Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-14

ice, and to fill any vacancy or vacancies
which may occur.
All members of this Commission shall
be sworn into Office in the presence of
the secretary of the Commonwealth.
VINO shall thereupon issue to each of
them certificate designating each as
inemper or the Commission of Fish
cries, and also designating the COMMITS
sioner of Fisheries and the secretary
each certificate.to bear the Signature Of
the governor, and TO be countersigned bv
the secretary of the Commonwealth. and
to bear the seal of the State. The
Commissioner of Fisheries and the sec
rotary of the said Commission shall
each enter into bond in penalty of two
thousand dollars, with sufficient surety.
TO be approved by the governor, paya-
bic and conditioned as required by sec
ton one hundred and seventy-seven of
the Code of Virginia. The salary of
the commission of Fisheries is hereby
of the secretary at
per year. The remaining members shall
receive no salary, but shall be paid such
sums as the Commission NAV deem
reasonable for their expenses incurred
In the performance of their duties.
&c shall be the duty of the said Com
mission to establish an office or Offices
IN convenient place or places in tide
water, and meetings shall be held by
the Commission as often as it NAV deem
advisable. 1t shall have authority to
adopt rules and regulations for it's own
governance and that of inspectors and
other employees and for the proper en-
forcement of the provisions of this act.
1t shall be the duty of said Commits
sion to see that all laws relating to fish,
oysters, crabs, CLAIMS and terrapin and
other shellfish are enforced and OBJ
served; and that all persons engaged in
| these industries are fully protected in
their respective rights. 1t shall also be
the duty of the Commission to see that
the oyster Inspectors, police and other
employees faithfully perform the duties
prescribed for them by law and observe
such rules and regulations as NAV be
land down by the Commission for their
governance; it shall be the duty of the
Commissioner of Fisheries to maintain
constant supervision of. the industries
under the care of this Commission. All
inspectors and other employees in the
service shall be subject to the direction
and control of the Commission over all
| their official acts.
1t shall be the duty of said Commits
| sion on or before the thirtieth day of
| April, nineteen hundred and eight. and
every two years thereafter to appoint
Tor the counties, cities and districts in
which oysters are caught orplanted one
or more oyster inspectors, whose
term OF Office shall begin on the first
DAY OF May next succeeding their ap-
polntment and continue for two wears.
TO NIL all vacancies occurring in the of
flce OF oyster Inspector, and to appoint
aooltlonal inspectors as demands of
the publc interest may require, to abol-
lshssuch Office when deemed advisable
or TO consolidate two or more such Of
noes into one and to remove any in
spector from Office for negligence.
lnefiiclency, or malfeasance in office or
TOR wilful failure to observe such rules
and regulations as may be laid down
oy the commission for their COVER
nance.
The said Commission shall anpoint
the captains and crews of steamers and
vessels used in the oyster police service
and such surveyors and other EMPLOYEES
as the good of the service may REQUIRE.
ana INK their compensation, all of whom
snail hold office at the will of the Conn
mission. The vessels, captain and crews
oil said police service and other emplov-
ees shall be under the control of the
Commission, subject to the orders of
the Governor as commander in chief of
the land and naval forces. The commits
SION shall have authority to sell. ex-
change or repair any steamer or vessel
belonging to said police fleet, and if
sold TO re-lnvest the proceeds of such
sale IN other boat or boats, or to use
the same tor carrying out the provis-
ions of this act, in addition to ANNE
priations authorized by law.
III shall no fha HnfN ~ Tho
to make an annual report to the Gov
ernor and a report to the Cen
eral Assembly at its regular session. in
which shall be plainly set forth the
amounts OF revenue derived from the
several industries under the supervision
or the commission, and also the ex
penditures of said Commission. and To
recommend such legislation as it NAV
deem advisable. All records or ac-
counts In the Office or offices of said
Commission shall be open at all times to
the examination of the Governor and
auditor of public accounts or their ac-
credited agents.
10 meet the necessary expenses of
this Commission, and to provide a fund
Tor carrying out the provisions of this
act there shall be appropriated an
nually the sum of fifty Thousand dol
necessary, out of the oyster fund of
the State, which sum shall include all
salaries, charges and expenditures pro-
vided by this act or incurred by the
Commission in the discharge of its
duties.
No member of the said Commission
of Fisheries, nor any of the inspectors.
captains, or other employees shall be
engaged (for market or profit in the
oyster industry, either directly or indi-
rectly.
The auditor of public accounts shall
nrovide the Commission and its en-
ployees with such printing, stationery
and blank forms as may be required in
the performance of their duties. and
the necessary postage and expressage
incurred IN transmitting same.
An emergency existing therefor this
act shall be in force on and after March
hrst, nineteen hundred and eight.
CONGRESSMAN JONES BUTTS IN. /
Not content with misrepresenting and
abusing the Board of Fisheries in his
paper the Warcau Naws Coxu