Saint Mary's beacon., 1899-04-06
70 Take Up Oyster Ground.

For the bens dc of our friends
in the different districts we repub
lish the provisions of our loca
oyster Law .. far as it relates to th.
locating of "yster grounds. Whe'
the Law was first Published we CAV.
our opinion of it. We are of th.
same opinion still. but do not thinL
that any good can be- accomplished
b, thrtshipl over old straw, and q"
print the salient sections of the lax
without cos mebt:
96A IL shall be unlawful for
any person or persons or body cor
pcrait to survey. locate, appropri-
ate, held or att. mpt to hold, an,
o,sits b. de. oars or bottoms suiia
ble for he catching 81 oysters WItb
in the linits Of St. Mary Q county
except that sny NAL. citizen aboy.
the sRe Of iwtntyene years NAV
bsvt surveyed and located ore acrs
Of such boti' ms fer he purpose OF
plsntii 2 oysters within the limit
of 81. Mars county provided.
how.v.r. that no such locati, n, sp-
pre- pIiation holdu & shall be per
mititd upon any natural oyster bed,
bar or boti. IN; and in consrruIIP
What is a net urai oysitr b, d, bsr OF
bUtit m, 1t shall be construed I"
mtsn those beds, bars or bottoms
where oysters have grown or d"
grow in sufficient quantities to b,
pis6isble L. PERSONS taking oysters
for q livelihood with tongs; anc
any person Who shall heretofor,
have bad surveyed and loca'e0 fiv,
scit oyster kI under .he provisions
Of SsciI"D 46 Of Ai,:clt 72 ot thu
Code of Pubic General Laws, title
"Oysitrs, shalI be ptrDiIIeo "a
n tmUye such oysters painted "r bed
ded thereon on or before the fiIs'
day OF Aprli, 1S9a. In csse AN,
person WbU slsil heretofore under
The ITovlsIoI of saId SecIioi 40 of
ATllcle az ef the Code of Pu blic
General Laws hsye located any live
acre lot Of o, sutr bottoms, shall ali
to Itm.ve such oys:sIs wbIcL t1el
shall have b, ddsd or planted ui.ob
such Eve aC.e lots before th. first
day oi April. 1899. the ssid lots s..
heretofore !, Gated sre hereby 6+
clartd vacated, aud u shall b" ~
fnl Tor any citizen "f ST. Mays
county, Who has license to take
or catch Oys,,Ts with tOngs, TO en-
ter upon aud take yst.rs iroH such
lots.
y6B. ANY person or persons, or |
body corPUTs'e, violating tb,' PRO
visions OF the abnye section shall |
De- d.tmt guilty Of misdemean
or, aid upo, conviction befor- n |
Justice If th. Peace or the CIrcuii
Court, shall be sentenced tn pa. "a
fihe of not less that fiftv d"llars |
nor mere than two hundred dollars |
for each aud .v-ry otfe"sr aud stand |
Committed 4" the c,untN i'll fer
sixt, days or until fins al q c,.st are |
psId; aud IN D. sp.ct Ia bottoms 10
Gated after a." passage Of this Act |
WHEN, ver twelve cilIzsns of 81 Ma
ry's county appear before ia o. ,ce
Of the Pesc,. in aud for ths ., id1
county. aud make oath that cav
person or persons. ar body carpar
ate. holds, az are a''empii' 2 to
hold IN p0sses>I0n, an, such ovsser
beds, bars OF bottoms suitable for
the catching { oysters contrary Co
the provisions IF the above Sect. n,
il shall be- III. duty of The said jus
t:ce of the Pace TO notify III pr
son or by wr ting, said pers.so or
persons or b'dy corporate shmt e.
ter ninety d ys from the dste of
said notice they shal; b. deem-d
guilty of yi.dation of the pray,s-
ions of the shove section. ual, 80
they shall have in the near ii ne
vacated the aforesaid bottoms and
surrendered the same to the pIt ic
use. And Il provisions of tbs
Act shall be ..snstrued lib-rally tn
secure the purpose thereof.