The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-09

shall be obtained from any oyster In
srector. or any officer in charge OK
a Virginia or Maryland oyster Police
Boat for each boat or vessel to De
used In carrying said oysters as afore-
said, and shall state the name ana
tonnage Of registered in the custom
iouse) of tho boat or vessel, the name
Of the owner and the master thereof,
and to what waters in Maryland or
Virginia, such cargo OF oysters is 10
be carried. Before such permit snail
be granted, the owner or master Oh
such boat or vessel, shall take ana
subscribe to an oath before said off1-
Ger thai the said boat or Npsse1 wifi
not be used for carrying said oysters
TO any State other than Maryland or
Virginia, or for any other purpose
than for planting the same in the
waters of one or the other OF the sald
States, and that he will not sell said
oysters to any other person for the
purpose Of carrying the same to any
State other than Maryland or Virginia.
The oath SO taken and subscribed to-
eether with a memorandum or the
permit issued, shall be. returned by
said off Ger TO the commander Of the
State fishery force of Maryland, X
said officer be a Maryland official. or
to the secretary of the commission
of fisheries of Virginia. II said officer
be Il Virginia official, to be filed BY
him in his Office Blank forms for
.f,rh oath and permit shall be fur
nished Ia. the respective oyster in
snectors and. the respective CAPTAINS
of the oyster police boats, by the
comptroller IF Maryland and the audi
tor of public accounts Of Virginia.
For administering said oath and issu-
,np satd hermit the inspectcr or office
iss,1ing same shall h. entitled to re-
cai,e from the applicant "a fee of Is
cants The owner or master OF any
hna, mr. vessel found carving or buy
ing s,,ch seed oysters without such
,1nr-n,, ghatI he fined nor less than
-, NOR more than 500. And any
o,.per ~ ,n,ster IF any boat ar yes-
60, violating fhe proy,sions Of this Sec
ITO, ~ huying or carving or know
inrIy selling such seed oysters to be
carried elsevher.. or for any other
nurnosa than 10 be planted in the
waters of MARYLAND or Virginia, shall
he dned not less than 800. nor more
than Al o0n and in addition thereto
the boat or vessel so used shall. with
its cargo and eauipn,.nt- he forfeited
Ia tba state wherein s,,ch offender Is
convicted Provided no permit shall
he granted 70 any person engaged In
taking or catching. buying or carry
ing seed oysters or having IN MS pos
session oysters measuring less thah
two and one-half inches from hinge
to mouth. who shall have any SCOOP
scrape or dredge or any part there-
OF, on any boat or Vessei TO De useu
in taking. buying or carrying SEED
oysters; and 1t shall be the dhty Oh
the officer who issues said permit TO
first inspect said boat or Fessel ana
satisfy himself that no such appliance
Is OF. said boat or vessel ociore ne
issues any ~erlhu. ana any pefsoh
who shall have any scoop. scrape or
dredge or any part thereon on any
boat or vessel engaged IN catcnins,
buying or carrying seed oysters, OF
oysters measuring less than two ana
one-hah inches from hinge 10 mouth.
and any owner or master OF any ooat
or vessel. violating me provisions Oh
this section by having any scrape.
scoop or dredge or any part thereoi
on any boat or vessel engaged III
taking. catching, buying or carrying
seed oysters snail be nned not less
than $500 nor more than soo", and IN
addition thereto the boat or vessel
so used NTH It's cargo and equipments
be forfeited to the state wher9iH
such offender is convicted.
& REGULATIONS for the taking of fish
and crabs in the Potomac river; how
ss.,,a ss. tsss,;s Arg, cit
zen ~ MARYLAND or Virginia desiring
~ iish f,>., marker or nroflt with a
no,,nd net fyke net gill net. haul
seine sturgeon net skirt net. weir
or other ID VICE. In the waters OF the
Potomac river. shall first apply to the
regularly constituted officer as deter
,niue,, nv re laws or regulations of
The state of wh,ci ss Is a resident
and In the district or locallty "a Witch
said applicant resides. except that TN.