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


the State where Issued.
ANY citizen of either Maryland or
Virginia desiring to take or eaten
crabs from the waters of the Potomac
river by any method or any person
desiring to engage In tie business OF
buying crabs for picking or CANNING
or shipping the same shall pay 70 tna
oyster Inspector or other desisnatco
off cial In the district In which he re-
Sizes such specific license tax as II
prescribed by the State OF which ne
is a resident.
II any person shall use or set, or
cause TO pc used or set, any saeh-
net or seine as aforesaid. or shall take
or catch crabs, in the waters OF tne
Potomac river within the jurisdiction
of the State Of Maryland or virginia
without having first paid the tax ana
obtained the license provided for un-
der the laws OF the State in when
such net Is set, or crabs are taken. no
shall be deemed guilty of a violation
of the provisions of this section, ana
shall. for each such violation, be flned
no, less than $40 nor more than $.oe.
and shall forfeit Ia the State sucn
net or other fishing devices used IN
said violation.
It shall be unlawful for any person
TO use a haul seine or pound net mead
or pocket having smaller IN. tnah
two inches. stretched measure, LOT
the purpose OF catching food nsn. ANY ;
net having funnel-mouth. rounu-
mouth. or square-mouth, With head
atove water, shall be construed as
pound net Any person or persons
using n net in violation of this provi-
sion shall be fined not less than slo
nor more than 500 for each offensa.
and such net or nets shall be Tor
feited to the State.
Z. Concurrent jurisdiction for punish-
ment OF offenses In Potomac river
All offenses committed against tbs
provisions of this act by persons not
citizens and residents of either stats
may be punished by any OF the mag
istrates or courts Of either state nav
ing criminal jurisdiction, all oHenses
committed against the provisions %
this act by citizens OF either state.
shall De punished 10y any Of the mag
istrates or courts OF the State OF
, which he lis a citizen having criminal
jurisdiction.
have the right TO examine into the
right of any person taking fish. oyH-
tiers or crabs in the Potomac ri ers
or having same in his possession:
and any person taking fish. oysters
or crabs In the Potomac river or hav-
Ing same In his possession shall exhi-
bit his authority for so doing. when
ever required by the people or other
legal authority of either State. Tbs
legal authorities of either State shall
have the right to arrest any such
offender. and. II necessary In order
TO arrest. shall pursue such offender
beyond the boundary line OF either
State upon navigable water and ar
rest such offender whenever found
upon such waters.
s. Penalties where not otherwise
! provided; forfeiture of vesset--Any
person violating any sectton OF this
act. where not otherwise provided.
shall. upon conviction thereof, be fined
not less than SIS nor more than $500:
and where forfeiture of beat. vessel,
net or other equipment Is provided
for in any section Of this act the said
| boat, vessel. net. or other equipments
shall be sold at public auction by the
sheriff OF the county for cash after
ten days notice; In case Of appeal the
appellant shall remain in custody.
and the boat. vessel, net or other
| equipment st1ufi be sutd as above pro.
vided. unless recognizance be entered
into for double the amount OF the fine
and double the value of said boat, vas-
sci. net or other equipment, condt-
&ianeff -san the Rerft,rfsssnee afstha final
Judgment OF the court. Upon such
recognizance being given, the party
convicted and the aforesaid property
shall be discharged.
8. Failure Of officer to perform
duty: penalty.--If any oyster inspec.
tor or other officer empowered with
the duties OF enforcing the provisions
Of this act knowingly fail to report
violations Of the same or TO perform
any Of the duties herein required Of
hili,, re shall, for every such offenaa
he liable 10 q Ana or 800, TO be ape.
piled to the oyster fIEd Of his State.
10. An emergency existing Tor the
passage OF this act because or Tia
depletion OF fish ana shellfsh In the
|. Potomac river. the same shall take
e.ect from the date OF It's passage:
provided concurrent legislation hAS
been passed by the General Assembly
1T MARYLAND, or, II not passed. then
Immediately upon the passage thereof.
IL. Nothing In the ten preceding
sections shall be construed In any
way to impair, alter or abridse any
rights which either State or the citi-
zens thereof may be entitled to. either
by. through. under or against the cons
pact entered into between tho States
OF Maryland and Virginia on March
IS. 1855.
il. And be /. enacted. That npon
the taking effect In the State OF Mary
land Of the provisions prescribed IN
this act, the Governor OF virginia
shall issue his proclamation declarfn9
the provisions Of this act to DO cfkeo.
tive. -- NJ w M
IS. And be 1t enacted BY the 0en-
eral Assembly Of Virginia. That ~
acts or parts OF acts IN conflict here.
With are hereby repealed.