Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-05-07
OYSTER INSPECTORS, DISTRICTS
Laid or by Court a, April Ter,n.

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Pursuant to the provisions of Sec:
2131 of the Code of 1887 las amended
and re-enacted by the Act of Febru-
airy '25, 1902, and of Sec. of Chap.
1868, Session Acts 1S91-'o2, approved
February 20, 1892, for the registration
of boats to be used in taking or catch
ing oysters from the natural rocks,
bo1s, or shoals, and for other purpos-
es, the Court this day laid off the
oyster portion of this county into
seven districts as follows:
District No. 1.-The territory en-
braced within the following 1netes
and bounds, to wit: Bounded on the
North by the line dividing on the
Eastern side of this county the wa
tiers of Virginia from the waters Of
Maryland, on tie South by right
line drawn from the mouth of ASA
waman Creek through Assawaman
Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean, on the
East by the Atlantic Ocean, and on
the West by the mainland Of the
county.
District No. 2-Tbe territory EN-
bracel within the following netes
and bounds, to wit: Bounded on the
North by right line drawn from the
mouth of Assnwaman Creek through
Assawaman Inlet to the Atlantic
Ocean, on the South by u right. line
drawn from the mouth of Parker's
Greek through Mctomrllin Inlet to
said ocean, on the East by said
ocean. and on the West by the
moinland of the connty,-including
in this district tie waters If said AS
savannah Creek.
District No. 3-The territory en-
hraced within tn, following metes
and bounds, to wit: Founded on the
North by q right line drawn from the
mouth of Pnrkcr's Creek through
Mctompkin Inlet to the Atlantic
Ocean. on the East by said ocean, on
tho South Nv the line dividing this
county from the county of North
ampton, and on the West by the
mainland Of this county.-inclnding
in this district the waters of said Par
kcr's Creek ard so mich of the wa
tors of both bra .ches of Matchapun-
go Creek IS lie in this county.
Dihtv;ct No. 4-Thc territory en-
bractd within lie following metcs
and bounds, to wit: Bounded on the
North by the line dividing the States
of Maryland and Virginia, com
mencing on the Eastern shore of
Smiths Island and following said line
to Watkins Point, on the East by
line separating the waters of Tangicr
Sound from the waters of Pocomoket
sound, on the South by q right line
drawn from the extreme Southern
most point of Tangier Island to the
Southeast buoy on Watts Island bar,
it being buoy number three, and on
the West by the Chesapeake Bay.
District No. 5-The territory en-
bracnd within tn" following metes
and bounds, to wit: Bounded on the
North by tine line dividing the States
of Maryland and Virginia, COM
mencing at Watkins Point and fol-
lowing said line until it strikes the
left, OF Fasternmost bank of POGO
moke River, on the East by the main
land of this county until Messongo
Creek is reached, embracing in said
district all the waters of said creek,
on the South by a line drawn from
the Southern bank Of said creek, at
it's mouth, due West to line dividing
the waters of Pocomoke Sound from
the waters of Tangier Sound, and on
the West by n line dividing the wa
tiers of said sounds to said Watkins
Point.
District No. 6-The territory en-
braced within the following metes
and bounds. to wit: Bounded on the
North by the Southern boundary of
District No. s, on the South by
right line running from the Southeast
buoy on Watts Island bar, it being
buoy number three, to the outer buoy
at the mouth of Chesconnessi1 Creek,
on the East by the mainland of this
county, and on the West by line
dividing the waters Of Pocomoke
Sound from the waters of Tangier
Sound but in this district is to be
included the waters of said Chescon-
nessix Creek.
District No. 7-All the waters on
the Western side OF this county, lying
Southwark of the Southern lines of
Districts No and No. G, and North
ward of Occohonnocll Creek, includ-
ing in this district so much of the wa
tiers of said creek as lie within the
limits OF this county.
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