The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04

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Sec. 81. The Governor of this
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. IS. The County Commission
ers of each and every county in this
State, in which there are natural oy-
Ster beds. bars or rocks. shall he au-
thorized To appoint some resident of
their said county who is well ac-
Quainted 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 may possess con
corning the situation and location of
recognized oyster beds, bars and
rocks in the waters of such county.
and VINO shall accompany the said
commissioners and the hydTographic
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 APP
pointee to receive a compensation of
five dollars per day when actually SO
engaged.
Sec. 80. As soon as practicable af-
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 NAV he detailed by the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
and the United States Fish Commits
sioner. To aid them in their work. and
of such persons as NAV he 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 eStab-
liShad BY said survey, and they shall
take true and accurate notes OF said
survey in writing. aud 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. 10 find
and ascertain the boundary lines OF
the said natural oyster beds. bars and
rocks, as shown By a delineation on
the maps and charts provided in this
Act: said report shall be completed
and filed in the Office OF the board in
the city Of Annapolis. within ninety
days after the completion OF the sur
vey of any comfy. Said commission
eTs shall cause the same IN 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 De- filed as here
matter provided. the said report To
be filed by the clerks of the several
counties tn a book kept for that pur-
pose. And the said survey and report.
when FLED. subject tu the right OF APP
peal hereafter provided for in this
Act. shall he ,aksn Ia al OF the courts
OF this State As conclusive evidence
Of the boundaries and limits OF all IA
tuTal oyster beds. bars and rocks. Is
ing within the waters Of the county
wherein such survey and report are
filed and shall be construed To mean
ia 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.
yey are flied, ether than those em.
bracei in the survey authorized by
this Act ami that al areas Of the
Chesapeake Hsy and It's Tributaries
within the State 90 Mari land not
shown in the survey To De natural oys-
ter beds. bars or rocks. shall b.. con
strssed in all the Courts 81 the State
60 be barren bottoms. and open for
disposal by the State for the purpose
81 Isrivate planting OF propagation OF
oysters thereon under the provisions
of this Act; provided that the said
survey and report shall not be- 50 con
strIed as tn effect in ans manner the
holdings BY citizens 81 this State In
ans lot which MAY have been appro-
priated or taken up under the laws Of
this State prior to the approval 81
this Act
Sec go The said board in defining
the natural beds and bars. shall tx
erciSs It's iedgmeut literally 10 favor
Of the natural beds and bars. and al.
low . reasonable margin of the bar
rem bottoms rather III IN rncroach on
4 natural bed ur bar. The natural
beds or bars shall he bounded by
straight lines, even though some por-
lions of barren bottoms maS thus BE-
necessarily included within such
lines
Sec. 81. II residents OF any coun.
y. exceeding twenty ,four Ia number.
shall. within four mnnrls after the
filling OF said survey and report in
sach county. file In the Circnit Court
for said county a petition. la writing
atteste,i by the oath OF some one or
more OF the petitioners. alleging that
eve or more adjacent acres Of oyster
d e. ETs
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 by plat CT as near as may
be with reasonable certainty by such
lsni marks as will locate and dssig-
MAZE the beds alleged to have been
omitted or inclnded. Judge Of the
Circuit Court for the said county. ar
ter due notice given To the Beard OF
Shell Fish Commissioners shall pro
coed To hear testimony and decide the
case. rs provided in the succeeding
section. bnt this section shat. not ap
ply where the ground claimed hy the
petitioners has been legally taken up
prior To the approval OF this Act.
Sec. -. Upon hearing case pre-
scented by petition under the proceed
ing section. the Judge shall determine
the question whe Their the ground re-
ferred TO In said petition is natural
bed or barren bottom. and his finding
on said question shall Ee final. and
shall be entered upon the records OF
the Board OF Shell Fish Commits sion
ers In their Office in the city Of An
napolls. and properly marked ON the
copies Of the platS as hereinbefore re-
quired.
See. 80 Such amended survey
shall be- filed in the Offices Of the
Clerks OF the Circuit Court for the
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