Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Analysis Of Initiative
5 To Appear


al Executive Committee of the
Fishermen and Cannery Work
erS Industrial Union will publish
thorough analysis of Initiative
) in the next issue of the Voice of
Action. This measure is another
vicious attack against the fish
ermen, fOllOw-up of Initiative
II. We are publishing the text
Of Initiative ), in this issue of
the Voice of Action and invite ar
ticleS from the fishermen, es-
pecially the purse seiners whom
it vitality affects.
INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 8
An Act relateing to fisheries:
Prohibiting the use of purse
seines in fishing for salmon and
other fish; prescribing penalties;
providing for the forfeiture and
cOnfiscatiOn of boats and purse
seines used in violation of the
provisions of the act; and repeal
ing all acts and parts of acts in
conflict Herewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Washington, or
by the people of the State of
Washington II the Legislature
fails or refuses to enact this
measure:
Section /. The provisions, pro-
hibitiOns, restrictions and regu-
latiOns of this Act shall apply
to all waters of each and every
fishing district of the State of
Washington, as created and es-
tablished by law, including all
the inland waters and the waters
of the Pacific ocean parallel with
the State of Washington coast
line and one marine league off
shore.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful
to fish for, catch or take any sal
mon, immature salmon, or steel
head trout, with or by means of
any purse seine; or to own any
boat, or other appliance or equip
ment, or any interest therein, or
to use. maintain or operate any
boat or other appliance or equip
ment, which is engaged in, or
used for, fishing for salmon, i'm
mature salmon, or steelhead
trout, with any purse seine.
Section 3. Violation of any pro-
visions of tbs Act shall subject
the offender to punishment by
fine of not less than Two Hun
dred Fifty Dollars ($250O0), nor
more than One Thousand Dollars
(S1OO0O0), or by Imprisonment in
the County Jail of the County in
which the conviction shall be
had for not less than one hun
dred (1OO) days, nor more than
six (6) months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment; and any
boat, purse seine or other ap-
pliance or equipment used in
of the provisions of
this act shall be subject to abate-
ment as a public nuisance; and
the same shall be seized by the
Director of Fisheries and cOnfis-
Gated and forfeited to the State
by an action in the Superior
Court of the County in which the
same are seized; and the pro-
ceeds from the sale of any such
and forfeited proper
ty shall be paid into the Fisher
les Fund of the State Treasury.
Section 4. If any section,
clause, or provision of this act
shall be held or adjudged to be
unconstitutional, or for any 9TH
er reason invalid, the invalidity
of such clause, section or provi-
sion shall not affect the validity
of this act as whole, or any sec
ton, clause or provision not adj
judged to be invalid or unconsti-
tutional.
Section 5. All acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Be sure to read next weeks
Voice Of Action for a thorough
analysis of this vicious anti
working class piece of legisla-
tion.