The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
puRLac GENERAL LAWS.


owners of land having a water front
upon any part of the said areas so
opened to oyster culture, shall have
the exclusive right to rent any land
open to oyster planting under the
provisions of this Act adjacent to
their lands. And for an additional
period OF six months, after the ex-
plration of the said period of four
months all boatmen. residents of this
State. who shall be engaged in the
business of dredging. scraping or tong
ing Tor oysters mt the time of the
completion of the said survey. or at
the respective times of the opening
for oyster culture of several areas
or II said survey shall be completed.
or the said areas shall be opened TO
oyster culture during the closed sea-
son Tor dredging, Scraping. or tom
ing. as the case may be. then the
persons so engaged at the end OF
the last dredging. scraping or ton
ing season. shall have the like ex-
elusive right in the order or their
respective applications as the same
may be received and opened by the
commissioners to rent any adjacent
lands. provided that in no event shall
any Sdca land owner. bOatman or any
other person, be permitted To rent or
to acquire more than ten acres. or
one hundred acres as the case may be.
dependent upon the situation of tn"
land which is leased or acquired. and
provided further. that no such ripa
rian. as is mentioned in this section.
shall he entitled To rent the amount
OF ten acres, or one hundred acres
as the case may be unless the water
front of the land So owned by him. ii
fronting on water within the terri
torial limits of county be at least
two hundred yards. or IL fronting on
waters IN any other place. be at least
seven hundred yards The owners of
land having a less water front than
is mentioned above. shall be entitled
to rent a proportionately less amount
OF land, dependent upon the length
Of the front upon water within county
limits or elsewhere.
Section 10l Blank forms OF APP
plieaUon shall be furnished upon rea-
sonable charges. to be prescribed by
the Board Of the Shell Fish Commits
sloners, 10 any person desiring the
same. All such forms shall be printed
and shall be substantially in the fol-
lowing language; Application for
lease to the Board of Shell Fish Com
missioners OF Maryland. The applica
uOn OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. resident
OF ............ sea. county. in the State
Of Maryland respectfully shows that
he is resident of said state; that he
wishes and intends to use the ground
hereinafter described for planting or
cultivatng oysters. He therefore, re-
quests that said board lease to him.
In the name and on behalf Of the State
Oh Naryiand p. ...... --.... acres OF
ground located under the waters of
the State Of Maryland which ground is
more particularly described as follows
to wit: describe here) Dated at
...... Maryland. this....... day Of.
.......A. ID,
...................
Applicant
months will have elapsed after said
survey shall have been completed. or
after the lands beneath the waters of
any areas shall have been open
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Act the Board of She'll Fish Commits
sioners shall endeavor to lease the re-
naming portions of land SO open to
oyster culture under the provisions
be residents Of Maryland. in the order
OF their applications as received and
opened by said commissioners.
Section 1903 ANY person who may
desire 10 plant and cultivate oysters
in the area hereinbefore designated
shall file with the Board of Shell Fish
commissioners an application substan-
TALLY in the form prescribed in Sec
ton 10l of this Act. The applicant
shall indicate plainly the location of
the land he desires to lease. The APP
plioation shall be sworn TO before
Justice of the Peace of this State. a
Zee of five dollars shall be paid by the
applicant to the Board of Shell Fish
commissioners at the time of filing
the application. which fee shall be
returned to the applicant If his APP
plication shall be for any reason de-
clined
Section 1O4. If such applicant be
resident of the State of MARYLAND and
If no objections to the Issuing of the
lease asked for in any such applica-
ton be filed with the commissioners
within the period of thirty days af-
ter such application is made. or as
soon as any objections that may have
been filed to the granting of such
lease Will have been finally oVerruled
by said commissioners. the said com
miSSioners upon payment by the appli-
cant of further fee Of two dollars
and a half in addition to the fee of
fve dollars, which is to accompany
his application. shall cause to be EN-
tered in a book or books to he known
as The Register of Titles to oyster
Lands. the name of the applicant
with concise but clear description
Of the land applied for. y survey of
such land at the expense of the ap-
plicant shall be made by the Board
before the entry ii. in its opinion
said survey is necessary to an ac-
eurate description thereof. The pay
ment of the proper fees due for the
application and the record in the regis
ter required by this section to be kept
shall constitute between the State and
the applicant the relation of land
lord and tenant for the term of twenty
years from the record of the lands
so applied for as aforesaid. at the
annual rentals provided in section IS
of this Act
Section 1O5. The relation of the
landlord and tenant stated in section
lO4. shall have all the incidents attach
ing to that relation as the same ex-
lists under the laws of Maryland ex-
cepting only the following particulars:
First. The only remedy for the
State for non-payment of the rent of
oyster lands shall be the strict en-
forcement of the provisions set forth
IN section IS of this Act. Upon the
non-payment of any rent for the time
therein mentioned, il shall be the duty
of the Board of Shell Fish Commits
Slonefs. after a written notice of not
less than ten days to the lessee. to
declare the lease vacated by stamping
the word void" in distinct letters
across the description in the register;
second land leased under this Act shall
be used only for the purpose of plant
Ing and cultivating oysters: third no
right shall exist to redeem or pur-
chase any land of the State so leased
fourth, any other notifications caused
by the provisions of this Act
Section l06. The Commissioners shall
at once notify the lessee of the record
In the register required by Section 1914
and the lessee shall, as soon thereafter
: as practicable not exceeding thirty
days from the receipt of said notice
cause the ground designated as leased
10 him to be plainly marked out by
stakes, buoys. or monuments under
the supervision of the commissioners
AT least four of such stakes. buoys and
monuments shall have the initials of
the lessee plainly marked upon them
and such stakes. buoys or monuments
shall be at all times during the ex-
lstence of said lease continued by the
said lessee or his legal representa-
tives.
Section 1O7 This Act is not in