The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-09-03
NEUTRAL OYSTER REEFS
OPENED TO MISSISSIPPI
Power Boats Louisiana License will
be Required Of Them "A 3-cent Tex
on Oysters So Taught Pending a
Decision in the Boundary Case.

The neutral ground will be open to
power boats from Mississippi. The
Louisiana Oyster Commission adopted
the following resolution:
Whereas petition has been received
by this commission from certain packing
interests in the State OF Mississippi,
asking that they be permitted to use
power scrapers in fishing oysters in the
neutral territory, in piefe OF the sail
scrapers authorised BY lhe Mississippi
law, and offering in consideration there
Of to pay TO the Oyster Commission Of
Louisiana three GO cts. cents per barrel
privilege tax on all oysters so fished by
them with power scrapers in the neutral
territory, and conveyed TO Mississippi
for canning or packing purposes, and
Whereas this will proye Of advantage
to the State of Louisiana, inasmuch as 1t
would be obtaining revenue OF three
g cts.) cents per barrel on these oysters,
which would otherwise be fished out by
these boats with sail scrapcrs and con-
veyed to Mississippi for packing, with
out paying any revenue whatsoever TO
the State of Louisiana.
Be 1t resolved by the Oyster Commis-
sion of Louisiana, pending the decision
of the Supreme Court OF the United
States as aforesaid, upon written appli-
cation being received from any Missis-
sippi oyster canner or packer, stipulat-
ing that such applicant viii agree to pay
to the State Of Louisiana, at points to
be designated by the Oyster Commission
Iof Louisiana, or its inspectors, three
@ cts.) cents per barrel on each barrel
OF oysters fished by said applicant with
power scrapers in the neutral waters
and conveyed to the State Of Mississippi
for packing or canning there, and upon
such applicant furnishing bond in the
sum of 81 900 conditioned that such pri
vilege tax will be paid as promised, and
upon said applicant further obtaining
a license for the scraper and vessel. in
accordance with tho law Of Louisiana; !;
and upon such licenses agreeing to keep
written record Of all oysters handled
and steamed under the provisions of this
resolution, which books shall be open to
the inspection Of the inspectors and Off
GERS OF this commission at AL times. and
monthly returns to this commission as
taken from said records shall be sworn
to by said licensee and sent to this COM
mission monthly and agreeing to COM
ply with such further regulations as
this commission may find necessary.
That the secretary OF this commission
be and he is hereby authorized, from
time to time, to issue to such applicants
complying with the provisions of this
resolution, licenses to fish with power
scrapers in the neutral territory, as de-
fined by the agreement of the Oyster
Commissions Of Louisiana and Missis
sippi, September q, 1902, oysters which
may be packed or canned at their facto-
ries OF plants IN Mississippi, prov ided
that the oysters so hshed shall be prop
erly culled, and that this commission
shall have the power to revoke said
licenses upon failme of the licensee to
comply with the conditions Of this reso-
tuition, and to revoke these licenses by
resolution, without alleged cause, pro-
vided the value Of the unexpired licenses
shall, under such circumstances, be re-
turned to the licensee.
Be 1t resolved by the Oyster Commits
sion of Louisiana, that, in accordance
with the provisions Of Act SO OF 1904,
the neutral territory as determined by
the agreement Of September 27, 1902,
between the Oyster Commissions OF
Louisiana and Mississippi be and the
same Is hereby declared to be too open
and exposed to be ordinarily fished with
hand tongs, and is, therefore, declared
to be open for the fishing Of oysters with
scrapers or dredges.
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