Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-05-22

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/ An ACT 10 rcpcal Sections pSA ard aot Of
/ Article la 81 enc Cudc 81 Public local Laws.
Z tidc ~ Nary's County" subtitle "Oys-
/ ters' ns said sections were rc.eancted rs
( Chapter fal ~ tte Acts % lsN and re-
( the safse ai;b amendments.
I section o. b. Sc ouactei by she General A.
I sombiy 81 Maryland, That SECTIONS i5A end
aB ~ Article Dc Of The Code OF Public Local
I Lava titir est MarY'a County" nfi,-litls
oI Hrfs" ss said scctl80h srrc enacted by
I Chapter ls9 q ihe Acts % lnJa uc and the sau,o
/ are hereby repealed. and uir said etlrus ga
I aBd aali ut ferpagted, wth amendments - ~
T "a road as follows
/ s8A. Ti,o owner 90 aaI iRa5 Bordering on
auy 10 ibe nryiRah.a uatrrs az -t Gary+s
7 County tHe iluts ri ahluh extend lrto and are
covered by ts't w4tnru, sbAa haFc hapNciu-
4yc privilege 90 gs1g ibo aa1ue for pfDteut-
I .nr, ssvinR bsidHtG or dcpuatiBR oysters ~
sgheI sheil u.b vliuHp fhe Since ~ lfis owu
. lard. and anf uwUrr Of laud iy ius and border
I ing upon aay uf tho waters ~ said fagHty
sssi have p1ver to iuts1e aHd sppre. ato lu
{ ans st ibo waters AIS 3ainE hts ID acr lands
0ua pi 81 ateltrrts fuf fhe tpp5e ~ protect
I nag. dppoat4ag lti5iag 15 spaiug uysfers o.
ottcr silsIi hsf. auH aeY naic ~ fcma!c Oiti-
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pf tbe same tmmsdltta faaiiy. cf fbc County
whcr,8a aa ~ she rrssIes. sisalI basr puwcf a.
ecate atd appropriate and hold one lot - nyt
arrss. aud 80 more. 90 aay wptru IS sai3
I'd. Wsrya County not appropriated. pro,l.
3td ihifs3 as3a telt,e in vrtlnR shai. iie gwen
si,c owner ~ occupant ot }aud bordering au
said ~atefs prvpassi 90 ir located. that li.U
ownsr occupant ma} hato priority elalm, apd
fail Ga
~ appropriate the Wafors mentioned TO- said
nntlra- then % sHaN ~ opsu and free g. hBY
onu. under thc provisions as thi. Section. pro-
yiaed sls8 ,hat sgd iorI,ii9n of appropriation
shall bo described ana plaiuy marked -
ascans 70 bushea, sahes uJ nuugs. sna pre-
yi8ed tbat $50 natural bar of lssd pt ey sirr.
shau - ~ laenir5 0r appropriated and that
sis months peaoeablc possession 81 an ioen.
uaps IT 4yFier grounds, uudes the laws ~ the
Statc shaiieaaeilfulv a fosd aud suiiielepttitt
thereto, but should aHy unp sithle fit months
br charged mitA ieeaiiug ~ aFpruariatins unB
natural bid as bar harriobytofr prohibited.
The guesiion tnag be- no aacr submltiai bt anY
person interested To she Judge uf tho lrcult
Court for said Cuunty, whu, sfur having given
notice e. the parties Interested, shall prnCcrd
to hear the testimony end derl1c the cReg, ana
lf be decision bo fec n favor "a the parts i1cH-
tirR sdid sores and decision shalt isu recorded,
and shall in 40 Caao1 o. conclusive evidences
81 title tharUtpi provided, airn that ~ an,
stakes. bushes ur btiuts Used aa bounds shall
b. removed by Accita-t or d,aigu, 10 shall not
excuEe any person FROM wrouanhly taxing
such oysters 70 be know Tie grounds tn have
been heated aud appropriated, and aay per-
con wtiuiiy or maleloualY removing such
stakes bushes 0r bu1ya ahal, he iiable "a al
thc penalties Of this Act. bias any tliie or pre-
tended title 10 acres, 90 otherwise contrary TO
this section, nELpEn or claimed by Ray per.
son Is hereby declared 10 be- fraudulent aud
void. provided, that uo nonresident 81 this
State shall bu entitled 30 await himself 81 the
provisions OF this lection. whether be be sole
or part owner uf amy inn1 ~ Baid ~ AaryH
County, and a. case Of the death OF any Citizen
who may have located and appropriated any
loi under the provisions Of tlts section, hlsex-
eoutors or administrators shall have the OK
elusive, use, possession and control 81 snuh lot
az fully as the person so dyipg had Tor The pur-
poso OF protecting, cuitlyaling aud removing
the oysters planted GA said lot for the period
OF three years from the date Of thn death Of
the per6on apprppriating such lot aud any
person or persons taking nrattemptinv take
oyMcrs thus planted or bodied, shall be deem
cd guilty Of a mlsdemeanor aud upon oonyic-
tion before Justice Of the Peace trying the
case shall be- nned a sum not less than ffty
dollars nor more than ono hundred dollars,
and imprisoned "a the House OF Correction for
period Of three 70 six months one-half Of
said fine 10 be- paid 10 the informcr and the
other hulrtO the County Commissioners fOrthe
use of puuile schools
gBB ANY person who shall have located on
lots OF ground within the waters Of st. Mays
County, not exceeding two acres, as provided
IN Chapter $50 Of the Acts OF ninett On hum
drrd, NAV increase his holding to Ave acres, IL
he 80 desires. either by adding on 20 the orlgi-
nal lot SO held or taking up separate lot, pro-
Vided said lots shall notin Oh exceed Eve acres,
and that they shall he marked out and dcsigu-
ed as hereinbcfore provided.
Section 2. and be u further enacted, That
this Act shalt take effect from the date of its
passage, aud that al Acts or parts Of Acts int
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved 4 prii VI 1917
~ JOHN WAITER SMITH,
/guATN Governor.
---A NOBLE l. MITCHELL
~ D ~ Speaker OF the House of Delegates
JOHN HUBNER
President Of the senate.
STATE 0E MARYLAND, Scr
l. THOMAS pARRAN, Clerk OF the Court