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


under the waters of this State, "a
prescribe penalties for the infringe
ment OF the provisions Of this Act
industry Of oyster culture In Mary
land, To define and mark natural
and To add new sections TO Article
az Of the Code Of Public General
Laws. To follow section So. and a.
ba designated respectively as sec
tiOns So. -. IS. Sc. 81. So. 50. 80. 81
W. 80. -, 81. VI. -. 9S. ~. 100. l0I
l02. 1913. I94. los. log. 107. los. 100
ITO. III. II2. lI3, ia. I15. I1G. III
1is and I19.
Section I. BE- Ii enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland. That
ia following sections be- and they are
hereby added TO Article " OF the
Code Of Public General Laws. title
Oysters" 10 follow section 50. and Ia
he designated respectively as sections
So, 81. 81. so, 81, 81. ~. 90. 81. 80. 30
81, -, ~. 81. -. ~. loo. lOl, l02. 100
1914, I05. LOG. 100. los. lOS, 10. Ill,
lI2. lI3. IA, Il5, llG. III, lis. and
1I9.
Sec. So. Any resident OF Maryland
shall have the right To plant and cui
tivate oysters In the waters OF this
State: such right shall be exercised
In the manner prescribed in the FOL
lowing sections .Of this Act. and shall
be subject To the regulations, prOvis
ions and limitations hereinafter sci
forth. hut mo corporation, or joint
.&.@cie company. shall be permitted 10
lease or take mp. or To acquire by as
signment. or otherwise. any lands Oi
the State for oyster planting or cnlti
III - IL al
be- excluded from the operation Of this
Act. and M Eerson shall be permit
ted to- plant or cultivate oysters there
upon. or in any way appropriate the
same To his own use.
Sec. ~. The Board of Shell Fish
Commissioners OF Maryland is hereby
created. The said board shall consist
al three members. one of whom shall
lee "a resident OF one of the tide water
counties OF the Eastern Shore al
Maryland. another "a resident of one
Of the tide water counties of the Yves
tern Shore. and the third resident
81 the city Of BALTIMORE. and one OF
whom shall be a member Of the min
0Tity party at the time Of their ap
pOintment. The tenn of each OF the
members of said hoard shall be- two
years from the first Monday In MAY
after his appointment. They shall De
appointed by the Board OF Public
Works of the State of Maryland. M
member of said Board of Shell Fish
Commissioners shall be In any nan
ner Interested ia any land leased OF
taken up for bedding. planting or cul
iiVating oysters. The acts and duties
tn b" done and performed 10y said
board under this Act may he done
and performed by two of said commits
siOners. and Ia all eases. the decision
81 "a majority OF the commissioners
shall he binding. One Of said commits
siOneTs shall be designated by the
Board of Public Works Of the tSate of
Mary land AS president, and his salary
shall be- two thousand dollars year.
The salary Of each of the other com.
missiOneTs shall be- eighteen hundred
dollars a year. The said commission
rrs shall he allowed tn employ a chief
clerk upon a salary 0f twelve hundred
dollars "a year. and such assistants
not exceeding three in number. and
not more than may he absolutely
Needed for tn" performance of the
work al the board. at graded salaries.
tn be- paid by the commissioners. not
Ia exceed ON" thousand dollars "a year
for any such assistants. as il may
deem necessary To aid II In the prop
81 performance Of its d\tieS, as pre-.
scTibed in this Act The said commits
siOners shall employ competent sur
VeyOT. who shall also be- "a HYDRO
graphic engineer upon a salary To be-
named nv said commissioners not eX-
C+edins twenty-five hundred dollars u
Year. II the commissioners deem IL
eNpedi"ni Ia employ a hydrOsraphic
engineer. who is also biologist capa-
BILE al investigating oyster propaga-
ton. an engineer of such qualification
may, in their discretion be- employed.
The SUM ot five hundred dollars per
annnm shall u" appropriated. 10 be-
expended under the direction of said
engineer, is he be- Il biologist. who
shall. in that event. establish one or
more stations for said investigation
al oyster propagation. All salaries.
0uIlayS and disbursements authorized
hy this Act shall be paid out of the
general treasury OF tn" State Of Mary
land uInH rrqniSitionS made hY the
Board al Shell Fish commissioners
endorsed by the Comptroller of the
state. but til" sam" shall he repaid
"nt OF the first revenues arising from
III" leasing nj land Tor oyster culture
contemplated by this Act. The com.
misSioners composing said board
shall. Immediately after their appoint.
ment. file in the Office of the Clerk of
The Court of Appeals. separate bonds
win surety or Surcties TO be ap.
proved 10y the State Treasurer. in the
sum of ten thousand dollars cOndi
toned for the faithful performance of
the duties imposed by this Act. The
said commissioners shall take and
subscribe before the Governor of the
state an official oath prescribed by
the Constitution. The said commits.
sinners shall have an Office in the city
Of Annapolis.
Sec. $5. The commissioners shall
keep. at its office in the cItv 81 An
nlFOiiS books of record. i'm which
shall he recorded all leases assign.
mentS and other cUnVeyancaS of land
To be- used for the planting or cult
walton of oysters in accordance with
this Act. \ set of clear and simple
forms. for all subsequent convey
anc"S nf ans kind shall be prepared
by the 1Oard. with the advice of the
Attorney General, and no title shall
he vested in any lessee or transferee
at any interest or estate acquired un-
der this Act until the conveyance or
c0EveyanceS evidencing such leases
ar transfers will have been recorded
ia the office OF the Board of Shell
Fish commissioners.
Sec. sc. The Board of Shell Fish
commissioners shall. as soon as prac-
ICablP after MASSAGE of This Act
Cause la be- made true aud accurate
survey of the natural oyster beds.
harS and rocks of this State. said sur.