Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-03-09
THE POTOMAC OYSTER FISHERY.

One of the most important measures
introduced into the Legislature is the
bill agreed upon by the Committee,
appointed by the General Assembly.
to confer with like Committee of the
Legislature of Virginia, similar bill
having already passed the two Houses
of the Old Dominion.
1t provides that the boundary line
between the States Of Virginia and
Maryland upon the Potomac River as
found by the award Of Jeremiah S.
Black and CharlesJ. Jenkins, arbitra-
tors Aforesaid, shall and the same are
declared to be, commencing at Smiths
Point drawing thence a straight line
to Cubit's Island thence westerly to
Judith's Point. point on Judith's
Sound; thence westerly to Sandy
Point; thence to Ragged Point; thence
to Church's from Upper Machodoc to
.Persimmon Point; thence to Matthias
Point thence to Matomkin Point !;
thence TO the land on the south shore
abreast Of Maryland Point 10 point
on the Potomac Greek, opposite MARI
boro' Point; thence to Freestone
Point; thence to High Point; thence
to following Point; thence to Whit
estone Point; thence to Perry Point;
thence to Sheridan Point thence
along the south shore to Alexan-
dria thence to Hunters Point !;
thence TO Gravelly Point following
the south shore and the meanderings
of the river to the line Of West Vir-
ginia and Virginia. That it shall be
unlawful for any one to dredge for
oysters in the Potomac River above q
straight line, commencing at Point
Lookout in Maryland and running
thence across said river TO the Head
lands on Smiths Point in Virginia
before mentioned, and it shall be un-
lawful to dredge in any of the waters
Of Pocomoke Sound. The citizens of
both States shall have equal and com
mon rights of catching and taking fish
and oysters in all the waters of POGO
moke Sound lying north and east Of
Q straight line commencing at Wat
kin's Point in Maryland and running
thence in a southeasterly direction to
Buoy r" number four as it is now
located upon the coast chart number
thirty-three of the United States Coast
Survey, (sheet No. 8 Chesapeake Bay)
fled with award of said Black and
jenkins, making off from shoal from
Messongo Greek. and straight line
commencing at the end Of the afore-
said line and running by the shortest
line; thence 10 the northern boundary
line Of said Greek. provided, never
thaless. that neither of the said States.
nor the citizens thereof shall have or
be deemed to have acquired by reason
Of anything in this act contained any
right in any creek or inlet making
intoor bounding on said sound, and pro-
vided further. that the riparian rights
of the said States respectively and
the citizens thereof shah be the same
with the same Limitations and restric-
tons as exist by virtue OF the compact
between the said States made the
year seventeen hundred and eighty
Eve to which reference il hereby made
for the same. and provided further
that il either 81 said States shall fail
toprohibitor having prohibited dredg-
ing In any part Of Pocomoke Sound
shall repeal the same. then and in
that case this section shall to no
longer binding on the other. That
both States shall have concurrent in-
risdiction over all offences against this
act committed upon the waters before
described a vel - in the Potomac
River. and that the officers Of either
State empowered 10 enforce this act
shall arrest any person charged with
violating In provisions. the party 60
arrested to be taken before the author
tiles of bis Stale. Int II not : citizen
Of either Of Tie ~ States before the
authorities Of the State to which the
oficer belongs, unless citizens If one