Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-09-02

tongS from the waters OF SynepuXent
bay and its tributaries and each per
son obtaining such license is required
to pay TO the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Worcester county, by whom
il is issued, the sum Of one dollar there
for. This license money the law re-
quires to be paid by the Clerk to the
County Commissioners, to be expended
in the procuring of seed oysters 10 be
planted in said bay as said Commits
sioners may direct. This is plainly in
tended to confer direct benefit upon
the public, and especially upon that
portion of it engaged in oysterlng, by
keeping up supply of planted oysters
in the bay for public use. There is no
restriction as TO where, in SynepuXent
bay, the Commissioners may direct
them to be planted, nor are they re-
qured to stake off the ground, nor
limited as to its extent The whole
matter is left to their discretion. How
absurd it would be, after the license
money had been expended for seed
oysters, and the oysters planted, under
the direction of the County Commits
sioners, individuals could stake off five
acres each, thus appropriating to them
selves that which the law manifestly
intended should belong to the public.
From what has been said it follows
that, in the opinion of the Court,
wherever there is in Synepuxent bay
or its tributaries a hard accumulation
of shells or gravel, or both, upon which
natural oysters grow or OF shells and
gravel where they do not grow, such
accumulation or mass, together with
the border or edge of gravclly or shelly
bottom around or attached to it, is
q natural rock within the purview of
the Act Of 1880, chap. IA, and can
not lawfully be stai;ed off by individuals
for the purpose OF Planting or laying
down oysters.
Also, that a proper construction OF
tie Act forbids the stalking off of any
lands upon which oysters have been
planted by direction of the County
Commissioners OF Worcester county.
And that all other portions Of said
bay and lis tributaries which have not
already been staked off. can be siaked
of hy individuals for the purpose Of
planting or laying down oysters.
The defendant in this case was &C
quilted upon the ground that the por-
ton Of The land siaked off by Mr.. Bri-
mer. upon which he caught the oysters,
was shown by the testimony to be a
. natura! rock" and Mr.. Brlmcr had
no legal right to stake it off or hold ii
for Planting purposes. The evidence,
however, diScloses the fact that Mr.
Iirimer has placed additional stakes SO
as TO exclude that portion. Under
these circumstances we do not think
that his claim to the entire lot is in
valid, but that his right to the re
mainder of il is as good as it would
have been 70 the whole ii il hal not
included the j" natural rock"
Something WIS SAID during the prog
rcss o. the trial about the fact tint while
the land was siaked of by Mr. Bnmer,
The oysters planted there were he pop
erty OF the firm Of purnell and Brimcr.
We DO think this in any manner affects
Tie questions involved in the trial
NUru unnecessary blame is being
hcapei upon Mcssrs. Fl. clay Tull and
DR.. Granville Dickinson, OF Farmount,
Somerset county, who were last week
compelled to shoot 4 negro woman, in
order to save their lives. We have
Our Information from reliable authority,
AMI are prepared to back the assertion
that the young men were perfectly JUS
tiliaDle in their course. They did no;
shoot to Kill, but simply to disable, the
woman, while She was endcavoring to
murder them their way Of retreat
being cut off. The ncgress, who is
said 10 be a desperate character, was
taken to Baltimore for treatment, where
ii was discovered that her wounds were
not serious, and she has already been
discharged from the hospital TO which
she was sent.
LADIES will find relief from their
headache, costiycncss, swimming in the
head, colo, sour stomach, resilessness,
indigestion, constant or periodical sick
headaches, weakness in The back or
kidneys, pain in the shoulders and diff
ferent parts of the body, feeling o.
lassitude and dependency by taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t should be
used by all persons, old and young 1t
IS not unpleasant, is purely vegetable,
and is not injurious to the most delicate
constitution. None genuine except
that prepared by J. IL. Zeilin * Co.
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