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


said figures shall be twenty two inches In lengt
and proportionate in width, and the figures shall be
least six inches apart the receiver or same sall nc
cancel nor deface the same but SHALL when ishing
pose the number to view upon the sails OF his or he
vessel conspicuous portion of such vessel an
shall at all times when fishing longing oysters from
the public reefs of this State expose said number at tn
side of their vessel The board of oyster com
missioners shall have printed sufficient number o
metallic signs in size six by eight inches, with number
from naught five hundred with letters two by three
inches said metallic signs to be used all boats under
one ton burden and to be exposed provided above
TAX ON CANNING FACTORIES AND SHIPPERS
1898. Tax On canning factories and shippers.-Each
canning factory shall pay privilege tax OF one hundred
dollars and each shipper of raw oysters tax OF twenty
five dollars and shall receive from the secretary OF the
board of oyster commissioners license therefor upon
the payment of said to said secretary, we'll
license fee of fifty cents for issuing the same and it
shall be unlawful for any person to can or ship raw
oysters without first having paid said tax and received
THE TAX PER BARREL.
3O83a. The tax per barrel-ln addition to the prf-
vlege license required by this chapter further tax and
fee Of two per barrel hereby laid upon all oysters
canned and packed in and all oysters shipped raw in
and FROM this State and all oysters caught or taken
from the public reefs private bedding grounds for
packing, canning and for shipment or sale raw.
This tax shall be paid by the person, firm or corpo.
ration packing or canning said OYSTERS and in of
oysters sold shipped by the dealer selling ship
ping same that say by the first dealer who han
dies said oysters and any oysters sold by person who
has purchased same from dealer who has PAID the
license thereon, shall not again be taxed.
1t shall be the duty of the Inspector of State fish
cries collect from each firm, corporation packer
com mission man. dealer other person engaged In buy
ing and selling oysters, said tax upon the first lay OF
each month. thereafter practicable. and
Oftener if he deem necessary and to pay the same TO
the treasurer each month.
Each packer, Gamer, corporation, firm commission
man. and dealer shall keep record of all oysters pur
chased by them, with the of the parties from
whom purchased and date of purchase and shall keep
temzed account Of all oysters caught by such packer
canner, corporation, firm dealer or other person. and
all caught and taken by boats controlled by them and
shall exhibit the all times when called upon by
any commissioner officer so to do and shall on the
first day OF each month"; make return under oath as to
the number of barrels purchased and caught during the
preceding month, and the making of any false affidavit
any return shall be perjury a1d punishable as pro-
vided in other of perjury.
Taxes may be collected by the chief inspector under
this section by Distress and all laws regulating the col
lection of taxes by distress shall, far practcable
apply the collection of this tax but the chief nspec
tor. and not the sheriff. shall collect the same
DISPOSITION OF MONEYS.
30S4. Disposition of moneys.-All moneys received
obtained by the payment OF taxes or the issuance or
licenses under the provisions of this chapter except the
of fifty for each license to be retained by the
secretary, shall be paid to the state treasurer, and
shall constitute fund to be known as the 'Oyster
Fund.- The expenses of enforcing this act shall first
be paid out of said fund.- and the OF fifteen thou
sand dollars annually shall be expended in improving
the oyster reefs and in spreading the shells and making
new bottom under the direction of the board of oyster
commisso the remainder of all moneys received
thereunde shall on the 18TH day of September in each
wear be passed to the credit of the general fund.
OYSTERS TO BE CULLED.
3O85 Oysters to be culled.-All oysters taken from
the public reefs of the waters of this State, either with
scoops Credges, tOng, other Instruments appl-
ances shall be cued upon their natural beds bars
taken and all young oysters measuring less than two
aud half inches from hinge to mouth, and all dead
shells shall be returned to the bed bar from which
taken and it shall be unlawful for any person to
move from public reefs beds where taken any oysters
without Immediately cuing the and returning all
dead shells and young oysters to the same reefs from
which taken.
CARGO TO BE CONDEMNED.
3085a. Cargo to be condemned. - No captain or
person in charge of any vessel shall have oysters n his
her possession offer for sae in this State oysters
taken from the public oyster reefs private bedding
grounds which contain more than per cent of shells
and small oysters and in order that the Inspector may
arrive at the percentage of unculled oysters, he shall
cause to be cued according to law every tenth barrel
the cargo, if he deem necessay 1T the cargo upon
this basis of percentage prove uncued in violation of
the law the Inspector snail condemn said cargo,
the to be recued and the young oysters and dead
shells to be taken to place designated by the chief
oyster inspector and shall proceed against said offender
as the law directs for such offenses.
MUST BE CULLED.
30S5b Must be culled.-It shall be unlawful for
any person to purchase have in his possession oysters
not culed according to law.
TO PATROL OYSTER GROUNDS.
1886. To patrol oyster grounds.-The board of
commissioners shall provide the chief Inspector
with additional Inspector who shall be sea-faring
man. competent to act captain Of the boat which
he shall be engaged who shall receive The salary of sixty
the waters of the Mississippi Sound under the direction
of the chief Inspector and to that all oysters taken
from the public oyster reefs private bedding grounds
are cued the reefs or beds where taken And when
not otherwise engagedthe chief inspector shall patrol
said sound in person. under rules to be adopted by the
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