The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-30
II PROMOTE THE
FISH INDUSTRY
Committee Appointed by
The Legislature
TO PREPARE GENERAL LAW
Committee Composed Of the President
of In Senate Speaker OF the House.
Senators Barringcr and Travis ana
Representatives Stubs, DOu2llton
and Currie.

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Currie were appointed by the. presi-
dent of the senate n speaker OF the
house, respectively, as q special com
mittee provided for in the following
resolution relating to the promotion
of the fishery interests OF North Caro-
lima.
"Realizing the great value of the
fisheries to the State of North Caro-
lima. that these fisheries are being rap
idlv depleted and that some measures
are necessary to prevent his depletion
and that steps should be taken to fos-
ter and perpetuate these industries:
therefore be it,
Resolved by the House of Repre-
sentatives, the Senate cOncurring:
section /. That there shall be ere
ated a committee Of sever, three to De
appointed by the speaker OF the mouse
from the members OF the House or
Representatives and two by the pres
ident Of the Senate from the mem
bers Of the Senate OF the three MEM
bers of the House. one shall be from
the western part Of the State. one from
the central part Of the State and the
third from the eastern part. he Pres
ident Of the Senat saall appoint one
member from eastern North
and one from The central part OF tn.
State. None OF the sever members or
the committee shall be financially in
terested in any of the fisheries. The
president Of the Senate and speaker
OF the House OF Representative shall
be members OF the committee.
Sec. 2. This committee shall thor
ouShN investigate the fisheries o.
North Carolina, including fin fish, Oys-
ter, clam and other molilsca. crab.
lobster, tcrrapin, etc. and make q re-
port in the form OF a bill to be pre-
sented to the Legislature Ct 1911.
which viii embody such legislation as
in their judgment they deem best for
the building up Of the fisheries Of
North Carolina.
sec. 3. In order to facilitate the
work of this committee. they are here
by authorized to reQuest the cOmmls-
sioner of the United States Bureau OF
Fisheries to detail one Of their experts
to sit with the committee during its
deliberations The committee is fur
Their authorized to visit and examine
any portion of the waters Of North
Carolina which they deem necessary
in order to fully inform themselves
upon the existing conditions relating
to the fishery industries. This com
mittee is also further authorized to
use the state boat under the control
of the oyster commissioner in going
from one part Ofethe rivers and sounds
of eastern North Carolina to another.
The committee is also further author
lied to call in for consultation the fish
commissioner, oyster commissioner,
the State Geologist and other public
s~ervan that they believe can give
them any information of value regard
ing the fishery industries. They are
further authorized to sit at some cen
trail point in eastern North Carolina
after they have visited what places
they deem necessary for the collecting
Of information. where delegations Of
fishermen OF representatives of fish
ormeO from various portions OF east
ern North Carolina can appear befO, :
the committee to give information re-
garding the fisheries of the State.
See. 4. The committee shall be al
lowed all their actual expenses in at
tending to this work and -four dollars
per diem while in -.ctuaf peffor1nanc.
Of their duties, but the per diem shall
lot be for more than 8 days.,