1927 public laws – Ch.264 Sec.2
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CHAPTER 264 AN ACT FOR RESTORING AND CONSERVING THE FISH AND SHELLFISH INDUSTRY IN THE WATERS OF ALBEMARLE, PAMLICO, CROATAN AND ROAN- OKE SOUNDS, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH- WAY TO ROANOKE ISLAND. Whereas, it is recognized that the closing of inlets in Albe- marle and Pamlico Sounds has greatly decreased the number of shad, rock herring and other migratory fish that come into these waters, and has so freshened the waters in these sounds that the territory available for the growth of oysters, clams, and other shellfish is greatly reduced and the supply of these fish, as well as other salt water varieties of edible fish, once a source of great profit to the State, is about to be lost; and, Whereas, the recorded and known information concern- ing the phenomena of nature responsible for and contributory to the closing of these natural inlets is not sufficient to draw conclusions from, or to render engineering judgment thereon, due to the conditions peculiar to that region; and, Whereas, it is desired to encourage the development of our eastern waters and the use thereof in order to derive the maximum of benefit therefrom; and, Whereas, it is desirable, if practical, to connect Roanoke Island by State highway with the mainland, thus completing the connection of all county seats with the State Highway System; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Authorization is hereby given to the State Fisheries Commission to codperate with the Department of Conservation and Development and the State Highway Commission in prosecuting the said survey, and to that end, to allow the use of the boats and personnel whenever and wherever such codperation is feasible in the judgment of the Chairman of the Fisheries Commission.