Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-02-04

tutional amendment prepared by the
Clackamas Fishermen's union to be
submitted to the voters at the regular
election in November.
"The license fees for hunting or
shooting game birds or game ami
mails for a resident of the state shall
be 81 for each county wherein the
license is taken" according to the
amendment, "and s5 for each nom
resident of the state for each license
The license fees for taking or fish
ing for game fish shall be 81 for each
county wherein the license is taken
out for a resident of the state and
So for each nonresident.
mo license relating to game fish,
game birds or game animals shall en-
title the holder to fish or hunt or
pursue or take fish or game outside
the county wherein issued. All Ii
censes required under the proposed
act shall be issued by the county
clerk of the county wherein the same
shall be used.
"All officers or deputies required
to enforce the avs for any of the
purposes named in this section, in
Guiding the regulations of hunting
or fishing or the conservation of COM
mercial or game fish or animals or
birds, except sheriffs or constables
elected by the people and the duly
appointed deputies of such sheriffs,
shall be appointed By the county court
or the commissioners court of the
county wherein sucn officer or dep
uty is required to work.
"The county CT * .ionthly shall
send to the secretary of state 25 per
cent of all fees collected from IL
censes relating to game fish, game
birds and game animals and rs per
cent of all fees collected for licenses
to commercial fish. The
license fees retained by the county
clerk shall be used to defray the ex-
penses of enforcing the laws and the
provisions of this section applying
the same to that branch respectively
from which received.
"Of the balance retained, if any, a
portion of all may be used by the
county for the propagation or distri-
button therein of commercial fish,
game birds and game animals and
any remainder must be turned over
to the secretary of state at least
once a year.
"The propagation of commercial
fish shall be paid for out of money
derived from licenses relating to
fish, and game fish,
game birds and game animals shall
be propagated and distributed from
money derived from licenses relating ,
% such game.
"The salary of the fish culturst ,
shall be not more than $4,000 per
lnnum and necessary expenses. The
salaries of officers appointed by
county courts shall not be more than 1
5125 per month and necessary ex-
)enses.
Except as to waters in regard =
o which a joint agreement exists Z
'etween the state of Oregon and Z
tate Of Washington, each county =
nay regulate all seasons for fishing II
II the closing of any stream or part Il
hereof and the use of fishing gears
within its boundaries to the exclus- n
on of the state. Such action of I
ounty shall be by vote of the people q
f such county upon initiative petit a
ion at regular or special elections fl
allied by the county court of such a
ounty. n
"The duties required of the secre- 7
ary Of state as to state legislation a
y initiative shall be performed as c.
D this legislation by the county u
lerk; the duties required by the gov al
rnor shall be performed by the v
Dunty judge and the duties perform /.
d by the encouragement shall be
erformed by the district attorney d
,r such county" fl
This amendment was regarded un- {;
lvorably by the Fish and Game d
ubs of Jackson and Josephine
)unties at their meeting in Med
,rd this week. -
OREGON CITY Work on fOun- a,