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2 **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEYGENERAL**  **OF TEXAS** 
**AUSTIN**



### j

m Oeme, Fish **and Oyster**  **Conmhai~n**

**Austin, Texas** 
Oelatlemenr

We have your **requ** questioas,whiah reads 08 f loa on the above

owing quent&ul is

crate of looationbss r, may the loaetor lapse ondl%itrinthOFOSd&de~-

y notifying ths @ame, Pi&i and of hi8 deslm to do so? tifylng the oiiJB6, Ol6h an& oyetsr Com.bslon of his desire to Lap88 ek portion of bin W and **by** frrrnlshing theproper field notes of a aompetaat survep~ deseribiag **the** portion desired to be wi#dMWa?

"2. If the maaver to either **m6atian of**  **the** PlrUi qttestioa

ia ia the affimtiVe, aSg Q POFtiw of any lo&am be dxwpped,Without MaW.O&me, Flrh and Oyatep Commlssion,Page 2

payment au suah portion, after annual rental payment haa beaome due.

"3. In the event a locator is issueda certificateand the spouse of such locator is likeviae Issued a uertiflcsteon a separate location,pay one of them lavfully retain both loo&ions upon the death 

### of the other v3mn the total aoreage of the locations DO held totaL 

### more than one hundred gapes?

“4. If the amver **to** the third **qusntlOn in**  **in the**  

### negative, **my tho**  **livtng** 

### spouse**re** tain l

**uah** 

### portion

of **the** tvo alaims au vi11 equdnotmorethanone hundredamest"

4035-4041,

The statute8 controlling thesemtters are Artiolsa inolusive, **Revised** Civil Ststutes of Texas which We quote in full:

'Art. 4035. Any perma vho ir 8 

### citisen of the United States or w 

### domstio oorpontlon shallhave the right of obtainiryl **a** looatioa for planting oystersand making private 

### oysterbedo vithin the public vaten of this State, by aakiagwrittm **8pplioatien to**  **tb** Corrissionerdesoribing the loeatloadesired. A fee of tventydollara eashmst 

### aceow lmoh appllaatian,

***Art.** 4036. When the appliaation **and** fee provided for in the preceding artlolehave been reoslvedby the Comissloner he shall examine thoroughl

f the locationdesired, **an** soon as practioab e, vlth tongs,dzwdge or any otheg erticientmeann. If the same be **not** a natural oysterbed 

### or reef, and exempt from loeatlon 

### by any atiicle of this obapter,he ahallhave the looation **surveyed by**  **a c-tent**  **awve~ or** * In **mklng** said location, said suweyor sha s1 plant two Iran stakes **or pipes**  oa the shore line nearest to thy proposed location, one at es& end of the proposed loaatlon,whi& said stake8 **or** pipee rhallbe not 106s than tvo **la&or ln**  **diameter, aad**  be **eet** at least three feet tithe groxtnd. Said at&s8 **or** pipes 8hrllCame, Flab 8nd OysterCommission,Page 3

be placed with referems to bearings of not less than three netural or permanent objeete
or land **marks.** And the looator shall plaoe and maintain under the dlreatlon of the Corn

### missioner**8 buop**  at eaob aorner of hL8 oyster claim farthest from the lsnd. No person shall loarts **VPteP** or **ground** ooreredvlth w&tar for planting **oysters** along knj bay 8hore In t&l8 State,nemrer thmn one hundred yards from ShOPO
.
"Art. 403-r. The ColmlI8sloner shall give the loaatora oertiflcate signedand sealedby the Comls8loner. Suoh aertlfioate 8hall show the dete of appllcatlon,date of mrvey, 

### number, desorlptlon ofmetes and bounds with reforencre 

### to the points of thn fmmpm8Smnd n&tug&l mnd artiflolrl obfeotsby whloh said location aen be found fmd verified. The loaator shall, before suah aertiflooteis delivered to hia, pay the ComIarloner survoyo~~~ fees end all other expenses conneotedwith ostablI8hIng rush loeation. If 8ueh sums,as oosts of the location and establishmentof the olalm, are less than the tventy **dollar8** paid to the Gotissioner, the dlfferenoe In amount 8hallbe returned to suah looatorby the C0mIrsIoner. If such expeare8ammat tomore then tventy dollars, the deflolt shallbe paid to the CoamIssIoner **by t.he**  looator.

"At tinytimenot exueodlng sixty days after the date of suoh oezrtifloste of locstlon, the locatormust file the samevlth the county clerk of the aounty Invhlah the loaotlon 1s situated,vho shall reaord the same In a well bound book kept for that purpose, and the orlglnelvlth 

### a ~ertlflaateaf registration shall be returned to the **owner** 

### or looatoxq the **olerk** shall maeire for the reeordlng of suoh aertlficate the seam fee as far hecordlng deeds) the original or oertlfled copies of such 0e)ftlfloate 8hallbe adrpiasible In evldenoe **W%&P** the emme rule governing the admlssloa of deeds
or certifiedeoplee thenof.Oeam, Fllrh

and Oyster hUi88iOn. p-e 4



### “Art.**4038.** Any personwho shell be granted e oertifioateof looetion **as** provided for Fn the pPeoedlng artiole shallbe proteoted in hI8 posserrslon thereof against tPeagms8 t&Peon In like IMnner **ma** freeholders

**are** protected in their **pO88e88iOn8, 88**  long ma he maLntains all 

### stmkesend buoys In their origInal **and** aorreatposition, awl oompliee vlth all lavs, Pules and regulationsgovernIng $he fish and oyster industries.

**‘ Art.**  **4039.** lo person, firm or CSOP~OP~- tlon 8ha.U **ever** own, lease 0P othemrlse aontPo1

**more thmn**  **lu** 

### hundred **acr438** of land aovered by vmter, the **ears** being oy8ter loo8tlons **awler thi8**  Ch&ptOT,Mti Vithin the publie V8terS Of **this** 

## 8tmtejaad mny person. firm or corporation thmt now hold8 **more** than one huMPed eo~es of oyster locatl0n8, 8halJnot be **permitted** hePe**mfter to**  **require, 1eese**  or othervise o~ntrol m0r.j pr0vid.d that Doooppo%‘atiO8A shall 1-80 

### or aontwl uy **suah** 

### lunlroovend by **vmtor** 

### unless suoh corporation 8hal.l be duly Fneorpomted underthe levs of this State.

"Art. **4040.** Any **person.** finn or eorpoPatlon **rho ha8**  **SOb\LWd, 0F**  

### my henmftor seewe 8 loaation **for a**  

### privmto**eystor bed**  **in this**  Nate, **shall** keep the tW0 inW St&e8 Or pipe8 aad buoy8 aS provided fOP by **l&V,** fn ptiOe, and Shru pPe8ePve
**the marks**  **SO** 10% 8s he 18 the leerme of said 10MtiM, and thi8 **#&h&ii 8ppiJ**  **8180 tO~M7**  **P@FSOn,** fina oP aorporetlon8aqulPIng any loartlonby pug&aao or transfer of any nd~ture, and seld lo**emtier** or **the e88lgnoe**  **of any**  **looatar shell**  **have** the right to fmoe s8ld location or ury put thePeofjprovided that sold fen08 daee not **obatruot** Mvlgatlom through OP Into a Pegular ohanna or cut **leading** 

### to other**pub110 waters.** 

**“ APt.**  **4041.** Themfneror loaator of privets **oyster bsda**  **uader the**  fOPeg0I.W **POV%S~OIUJ ha.11**  not be nqulred 

### topay cry rents.18 on **SU0h lOWA**  time fog a pejiod of five yews, or till.8wh tw 8s he shallbegin to market or sal2 OystePsO&me, Fish 

### and oyster COMR~~S~OA, **P&go 5** 

from such location 

### or bad. Uh*n such locator shell begin to sell **or** 

### mket oysters from such location, he shall pay the State one dollar and fifty dents per mare 

### per annum and tvo 

### GOAtE 8 barrel 

### on oyster seles. Fellun to pay suah rental by the first day of Marah of each peer **shall** snnti and **be** 8 ?OrfOIt\llu, of his lee8e. An& if 

### oyster8era not marketed or sold 

### from such loaetlonvlthin five ye&M 

### fromthe dete of looatlon, SUOh location shall beam void.'

The 

### abovequotedstmtutesmake no 

### provisionfor the lmpse of 8 part of 8 loaatlon. Artlole 4038, **supra,** proteots 

### therlehtsof 

### tha loaetorin the **m08aession** of **his** laeatlou 

### only “%~~iong**88** he &AtbiA8 bll-**st8kes** 

### end **buOya** in their orl@nal and oorraotwsltlon." 

### Itveuld eppemr, therefore, hat the Only method **VhenbY** a 1OOAtOr ray SUlTeAder 8 p&rt of his looetIon~ **18** to **make** mp~liaetion for i new oertlflcitefor the 8&%ler exwi in the **SLW** manner by vhieh he obteined the orIglnal **larger** 1008tIOA. our mnmcer to both **p&rtS** of your first qAe8tiOA I8 in the nogatiw, vhioh m&k88 8a anaver to YOUX'88OOAd qil*StfWl **-6e888l7.**

we tUl'll

POW **t0** 8 6OASid8F8tiOAOf YOUl third QU88tiOA. Artlole 4039, EUpra, UpPeaS%y lirit8 t0 mot more than OSLOhrtn

### dredmare8 the l

### ree of **oyster** 

### looetIon8whiahmy be ovAed, leased or otherwise aontrolled by any one **pe~*Otl,** flrr or eor

### pOP8tiOA. Where m spouse,eeqtins by 

### tnheritmoe, oyster louation8 vhlc.htogether 01th those prwlou~l~ OvAedby him total more than one hundred eore8, he my not be penrltted to retmtn 

### more thanonehundred **8OPe81.** In **mob** 

### oa80,he laap obtrin **AQV** oertifiartes embraaFrrg PWtS of both al8iU8not totellingQePe thm one hundred more8 in themanner -o&ted LA our wmver to **your** first que8tIon.

**YOWS** very truly