The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-17
new LAWS or MISSISSIPPI.
NEW OYSTER LAW.

venue by leasing public oyster
grounds, and to repeal chapter 96 OF
the Code OF 1892.
Section ! po II Cd nv the LEG.
;si,turo az ,Lo STAT M NisSissinni
T,ha, ~. ho.rd s "T Sunnrvisnrs or thrr
t]n"ntiaS ~ i%Iancoct Harrison and
Hava nh inrisdirtinn and
omtHori,y snr ,he ]nr1tertinn md nrr.
Sorvation ~ o,,tors cribs s,i, w,ter
Hsb and shriwn i in Their %rrsncc,ive
counties and thev NAV make An nro.
Nor and rn,sonaLln roynl,tinns fnr
That nmrnnso ~ thr same rytent. and
with litc carrt in every particular.
and IN ha on fnrrcd and snbirrt m the
lilo nen.Iti los and fnrfeit,ires ms the
reun,ptinns NJ hnards M snncryisors
venerajly lar Tho @nrntection M game
and Ash :" N'
Soc , That the boards NJ suneryi.
sors nj said los shall have fuil
outhoritvtn n,,kn MI ncodfu and ron.
sonable rernlations. moi, contrary to
law fnr fhs n]rntrrtinn of the nnblic
"vSter roefs IN their ]rosneciiye comn.
tics
Soc 2 THAT il is unlawful IN boul
anv shrimn net nm the hrach above
inw tide: md the said bonrds of suner.
yisors nav prescribe the size Of the
mpshcs Of shrimp nets. hut NAV not
M hrrwIsc regulate tLe taxing of
shrimp by bona tide residents of this
state, An nets of mesbcs smaller
Than those prescribed shall be forfeit
ed.
Sec. 4. That the regulations OF any
county relating TO the preservation
and protection OF oysters, fish. crabs
and shrimp, in the mississippi Sound
and adjacent waters. shall not give
preference to citizens of that county
over those OF any other county.
Sec. !. That all natural oyster reefs
belong to the public. and cannot be
appropriatcd exclusively by n pcr.
son and a public oyster reef is hereby
declared to be s,lcl, n reef. MS from
which n person car make reasonable
wages by taking oysters in ordinary
weather.
Soc. G. That II, Is unlawful In take
oysters from the nublic oyster reefs
di1riny the months of Nav. June. July
and Auynst. pyccnt for lie domestic
uSc NJ The Inhabitants and for nlant-
inc n,Irnoscs "a regulated bv the
boards Of Supervisors
Sec. 7. That in taxing oysters from
the natural reefs. they Shall be cuIled
as far as nractjcable. Without destruc-
tion To the oyster: OF ali Young and
nnmarkrtobie oysters. nnless taken
for nloniinp,
Sec q That ovsters. w,,ctbcr in the
natural roofs mr. in n%lnntntions. arc
n%crsnnal nrnnerty. and the subject of
larceny: and nny ncrson taking oysters
from ihe nublic reefs ar beds contrary
To law ~ lie regulations OF the boards
If snncryisors shaii no puiItv of larceny
in odditinn m suffering The other nen.
altics nrrscrihcd.
Sec. ., Thut the sole right OF plant.
inc oysters and erecting bath.houses
and other Structures in front of any
land hardening un the Gulf Of Mexico
or MissisSinpi Sound. belongs to a
riparjan owner. and extends not more
than n thousand wards from the
shore and does q include any natu.
raj oyster reef or bed. and does not OK.
tend beyond any channel. Stakes of
such frail material as NAV nat inilrc
any water craft MAY he set I'M ia
dcSipnatc' the bounds Of the planta-
tion: Init tie water shall NOT he fenced
in ar otherwise appropriated. and
navigation shall not be impcded,
See. 10. That the clerks of the chan.
ccry co,irts Of Harrison. jackson and
Hancock COMMITTEES he authorized IN
lease to bona tlde residents OF Missis.
siDni for a period of fifty years. for
cash. any grounds in the Mississippi
sound. covered with water within
their respective counties which is 4
Thousand Yards from shore. or is in
front of public land. or is beyond the
channel from the shore. for tie plant.
inc and cultivation OF oysters and M
more than forty acres shall be leased
tn a single ncrson or cornoratiun
nrovided. however, thnt pround nlant.
rd Inv n%riyutc i~ndividuais under tho
nrovis;pns M nre twisting laws shall
pnt, no On leased. nr The owner mr. avn.
crs. disturbed in their possessi0n. and
prnvi1pI fnrtllpr that this shall MT
annlv IN nnblic oyster reefs.
Src. ii That when ann ncrson. bcinp
4, hona Ade resident NJ Mississinni,
Gos;ras r. t,kc oivontaco NJ seci'inn
IN NJ this art no sl,aji cause n survey
NJ tho land Desired m hc leased nv
him IN no made nv tho county survey.
nr' and shall also mark the boundaries
NJ the same nv nlacinT nm each corner
~ the same bhnvS marLrd in snch q
w,v ,n aS :" Clearly 4esi,nate the uronnd
sn,i,ht tn be so leased and shall Glr
lis netition tn the clerk IN lease sucl,
vroupd' and the rynrnscs So Incurred
Shall he rcna;d m In netitioner Inv
tho c,erL nnt ~, Tho nrofceds NJ snrj,
innsc m tho afidavit nj such nrtitinn.
ar beino tijrd in ms oficc,
Scc b That when m pcrson. he.
inc n bona Ado resident aieS in the
nfsce ~ 'thn cbancerv court nj The
county in which the land Is situated.
Tho netition and snryey nroyidcd for
in scction II of this net. II, shall be
tho dntv nf rho said clerk IN advertise
in some newsnaner unfinished in thc
conntv ar three weeks a notice stat.
inc the land RI no leased, when to ho