Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-02-04
SHE'LL FISHERIES,


Bills Intro dnced i'm the state Senate
Yesterday to Encourage oyster Farm
1ng-New Haven Interested in the
Matter.
In the State Senate yesterday the follow
ing bills were presented by Senator Robert
son and referred to the Committee on Fish
cries. AS the oystermen in New Haven and
vicinity are more OF less interested in them
the full text is given. The one relating to
New Haven waters particularly is as follows:
NUMBERI.
Chapter 4, part 1, article 1, section 6, page
214 of the general statutes, revision of 1875,
shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 6. The designation of all places
within the navigable waters of New Haven
harbor or its tributaries or within
two miles of the mouth of said
harbor, which have been or may be desig-
mated to any person for the purpose of plant
ing Or cultivating oysters therein, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of this chapter, shall
be valid, although such places may have been
natural oyster beds, if such designations are
in all other respects legal And nothing in
pair or offset any fishing privileges in said
harbor by means of seines and fish pounds.
NUMBER TWO.
Chapter 107 of the public acts of 1884,
page 1885, is hereby amended so that it shall
read as follows: ''Any person who shall
wilfully deposit or assist in depositing any
starfish or periwinkle in any of the naviga-
BILE waters in this State shall be punished
by fine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars.
Section 2. Half of the penalties imposed
by this act shall be paid to him who shall
sue therefor and one-half to the State.
NUMBER THREE.
An act for the encouragement of oyster
farming:
Section when any public shell fish bed
or undesignated ground shall be found on
examination by the shell fish commissioners,
or at public hearing duly ordered by them,
to be SO infested with starfish as to threaten
its destruction or that of any cultivated beds
the commissioners shall cause such
starfsh to be dredged up and removed by
vessels employed by them, and they may en-
ploy such vessels and implements as they
may deem best for the purpose.
Section 2.-The shell fish and shells which
may be taken up in such dredging shall be
sold by the commissioners under such regu-
ations as shall insure public knowledge of
The time and place of sale. All receipts from
The sale of such shell fish and shells shall be
paid into the State treasury, and all expenses
attending such proceedings shall be paid by
;he State treasurer upon the order of
;he commissioners, and an itemized report of
he receipts and expenditures shall be made
oy them in their annual report. But the cost
# such dredging after deducting the amount
eceived on the sale of the shells and shell
ish shall not exceed in any one year one-half
If the amount of taxes paid to the State by
he oyster grounds in that year.
Section 3. The examination or hearing (de
cribed in section y shall be had on written
equest to said commissioners by five or
more citizens who are recorded owners of
yster grounds.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Work Of the Session Again Resumed
A Considerable Number of New
Bills Introduced Committee Hear |
fngs-Other Matters of General In
terest.
HARTFORD, Feb. 3.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIERl
The attendance at the Capitol yesterday |
hen the House was called to order was not |
srge, but before adjournment the incoming
rains had increased the number somewhat
nd most of the members were in their
laces. There were also few vacant chairs
/ the Senate, but business proceeded quite
apidly and before adjournment consider
JIG uuulDcI VI Dl1lS )cG1GlOlS ldu USeu |
sferred to the appropriate committees. Sen
.or Robertson, of New Haven, introduced a
umber of bills to-day among which was one
'lating to the appointment of judges of
ourts of Common Pleas, District courts,
olice and City courts. The bill provides
lat all nominations for judges of these
,urts shall Immediately be referred without
sbate 10 the Committee ON the Judiciary,
hich committee shall report thereon with
ten legitimate days. The bill further
.ovides that theCommittee on the Judiciary
lal during the time said resolutions are be-
re them give due opportunity to all per-
ms to appear for and against said nomi-
,es.
Another bill introduced by the same Sen
or amends the law relating to the pay of
SCISSORS and Boards of Relief The first
ctisn provides that: Assessors and mem |
RS of Boards of Relief shall receive such
IN, not less than two dollars per day, as |
ay be determined by the town, or, in event
its omission to act, such sum as the select
On may determine; and their accounts
all be audited by the selectmen and paid
It of the town treasury"
Senator Robertson also presented by request
yeral bills relating to shell fisheries, which
II no doubt create some discussion. They
II be found in another column. 6
An act relating to the investments of saw I
60 banks, presented in the Senate to-day
Senator Alsop, authorizes savings banks
invest their funds to an amount not ex- {
eding five per. cent. of their deposits in
y notes or bonds which may be secured
first mortgage on real estate situated c
thout the State, provided that the princi- f
of such notes or bonds does not exceed e
e-half the cash value of such real estate Sc
rity, and provided that the payment of the i
ncipal and interest of such notes and T
nds shall be guaranteed by some bank or c
liking or trust company chartered by the =
tie, authorized by law to so guarantee. t,
Yearly all the committees were in session
= afternoon. The COMMITTEES on Appro
atoms were considering the amount neces- q,
v for the care of the insane at the Middle | D.