The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-02-16
AN ACT

10 amend and re-enact article i5i If he
Civil to"e to give to tn owners Of
any land or sea marsh the ownership
and exclusive right to all the oy<trf,
III thu Gltt ct Mexico. or in anv river.
bay, lake. bayo g.. coy inlet. or rtS..
Rot over udc ltInarr,t wards from ti,t,
pai'N hr edge "f the said land or sea
'A.tt>.ii To ']irc!are the proprietor III
ldihj "i 81 Ina!aA the owner ri and
giving hin or llt:' tilt so4e anH evciu-
".Nt t,SAt toad he uy,t:rs between
,If q: 1"r .t:oa r'y tij III. midt.e Of
any r.va.. Ht,E. lake, bayou. ease. In
ieU or pass. not over Two hundred wards
III width which may divide or ; pa
late tn property Of different per
sons to ]aut.0riZe the taX-col ertor
OF any parish bordering the Gulf o.
McNlo IN lease. ia the name
OF The tale, any petition Of the rivers.
bays, lakes, bayou~. c0ves, iniets or
passes; to give to the ~lessees the sole
and exclusive privilege OF bedding or
planting oysters and of taking the
same therein to declare any persou
VINO shall take or cause to be taken.
without the consent OF the owner or
lessee, any oyster OF oysters, within
one h n,lreu yards Of the land or sea
marsh OF another, or within the por-
tion OF water leased from the State.
guilty Of crime. and prescribing the
penalty therefor.
SECTION L. BE it enacted By the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the Stafe
of Louisiana in General .4ssem6iq con-
restai, That article 45I of the Civil Code
cf Louisiana be amended and re.enacted
so as to read as follows:
Sea shore j. that pace Of land over
which the waters OF the sea spread in
the highest water during the winter sea-
son-provlded'-the sea marsh border
ing tie Gulf OF Mexico and along the riv
ers, bays, lakes. coves. inlets, and passes
i'll this State, may become private prop
erty. if entered and purchased from the
State or trorl the United States
SC. !. Re 1t further eRGcted, etc, That
the proprietor of any land or sea marsh
shall be the owner Oh and Shall have the
sole and exclusive right to all the oys-
tiers which may lie within. one hundred
yards of The bank or edge Of his proper
ty, within the Gulf Of Mexico, OF in ANY
river. bay. lake or bayot, cove. inlet. OF
pass making into, through, or adjacent
to his land or SEA marsh.
SEC, ). BE il further enacted. ETC, That
where river, bay, lake, bayou, cove, in
let, or pass, not owe two hundred wards
III width. separates or divides the prop
erty OF different persons who NAV own
property on the opposite banks thereof.
each proprietor shall be the owner Of
and shall have the sole and exclusive
right to all the oysters between his or
her property and the middle Of said riy
er. bay, lake. bayou. cove. inlet, or pass.
SEC. 4. BE 1t frrther enacted, etc, That
the taX-collector of each parish border
ing the Gulf OF Mexico. be and he is
hereby authorize to let, lease, and hire
III the name of the State, to any person
applying for the same, any tportion of
the rivers, bays, lakes, blyous, coves, in
or passes within the parish propid-
cd, no natural bed of oysters shall be in.
i'll the lease. That the said leases
shall expire on the first day of Nav.
and annually thereafter. and Shall
be renewable at the option OF the lessee.
from year to year, on his making appli-
cation therefor. and paying the rent for
one year III advance. within the month
of May OF each year. That the annual
shall be one dollar for each acre. to
be paid to the taX-collector, and bv him
the State Treasurer to the credit of
the general fund. That the tax-collec-
tor shall cause stakes or other visible
To be set up to designate the linn
It's and boundaries Of the space so leas-
and the lessee shall have the sole
and exclusive privilege of bedding or
oysters. and oftaking the same
therein. and that THE tax-colIector shall
give to the lessee a written lease descrfb
.ng as we'll as practicable the situation,
and boundaries of the space so
eased.
SEC. 5. Be It further enacted, etc. That
shere a lease shall have been effected of
within one hundred yards of the
shore, no subsequent acquisition Of title
o the land or sea marsh ftom the State !
Is United States shall affect the rights
If lie lessee as long as MS lease shall be
'eneWed. :