STATE LAND LAWS 

 OYSTER COMMISSION. SECS. 355-359 



SEC. 355. STATE OYSTER COMMISSION. 



There is hereby created a state oyster commission to consist 

 of the Governor, Commissioner of Public Lands and the Fish 

 Commissioner. (Laws '03, p. 340, sec. 1 ; sec. 5241 Rem.-Bal. ; 

 373 sec. 1 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: Laws '97, p. 298, sec. 1. 



Cited : 39 Wash. 236 ; 56 Wash. 275. 



This act (sees. 355-365) entirely supersedes Laws '97, p. 298, relating to the 

 management and control of natural oyster lands : State ex rel. Hammond v. 

 Ross, 39 Wash. 233. 



SEC. 356. RECORDS AND SECRETARY. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands shall be the secretary of 

 the said commission, which secretary shall keep a true, full and 

 correct record of all meetings of said commission. Said records 

 shall be kept in the office of the Commissioner of Public Lands 

 and shall be public records open for inspection of the public dur- 

 ing office hours. (Laws '03, p. 340, sec. 2 ; sec. 5242 Rem.-Bal. ; 

 373 sec. 3 Pierce.) 

 SEC. 357. MEETINGS. 



The said commission shall regularly meet on the first Tuesday 

 in January, April and October, of each year, at the office of said 

 commission, and at such other times as the chairman of said 

 commission may call and direct. (Laws '03, p. 340, sec. 3; 

 sec. 5243 Rem.-Bal. ; 373 sec. 5 Pierce.) 

 SEC. 358. QUORUM. 



A majority of said commission shall constitute a quorum to 

 do business on all questions arising or coming before said com- 

 mission. A decision of a majority of the members of said com- 

 mission shall be valid as the act, ruling, judgment or decision of 

 said commission. (Laws '03, p. 340, sec. 4 ; sec. 5244 Rem.- 

 Bal. ; 373 sec. 7 Pierce.) 

 SEC. 359. POWERS AND DUTIES. 



It shall be the duty of the State Oyster Commission, and they 

 shall have power to : 



1. Examine all existing oyster reserves and to do or cause to 

 be done such things as may be deemed advisable, to conserve, pro- 

 tect and develop said reserves as now established and that may be 



