Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-10
LEGAL NOTICE
1911 BOATING REGULATIONS
MuskinSum Watershed COnservancy
District Reservoirs

the waters OF any reservoir without
permit from the District unless under
| the authority of special contracts
with the District.
2. Ingress and egress for boats to
| the waters Of the reservoirs shall not
| be permitted except at authorized
Landing sites. Boats shall not be per-
mltted to be anchored, tied or stored
| at any other points along the shores
OF the reservoirs, except for tempor-
ary landings, unless under the terms
of special contracts
3. No boats shall be permitted to
operate in those parts of the reser-
Viors now or hereafter established by
the Ohio Division of Conservation and
Natural Resources for water fowl or
hsh sanctuarieS; or within distances
Irom SAID sanctuaries prescribed by
| reservoirs now or hereafter establish
ed and prohibited during the open
season for migratory water fowl by
said Division except under special
reg gulations adopted by said Division.
4. No boats of any kind shall be
permitted on the waters of the Beach
City, Tappan and Clendening reser-
voirs, until these regulations are
5. No power or motor driven boats
of any kind shall be permitted on the
water of Charles Mill Reservoir, ex-
cept the authorized boating conees-
tor driven boats, not to exceed H.
p, to tow fishermen from authorized
boat landings and docks to legal fish
ing grounds and return.
s. No power or motor driven boats
having power equipment in excess of
2h2 H. F., or any combination of boat
and motor capable Of speed in ex-
cess of miles per hour, shall be per
nitted on the waters of Atwood,
Leesville, Piedmont, Senecaville, Wills
Creek and Pleasant Hill reservoirs,
except that boats in excess of 2a H.
p, and with speeds in excess of 8
bp fa1 nt1
that part of the waters of Pleasant
Hill within areas that have their
boundaries outlined by buoys and
signs placed by the District.
Z. No power or motor driven boats
shall be permitted to operate within
$50 feet of the store line of any reser-
| voir, except in lanes established by
| the District to authorized landing sites
| and docks. No boats shall operate in
such lanes at speeds in excess of
| miles per hour.
| 8. Operators, of power or motor
gard for the safety of row boats and
all other small craft and they shall
slow down to speeds not more than I
miles per hour when approaching
within $50 feet of such smaller Graf
and shall not pass within so feet Of
| them.
8. No power or motor driven boa
shall be operated on the reservoir:
| without being equipped with an ap
proved muffler and shall not partici
| pate in any speed race or competitiv,
contest, either planned or casual, ex
cept within those areas of the Pleas
ant Hill Reservoir where motor boat
in excess of 2l2 H. T. are permitte'
and then only on Regatta days tha
have been authorized by the District
| Permits shall be obtained from tn
District and notice thereof posted a
authorized boat landing sites not les
than I days prior to any such Regatt
day. There shall be not more tha
two Regatta days within period {
| one week.
10. Operators Of all boats on tn
waters of the reservoirs shall kee
themselves informed of and shaI
regulations, rules, orders and decree
of bodies and tribunals having juris
diction or authority over the same
The use of boats shall conform to al
rules and regulations Of navigation
for inland lakes.
| II. No power or motor driven boa
or sail boat shall be operated on tn
| waters between sunset and sunrise
Every row boat and canoe on the res
ervoir waters after sunset and befor
sunrise, except when at authorized
landings, shall carry white light 10
Gated at the front end of the boat an(
visible all around the horizon.
| II. The use of boats on the water
of the reservoirs shall be at the risl
Of the users of the boats The Dis
|
ed States and their agents shall no
be liable for damages OF any kind t.
the users of boats resulting from th
use of the reservoirs for boating.
| 13. Parties using the reservoirs 70
boating shall do no act or thing t
cause the use of Intoxicating liquo
or to cause unsanitary conditions o
destruction of property on any land
District, and shall do nothing t.
cause pollution of the reservoir wa
ters. They shall not throw burning
matches, smoking cigarettes or othe
infiammable materials about in
| manner to cause starting of forest ol
ground fires. They shall not start an,
i bonfires, camp fires or other hres eX
! cept by permission of the District.
IL Operators Of boats shall navi
gate them on the waters of the reser
Voirs with view to the safety ant
comfort of those aboard other craft
that are in danger and signal fol
help. No operator or passenger o
any boat shall give q false signal o.
Is. The following fees shall b.
charged for boating permits:
| (a) Row boats, canoes and sal
boats less than le feet in length
For each craft-25 cents per day
year, or fraction thereof in excess o
| one month.
OBJ Power or motor driven boat
with motors 212 H. P. or less and sal
| boats more than 16 feet in length
| For each craft-50 cents per day
| $500 per month; $500 per calendar
year, or fraction thereof in excess O.
one month.
(c) Detachable motors 24 H. P. o.
less, 25 cents per day; S1.00 PEI
| month; S2.00 per calendar year, ol
fraction thereof in excess of one
month.
(d) A deposit of s100 shall b,
| made for metal plates issued with day
and month permits which deposit will
be refunded upon return of the tag IL
| good order.
Authorized concessionaires shall
charge $500 per month or Fraction
thereof for bank service docking fol
! each boat
Authorized boat concessionaire:
their boats and motors:
Ca Row boats-fshing type: q
cents per hour; rs cents per half day
to Ro hours; Eoatsnleps, sE2S psr day tvneant
canoes; SO cents per hour or fractioI
thereof for the first hour and q
cents per hour thereafter.
| (c) Motors 212 II. F. or less: 2!
up to 5 hours; s1.25 per day (without
! fuel)
16. The metal plate issued by th'
place on the side or end of the boa'
and maintained in such place during
the term of the permit free of any
| obstruction.
| II. Boat and motor permits shall
| not be transferable and may be re-
! voked upon violation of any of the
| above rules and regulations or any
other rules and regulations adopted
| or hereafter adopted or modified by
| the District.
IS. Whoever violates any of the
| above rules and regulations shall be
| guilty of a misdemeanor and upor
i convict ton shall be punished by fine
| of not more than one thousand dol.
| lars.
i 10. The above regulations shall moi
| apply to boats when operated by all.
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