The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-03
|CARDWELL
OFFERS Bill
Hanover Member Presents Sub-
' stitutc for Jordan Oyster
Measure.
MAY BE VOTED ON TO-DAY
Principles Unchanged, But It
4 Seeks to Cure Alleged Con-
stitutional Defects.

Mr.. cardwell, Of Hanover, a member
gof tbs Oyster Commit ssion, yesterdaygof-
tered a substitute for the Jordan bill to
break the Baylor survey, designed to
cure certain constitutional defects lnHthc
'A Fse s siu measure Z. p full, as
!. i. Be Il enacted BY the General Assem-.
bly, OF Virginia, That natural oystef
bed, rock OF shoal In the State Of 4vir.
ginia shall be, and lis hereby. determined
and defined to be a bed. rock or shoa)
where there are growing naturally. and
not from planting or other artificial
means Of propagation, oysters ~ such
quantities as to- furnish profitable en-
ploynent to the c.tiz,nsso Of this State
ca ch oysters in tho waters OF the Com.
mon wealth.
2. Be 1t further enacted, That.
an ~. members OF the
Hous,. of Delegates. and................ q
member OF the Senate OF Virginia, be.
and they arc hereby. appointed. created
and constituted a special Joint committee.
which Is hereby authorized. empowered
and directed to lease to citizens OF this
State such oyster bottom or ground
within the Baylor Geodetic Survey as s
4 In the Judgment OF the said committee.
is not natural oyster led rock or shoal
~ defined IN section | OF this act::.and
all such bottom or ground so authorized
Il to he leased and actually leased.sbys the
said joint special committee is 3 hereb,
defined. determined and declared to be.
planune ground; and all other bottom
or ground compreherded within the sal S
Baylor Geodet'c Survey shall be and re-
~ ain cuhinct to- al,tithe laws Of tho
Commonwealth regulating or passed
with difference #toGthe taking. CATCHING
cu'''-- ,'ortiori or rrorarofion Of oysters
as II this act had not raised.
As TO @APPLIcAT1ON.
ANY citizen OF Virginia de~iring to oh.
toin a location for planting nr proragat.
,ra ors'err In any such portion oftthr
sr!h ~node'icE survey may make applica.
ton in writ,nVgto the chairman of., salS
Z cor, - ittee to ta~.> such location aRcert
te,red And desrr.tei and SURVEYED
5rrd tho same shall he n rkeh With sui
abe STAKES smooth and free from snaer
and erurs Or hy other -rotcs and bounds
zcoursas ana distances. having their places
Frcr-ra-e-t ohjec.. on the shore agreed
&uron hetwcnn such applicant al the said
co-,-ri..ee and such ap-licortgsholi rasr
thes .,vrerse Incurred bv 81 ID commit
tee in esa-,lnin~ ia"ch ground and .leas.
i-o The sa-re. and Ill ofsthe5 costs of nak.E
ing {e,,ch e,,rvav snrd Of. m rktng TIE eamr
as nforesn'd ard II sa'd cornmit'ea6 shall
re<I-e arr d>tcrrnir., such II ground > 70
be actte- thar . = atur,l owe. Y RI ct. fa..'
az sro,l.;S-- dc<i-ei ri section I ofSthts
ect It shall nrsi"n the same to sucl'5
o,nl'cart. r-less tire said CON nfttee Is
~ cn'-'cn +hat5seu,h ass'~rmert would
~ pre1rd~'a, to he hest interest Of the
state. or would be u-f1'r end .urtn'st,,tn
5,rv othe- c'ti-a-{ or citizens Of the State
o..
mr. u-'es~ the a'td con-,itt"e shall he Or
o-t-,n, .h-t suah as-tennArt wnulh re
eut In injury to the natural ovste:
-c",-e. ha's or shoals In tt, vicinity OF
ouch ground.
MAKE c~9T.FrrtTE.
The said con--i'tee shall certify, to
..-a ovstar irrrectnr az the dtst-'"t III
-'h'ch such r'artirg ground is locate.
a,hA Z, ri tha. TIE s,-,e has bee, assttore'
u, s.c,1 applicant. which ce-t'f'cate shit
Eco-to'n su1c'ent d,scrIrt'on ~ tr.r
location OF srch p'nrt,ne grounds nv
-,,tAe ,rh hourds courses ard d'stapcrs.
or othe--.'se ,~ 10 req, oroeIv dete-.nire
ire location therncf inc'urirg a, pl1t n
tra, same: and the"eunun such rrr-'>c'or
ehall cause such n'ot to be recorded ~
i, NOW r~nvladg nv law In the case Of
,ther aseie--re~ta III fr1"~tire ground
md tie sid applicant STALL paw TO such
'rsrectnr the rent for s,,ch ground 90.
,ssiprod to hi-, at IT., rate Of one do
ar nor ,c~a for each a~d every wear
II his ra-ta' r. he n,vnh1, on the fire.
@,,v OF SertemtAr NJ c"rh wear. ard Sc;
s'e~r rs such ann',cant h"l,trnnt'rue -
~ov ~uch rent for IT,, whole of: suchS
-,,~.ir4 qro,,nd oss'vned to him he
ere,, have Tire eyc'us'"o -'rht to occur,'
r,,ch GROUND for n ner,od If twrrtv vn,rs
--tiact ror,cver to the rl~ht ri tht
c~rer-l ASS e~,h'y to r,voke such assign
-err f,r violation nv such annl'cant. ~
1,s ass'ors. OF nrv ovste~ law or laws
-ow ir force. or which --nv he ''aren TO-
,-oc ted AID evarv ornl'c'rt to r'ro~.t
t,-v en~h nv@ter rrourA nav re assf~r'es4
~N,,l NV TO tho rro~,,r ovstAr insnoctcs.
!, fne. 81 one dol'or for h's se-vices.s af1f
sail. nlen NV to tbs c'e~,, IT Tire ;prnHa@
.ovrt & hts fee for recording such plntso
zach parcel ~ rrnurd or hottona;Asas
-'e,od, under tie nrovt~'nr~ Of th'sAaG
.ho,l he &, rs srn-rn-ct ard regular share
. ~ -~a cti-,h,a. With ae few corners a.
,rdcr this act 10 eny one r"rson Of moro.
..nn two hundred and fifty contiguous
'cres.
2 THE rh,A com-,'ttee Is authorized
- at r,c>'ve rors'der and grant orn'
,,tiors far GROUND n~ 'h,tto-- s'r'r~ the
.,~asent sne-ion NJ the General hssArn.
''ly well rs ruT'HS. I've P'',"'Nl' W
the "a M. and NAV emrlov a"clerksapdt
[, sii,~vnvor whenever toy may deem
,,tFer4 or 10th rere-sarv. ,;fs5 s. .S
4 M ovste~ vround or bottom Wtth'rt
re Rav,or reoHet'c SURVEY shall tr
H'-.eed o. rented to&anv r,'rson or per
-ore evcert nv the scid Joint sn.cio'
,nr,n,ttee oreeted nv this act. and ~ ~
I've laws oei ttie rornniorwea7th govern.
,,,p ord rnr,,la tine tho Quilting and c'frh
iva ~ ovsters and as toitr, SEQ sons With,
n which tre same nav Re caueht, shal'
ns preserved md enforced IN all re,
Eirects 4 IL this act had not been pn sscd,
oScent as to such horizons Of oystsr
tStton1s Of ground within II, s,id survey.
nsn,av besleassd by the said Joint sneciak
,ernmtttee under the authority hereof
5,tTre hoard If fisheries g hereby au-
.horized and directed to render the said
committee all the assistance i, can In
oludrn the use OF one OF the ponce
steamers.
g.. All acts and rarts Ut acts In conflict
,,,thsthis ct to tire extent OF such con-
tai