The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-23
PREPARING FOR OYSTERS
xr<rF xUTH0RTTIEs WIZ PFo-
TEcT OYSTER 0ROHEHs.
The fleet will Soon he Ready for "orh-
Tho Survey OF Natural Beds 10 ne 'o"-
thu d-Ibe New Measures.

celanel Morton Maryc and State Treas
urer A. w. Hartman. OF the Board OF
= the Chesapeake and is Tributaries helu
n session in the Treasures oihce y"'e'-
day. Captain }. -. Baylor, VINO Is ia
charge Of the survey OF tne V!9','
grounds, was present and so was CtP'aih
VIM. r. Hudgins, Of the steamer Chesa-
peake and Dr. J. W. Bowdoin' inc
Fish Commissioner Of Virginia.
The board discussed some OF the de-
tails in regard 20 the oyster navy 30
that everyth ng might be IN READINESS ~
S.ptenher Ist The steamer Ch's iP'"nn.
has been thOroughly repaired, an tco'
as well as the new steam lau"Cu ~
mac wiU be prepared Tor tuslh's9 o.
49, ,fn.e Resides. the state has the
go sailing vessels yangieT ana iVCV-
,noke, al her disposal TO lfeFehV ~ -,
fionS on Virginia oyster biDuI,,r' ~
MARYLAND maraudcrs. but u Is Ii"eIg ui"t
-n"' nS ,bcse sailing vessels will not he
mi IN commission, so that us ere" may
BE- Transferred 10 the Aceohha -. 49,,
captaln BAYLOR will at once Jake up
again the surveyilg 81 w few
grounds, and he VIII urst NIKE Nv,
Searreotions Of the lines coniining naiuIM
oyster beds IN warwick county ana III
Tareier sound. whore me STAKE = mao -
CHANGED or removed ny the zee. Ia
AfunentiN &tftA.H AfA i"A
10 the eastern shore or sea sue ~ ar8
cor-ac county 10 survey the gtouuv7 ~
stake Of the natural oyster beuS - ,bo
Within a few DAYS me DoaIH ~ et'r
ctesapeake will turn over 10 u. ~ ne
tnsnacfors q the various couIu,H
nVster measures, which hcredIt'' - -,
have 10 be used lOr the Sdle Oh ~ .s t,,
Virginia waters under Ia", ~, e. M
the Legislature during the ,aSt ne
thee measures are furnlsh'u ~ Ia
Snntbern Railway supply CDmp""S', -
- cifv 10 the state under conn a. :,
oil vii be sold 10y the ispec oIs az ."
slight advance In order l. ee'vi "
penses.
PROVISIONS or TIT law
The new law under which these o{Sro.
measures are t. be Introduced
me i iGaI Nh he lawml, at any time
Cor a,'V uers0n no buy or son Os o''i -.
mis- State ia the shell ny 9mgg,od bv
fban the metallic measure ".ui,. re-
The State OF Virginia ara Ds"'i AMI
,TciaI sol ms hereinafter prpNd M
g. Tho measurement OF oysters W., ~
must bee filled with slight r Sc aDo'e '''
top. ,.t,. ~ tho Board OF
II s, haans,,,,ts and its Tributaries, as
soon ms POSSIBLE after the pas osct
,his net. 90 have made, by 49,
metallic oyster measures 'i ttnns M
and according 10 such 49,. sai1
th,v may adopt and publish, III l, 80
Measures TO be Of the iolc"lI uilil, ~
sIrre. The bottom 20 be sixteen anu
half inches across. from !hs ius 49, w
etdr. the top TO be ciehteeh lhcHcA ".i
from inside 10 ms dei aiu !" hin -
,,rres diagonal from the inside chihe ~
,be tor: half tubs 10 be tWtlFe ahu ="
saIf inches from inside to inside AZ Iot
t"rn. thirteen and three-quarteF thC".2
from inside 10 inside, al Top anu 9t.sIdc
ana ta'f inches diagonal from lhsluo
T.
zach measure to bear stamp or sen
distinctly marked on il. SAID sea- ,' tg the
OF such design as may be are ~, V'' Tyibm-
lies The Board Of the CnesapeahT
nnd ifs Tributaries shall cduSS, - ali
metallic measures 10 be dlStilDtu'c ~ 1,bn
the ovsteT inspectors OF the 9liiS' ,Ear1
shall offer them for sale and sell t I1,,i,,
- the public at q price not ~ .Ntre
such per centum over their c9hu a. ~ laid
az may. In the judgment OF yrrihu-
1soar6 ~ the Chesapeake and us IIlv Vu-
taries be sufficient 10 fully DERRY an ennh
,1ne1,se of procuring and dellverlns sun
neasures 70 the public; ANY ~ 81 81 ieee
iating this section shdn DE my" one me- hun-
shan Twenty-Five nor more thdh O'4'
dred dollars for each ouehce'
rxtAwru1 70 couSrtErlrr THrM'
7, shall be unlawful for any person 70
,,ni,atr ar counterfeit the metainc 'tH3e
IRE provided for In secuoh ~ly' ~ % Ie
act. 81 ~ cnunterfcted: any person Yio-
i inting any Of the provisions Of this sec
Ton Shall be deemed sgii lSya q he cdd TiIyi
anu on Co1 aitt,rtiarv moi less than one nor
III wv - three wears. or, at the d1scie-
,ion IF the Jury. confined In jail not more
nan twelve months or fined not eACVVu-
Ing Ave hundred dollars.
+. ny VINE MFAsrRE.
When oysters are bought or sold OUT OF
che ehell il shall be by wine measure a..
oo nT In f. The standard prescribed i9r
s sUch measure 10y section 1911 Of ihe e,o G4ne
OF Virginia 1881 Any prison Tio tSere,
this section shall, upon CONVICTION tnelr
~ he fined not less than ten nor more
OF o. "v nftv dollars for each offence. II an
Inspector have reason 10 believe that o1h 81.
M me-, ,bon such as are prescribed in the
Two preceding sections he shan seize anu
6.etrov said measures.