Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-17
.uoys. which shall be known as State

State Is hereby requested to ask the
assistance of the United States Coast
and GeOdetic Survey. and OF the
United States Fish Commissioner. to
aid in the carrying out Of the prOvis-
ions Of the preceding section.
Sec. SS. The County Commission
eTs OF each and every county In this
State. In which there are natural oy-
ster beds. bars or rocks. shall he au-
ihOrized 10 appoint some resident Of
their said county who Is well &C.
qnainted with the situation and To-
cation Of oyster beds. bars or rocks
in the waters Of such county. who
shall aid the said Board by furnishing
any information he NAV possess CON
corning the situation and location of
recognized oyster beds, bars and
rocks an the waters of such county.
and who shall accompany the said
commissioners and the hydrographic
engineer appointed by said Board. but
only within the limits OF his county.
in the making Of the survey OF the ma.
tural oyster beds bars and rocks. as
provided by this Act. the said ap-
pOintee To receive compensation of
five dollars per day when actually so
engaged.
Sec. 80. As soon as practicable az
ter the first day Of April, 1906, the
said commissioners shall organize.
and shall at once proceed, with the
assistance Of such person or persons
as may be detailed By the United
States Coast and GeOdetic Survey,
and the UniieI States Fish Commits
sioner, To aid them I'm their work. and
OF such persons as may be appointed
under the preceding section. to have
laid out. surveyed and DESIGNATED ON
the said charts. the natural beds and
bars. and shall cause to he marked
and defined as accurately as practic-
able. the limits and boundaries of the
natural beds bars and rocks. as estats-
lished by said survey. and they shall
take true and accurate notes of said
survey In writing. and make an accu-
rate report of said survey. setting
forth such "a description OF land marks
as may be necessary to enable the
said board. or their successors. TO find
and ascertain the boundary lines of
the said natural oyster beds. bars and
rocks, as shown by delineatiOn on
the maps and charts provided In this
Act: said report shall be completed
and filed In the Office of the board i'm
the city Of Annapolis. within ninety
days after the completion of the sur
vey Of any county. Said commission
ers shall cause the same to be pub
lished in pamphlet form. and transmit
copies Of the same to the clerks OF
the Circuit Court for the respective
counties. where the charts have been
filed or directed to- lee filed as here
matter provided: the said report to
be filed by the clerks of the several
counties In - book kept for that Dur-
pose. And the said survey and report.
when filed. subject 10 the right of ap-
peal hereafter provided for in this
Act. shall be taken in all of the courts
Oi this State as conclusive evidence
oil the boundaries and limits OF all ma
iurai oyster beds. bars and rocks. "
ing within the waters of the county
wherein such survey and report are
hled and shall be- construed To mean
IN all Of the said courts that there
are no natural oyster beds. bars or
rocks lying within the waters of the
counties wherein such report and sur
vcy are filed. other than those en-
braced in the survey authorized by
inns Act, aud that all areas of the
Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries
within the State of Maryland not
shown in the survey To be natural Oys-
Ter beds. bars or rocks. shall he coli
strued in all the Courts OF the State
Ia be barren bottoms, and open for
disposal by the State for the purpose
oi private planting or propagation of
oysters thereon under the provisions
oi this Act: provided that the said
survey and report shall not be so con
strned as Ia effect in any manner the
holdings by citizens OF this State in
any lot which may have been appro-
p!Iat"d or taken up under the laws OF
this State prior Ia the approval OF
this Act
Sec. 80. The said board. in defining
the natural beds and bars. shall ex-
crcisc its Judgment literally in favor
of III" natural beds and bars. and al.
low reasonable margin of the bar
rem lotions. rather than encrnach on
a natural bed or bar. The natural
beds ar bars shall be- bounded by
straight lines. even though some por-
tons of barren bottoms may thus he
necessarily included within such
lines.
Sec. 81. II residents of any cOun-
ty. exceeding twenty four In number.
shall. within four months after the
filling Of said survey and report in
such county. file in the Circuit Court
Tor said county petition. in writing.
attesied by the oath of some one or
more OI the petitioners. ALLEGING that
hve or more adjacent acres of oyster
beds. bars, or rochS. in such county.
have been omitted from such survey
or that five or more acres of barren
bottoms have been included in such
survey, and designating the location
of same 10y a plat. or as near as NAV
be with reasonable certainty by such
land marks as will locate and desig-
nate the beds alleged To have been
omitted or included. a Judge of the
Circuit Court for the said county, az
ter due notice given To the Board Of
Shell Fish Commissioners shall pro
coed To hear testimony and decide the
case. as provided in the succeeding
section. hut this section shall not ap-
PLY where the ground claimed BY the
petitioners has been legally taken up
prior To the approval of this Act.
Sec. ~. Upon hearing a case pre-
scented by petition under the preced-
ing section. the Judge shall determine
the question whether the ground re-
ferred 10 in said petition is a natural
bed or barren bottom. and his finding
on said question shall lie final and
shall be entered upon the records of
the Board OF Shell Fish Commits sion
"rs in their Office in the city of An
napoliS. and properly marked on the
copies of the plats as hereinbefore re-
quired.
Sec. -. Such amended survey
shall he filed in the offices Of the
Clerks of the Circuit Court for the
counties in which the original sur