The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-06-02

upon conviction be fined for each offense in not
exceeding five hundred dollars may be imprisoned IN
the county Jail exceeding six months or may be both
so fined and imprisoned at the discretion or the court
EXHAUSTED BEDS.
3O95c. Exhausted beds-That whenever the board
of OYSTER commissioners shall become satisfied that
pbc reefs or beds have become exhausted by any
son of taking oysters from the same the board shall
said reefs beds be saked and after said reefs
or beds have been saked by order of the board of
oyster commissioners, it shall be unlawful Tor any per-
SON to take oysters said beds reefs for period
of not less than year, nor longer than two years
thereafter At the expiration OF one year the oyster
commission if they find the beds reefs sufficiently
repenshed may open the to the public for fshlng
oysters herefrom Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall on CONVECTION De hned IN sum
not exceeding hundred dollars for each oense or
imprisoned in the county JAIL not exceeding three
months or may be both fined and imprisoned IN the
county jail, at the discretion OF the court
STANDARD OF MEASURE.
3O95d. Standard of measure. THAT standard
measure for oysters is hereby established which sad
measure shall consist of tub other round vessel OF
the following dimensions, towit 1t shall measure sew,
enteen inches in diameter inside at the bottom ana
twenty-one and one-haf inches inside at the top, and
fourteen and onehaf inches inside from bottom to top
the unit of such tub or measure be in the shape of
inverted rustrum OF cone. lwo OF theSe measures
filled to the top shall make BARREL and all oysters
bought and sold in this State in the she'll shall be meas
ured in measure of this dimension or measure holding
fraction or multiple thereof, and it shall be unlawful
for any person have in his possession measure for
oysters in the shell which shall differ In size from the
measure herein provided for, to demand or require
Greater or less measure in buying seng and
sci or measure shall be used in buying selling oysters
unt it has been measured and stamped by the oyster
Inspector with metal tag stamp showing the guam
tity of oysters such measure will hold 1t shall be the
duty of the oyster inspector to make such
and to visit for that purpose each place where oysters
are bought and sold required, not to exceed once In
each month during tho canning season and shall keep
book in which shall be recordeo Tue uhonsohS Vi jill
vessels measured.
And for each stamp the chief inspector shall receive
the sum of twenty-five cents from the person. persons
or corporaton to whom is issued. The chief Inspector
shall keep book to be known the "oyster measure
record in which he shall register the names of each
person, firm corporation to whom ne has issued such
tamp and the date of issuance and said record shall be
opened for the inspection of the public during business
hours and for every false fraudulent issuance of said
stamp or for every stamp issued without record thereof
heino kent in the ''ovser measure record the chief
inspector shall be guilty of mlsdemeanor and SHALL on
conviction be fined the of fifty dollars. half
of which shall be paid the person persons inform
ing on the chief Inspector
OYSTERS IN THE SHE'LL.
3O95e OYSTERS in the shell.-That it shall be un-
lawful for any persons to take oysters IN the she'll out or
the State of Mississippi for any purpose whatsoever
Anv person violating the provisions of this secton on
conviction thereof, shall be fined in not exceed
ing five hundred dollars imprisoned In the county jail
not exceeding six months, may be both so fined and
imprisoned. at the discretion of the court
LEGAL ADVISER TO COMMISSION.
3O95f. Legal adviser to commssion.-To aid in the
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter the board
lof OYSTER commissioners hereby authorized and en-
powered to employ atOrneyatlaw, who shall be the
legal adviser of said board in all matters pertaining to
said chapter and shall prosecute all violations of the
pay said attorney out of the fund as other
penses paid, not exceeding htty dollars per month";
for such services.