The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

ter provided for. shall thereafter be made. Alabama corporations domicifed in this State. with their factories. shucking plants, and shipping depots located in this State. may enjoy the right of fishing oysters from the na- tural reefs or bedding oysters on leased bedding grounds. provided such oys- ters are canned. shucked or packed m this State. or shipped raw in sholis. from . shipping depot In this state TOT consumption either in or out of tnis State.
 Sec. 30. Defining What waters Bot toms are owned by the State and In. dividuals. That the riparian rights or the owners or occupant of lands bor- dering on the shores of any of the wa. ters hereinbefore described. shall ex- tend out 600 yards from low water mark on . straight line, approximately at right snkles to the shore line or the owner of the upland. providing the said line of six hundred (60o) yards shall not take in what Is known as natural reef or obstruct recognized channel, and no one shall own ID fee simple the bottoms or the waters of this State except witnin .ns 6o0-yard limit aforesaid. All leases or bedding ground made in pursuance or this act shall continue in force and effect up to their expiration. proviieo such lessees shall pay to the Oyster Commission the rental provided TOT by this act.
 Sec. sI. oiving Commission Power to Establish Ports of Entry--That the said commission shall acquire sucn boats. vessels and other property as may be necessary to regulate and con troi the oyster industry. The said commission shall have the power 10 establish ports of entry at sucn points as 1t may deem convenient. where taxes hereinbefore levied on oysters shall be paid.
 toms-That the said commission shall have the power to lease any barren water bottoms in the State of Ala bsma, as described in Section twenty nine (2s) of this act and the title whereof is vested in the State or Ala bama. These leases can only be made to citizens of Alabama. Alabama firms. composed of citizens of Alabama ana Aiahana corporations domiciled in this State.
 Sec. ss. How to Secure Leases- That any qualified person, firm or corporation, desiring to lease part of the bottom or bed of any or the waters of this State as provided Tor above, shall present to the commits sion a written application setting forth the name and address of the ap- plicant, a reasonable definite descrip- tion of the location and amount of the land covered by water desired, and shall pray that the application be reg istered, that the water bottoms be surveyed. and Q plan or map of sur vey thereof be made. and that the wa ter bottoms described be leased to the applicant under the provisions of this act. Thereupon the Secretary of the Commission shall stamp the date and hour of filing, register such applica- tion and shall order the survey. and plan made forthwith. When appiica~ tions are made by two or more per- sons for the same lands. they shall he issued to the applicant who first filed Exploitation for same. The Commis- sion shall require the bodies of ian1 leased to be as compact as possible, taking into consideration the shape or the body of water and the condition of the bottom as to hardness or SOIL mud which would render them desir- able or undesirable for the purpose of oyster cultivation.
 Sec 3A. Lessees to Mark Water Bottom Leased-Thet as soon as sur. vey shall have been made, and the plan or map thereof shall have been flied with the commission. the conl- mission shall execute, in duplicate, lease of the water bottoms Co the aps plicant, one duplicate to be delivered to him and the other with the plan of survey to be retained by the commits sion, and registered in lease book which shall be kept and thereafter such lessee shall enjoy the exclusive use of said lands, and all oysters. shells and clutch. grown or placed thereon shall be his exclusive proper sty. The commission shall require. the lessee to mark the water bottom ieas- aAR AsnA and the like as 1t may deem necessary to ascertain and locate the same, to the end that the location and limit of the land embraced in such lease be easily and accurately found and fixed. Failure on the part of the lessee to comply with the order of the commits sion to this effect within the time fix ed by it, shall subject such lessee in the discretion of the commission to a fine not exceeding two dollars ($2.0o) per acre. All lessees shall cause the area of the leased water bottom and the name of the lessee to be shown by signs as may be determined by the commission.
 Sec. 35.-Price Fixed for Leasing That all leases shall be made under the provisions of Section thirty-four (34) of this act, and shall begin on the day that the lease is signed and shall continue in perpetuity under such re- strictions as shall hereafter be provii- cd in this act. The minimum rent shall be fifty cents and the maximum rent shall be five dollars per acre or any fraction of an acre per year. This- rent shall be paid in advance at the time of signing the lease. up to the first day of october following, and thereafter in advance on or before the first day of October of each year. whether the lease be held by the orig lnal lessee, or by an heir. assign, transferee or devisee. No person, firm or corporation, shall lease. hold or control more than one hundred acres of these water lands and any person. firm or corporation which holds or contracts or seeks or attempts to hold and control by partnership or other wise more than this amount by any scheme, agreement or understanding or combination whatsoever. shall forfeit all leases held by him or 1t and shall be thereafter barred from ever leasing any water bottoms from the State. No taxes or assessment or other licenses other than those imposed in this act. shall be levied or imposed on said leases or said leased lands but the an- nual rental exacted and paid shall be held and considered all that can or shall be exacted by the State, or any of its subordinate corporations or mu- nicipalities. Each tenant leasing wa ter bottoms under the provisions of this act shall after two (2) years from the commencement of this lease place under cultivation at least one tenth of the water bottoms leased and shall place under cultivation an additional one tenth of the water bot toms leased, in each year thereafter.
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