The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-05-28
IN Act relating to the State
hing and Oyster Industries,

m Act reldtlng 10 the State
hing and Oyster Industries,
Siding a revenue therefrom, a.
iding sections 5154. 5211. 5212.
16, 5233 and 5248 of Remington
Ballinger's Annotated Codes
Statutes of Washington. repeal
Sections 5213 and 1925 thereof
providing the authority and
Hing it the duty of the State
n Commissioner to investigate
report fully on the fishing and
ter Industries.
IShThe Tribune's effort in all mat
rs coming up for decision at the
Nils this fall is to make this State
Economically as we'll as politically a
onuine democracy.
~ it enacted by the People OF the
NsState of Washington:
& Section Section 5154 of Rem
Mgton and Ballinger's Annoted
0Odes and Statutes of washington
~ amended to read as follows:
III Section 5154. The fish commits
Homer of the State of Washington
md his deputies are hereby author
1xed to inspect all canneries, boats,
Sets. wheels, traps and other ap-
Sliances and all property used In the
fatching and packing Of fish. OF In
The fish industry, for the purpose of
the fish laws OF the State
* Washington, and to that end
Raid commissioner and his deputies
IRE authorized to enter on said
property and make inspection there
"a, The fish commissioners is au-
Hh0rized and it is his duty 10 in
l9estigate and report fully On ihe
fisbing and oyster industry Of tie
Mate and he shall have power to
Sxamine witnesses. and to inspect
books, records and papers, and 1t
nhall be the duty of all persons in
terested in the fishing and oyster in
tlustries to furnish for inspection all
records. books and papers and give
all necessary information to enable
the fish commissioner to become in
formed and to report on the said
industries. Any person, firm or
corporation refusing or failing TO
comply with the requirements OF
this section shall be guilty OF o
misdemeanor. The fish commissioner
shall report not later than Septem-
Der l, 1915 and thereafter annually.
Section 2. That Section 5211 OF
Remington and Ballinger's Annotat-
ed Codes and Statutes OF Washing
ton be amended to read as follOws:
Section 5211. All licenses prOvid-
ed in Sections 5191 and 5192 of
Remington and Ballingers's Ammo
tated Codes aud Ststntes of Wash
ington shall be issued as follows:
UDon application thereof by amy
person, license shall be issued by
the fish commissioner for fixed ana
other appliances for catching salmon
or other food fishes rs herein pro-
vided. which shall entitle the holder
10 operate said appliances III the
waters of this state on the location
or craft designated in said applica-
ton wherein such appliances are
not prohibited by law. The 1ol-
lowing fees for such liceises shali
be collected by the fish commission
er and together with all other mon
ey COLLECTED turned over to the state
treasurer on the day succeeding
their receipt and by him turned in
10 the general fund. to-wit:
For each drag seine not ex-
ceeding two hundred and
fifty feet in length -. 200
For each drag seine more
than two hundred and fifty
feet in length and not more
than four hundred feet in
length 7.5O
For each drag seine more than
four hundred feet in length
and not exceeding five hun
dred feet .............. lo.uo
For each additional foot in -.
length, the further sum of .Od
For each out pound net, trap
or weir, on the Columbia
River ''.''' WV"
For each purse seine twelve
hundred feet in length, or
over ..''.' '"'"'
For each purse seine under
twelve hundred feet in
length :. ""'"'
For each gill net or dritt
net - :
For each set net .......... 2'oo
For each pOunQ ne'' ,P'
or weir. Oh Willapa Har-
Dor and Gray's Harbor >. 2s.oV
For each pound net, trap or
weir Except on the Column
bia River, Willapa Harbor
or Gray's HarbOr) .... lOV.oe
For each scow, fish-wheel or
stationary fish wheel -. 25.ot
provided, that where any traI
or pound net is so constructed ~
To take fish at each end or III
main lead, it shall obtain and pay
for a license especially permitting
the taking of fish at iboth ends
for which it shall pay license fee
double the amount Of a pound mel
or trap taking fish at one end only
In addition to the foregoing IL
cense fees the owner or operator o'
each trap, pound net, weir, fish
wheel, or other fixed appliance, ol
any seine. set net. gill net or drift
net coerated in the waters OF TIM
state. shall pay to the fish commits
sioner on or before the 10th day
Of each month on the ditteren
kinds Of salmon caught In sucf
trap. pound net. weir. fish-wheel. ol
o,b.r fixed appliance, or any seine
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