Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-09

49, SoNh AtNNhoC W O0lCu vi TAKE
fish from the waters of the Common
wealth, or the waters within the iu-
risdiction of the Common wealth, in
addition to the fee of fifty cents shall
pay 10 the oyster inspector of such
district specific license tax, which
shall be in lieu Of all taxes levied
upon such persons for taking and
catching fish or for selling the pro.
ducts thereof, as follows: On every
sail vessel fishing with purse net of
not more than four hundred meshes
deep five dollars; on every sail vessel
fishing with purse net of more than
four hundred meshes deep, TWENTY-FIVE
dollars; on every steam vessel fishing
with purse net, one hundred dollars:
on every pound net, fyke, weir or
other fixed device to be fished in wa
ter OF less than twelve feet deep, one
dollar; on every pound net, fyke, weir
or other fixed device to be fished in
waters twelve to thirty feet deep,
i've dollars: on every pound net, fyke,
weir or other fixed device to be fished
in water more than thirty feet deep,
ten dollars; depth of water to be based
upon measurements at mouth of
main pound taken as nearly as may
be done at average or ordinary tide,
and every haul seine hauled by wind
lass, horse or mule power, or other
power than hand or steam, FIVE dol
lars; on every haul seine operated by
steam power, ten dollars.
Any resident of this State desiring
to fish for crabs with scrapes, nets or
other like devices in any of the wa
ters of the Common wealth shall ap.
ply to the oyster inspector of the dis
trict or subdivision Of the district
within which the person so applying
resides, and state upon oath the
true name or names of such per-
son or persons so applying, and
that they are and have been
for twelve months next preced-
ing, residents of this State. Such
oyster inspector shall thereupon issue
to the person or persons so applying
license for the purpose of taking or
catching crabs, and the oyster in
spector shall mark upon the starboard
prov and foresail of such persons
boat the number of such license in
conspicuous figures of not less than
five inches in length, preceded in all
cases by the number of the oyster
district and the letter @, Example: /:
4 q, one, 4 Q, two, and so fourth.
For granting such license the oyster
inspector shall receivea fec of twen-
ty-hve cents for each license granted,
in addition to which fee the person
applying for such license shall pay to
the oyster inspector specific license
tax of one dollar.
The oyster inspector shall record
in a book to be kept in his office for
that purpose the name of all persons
obtaining licenses for fishing or crab.
bing; the place at which the net,
seine, fyke, weir or other fixed de-
vice is to be used, the kind of net,
seine, fyke, weir or other fixed de-
vice, the depth of water it is to be
used in, the amount of license tax
paid, and the fines or other revenues
accruing under this act; and it sh all
be the duty of each and every oyster
inspector to furnish the board of
fisheries with a monthly report of
same. Each and every oyster inspec-
tor shall report to thssboard of fish
cries, or some commander Of the oys-
ter navy, the failure upon the part
of any and all persons to conform to
the provisions of this act; and any
such commander shall be and ia
hereby empowered to arrest such
person or persons so reported by an
oyster inspector, who shall be known
to him as not conforming to the pro-
visions of this act, and carry him or
them before some justice of the
peace, or the county or corporation
court, if in session, and upon conyic-
tion, such person or persons shall be
fined not less than twenty-five nor
more than two hundred dollars, to
be recovered according to law. If
any oyster inspector knowingly fails
to report violations of this act, or to
perform any of the duties herein re-
quired of him, he shall for every
such offence forfeit one hundred
dollars. The money collected for IL
cense taxes under this act shall be
applied to the support of the govern
ment, but to be accounted for in the
general oyster fund of the state; and
the board of fisheries shall make 9
separate report of the subjects in thi.
act and the revenue derived there.
from, respectively.
Should there be no oyster inspector
for the district within the jurisdic.
ton where such fishing or grabbing
is desired to be carried on, then tn,
duties deyolyinp upon oyster inspec