Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03

This amendment will become opera
tive about July first next. Ed
tHouse Bill No. 3S3. Approved March II 1908
Patrous-Messrs. Curlett and Jett.l
Belt enacted by the General Assembly
of Virginia, That section two thousand
and ninety-nine of the Code of Virginia,
as amended and re-enacted by an act
approved February twenty fifth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-two, be further
amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
SECTION 2099. License required of
persons, firms and corporations to catch
fish to be manufactured into oil, fish
scrap or manure; what persons, firms
and corporations may obtain license;
their oaths; license tax required; amount
to be paid; how obtained; how tax coll
lected; penalties for violation.
Every person, firm and corporation
owning purse net, seine or vessel of
any description to be engaged in catch
ing fish in any of the waters of this
Commonwealth, or waters within the
jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, to
be manufactured into oil, fish scrap or
manure, shall first obtain from the cir
cult court of the county in which the
factory where such fish are to be so
manufactured is located, or from the
judge of such court in vacation, q GER
tifcate authorizing such person, firm or
corporation, to obtain from the oyster
Inspector of the district wherein such
factory is located, license to take and
catch fish within the water of this
Commonwealth or waters within the
jurisdiction of this Commonwealth or
for the purpose aforesaid. If it be a
corporation applying for such certificate
said application shall be made by an
officer or one of the directors of such
corporation. Before granting such GER
tificate the court, or Judge thereof in
vacation, shall require the person, or
persons applying for the same to dis
close on oath
1st. The true name or names of the
person orpersons owning the purse net,
seine, vessel or other water craft, and
all the apparatus thereunto belonging,
for which license to take and catch fish
in the waters aforesaid is desired, and,
if it be firm or corporation, the true
names of all the members of such firm
or the stockholders of such corporation,
as the case may be.
End. That all such persons, firm mem
bers and stockholders are, and haye
been for twelve months next preceding,
bona fide residents of the State of Vir-
ginia.
Bird. The name of each and every YES
sci, steamer or other water craft, for
which license toNtake and catch fish for
the purposes aforesaid is desired.
4th. That the owners of such purse
net, seine, vessel or other water craft,
will not be concerned or interested with
any nonresident of this State in taking
or catching fish in the waters of this
Commonwealth or waters within the
jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, for
the purpose of manufacturing the same
into oil, fish scrap or manure, or in
such manufacture.
5th. That the nets or vessels of anv
description thus to be employed and for
which license or licenses is, or are.
desired, are not held by contract of hire,
charter or other agreement, with inten-
tion to return the same at any subse-
quent time to any nonresident person,
firm or corporation.
9th. The place where the factory,
which is to manufacture the fish Sc
taken and caught into oil, fish scrap OF
manure, is located.
7th. That during the period of the
license the owners of the purse net
seine, vessel or other water craft so ts
be employed will not violate any of the
laws of this State in regard to the
taking and catching of fish in the water.
thereof.
| Any person interested in the taking
and catching of fish to be MANUFACTURED
into oil, fish scrap or manure, or in sucl
manufacture, may enter himself part,
defendant to such application, and ma,
oppose the granting of such certificate
in which case the court, or Judge there
of in vacation, shall hear evidence fo,
and against the same. No such appIi
cation shall be made before the judg.