Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-28


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Fi5HEKY RIGHTS IN TIE Potomac
Two SITS OF warrants arc now outstanding
arising out Of the GravclIy Point fishing case
u0lccf II the GAZETTE last week Lomux
and other CoIored Virginia Gonsiaors IN.
Iertouk. Gil process issued by Color2G JUS
tee NUrmley, Of Alcsaud,! a county, TO Ar
gc=t Captains Powers snG Payne toc l2hing
~ Gravc!ly Poi:t, just above. the Long
bridge, on the charge ot utsti<lctlm8 the !ig'
IT with their nels, and, on benz resisted,
se.zcd and carried og certain tircarlnS on
he iishermen's vessel. but did not make The
arrest. TnereupGn, Judge Smell Issued war
;ant5 10 arrest Lrmax uU;icr the NAME o.!
Morgan, and his Compartments Tor larceny,
aud Judge >a'iy5ter on ,i.7 F.rglIia shore,
aa- issued warrants IL. Payne aad Powers.
charged w!rh oh,tructng officers IN the dis
charge OF their duty. ii ~ not likely that
either warrant viii be executed, hut Il: beth
parties are arrested and held III jail Un-
der the warrants against them, both
wi! have To he discharged, for
when tbs District tsheraeg are uicd iii
Virginia the witnesses against them will 30
IN ,ui! IN Washington, and wH"r The N!reiu
~ c"us'ah!es are tried III WASHINGTON iuo
WITNESSES a.aInsl tt;cIu VIII p.; Ia i. "a Vlr-
Commissioners Attorney Riddle, IL Na-b-
ngtOn in which ne say, 1hut li4u river. Hvuu-
Diary o! lac District ol CI:G:.!!;:.. is !ry ga
Ter mark, moi hl,!i-water mark, Oh The VIZ
siuia side OF the river, but that tn: bruuda-
RES o.! the late city OF Washington -l0upcd
At the waters edge, leaving IA, Potomac
aud AuacOsIla rivers aud thr!r bridges IN
the jurisdiction OF tbs former levy court
The ordinances OF the Old corporation OF
Washington have no force beyond the
wharres. All The waters beyond Gre sub
lect ~ the regulations OF tho levy court oi
ether days, end tho acts OF tbs Legislative
Assembly are the Orders OF the District COM
mjs4ioDers. The Metropolitan poiics dis
trict includes the ei.ire extuut OF the D.
trio; Of Columbia aud reaches 20 low water
mark on the Virginia sids Of the river"
NotWithsi andiug The opinion Of Attorney
Riddle, il is provided by the award .? albi,
traitors that
Virginia IS not only entitled; t. foil lotnu-
ION over the soil To inw wafer marx Oh tie
south shore ofthe Potomac, bur AS rig
10 ouch Use Of the river bevoul the line uf
.ow-water mark, a. MAJ he nee %-Ary 10 the
3r!l enjoyment OF her riparian ownership"
This was ra'it"d and approve; hy the
Co gross Of The United States March 3ri
~ =. -. Sld ul'S III arg - 9SO.
By article z OF iha compact h.tWrcu Mary.
land aud Virginia, 1879. il i provided in the
Code Of Virginia, page 10 section z That:
The citizens Oh each Stale. respectively,
shall have full property III the shores Of
Fotovmack river adjoining their lands with
a.! emolument3 aud advantages thareuu,o
belonging, aud the privilege Of making and
carrying OUT wharves and Other Improve
Ieuts, Ed a not 10 oD,tru1. or injurH the
navigation Of the river; bat the rixuc OF
fishing in the river shall be common 10. aud
equally enjoyed br tho citiz ~ 81 both
States provided. that $u h common right
be not exercised by the ciDi,eus OF the ono
State 10 the hndraHcc or disturbance OF the
fisheries on the shores of The other State;
and that The citizens Of Gethrr State shall
have q right 10 i>h with nets o: acines Oh
the shores Of the other"
II is patent that under the compact. Il
"ltizen Of the District OF Co!un bia has no
right To fish with 81 net or seine in a fishery
on the Virginia shore. 1t it equally clear
;. Black and Cha'lcs J. Jenkins, arbitra-
tors, the rights of Virginia fisheries are pro-
tected and provided for under the ,esiyna
lion Of riparian ownership" Those rights
are recognized by the act Of Congress
aforesaid and the powerand authority Of the
state Of Virginia to Use any part of the Poto-
mac to preserve these rights aud punish the
tu!'action of them by the arrest of offend
ing parties is confirmed.