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"Article HI 



"Each state joining herein shall appoint, as de- 

 termined by state statutes, one or more represent- 

 atives to a commission hereby constituted and des- 

 ignated as the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, 

 of whom one shall be the administrative or other 

 ofQcer of the agency of such state charged with 

 the conservation of the fisheries resources to which 

 this compact pertains. This commission shall be 

 Invested with the powers and duties set forth 

 herein. 



"The term of each commissioner of the Pacific 

 marine fisheries commission shall be four years. A 

 commi.ssioner shall hold office until his successor 

 shall be appointed and qualified but such succes- 

 sor's teiin shall expire four years from lepol date 

 of expiration of the term of his prc-dece.ssor. Va- 

 cancies occurring in the office of such commissioner 

 from any reason or cause shall be filled for the uu- 

 expiied term, or a commissioner may be removed 

 from office, as provided by tlie statutes of the state 

 concerned. Each commissioner may delegate in 

 writing from time to time, to a dejnity, the powei 

 to be present aJid parUcipate, including voting as 

 }iis representative or .substitute, at any meetuig of 

 or hearing by or othnr proceeding of Uie com- 

 mtssion. 



"voting powers under this compact shall be lim- 

 ited to one vote for each state regardless of the 

 mmiber of representatives. 



"Article IV 



"The duty of the said commission shall be to 

 make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such 

 methods, practices, circumstances and conditions 

 as may be disclosed for brinidiig about the conser- 

 vation ;ind the prevention of the depletion and 

 physical waste of the fisheries, marine, shell and 

 anadromous, in all of those areas of the Pacific 

 ocean over which the states of California, Oregon 

 and Washington jointly or separately now have or 

 may hereafter acquire jurisdiction. The commis- 

 sion shall have power to recouunend the coordina- 

 tion of the exercise of the police powei-s of the 

 several states within their respective jurisdictions 

 and said conservation zones to promote the preser- 

 vation of those fisheries sind their protection 

 against overfishing, waste, depiction or any abuse 

 whatsoever and to assure a continuing yield from 

 the fisheries resources of the signatory parties 

 hereto. 



"To that end the commission shall draft and, 

 after consulation ' with the advisory committee 

 hereinafter authorized, recommend to the gover- 

 nors and legislative branches of the various signa- 

 t-oi-y states hereto legislation dealing with the con- 

 servation of the marine, shell and anadromous fish- 

 eries in all of those areas of tlie Pacific ocean over 

 which the states of CalifoiTiia, Oregon and Wash- 

 ington jointly or separately now have or may here- 

 after acquire jurisdiction. The commission shall, 

 more than one month prior to any regular meeting 

 of the legislative branch m any state signatory 

 hereto, present to the governor of such state its 

 recommendations relating to enactments by the 



' So In orlglual. Probably ubould read "congultatlon.' 



legislative branch of that state in furthering the 

 intents and purposes of this compact. 



"The commission shall consult with and advise 

 the pertinent administrative agencies in the signa- 

 tory states with regard to problems connected with 

 the fisheries and recommend the adoption of such 

 regulations as it deems advisable and which lie 

 within the jurisdiction of such agencies. 



"The commission shall have power to recommend 

 to the states signatory hereto the stocking of the 

 waters of such states with marine, shell or anadro- 

 mous fish or fish eggs or joint stocking by some or 

 all of such stqtes and when two or more of the 

 said states shall jointly stock waters the commis- 

 sion shall act as the coordinating agency for such 

 stocking. 



"Article- V 



"The commission shall elect from its number a 

 chairman and a vice chairman and shall appoint 

 and at its pleasure remove or discharge such officers 

 and employes as may be required to carry the pro- 

 visions of this compact into effect and shall fix and 

 determine their duties, qualifications and conpen- 

 sation. Said commission shall adopt rules and regu- 

 lations for the conduct of its business. It may es- 

 tablish and maintain one or more offices for the 

 transaction of its business and may meet at any 

 time or place within the territorial limits of the 

 signatory states but must meet at least once a year. 



"Article VI 



"No action shall be taken by the commission ex- 

 cept by the affirmative vote of a majority of the 

 whole number of compacting states represented at 

 any meeting. No recommendation shall be made by 

 the commission in regard to any species of fish 

 except by the vote of a majority of the compacting 

 states which have an Interest in such species. 



"Article VII 



"The fisheries research agencies of the signatory 

 states shall act in collaboration as the official re- 

 search agency of the Pacific marine fisheries com- 

 mission. 



"An advisory committee to be representative of 

 the commercial fishermen, commercial fishing in- 

 dustry and such other interests of each state as the 

 commission deems advisable shall be established by 

 the commission as soon as practicable for the piu'- 

 pose of advising the commission upon such recom- 

 mendations as it may desire to make. 



"Article VHI 



"Nothing in tliis compact shall be construed to 

 limit the powers of any state or to repeal or prevent 

 the enactment of any legislation or the enforce- 

 ment of any requirement by any state imposing 

 additional conditions and restrictions to conserve 

 its fisheries. 



"Article DC 



"Continued absence of representation or of any 

 representative on the commission from any state 

 party hereto, shall be brought to the attention of 

 the governor thereof. 



