitro Rlycerine or other ex-
plosive thing or preparation In any OF the
may be in said waters may be killed, injured
or destroyed, or who shall by such means
catch or take any hsh from said waters, shall
be deemed guilty Of misdeUeanor, and on
conviction shall be fined not less than Fifty
nor more than two hundred dollars for each
oGense, and on failure 70 pay ouch fine and
the costs Of rosecution, shall be confined in
the Jail of the county for length OF tine not
exceeding one day TOR every dollar of such
fine and costs.
SIC. 4. No person shall be allowed 10
place, erect, or cause TO be placed, erected or
maintained in any Of the waters OF the State,
or 10 front OF the mouth Of any stream,
slough or bayou, any seine, net, gill net,
trsmmel net, set net, bag weir. bush drag,
any hsh trap or dam, or any other device or
obstruction, or by any such means to take or
catch any fish 10 any Of the waters of the
States Provided, that the prohibitions OF
this section shall not apply 70 waters wholly
on the premises longing to such person or
persons using such deYiee or devices, Pro-
vided further, that it may be lawful 70 use a
very small seine, not to exceed In length A.
teen feet for catching very small lsh, usually
called minnows, which may be thus caught
TO be used for bait or Tor stocking other |
waters with fGh, but for no other purposes:
And provided further, the Fish Commission |
ers may use any necessary devices for the
purpose OF removing fsh from ponds, pools
or other waters, Wnuu in their Judgement the
safety OF the fish or the objects OF this act
will be promoted Dy sucn removal. Any
person who shAll violate any OF the proyisIone
OF this section shall, on conviction, be deem.
cd guilty offs misdemeanor, and shall be
| Aned ia sum not less than twenty nor more