The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-15
FROM THE STATE UOHSE.
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An,onr the laws enacted py so '>'o
&.,,re during the last session In reference
60 the oyster industry is one amehoins
..c,,on $50 OF the Code. which PROVIDES
The following:
II .hau not be lawful at any time for any
pcrson 10 buy or sell oysters In TINS Sta'e
IN the shell by any other than the me'a'-
,,o measure adopted by the State Of VIZ
r,nia. and bearing the official seal ana
On the measurement of oysters the tups
,,,nst be filed with a slight rise above
the top. prs ~
II shall be the duty OF the Board OF
the Chesapeake and its Tributaries %
soon as possible after the passage VI
This act. 10 have made by'contract meta.
Uc oyster measures, of such metal aiiu
according 20 such specifications as 'h,S
nav adopt and publish. the measures 10
no ~ the following dimensions Inc Dol
tom 10 be sixteen and hat lncheS
across. from inside to inside, the top ~
b. eighteen inches across from inSiu1
"a inside and twenty-Cne inches uldsO"a
from the inside chine TO The top hall
,ubs 10 be twelve and a half inches from
inside 20 inside.
zach measure Is TO bear stamp or
eel distinctly marked on il, the seal 10
he Of a design agreed upon by the
Hoard Of the Chesapeake and It's 11lDu-
tartes. The board shall cause these meas
ures 10 be distributed TO all the oyster
inspectors Of the State. who shall oher
them for sale. and sell them TO the puphc
nj A price not exceeding such per cehtum
over their contract price as may In me
judgment Of the board, be sufficieht 10
fully deffay all the expenses OF procur-
inc and delivering such measures 10 t1e
public Violations Of this law shaii DC
fned with from S25 10 500 for each onehce'
The Initiating or counterfeiting OF these
measures or their use shall be punished
as felony.
The execution Of this law will be rather
dluicult for the provisions are not deli
mite enough. Nothing is said az to the
metal from which the measure is to be
made and no limit has been fixed as
10 the cost. II will be necessary 10
start IN with at least 10000 OF sucn
measures and quite n number viii have
10 be kept on hand in order TO supply
The demand There are In tie State OF
Virginia from 1900 to 1900 tongers, and
there are about 700 vessels of over five
tons burden engaged in the oyster In
dustry. while the number Of vessels OF
less than five tons burden IS from 500
10 1900 more than 1900 having been
listed last year IN the various counties,
according 10 the last report Of the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts. Each one of
these vessels will Of course. have TO be
provided with al least one of these new
measures.
The Board Of the Chesapeake and its
Tributaries will soon hold meeting 10
consider the subject
STILL THEY COME.
Sheriff u. Seasber, of Floyd county. call
cd at the Office Of the Auditor of Public
Accounts yesterday after delivering at
the penitentiary David Likens. sentenced
TO one years Imprisonment for unlawful
assault.
Deputy Sheriff j. A. jackson. OF Rock
bridge. also called. after handing over TO
Major Lynn one colOred convict, Clinton
Warwick, who had been sentenced TO
three years Imprisonment for grand
larceny.
VISITORS AT THE CAPITOL.
Among the visitors at the Capitol yes
tcrday were the following: L. l.. Mar
Ing, deputy clerk OF the Corporation
Court Of Norfolk: William II. Mann. as
sistant United States District Attorney
Of Petersburg; Edward Manicai, Of the
Norfolk Navy Yard; Dr. w. j.. Quisen-
berry, OF Caroline
FAILED TO REACH THEM.
State Senator James n. Stubbs, of
Gloucester while at the Capitol yester-
day. stated that he started from his
home on last Tuesday to meet the joint
committee of the Legislature, whose
member he was. at Old Point. Un account
OF the prevailing storm. however, the
steamer Oh board Of which he vas, coul
not leave the river that day. When he
reached Old Point the next lay, he learn
ed tnat the committee had left for Chris
field, Md. He followed tnem but they
were again gone when he arrived in
Chrisfeld. He therefore gave up the
idea of meeting them on this, trip.
DECLINED THE REQUEST,
George Scott (coored,. Of Bristol, who
only during the latter part OF last month
finished term OF two years tnrprisou
,nent in the pententlary for house break
ing, has already appealed 20 .he Gov
ernor Tor the removal of MS political
disabilities.
Governor OFerrall yesterday refused 70
grant the request, giving the following
reasons: This man has been out T
the penitentiary so short time that
u is impossible to form any opinion as to
what his future conduct may be. His
offence was a very serious one, ami his
application for restoration 10 the full
rights OF citizenship comes too soon.
ApPovED HIS EFFORT.
During the last session OF The Lcgisla-
ture Mr.. w. a. Fentress, member of the
House of Delegates from Portsmouth,, in
troduced bill providing for the fur
nishing and display ing of tie Union flag
upon the public schools of the State. The
bill passed the House, but was subse-
qu,ntly defeated in the Senate.
AT meeting OF the encampment OF the
Department OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima. OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
held at headquarters of John h. Clay
post. at Hampton. Va. on April 18th. a
set OF resolutions were adopted endorsing
the action of MIR. Fentress. The resolu-
lions state that the encampment halls
this effort as an evidence of the growing
sentiment I'm favor of a broader states
manship. and desire TO educate the
children TO a proper appreciation of the
national greatness, grandeur and glory
Of this country.
The resolutions also express the regret
OF the failure OF the Senate to concur
In the action of the HOuSe