The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-02

reoree, 10 Ming and Queen. Il; King WILL
lam, io' Lancaster; lG Mathews. II: Middle
sex ~ Nhnsehond, ~ New Kent. 20; Nor
ton. %; Northumberland. 2l Portsmouth
Cit. Is; Princess Anne 2G; Rich
mond county, 27 Warwick -. West
moreland. 30 York. 90 The inspector
shall require ovory tongsman in his district
TO state to him that ho will not during the
ensuing season violate the laws in regard TO
taking oysters from their natural beds. etc,
and that he will make true and accurate re.
turns. Each tongsman shall he requlred to
make on Saturday of each week an accurate
return of his sales. and tho inspector shall col
lect from him on the aggregate amount Of
his weekly sales an amount equal 10 a tax
that may be levied. If the t0ngsrnan prefers
when ne registers bis boat 10 pay the sum Of
- the inspector shall give him receipt for
the season. Any resident OF the State now
occupying oyster grounds OF desiring to DO
so, shall notify the inspector and the latter
shall notify the county surveyor. who shall
survey the ground and make plat OF the
same. The said survey shall indicate the
metes and bounds, courses. etc. and the
same shall be- filed IN the county clerks
Office and carefully recorded.
II any person fails 10 tify the inspector
Of his holding a planting ground the latter shall
serve notice on the occupant. giving him
thirty days 20 comply with the law. II lie
fails 20 comply with nose provisions the IN
spoctOr shall rent out the ground - the first
applicant No person will be allowed to
rem planting grounds and afterwards suufent
them. Violations shall ba fixed from so TO
500 for each Ohense and the ground taken
away from the occupant. hny bed. rock OF
shoal which, during the period o. the previous
i've years. has furnished a livelihood 10 the
public. or rom which tOngsmen have been
able - gain a fair average daily remuneration.
Is declared a natural bed Any person not "A
resident Of this State who shall catch
oysters or other shell-fsh IN an OF
the virginia waters, shall upon conviction
ne fined $500. All oysters taken from any
natural rock. bed OF shoal in Virginia waters
except on the eastern side OF Northampton,
shall ue culed upon their atura bed. rock
or shoal as taken. All oysters whose shells
measure less than . inches IN length and
all shells shall be included in said culllng
uud replaced upon the rocks ETC.. provided
thft where small oysters adhere go closely TO
the marketable oyster a. TO render is removal
in possible, then il shall not be necessary 10
remove IT, These provisions apply TO oysters
shipped 10 market. not 10 those sold lOr
planting purposes within the state. VIOLA
ton of the law shall he deemed - INSIDE
Weal0T punishable with fine OF from 10 10
$40. When purchaser shall have reason u
believe that Il cargo of oysters nas been brought
10 maraet ia 40 alton OF this law
the inspector shall be notified and
shall cause the contents of every
ftieth tub 10 be dumped IL q con-
yenient place and the same shall be ket
away and separated from any other oysters or
shells and when the whole cargo shall nave
leen sold the inspector. IN the presence OF
the vendor, shall separate from the oysters.
set aside all shells and small oysters less than
two and o1e-hnlf inches long. and II they.
after being separate shall be found 20 exceed
> per cent of the whole quantity the vendor
shall be deemed 90 have violated that section.
and on conviction shall be fined from $40
TO 300. Natural OYSTER beds shall not be
used for planting OF depositng oysters. 10
shall be unlawful for any person 10 stake IN
for the purpose of planting oysters whiie
making up cargo any natural oyster beds
etc, nor shall any person who has staked Oh
such natural beds continue 70 occupy tie
same
Mr. Philip F Brown, Of Botetourt intro
ducod tho lowing an act 20 amend and re-
enact section o3 OF the Code OF ISL IN order
t0 efnpnBer the treasurer OF counties. cities
ard towns 90 collect at any time by distress
OIL otherwise taxes aud levies against any tax
pavet a1-conulug from uls county, city or
town BY tie same IN act to amend section
81 E.. Code OF l-8l, so far as 1t relates 10 the
bonds OF the county treasurer OF Botetourt.
House bill No l23 came up on It's second
letllUU hILiI thIHttA n EAOA NlNaii "a fAtlN
The bill is entitled AN act TO amend and re-
enact section Z4s5 of the Code OF Virginia IN
relation % the lien Of employees. etc. OF trans
portotion companies. etc, IN franchises and
property of the company. Mr.. IL. G. hent, or
Wvthe. thought that the equities were all IN
favor of the law as 10 now existed lie knew
that If the law was changed It would 90 no
good G. the manufacturers. etc, but II would
entail a large loss the men who supply ores
aud other materials 90 the manufacturers
He therefore, hoped that the bill would not
pass.
Mir G.. D. Letcher, Of Rockbridge. favored
the bin. which no said was greatly needed by
his constituents. The bill under discussl a
was 10 MAINTAIN the sanctlty Of the money IN
", ted by foreigners and N0rtherners IN IT.
giuia The people in Buena Vista were vitality
interested in the measure for II meant lie 70
many OF their interests, which were now ian
gushing. The gentleman from Mytne mad
considered the present law IN the ngnt OF
equity. but ne thought the amendment CON
tanned moro Of il. Railroads were lett out OF
the bill because they had 10 run their trains.
If their business wa dull. tley could not
sion and thew ought 10 have access 70 their
daily bread He appealed 60 the House not
10 + ke a vote on the measure until Messrs
Saunders and Gibson would be present. who
were greatly Interested IN he measure.
MI WithroW stated that be had been IN
formed by a large iron manufacturer that II
the bill became a law he would have TO shut
No his furnace. In that case Low Moor fur
mace. for instance working nearly 2 900 hands.
would have to stop right Ia the middle OF the
winter.
Colonel b. 0. James, Of Goochland, spoke
in favor of the bill at some length, while Mr.
Munford was in favor Of modifying it. He
therefore offered an amendment with refer
ence 10 mining aud manufacturing companies,
providing that the lien for supplies should 10
the first upon the products and earnings OF
the company. and also "a lien upon the corpus
of the property. l. e.. the real and personal
properly. but as TO the latter subsequent IN
demnity to any recorded lien created prior TO
the tune of the furnishing such supplies. Mr..
Munford thought that these companies should
lave the right 70 mortgage the corpus Of
rroperty and thus raise money IN that par
ticular manner the present law was defective.
He thought that his amendment W uld secure
this privilege and at the same time preserve
10 the supply creditors lien on subsequent
indemnity to the lien by deed Of trust or mort
gage.
taken and the bill will come up again to-