The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

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 Sec. z1.. Oyster Commissioners; Chief Deputy commissioner and Secretary to Make Bcnd.--That each member of the Board of Oyster Commissioners. the Chief Deputy CommissioRsr. and the Secretary of the Commission shall enter Into bond h the penal sum of one thousand 0i.ooo.oo) dollars. The bonds of the Commissioners shall be approved by the Secretary of State. conditioned. according to the laws of and payable to the State Of Alabama, fiisd in the office of the Sec retary of State. and recorded Tn book to be kept for that purpose in his once. The bonds of the Chief Deputy Oyster Commissioner and the Secretary shall be approved by and filed with the Commission. and shall be condi- tioned and payable like the bonds of the Commissioners. Each Of said oI- dcers shall take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of the ofice upon which he is about to enter and snail file said oath with said Secretary or State.
 Sec. 23. Board to Report to the Governor. That it shall be the duty of said Commission to make an annual report to the Governor and to report to the Legislature at each meeting m which said reports shall set forth m detail the amount of expenses or the industry under their supervision.
 Sec. 24. The Governor May Remove Members of Board.-That the Governor shall have the power to remove the President of any member of the Board for neglect of duty or incompetency, and to appoint his successor. ana the Board of Oyster Commissioners shall have power to remove any Deputy Commissioner or other subordinate of- ficer for any neglect of duty or in- competency, malfeasance or misfea- sance in offlce. whenever the interest of the service may, in their judgment require 1t, and to appoint another in his stead.
 Sec. 25. Steam Dredges Not Allowed to Take Oysters That no dredges, tongs, scoops or other instrument or appliance of any character propelled, managed, aided, used or operated by means of steam or any other power except hand or sail shall be used or employed in catching or taking oys- ters in any of the waters of this State. This shall not prohibit the transporta- ton by means of vessels operated by any power whatsoever of any oysters which have been legally caught. No dredge whatever shall be operated or used in any manner in the waters Of Alabama. west of line drawn from Kings Bayou to Fort Gaines. and east of a line drawn from Mullet Point to Little Point Clear. Hand or sail dredges may be used in the waters of Alabama save in the portions thereof just above excepted. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction thereof, shall be pun ished by q fine of not less than $lo0 nor more than $1.o00.
 Sec. 2s. Exhausted Beds. .-Tnas whenever the Board of oyster Commis- sioners shall become satisfied that there is danger of any part of the public reefs becoming exhausted for any req son, the Board shall cause said reefs, or parts thereof, to be marked. and after said reefs have been so marked. by order of the Board of Oyster Com rnissioners 1t shall be unlawful for any person to take oysters from said reefs. for a period Of not longer than two years thereafter. At the expiration of one year. the Oyster Commissioners. If they find the reefs sufficiently replen- ished, may open the same to the public for taking oysters, by public notice. e Sec. 27. Standard of Measure. That A standard of measure for oysters is hereby established, w.-Sch said meas ure shall consist of a tub or other round vessel of the following dimen- sions, to wit: It shall measure seven teen Inches in diameter inside at the bottom and twenty-one and one-h&lf inches inside at the top, and fourteen and one-half inches inside from bottom to top, the unit of such tub or meas ure to be iii the shape of an inverted frustrum of a cone. Two of these measures filled t6 the stop shall make one barrel and all oysters bought and sold in this State in the shell shall be measured in a measure of these dtmen- sions or measure holding a fraction or multiple thereof, and 1t shall be un- lawful for any person to have In his possessIon any measure for oysters In the shell which shall differ In capa- city from the measure herein provided for or to demand or require a greater or less measure in buying or selling; and no vessel or measure shall be used in buying or selling oysters until 1t has been measured and stamped by Deputy Commissioner. with a metal tag or stamp, showing quantity of oys- ters such measure will hold. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Oyster Com missioner to make such measurements and to visit for that purpose each place where oysters are bought and sold, as required during the canning season. and there shall be kept in the "Oys- ter Measure Record" herein provided for, the dimensions of all vessels so measured. The Chief Deputy Commits sioner shall keep a book to be known as the Oyster Measure Record, Tn which he shall register the names of each person, firm or corporation 10 whom he has issued such stamp. and the date of issuance, and said record shall be open for the inspection of the public during each business day from the hour of o'clock in the morning to the hour of o'clock in the evenng. during which time the office of the Commi ssion must be kept open for tho transaction of business. For every false or fraudulent issuance of said stamp or for every stamp issued with out a record thereof being kept In the ..Oyster Measure Record" the Chief Deputy Commissioner shall be guilty or A misdemeanor and shall on convic" tion. be fined the sum of $50, one-half of which shall be paid to the person or persons informing on the said Chief Deputy Commissioner, and the other one-half shall be paid into the Oyster Protection Fund.
 Sec. 2S. Oysters in the Shell or Par tially Cooked That 1t shall be un- lawful for any person, firm or corpora- tion to take or transport out or the State of Alabama for canning purposes, oysters in the shell or partially cooked so IonR as such person. firm or cor poration can obtain in Alabama Tor ovsters in the shell. suitable for cam ming. forty-hve cents (&0.46) per bar rel, delivered at any factory point with- In the State. If any person. nrm or corporation cannot obtain the salo
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