Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-20

iAFii iAfti- ss.l'4 brrug'Tfss ffitin ans ~ TIE
waters ~ tbs Stale, sliali have power t.
] ca;f AMI apr PIRATE "a any If tn. w4grrs
s j 'in.ng hi= ~ h..f - their Lands one a.,
o. i've acre ."r the pap0se Of pr1tectng.
pc 'erging, 9rTOsiiiag. bs,idinz Or sowing
uTst.Fs or 9th = saeii-fish. AMI thai anV
other NAL. citizen 81 .Eli age. %. The STAT
shall have power IL lecata and appr1 1!ia,a.
aad hold uur j.: 81 Nv acres AMI no more.
IN any waters iH said State not located lr
Appropriated; provided. thirty iAvs' notice
n T.tug shall be given tie owner yr own
~, ostus2lf oT occupants % land l,rlrr-
IN "a sait waters proP,sstd IN - locdtei,
that tne owner uT DH acT-. occupant Or a.
cIpdnt-, may have priority Of claim and
II they shall AL e. .,iCa:e or appropriate
thu wal. r mentioned ia -aii Euticr Wilhin
thirty days after receiving the same. then
il shall b. open and free L. any one under
the provisions oi this section. provided.
! al~o, That the said location or appropriation
shall b. dc-..r.bei By stakes. bushes, and
with the name i the owner on a board fas-
tened L. q pole or stake pn or within tie
appropriated oyster land, or other proper
an! visible m-;cs and bounds. which de-
>cripJion shall be reduces, o. writing. under
the path oI some COwpvtcat surveyor. and
| recorded at the expense ui the party lpcat-
inE ur appropriEting the same. in The office
- the Clerk ui the the Circuit Court in the
county wherein such land may b. located !:
and provided, also, that such location and
| apr priatlon shall not injury, oh-trlct or
impede the free navigation ui said waters !:
! and provided, that ~ natural bar ar bed OF
OYSTER shall b 20 located or appropriated
and that " GIVE months peaccahl" possession
| II all locations pf OYSTER ground under the
law al this State shall constitute good
AMI >ufti lent title thereto; but should any
| ore within twelve months b. charged with
| locating or approlri.;lng any natural bed
| nr haT hrrcinheiorc prohibited, the question
may hr at once submitted by any person
| interested - the judge @! the Circuit Court
! in the county whrrr such questions shall
| ari-., who, after having given Notice 10 the
| parties interested, shall proceed Ia hear tie
! I -t.u1uv and decide the ca>,.. and i. de
! cis.nn b in the favor OF TIA party locating
sad EEe acre, SID decision sinai! bt rtCpT-
/ dpd with the original record OF said five
! acre, and shall IA all eases W conclusive
! evidence II title thereto: provided, also.
! that If any stakes or brushes used a. bIuuls
| shall be- removed BY accident " design. it
! shall not excuse amy p-r5'm from wrong
! fully taking such oyster il lie knew the
| grounds 10 h4v, been located anil appro-
| pria:ed; bat any title, or pretended title.
/ L. more imam five acrcs or otherwise, con
trary To- this section. held or claimed hy
| any person, is her. 1y declared t. b. fraud
! uicnt AMI void: provided, iha; II. n,n-rr--
! itrnt al tbs Sat shall b. cr;itl".! t. avail
! himself i The provisions Il this section
! whether hr b" w. or part owner Of any
: lind in iii STAT.
/ Sc. -. AMI 10 !; enacted. Tia, ii any
/ creek, cove y inlet. not exceeding IN, hun
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