Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-13

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shore be already in his (the iand-owner'sl
possessiop or beunoccupied and provided
| further. that all applications Tor as
slcnments of oyster-planting groun1s,
other than for the ground reserved Ior
ripar,an owners, shall be made TO- the oys-
! ter inspector of the county or distIic. III
which said grounds are located s,as,ne
as near as may DO ra,ua ~
the waters in which located, and the name
| of one or more prominent points or places
convenient 10 said ground; thereupon
| the said inspector shall cause notices OF
| sa;d appiications 10 be posted TOT AZ ieas,
thirty lays at tho courthouse OF sala
| county, and at two or more proIh'nens,
places in the vicinity OF said grouhus; salu
notices shall contain the name or NAMES VI
annl,cants the probable number OF acres
anplied for by each, the name OF the wa
terra where located. and the name OF one
| or more prominent points convenient 70
| ea.d grounds. after the expiration OF the
| thirty DAYS notice as aforesaid. the inspec-
| tor shall proceed to survey ana assign tne
| ground so applied for. provided. ne asceri
| tains il is not n natural pea, rocA vi sno"'
within the meaning OF tins act.
Section 2l48. LIMITATION AS TO lime OF
| T.rTSa Oysters. Hereafter it shall not be
| lawful for apy person to take or eaten oy5-
ters from auy of the natural oysier-beds;
rocks. or shoals in any OF the waters OF
this Commonwealth with tongs, or IN any
other way. from the 1st day OF April 70 the
| let day of September. except thai IA tuo
waters of the Pocomoke souna, nsSSih
sound. and their tributaries, the promo
| ted time shall be from the LIST day OF May
| To the 18th day of September and on the
| OCEAN side OF Accomac and Northampton
counties. the prohibited time shall be from
! the 31st day OF MAY TO the lst day oepte'h-
Der. aud in Broad bay, Long cre sS.
Lipkhorn bay ,to,oC OF IN IN d tbs V county
" d'' Princess Anne. the prohibited time
shall be all OF the year except the months
of October and November. Any, person
| violating the above provisions suaii 80
| fined not less than $40 FOR more tnan SoV
| for each offence. Ibis section shall nos
be construed as prohibiting the owner VI
| planted oysters from WORKING on vi
changing the location OF SAID pianteu Dso,
| tiers. or from shipping the same 10 hhIhe.
az snv time at the option of the owner
| thereof But no dredging Is TO be permlttsu
| on their private oyster GROUNDS even "
| the owner Of said planted oysters AZ auy
| time provided. however, that nothing ~
| this clause shall be construct 70 pre'eht
| the occupant of planting-grounds ia tne
| Chesapeake bay. or tue occupant vi -os' ~
| of not less than 100 contiguous acres III
| Tangier sound and Hampton Roads, irom
| dredging his planted oysters during tns
| lawful season for dredging in this state. u
| is further provided that If any person
carry, or attempt to carry. any seed-oNsteIs
out of this State ut any time, except lroIl
| the ocean side of Northampton county ne
| sboll he deemed entity of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereon be nneu bot
exceeding $500 for each offence.
Section 2l5l. SALE Our OF SHELL TO BE BY
WIsr MEASURE. When oysters are boughto or
sold out of the shellit shall be by WINE mea-
sure. according TO the standard pre-
scribed for such measure by section l9ll
| of the Code of Virginia, 1887. Any person
violating this section shall, upon conyic.
| ton thereof, be fined not less than $40
nor more than $50 for each onence nee NJ.
2. That sections 2ln, 21i2, 2l43. 2l4f,
| 2145. and 2147 Of the Code OF Virginia,
| 1887. be and the same are hereby repealed
3. ANY resident of this State owning a
| boat to be used in taking or catching oys-
| ters from the natural rocks. beds, or
shoals. shall apply to the Inspector of the
county or district where he resides on or
| before the first day of September OF each
year and have said boat registered. The
| inspector shall register said boat and pre-
| scribe for said boat number correspond
INC with the number of boats registered.
which number of boats and number OF dis
| trict he shall cause to be plainly marked
or stamped upon the Prov OF said boat.
| For each registration, annually, the
owner of the boat shall pay TO the, IN
spector a fee of fifty cents. Any, boat
| used or engaged on the oyster rocks, as
above named after the lst day of Septem-
! Der next not registered shall be taken in
| charge bv the inspector. and If the owner
| can be found he shall be fined not less than
| SIS nor more than 800 to be recovered be-
| fore a Justice of the peace; If the owner
cannot be found the inspector Is directed
and hereby authorized to advertise said
| boat for thirty DAYS, and II no person
| claims said boat the inspector is authorized
| to sell said boat at public auction and turn
| over the proceeds of sale, less the costs OF
| advertising and expenses of sale. TO the
| Auditor of Public Accounts. together with
| a report of his action in the matter.
4. For the purpose of registering boats
as aforesaid, the oyster portion OF the
State shall be laid off into districts, so
| that when a boat is properly registered
| the registration can he recognized by oil
| the inspectors in the State. The districts
| shall be as follows: Accomac, No. to
| No. inclusive; Elizabeth City, No. 8 !;
| Essex. No. 9: Gloucester, No. 10; Isle OF
| Wight. No. Ii; james City, No. II: King
George. No. 10; King and Queen, No IA
| King William, No. Is; Lancaster, No. l6
| Matthews. No. II; Middiesex, No. ~;
Nansemond, No. 10; New Kent, NO. 70;
| Norfolk county, No. 81; Norfolk city. No.
| %. NORTHAMPTON. No. 23; Northumber-
| land, No. "a; Portsmouth city,. No. 25;
| Princess Anne. No. &c; Richmond county,
No. 70; Warwick county. No. %; West
| moreland. No 20; York, No. 80. The in
| spector of each district shall. with stamp,
| place on the PROV of each boat the num-
| Der of boats registered, and under the
number OF the boat the number of his
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| district-for example, shows that the
| boat is numbered 1. and registered in Dis
| trict No. /. in Accomac.
| 3. The inspector shall, moreover, re-
| auire each and every tongman In his dis
| trct to state to him, on oath, at the time
| of receiving his registration and number,
| that he will not, during the ensuing season,
| violate any of the laws OF this State IN re-
| gard to the taking Of oysters from their
| natural beds, rocks, or shoals, and that he
will make such true aud accurate returns
as are hereinafter provided for. The IN
| spector shall require each tongman regis
| tered in his district to make TO him on the
Saturday of each week. or within three days
thereafter during the lawful season, true
| and accurate return of the amount Of sales
made by him during the week preceding:
and the inspector shall collect from SAID
tongman on the aggregate amount OF said
sales for that week an amount equal to
! the amount of tax that may be levied by
| the State on any other species of property;
but if, at the time of registering his boat,
any tongman shall prefer. and elect to pay,
and pay, TO the inspector the sum of 81,
the inspector shall give hirn a receipt
therefor, i'll which he shall state that the
said payment Is discharge of his obliga-
ton under this section for the entire sea
son for which his boat is registered, so far
as the weekly returns. and the amount to
be paid thereon, Is concerned; provided
that this section shall not apply TO the
ocean side of Accomac and Northampton.
If any tongman shall fail to make such
report as is provided in this section he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less
than 50 nor more than $50.
Any resident of the State who is now
occupying oyster-planting grounds, or de-
| sires to occupy any oyster-planting ground,
shall notify the inspector OF his desire TO
continue TO occupy. or his desire to oc-
cupy. certain oyster-planting grounds /;
and the inspector shall notify the county
surveyor, or his deputy, who shall survey
said ground and make a plot of the same ;
the surveyor to receive for surveying and
| making plot twenty-five cents per acre up
to thirty acres and fifteen cents per acre