The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-02-16
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ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance entitled An Ordinance Il
protect the natural Oyster Reefs in tn,
inuntv NJ Jackson,i

An Ordinance entitled An Ordinance to
protect the natural Oyster Reefs in the
County Of Jackson.
Section lriBe 1t ordained by the Board of
Supervisors Of jackson county and State Of
Mississippi, That il shall be unlawful for any
persons, not citizens Of the State OF Missis-
sippi or any boat. smack, craft or vessel not
operated and run by citizens or citizens
OF said state, to take and carry away oysters
In any quantity or quantities from the ma
tural oyster reefs of said county. either for
sale or for their own use and any person or
persons not IA citizen Of said State. who shall
be convicted OF taking or carrying away Oys-
ters in any quantity from the natural oyster
reefs OF said county and state, shall be ad-
judged guilty OF IA blisdemeanOr, and on con-
victon shall be fined not less than $40 90 nor
more than s25 90. half OF said fine to be
paid into the school fund OF said county, and
one-half to informant, or imprisoned In the
county jail, not more than ten days or both;
Provided nothing in this Ordinance shall be
| continued to prevent any person buying and
| carrying away oysters takea from the
| natural oyster reefs OF said county, by citi-
zens OF said State,
Sec BE it further ordained that any per-
son or persons convicted of selling or bar
tering or trading or shipping oysters not in
spected. according to the provisions OF the
Ordinance, shall be upon conviction, fined
not less than 5000 nor more than SIS 90 or
imprisoned in the county Jail, not more than
ten days or both. One-half of such fine 10 be
paid into the school fund Of said county. and
one-half to the inspector, as hereinafter pro-
vided for.
Sec. B. Be 1t further ordained that an in
spector be appointed. whose duty it shall be
; to see to the enforcement OF all the prOvi-
sions Of this Ordinance and Of chapterl29 OF
the laws of the State OF Mississippi Of 1895, to
inspect all the oysters taken from the natur-
al reefs Of said county, not taken for home
consumption Of the person or persons so
taking said oysters: To prosecute all persons
not citizens Of said state found taking or
carrying away oysters from the natural
reefs OF said county contrary to the pro-
visions of this Ordinance; to see that all
oysters taken from sand reefs, shall be Gull
ed as the law Directs and to do whatever else
may be necessary under this Ordinance. or
said chapter l20 of the laws of the State of
Mississippi of 1895, and to enforce the provi-
| sions thereof
provided for under section 2 Of this Ordi-
nance, shall be one and one half cents per Dbl.
for all oysters inspected by him, to be paid
for by the person Or persons, boat smack or
craft, taking said oysters from the reefs.
Sec. g. That the term OF office OF the in
spector herein to be appointed shall be one
year, and that the term OF office of the first
Inspector herein to be appointed, shall expire
on the third Monday OF February, 1901 That
the Board shall annually at their meeting.
the first Monday Of February, each year. APP
point an oyster inspector. us herein provided.
Sec 6. Be it further ordained. That this
Ordinance take effect from and after the
third Monday OF February, 1900 and that this
| Ordinance be published twice in the official
journals of Jackson county, Mississippi.
A true copy from the minutes.
F. II. LEWIS, Clerk.
February Q, 1900 52-2t