provisions of this Act, shall not be used except upon vessels so 
so mentioned in said license. Said Commissioner shall have the 
right to use and expend the moneys received, under the pro¬ 
visions of this Act, for carrying out the provisions of this Act 
so far as such expenditure may be necessary, and the residue, 
if any, shall, from time to time, be paid into the treasury of the 
State, to be applied as other surplus funds in the game and fish 
department under existing laws. 
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That it shall be unlawful for any person, except owners and 
their authorized agents and employees, to take, catch, or tong 
oysters, from any of the private or public beds of this State 
between sunset and sunrise. Any person violating the provisions 
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority of the afore¬ 
said, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall be 
unlawful to take or to catch any fish, within the definition of 
that term as in this Act expressed, from any of the salt waters 
of this State, by the use of any device whatever between the 
first day of May and the first day of August of each year. 
Provided, that the foregoing penal provisions shall not be con¬ 
strued to prohibit the taking, by any person, of such fish, with 
a cast net or hook and line, nor shall it apply to or prohibit the 
use of hand-drawn seines not more than thirty-feet in length, 
when used in catching prawn and shrimp for bait, or other 
fish to be sold in local retail trade by the persons taking the 
same, or to be used for the personal consumption of the fisher¬ 
man. Nor shall the same apply to the taking of crabs. 
Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or take 
any of the above mentioned fish for commercial purposes from 
the salt water of this State, within the time above mentioned, 
otherwise, without first obtaining a license from the commission¬ 
er of game and fish, as hereinafter provided. Any person desir¬ 
ing to catch or take any such fish from the salt waters of this 
State, except in the manner as aforesaid, shall first obtain from 
the commissioner of game and fish a license therefor; said 
license. shall have effect for twelve months from the first day 
of the month in which it is issued. The fee for such license, 
shall be one dollar per ton or fraction of a ton on each boat 
or vessel of five tons or over net register. On all boats propelled 
by sail or power, the same being under five tons net register, 
a license tax of five dollars for each such boat is hereby levied, 
and on all such skiffs, batteaux and other boats not propelled 
by sail or power a license tax of three dollars on all such boats 
is hereby levied. 
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
That the commissioner of game and fish shall grant no license 
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to any boat to catch or take fish in any manner whatsoever 
from the waters' of this State unless the owner or lessee of such 
boat be a citizen of this State; but such owner or lessee can hire 
non-residents or aliens properly licensed to catch or take fish 
m boats, owned or operated by him. Such aliens or non¬ 
residents may be hired either for wages or on shares. 
• j eC mu°' Be ^ furtller en aoted by the authority of the afore¬ 
said, That the expense of salaries of the inspectors, or any other 
expense authorized to be incurred, shall be paid out of the f un d 
arising from the operation of the game and fish laws of this 
otate, and that any residue, if any, shall be turned into the 
o ate Treasury from time to time to he applied as other surplus 
funds m the game and fish department under existing laws 
The commissioner of game and fish shall have authority to pro¬ 
vide such rules and regulations as may be needful in carrying 
into effect the game and fish laws of this State, provided that 
same be not inconsistent with the laws of this State. The rob- 
bmg or bi caking up of the turtle and of terrapin nest, or de- 
stroying of the eggs of the same, or the turning over of turtles 
and allowing them to remain so turned is forbidden, and any 
person guilty of the same shall be punished as for a mis¬ 
demeanor. 
See. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 
1 hat any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
See. 12. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid 
that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act, and 
all laws prohibiting the taking of salt water fish at any other 
season of the year than as herein expressed be, and the same 
are, hereby repealed. 
Approved November 27, 1915. 
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