Pierce Butler, Johnson v. Haydel — Opinion of the Court
“ Appellees, defendants below, are public officers in Louisiana charged with the duty of enforcing Act No. 258, known as the 'Oyster Act,' passed in July, 1926, entitled:'An act to declare all oysters and parts thereof in the waters of the state to be the property of the state of Louisiana, and to provide the manner and extent of their reduction to private ownership; to encourage, protect, conserve, regulate and develop the oyster industry of the state of Louisiana. ”
