Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-05

shau eau &c tie said party of parties q
enter into reecen;tsscc with suresies, ~.
proved ~ said Jsssier o. Judge. - q sun
no. less thsn Eve hundsed dollars, Tor hi,
OF thsir Apes rance On said day; said
surety or suretics to Be resident ar res;.
beats Of the scassy 10 which the sass !.
tried. and shall swear or sAirm that b.
or they are worth double the smount O
the rseegnissnce required. sad- lin deisul,
Thereof. nay commit the said p.esy ..
parties to jail; and II. spss aa trial, !,
shall appear to the sstisisctiou Of said
Jssiisc Or Jsdgs. that any violssioa a
this article has been committed BIZ The
party or parties. aud that said boat q.
vessel has ben used Of employed 10 ssid
violation Of this Artisle or suy .of is pro-
visions. the said Justice or Judge stall
render jud gment II condemnation against
the said boai or vessel. her tackle and
furniture on board at ,he time of her Sci.
sure. or foe tie said party or parties at
hi. discretion, as hereinbcfore provided.
Sec. 90. A d be it enacted, That it
shall be unlawful Tor any psr.on o. per-
.ca, licensed under any Of the provisions
Of this Article. 10 lake or catch oysters
90 Sunday; Or at night. that is to say,
between ,un ct aud smnrise. and any per-
son or pcrso-s 50 off nding. shall. upon
conviction thereof, be fined q sum not
less ,hr n City. nor more than two hun
drei dollars. in the discretion Of the JUS
tice or Judge trying the same.
Sec -. And be i, enacted. Tha. all
moneys arising fs"m the sale Of licenses
OF from fires. penalties and forfeitures,
imposed uu,lcr this Article, shall. upon
warrant Of the Comptroller be paid into
the Treasury and placed to the credit OF
the Oyster Fund. and the Comptroller is
hereby required to state in his annu'l re-
port particularly. the receipts aud ex-
rcnditurcs. on account OF said fund. and
the LalaI &C standing 20 he credit of the
State q, the time Of making such report.
See %. And be i. enacted, That the
owner or owners Of any land bordering
on any Of tho pavigable waters Of Thu
t,ate. the lines of which extend into. and
are covered BY said waters. shall have the
exclusive privilege Of using the same for
protecting, sowing. bedding or deposi,ing
oysters or ether shell fsh, within the
lines Of their own land. and any owner or
owners Of land. lying and bordering upon
any Of the waters OF this State, shall have
power to locate and appropriate in .any
Of the waters adjoining bis, her or their
land. Ave acres for the purpose of pro-
,ec,ing. preserving, deposi,ins. bedding
or sowing oysters, or other shell fish, and
that any other ci,is,n Of the Stasc. shall
have power to locate an / appropriate Eve
acres in any waters in said State, not To-
Gated or appropriated; provided, that ten
days. notice in writing shall bs given the
owner or owners, occupant or occupants
Of lands bordering on said water proposed
TO Be- located. that the owner or owners.
occupant or occupants. may have priority
of claim. and il they shall fail to locate
OF appropriate the water mentioned in
said notice. within ten days after receiving
she same. then j. shall be open and free
&C. any one under tho provisions Of this
section /; provided. also. that the said To-
cation or appropriation shall be described
BY stakes. bushes or other proper and
visible marks, u,stes aud bounds, which
description shall be reduced TO writing.
ssder the cath ossomc competent survey.
.. and recorded st the expense Of tie ar.
~ locating. or arpropria,,ng. tho same,
in the oiKics 81 the Clerk Of the Circui,
Court for the county wherein such land,
may Be located and provided, also,
that such location and appropriation .ha
rot irjurs. obs,ruct or impede the free
navigation Of such waters; and provided
that no natural bar or bed Of oysters shall
be 80 iocsicd or appropriated. and tha,
az months pcaccable possession Of all 10.
cations Of oyst.r grounds. under the law.
Of this State. shall constitute good ani
srficien, title thereto, bu, should any one
within the six months hereinbcfore pro
vided. be charged with locating. or up
prcpri,,iug any natural bed or bar, q
hercinheiors prohibited. the question may
be a, once submitted by any person inter
cs,ed. to the Judge Of the circuit Cour
in the county where such question shall
arise. who. after having giving notice 4
the parties interested. shall proceed &
hear tho testimony and decide the case
and IL said decision be in favor Of the : ar
~ leca,ing said Eve acres. said decision
shail be recorded. with the original re
cord Of said Eve acres. and shall in a
cases be conclusive evidence Of title there
60.
See. 20. Aud Be il enacted, That
any creek. cove OF inlet, not excesdin
ees hundred yards in Breadth Ut j,
mouth, make into the land or lands. o
that il any creek. eovo OF inlet. Of great
e. width than one hundred yards. max
inso the land o. lasds. the owner OF OWE
ers, or other lawful ecsupant, or occu
passs, shall have the exclusive right Z
use sseh creek. cove or inlet. when III
nsush Of said creek. cove or inlet 10 on
hundred yards @ lsss N width, and vhe
the ss:d creek. cove or inlet Is more ths
one hundred yards in width at its mouth
the said owner or owners or other lawfu
occupant OF occupants. shall have exclu
sive right 70 use such creek, cove or in
let. in making into laid land or lands
.hsil become one hundred yards ia width
for preserving, deposi,ing, bedding, q
<esine oysters, o. other shell Ash, al
sAoagh such creek. cove or inlet may no
be iaelsdsd in the lines At any patent.
See. 50. And Be il enacted. That
any person shall take with drag. dredgc