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4. The distances and rules which outsiders shall observe in carry- 

 ing OH fisheries in general, or certain sj^ecial fisheries, with regard to 

 the mouths of rivers, the tunny fisheries, the mullet fisheries, and with 

 regard to establishments for raising fish and other agnatic animals. 



5. The police regulations which are necessary, in order to guarantee 

 the maintenance of order and the security of persons and aj)paratus 

 whilst employed in the fisheries, 



(3. Any other rnles and regulations expressly reserved by this law 

 for the regulation of its execution. 



Art. 7. Tracts of coast, of the domain waters, and of the territorial 

 sea may be granted for a term not exceeding 99 years, to any person 

 Avho intends to engage in the raising offish and other aquatic animals, 

 except the cultivation of corals and sponges. Such grants shall be 

 subordinate to the conditions whicli the general interests require, and 

 wliich are necessary for effecting the constant exercise of the measures 

 for which these grants have been made. 



AuT. 8. The special tax on the coral fisheries, established by the 1st 

 part of Article 142 of the Merchant Marine Code, is abolished. 



Art. 9. Prohibitory measures as regards the coral fisheries will be 

 established by the regulations. 



Art. 10. The discoverer of a coral bank in the waters of the State 

 who makes an announcement of his discovery according to the manner 

 prescribed in the regulations, and who intends to cultivate this bank, 

 shall have the exclusive right to reap the fruits of the same during two 

 successive seasons following the one during which the discovery has 

 been made. The regulations will show in what manner and in what 

 cases this exclusive right may be extended. 



Section III. 

 Infractions and Penalties. 



Art. 18. The regulations for the execution of the present law may 

 fix fines up to 50 lire, as regards violations of the provisions relating 

 to tlie tunny fisheries and the coral fisheries, and uj) to 500 lire, subject 

 to the special penal regulations contemplated by other articles of the 

 present section. 



Art. 19. If the violation occurs a second time within a year, the 

 fines fixed by the preceding article may be increased, but shall not 

 reach double that amount. 



The second violation which occurs within one year from the first 

 shall be punished by a suspension of the fishing rights for a period 

 not less than two weeks, and not exceeding one month. 



Art. 21. The rules and modes of procedure fixed by the Merchant 

 Marine Code for cases of maritime crimes shall ai)ply to infractions of 

 the i)resent law regarding the sea fisheries. 



Art. 23. Subject to the provisions contained in the present law, the 

 general regulations of the Penal Code, the Code of Penal Procedure, 

 and of Article 144 of the Merchant Marine Code, shall ajiply to the in- 

 fractions of the laAV. 



