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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  other 
  beds, 
  but 
  the 
  difference 
  was 
  not 
  very 
  marked 
  and 
  the 
  color 
  does 
  

   not 
  appear 
  to 
  be 
  developed 
  to 
  an 
  objectionable 
  degree. 
  This 
  dark 
  color 
  

   is 
  due 
  to 
  causes 
  perfectly 
  natural 
  and 
  harmless, 
  and 
  is 
  not 
  in 
  any 
  measure 
  

   the 
  result 
  of 
  disease 
  or 
  parasitism. 
  A 
  dark 
  pigment 
  is 
  produced 
  in 
  such 
  

   parts 
  of 
  the 
  body 
  as 
  are 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  light, 
  but 
  is 
  usually 
  confined 
  to 
  

   the 
  edges 
  of 
  the 
  mantle, 
  the 
  other 
  portions 
  being 
  shaded 
  by 
  the 
  shell. 
  

  

  EXTRACTS 
  FROM 
  THE 
  FLORIDA 
  STATE 
  LAW 
  IN 
  REGARD 
  TO 
  

   OYSTERS 
  AND 
  THE 
  OYSTER 
  FISHERY. 
  

  

  Appoinhnent 
  of 
  commissioners, 
  — 
  The 
  governor, 
  with 
  the 
  consent 
  of 
  the 
  senate, 
  is 
  

   hereby 
  authorized 
  to 
  appoint 
  three 
  competent 
  persons, 
  to 
  he 
  known 
  as 
  the 
  commis- 
  

   eioners 
  of 
  fisheries, 
  who 
  shall 
  continue 
  in 
  olSce 
  for 
  the 
  term 
  of 
  two 
  years, 
  and 
  until 
  

   their 
  successors 
  are 
  appointed. 
  

  

  Sin)ervision 
  of 
  fish, 
  and 
  oysters, 
  and 
  laws 
  for 
  their 
  proteetion. 
  — 
  The 
  commissioners 
  of 
  

   fisheries 
  shall 
  have 
  general 
  supervision 
  of 
  the 
  fish 
  and 
  oyster 
  interests 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  

   and 
  are 
  hereby 
  authorized 
  and 
  instructed 
  to 
  make 
  annual 
  investigation 
  of 
  the 
  oyster 
  

   waters 
  and 
  oyster 
  beds, 
  both 
  natural 
  and 
  cultivated, 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  and 
  by 
  conferring 
  

   with 
  the 
  commissioners 
  of 
  oysters 
  in 
  other 
  States, 
  and 
  personal 
  inspection 
  in 
  this 
  

   State, 
  make 
  such 
  report 
  to 
  the 
  governor, 
  Avith 
  recommendations 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  course 
  

   to 
  pursue 
  to 
  increase 
  the 
  yield 
  and 
  give 
  a 
  revenue 
  to 
  the 
  State. 
  They 
  are 
  also 
  

   authorized 
  to 
  enforce 
  the 
  existing 
  laws 
  made 
  for 
  the 
  protection 
  of 
  fish 
  and 
  oysters 
  

   in 
  the 
  coast 
  and 
  inland 
  Avaters 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  and 
  to 
  prosecute 
  all 
  violators 
  of 
  such 
  

   law 
  when 
  coming 
  under 
  their 
  cognizance. 
  And 
  for 
  the 
  l)etter 
  performance 
  of 
  this 
  

   duty 
  they 
  may 
  appoint 
  fish 
  wardens 
  residing 
  at 
  convenient 
  localities, 
  whose 
  duty 
  it 
  

   shall 
  bo 
  to 
  inform 
  them 
  of 
  such 
  violations. 
  

  

  Commissioners 
  to 
  report 
  to 
  the 
  governor. 
  — 
  The 
  commissioners 
  shall 
  make 
  an 
  annual 
  

   report 
  to 
  the 
  governor 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  accomplished 
  by 
  them, 
  with 
  such 
  suggestions 
  as 
  

   to 
  the 
  propagation 
  and 
  protection 
  offish 
  and 
  oysters 
  asthey 
  may 
  deem 
  proper, 
  which 
  

   re]iort 
  shall 
  be 
  transmitted 
  by 
  the 
  governor 
  to 
  the 
  legislature. 
  

  

  Exclusive 
  rUjht 
  to 
  plant 
  oysters. 
  — 
  Any 
  person 
  desiring 
  to 
  plant 
  oysters 
  in 
  the 
  public 
  

   waters 
  of 
  this 
  State 
  shall 
  applj"^ 
  to 
  the 
  county 
  commissioners 
  of 
  the 
  county 
  in 
  which 
  

   the 
  water 
  is 
  situated, 
  setting 
  forth 
  his 
  determination 
  to 
  plant 
  oysters 
  in 
  a 
  certain 
  

   locality, 
  describing 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  near 
  as 
  possible, 
  and 
  the 
  said 
  commissioners 
  may 
  

   grant 
  exclusive 
  rights 
  to 
  such 
  person 
  for 
  such 
  locality 
  or 
  any 
  portion 
  thereof, 
  with 
  

   such 
  boundaries 
  as 
  they 
  may 
  deem 
  proper. 
  

  

  Forfeiture. 
  — 
  Any 
  person 
  obtaining 
  from 
  the 
  county 
  commissioners 
  such 
  grant 
  or 
  

   exclusive* 
  right 
  and 
  failing 
  to 
  utilize 
  the 
  same 
  by 
  planting 
  oysters 
  therein 
  within 
  one 
  

   year 
  thereafter 
  shall 
  forfeit 
  such 
  grant. 
  

  

  Marks 
  of 
  boundaries. 
  — 
  It 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  all 
  persons 
  planting 
  oysters 
  as 
  provided 
  

   above 
  in 
  this 
  cliapter, 
  to 
  mark 
  the 
  boundaries 
  and 
  limits 
  of 
  tlje 
  beds 
  of 
  oysters 
  so 
  

   planted 
  by 
  them, 
  by 
  stakes 
  or 
  l)uoys, 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  prescribed 
  by 
  the 
  county 
  commis- 
  

   sioners, 
  at 
  intervals 
  of 
  not 
  more 
  than 
  fifty 
  yards 
  apart, 
  clearly 
  defining 
  the 
  limits 
  of 
  

   their 
  claim, 
  said 
  stakes 
  or 
  buoys 
  not 
  to 
  obstruct 
  or 
  interfere 
  with 
  the 
  navigation 
  of 
  

   any 
  of 
  the 
  navigable 
  Avaters 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  and 
  to 
  keep 
  such 
  stakes 
  or 
  buoys 
  standing 
  

   and 
  in 
  good 
  order 
  and 
  repair, 
  otherwise 
  no 
  jjcnalty 
  shall 
  be 
  incurred 
  or 
  right 
  pro- 
  

   tected 
  under 
  the 
  provision 
  of 
  this 
  chapter. 
  

  

  Uiparian 
  rights. 
  Transfer 
  of 
  oyster 
  beds. 
  — 
  The 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  give 
  no 
  

   exclusive 
  right 
  or 
  privilege 
  to 
  any 
  persons 
  to 
  plant 
  oysters 
  upon 
  the 
  submerged 
  

   lands 
  of 
  another 
  Avithout 
  the 
  consent 
  of 
  the 
  owner 
  thereof; 
  but 
  all 
  persons 
  shall 
  

  

  