The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

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 Chief Deputy Commissioner and the seere'
 tary of the commission shall enter
 into a bond in the penal sum of one
 thousand (s1 .00000l dollars. The bonds oi
 the Commissioners shall be approved by
 the Secretary of State conditioned ac-
 cording to the laws of and payable to the
 State of Alabama. filed in the offices of
 the Secretary of State. and recorded In a
 book to be kept for that purpose In ms
 office. The bonds of the Chief Deputy
 Oyster Commissioner and the Secretary
 shall be approved by and filed with the
 Commission. aud shall be conditioned and
 payable like the bonds of the com
 missioners Each of said officers small
 take an oath to faithfully discharge the
 duties of the office upon which he IS
 about to enter and shall file sad oath
 with said Secretary of State.
 Sec. 23 Board to Report to the Gov
 ernor.-That 1t shall be the duty of said
 Commission to make an annual report
 to the Governor and to report to the
 Legislature at each meeting in which
 said reports shall set forth in detail the
 amount of expenses of the industry un-
 der their supervision.
 Sec. 24 The Governor May Remove | Members of Board.-That the Governor l shall have the power to remove the
 President or any member of the Board for neglect of duty or ihcompetency. and to appoint his successor. and the Board of Oyster Commissioners shall have pow CT to remove any Deputy Commissioner or other subordinate officer for any neg lect of duty or incompetency. malfeas- ] ance or misfeasance in office, whenever l the interest of the service may, in their judgment require 1t. and to appoint an- other in his stead
 Sec 25 Steam Dredges Not Allowed to Take Oysters.-That no dredges, tongs, scoops or other instrument or appliance 1 of any character propelled, managed, aided used or operated by means of steam or any other power except hand or 1 sail shall be used or employed in catch l ing or taking oysters in any of the wa ters of this State. This shall not pro- hibit the transportation by means of ve- 1 sells operated by any power whatsoever | of any oysters which have been legally caught. No dredge whatever shall be
 
 waters of Alabama, west of a line drawn from Kings Bayou to Fort Gaines, and 1 east of line drawn from Mullet Point l to Little Point Clear. Hand Of sail dredges may be used in the waters of Alabama save in the portions thereof just above excepted. Any person violat- | ing the provisions of this section shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con viction thereof, shall be punished by a 6,a ,xf !, 1 $1,000.
 Sec. 26. Exhausted Beds.-That when ever the Board of Oyster Commissioners shall become satisfied that there is dan ger of any part of the public reefs be- coming exhausted for any reason, 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 Commissioners, it shall be unlawful for any person to take oysters from said reefs, for a period of not longer that two years thereafter. At the expiration of one year, the Oyster , Commissioners, if they find the reefs suf- fciently replenished, may open the same to the public for taking oysters, by pub lie notice.
 Sec 27. Standard of Measure.-That a standard of measure for oysters is here- ] by established, which soid measure
 
 sel of the following dimensions, to wit: 1 It shall measure seventeen inches in diameter inside at the bottom and twenty and one-half inches at the top, and four teen and one-ha1f inches inside from bot l tom to top, the unit of such tub or meas 1 ure to be in the shape of an inverted frus- 1 trum of a cone. Two of these measures 1 filled to the top shall make one barrel and all oysters bought and sold in this State in the shell shall be meas asured in meas ure of these dimensions or measure hold ing a fraction or multiple thereof. and it shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession any measure for oysters in the shell which shall differ in capacity from the measure herein provided for or to demand or require a greater or less measure in buying or selling; and no ves- gel or measure shall be used in buying or selling oysters until 1t has been meas ured and stamped by Deputy Commis- sion with metal tag or stamp, show ing quantity of oysters such measure will hold. It shall be the duty of the Deputy Oyster Commissioner to make such meas urements 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 "Oyster Measure Record" herein provided for, the dimensions of all vessels so meas [ ured The Chief Deputy Commissioner shall keep a book to be known as the Oyster Measure Record" in which he shall register the names of each person. firm or corporation to whom he has is- sued such stamp, and the date of issu- ance, 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 evening, during which time the of- l flee of the Commission must be kept open l for the transaction of business. For ev- l cry false or fraudulent issuance of said stamp, or for every stamp issued without l a record thereof being kept in the "Oys- 1 ter Measure Record" the Chief Deputy i Commissioner shall be guilty of mis- l demeanor and shall, on conviction, be | fined the sum of $50 one-half of which shall be paid to the person or persons l informing on the said Chief Deputy Com missioner, and the other one-half shall be paid into the Oyster Protection Fund.
 Sec 28. Oysters in the Shell or Par tially Cooked.-That 1t shall be unlawful for any person. firm or corporation to take or transport out of the State of Alabama for canning purposes, oysters in the shell or partially cooked so long as such person, firm or corporation can obtain in Alabama for oysters In the l shell, suitable for canning. forty-five cents (s045) per barrel, delivered at any factory point within the State. If any person, firm or corporation cannot ob- tain the said price at any factory point 1 in Alabama for oysters in the shell, suit i able for canning, then the oysters may ] be transported out of the State of Ala bama for canning purposes. Any per- l son, firm or corporation, violating the pro- visions of this section shall be punished