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arbitrary right to refuse licenses under said chapter to citizens of the 

 state and thereby deprive citizens of liberty and property, contrary 

 to the provisions of said section of the constitution? 



(3) Are said sections 1 and 2 of said chapter 437 in conflict with 

 the provisions of that portion of section 1, Article 14, of the amend- 

 ments to the Constitution of the United States, which is as follows, 

 viz. : 



" .... nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or 



property, without due process of law "in that the provisions 



of said sections 1 and 2, chapter 437, grant to the said Commissioners 

 of Inland Fisheries the arbitrary right to refuse licenses under said 

 chapter to citizens of the State of Rhode Island and thereby deprive 

 citizens of liberty and property, contrary to the said provisions of 

 said section of the amendments to the Constitution of the United 

 States? 



(4) Are said sections 1 and 2 of said chapter 437 in conflict with 

 the provisions of Section 17, Article 1, of the Constitution of Rhode 

 Island (supra) m that the provisions of said sections 1 and 2 of chap- 

 ter 437 deprive such citizens of the state as have resided therein for 

 less than one year of the enjoyment and free exercise of the rights of 

 fishery to which they are entitled under the provisions of said section 

 of the constitution? 



(5) Are said sections 1 and 2 of said chapter 437 in conflict with 

 the provisions of Section 10 of Article 1 of the Constitution of 

 Rhode Island (supra) in that the provisions of said sections 1 and 2 

 of chapter 437 deprive such citizens of the state as have resided 

 therein for less than one year of liberty and property contrary to the 

 provisions of said section of the constitution? 



(6) Are said sections 1 and 2 of said chapter 437 in conflict with 

 the said provisions of Section 1 of Article 14 of Amendments to the 

 Constitution of the United States (supra) in that the provisions of 

 said sections 1 and 2 of chapter 437 deprive such citizens of the State 

 of Rhode Island as have resided therein for less than one year of 

 liberty and property contrary to the provisions of said section of the 

 amendments to the Constitution of the United States? 



