Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-03-17

tune of the passage OF this Act, shall
be actually engaged in the business
OF longing, dredging or scraping
for oysters, shall have the like ex-
elusive right in the order of their
application 70 lease any remaining
lands ia snch districts, provided
that In no event shall any land own
er, or hoaiman, or other person, be
permitted 20 lease more than thirty
acres. or one hundred acres. as the
case may be, dependent upon the sit
uatlon Of the land which is leased.
Secfsin 2. And be IL enacted,
THAI blank torns. afapplieasionshall
be fornished upon reasonable char
yes to be prescribed by tue Com
missiouel to any person desiring the
same. All such forms shall be prin-
ted and shall be substantially in the
following language: Application
for lease to the Shell Fish Commits
sioner Of Maryland. The applica-
tiOn of ........ a resident of
.--- County, in the State Of Mary.
land, respectfully shows that he is q
bona fide and responsible resident
of said State; that he wishes and
intends TO use the grounds here
matter described for eultivating
oysters. He, therefore, requests
that said Commissioner lease 10 him,
in the name and on behalf of the
State OF Maryland, acres of
ground located under the waters of
the State of Maryland, which ground
is more particularly described as
follows. to-wit:
Dated at ---.----.-..--..-.- Maryland,
this -- day OF A. ID.
Applicant.
Section 10. And be it enacted,
That when the period of six months
sill have elapsed after any district
shall have been declared open for
oyster culture. the Shell Fish CON-
missioner shall offer, at public auc-
tion. to the highest responsible bid
dcrs, the right, subject to the pro-
visions OF this Act, to lease any
remaining sections within said dis
trict. The same notice of said sale,
or sales, shall be given, as is re-
qnlred to be given, Of the opening
of any district for oyster culture.
after said sales shall have taken
place, and an effort shall have been
made tc djeruza o. remaining
Sc ions e az -islnc,. the said
: mnlissjone, a,. in his ois =.
iicn declare aaotDer or other dis
tricts OF said area under the waters
OF the bay. or its tributaries, open
FOR oyster culture, IL, in his judg-
ment. he regards it as proper to be
done
Section IL. And be it enacted,
That any person who may desire to
plant and cultivate oysters in the
area hereinbefore designated, shall
file with the Clerk of the Shell Fish
Commissioner an application sub
stantiaily in the form prescribed in
section 10 OF tnis Act. The appli-
cant shall indie" te plainly the loca-
tion OF the land he desires to lease;
the application shall be sworn to
before justice OF the peace OF this
.Stete. A fee of SIX dollars shall be
paid 5y the applicant to the Shell
t'ish Commissioner at the tine OF
fling the application, which fee
shall be returned TO the applicant If
his application shall be for any
reason declined.
Section IL. And be il enacted,
That il such applicant be found to lie
bona tide and responsible resident
Of the State Of Maryland. and resi-
dent of the county within which the
land desired to be leased may lie, If
it lie within the boundaries OF any
county and if no objections to the
issuing of the lease asked for in any
application may be filed with the
Commissioners, within the period of
thirty days after such application
shall be made, or as soon as any
objections that may have been filed
to the granting OF such lease shall
have been finally overruled by said
Commissioner, the said Commis-
sioner. upon payment by the ap-
plicant of further fee of four dol
lars in addition to the fee of six
dollars, which is to accompany bis
application, and the giving of the
security for the payment of the first
three years rent as provided in sec
ton Of this Act. cause TO be enter
ed in book Or books to be known
as The Register Of Titles TO Oyster
Lands, the name OF the applicant,
with concise but clear description
of the land applied for. A survey
of snch land al the expense of ap-
plicant shall be made by the Com
missioner before the entry. If. in his