Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-17

Sec. 103. Any person who may de
4 sire to plant and cultivate oysters in
Il the area hereinhefOre designated
shall file with the Board OF Shell Fish
/ Commissioners an application sub.
| stantiaIly In the form prescribed in
/ Section IOl 0f this Act. The appli
| cant shall indicate plainly the loca.
| ton OF the land he desires to lease
| The application shall be sworn to be-
fore a Justice OF the Peace of this
State. A fee of 1--WE 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 10 the applicant II
| his application shall be for any rea-
/ son declined.
See. 1874. III such applicant he o
resident OF the State of MARYLAND.
and il no objections 10 the issuing OF
the lease asked for in any such appli-
cation be filed with the commission
ers within the period of thirty DAYS
after such application is made. or
as soon as any objections that NAV
have been filed to the granting of
such lease will have been finally over.
ruled by said commissioners. the said
commissioners upon payment by the
| applicant OF a further fee OF two dol
lars and a half. In addition to the fee
Of five dollars, which is to accompany
his application. shall cause to be en-
tered in n 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. 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 accu-
rate description thereof. The pay
ment OF the proper fees due for the
application and the record in the reg
lister required by this section To be
kept, shall constitute between the
State and the applicant the relation
OF landlord and tenant for the term
OF twenty years. from the record of
the lands so applied for as aforesaid,
al the annual rentals provided In sec
ton 80 of this Act.
Sec. 1O5. The relation of the land.
lord and tenant. stated in section l04
shaIl nave all the incidents attaching
10 mat relation as the same exists
under the laws of Maryland. except
ing only the following particulars:
FIRST. The only remedy of the
state for non-payment of the rent of
oyster lands shall be the strict en-
torcement of the provisions set forth
in section 9S OF this Act. Upon the
non-payment of any rent for the time
therein mentioned. u shall he the
dnty OF the Board of Shell Fish Com
mlssloners, after written notice OF
not less then ten days To the lessee.
t.aR-aa h.a
ing the word void i'm distinct let
,ers across the description in the reg
lister: second. land leased under this
Act shall be used only for the pur-
pose OF planting and cultivating Oys-
ters; third. no right shall exist to re-
ieem or purchase any land OF the
State SO leased: fourth, any other
notifications caused by the provi-
SiOns of this Act.
Sec. LOG. The Commissioners shall
AT once notify the lessee OF the record
in the register required by section
lO4. and the lessee shas. as soon
thereafter as practicable. not exceed
ing thirty days from the receipt of
said notice. cause the ground ,Iesig-
mated as leased To him tn he plainly
marked ont by stakes. buOys, or mon.
commissioners. At least four of such
stakes. buOys and monuments shall
have the Initials of the lesSees plainly
marked upon them. and such stakes,
buoys or monuments shall he at all
times during the existence of said
lease continued by the said lessee or
his legal representative.
Sec. 100. This Act is not intended
To apply To any lands owned by private
peIsons. the bounds OF which extend
below low water into or beneath the
waters of this State. This Act shall
not be- SO construed as to apply to any
creek. cove or inlet. less than one
hundred yards in width ut its mouth
AZ low tide.
Section los. Any I>rsOn who has.
prior to the passage of this Act law
iuily appropriated or taken M anv
!and III this State. for the purpose of
planting. bedding or cultivating oyS-
ieIS thereon. may Lecome a lessee of
said land for the term of twenty years
from the passage Of this Act. with all
IN" incidents, including the payment
OF the rents. of the leases contem-
plated by this Act. provided such per
son gives written notice To the Board
OF Shell Fish Commissioners of his in
tention TO become such lessee within
SIX months after the passage hereof.
Inc holding OF any person who NAV
nave appropriated any such land shall
become void and of no effect in law
ulon the expiration of the said period
oil SIX months from the passage here
OF. II no such notice OF intention will
nave been given within said period Of
six months.
Sec. 1909. The lessee of any land
leased for the purpose of planting and
cnitlvatlng oysters shall have excIu-
sive ownership of and title to all oys-
STEERS planted by nm or existin. on
the land leased.
Sec. 10. No assignment or trans
Ter OF any interest acquired by this
Act shall be valid for any purpose IL
made to a nonresident II this State.
II any such assignment is ATTEMPTED
10 be made. all interest of the grantor.
or assignOr. shall revert to the State.
Us II no lease had ever been made. II
IN! assignment of any interest GREAT
~ by this Act is ATTEMPTED to be
made TO any corporation. or Joint
STOCK company. all the interest of the
Srantor or aSsignor shall rever, 10 the
state as il no lease had eyer been
made. III any assignment of any in
terest created by this Act is attempt
ed 10 be made 10 any person I'm such
way that the assignee shall become
The holder OF more than ten acres. or
one hundred acres. as the case NAV
be. according to the location OF land
leased under this Act. all interest of
the grantor. or assignor. in case of
such an assignment. shall revert To
the State as IL no lease had been
made.