Chap. 564.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7 of an act entitled “ an act
to amend and re-enact section 2134 of code of Virginia, as amended and re-
enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sections 2131, 2133,
2185, 21387, 2148, 2151, 2153, and to repeal sections 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145
and 2147 of chapter 97 of the code of Virginia in relation to oysters, and to
add independent sectiuns theretuv, approved February 25, 1892, and to amend
and re-enact sections 6 and 7 of the said act, approved February 25, 1892,
approved March 5, 1894.

Approved March 2, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, The section
seven of an act entitled ‘an act to amend and re-enact section two
thousand one hundred and thirty-four, of code of Virginia, as amended
aud re-enacted by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact sec-
tions two thousand one hundred and thirty-one, two thousand one
hundred and thirty-three, two thousand one hundred and thirty-five,
two thousand one hundred and thirty-seven, two thousand one hun-
dred and forty-eight, two thousand one hundred and fifty-one, two
thousand one hundred and fifty-three, and to repeal sections two
thousand one hundred and forty-one, two thousand one hundred and
forty-two, two thousand one hundred and forty-three, two thousand
one hundred and forty-four, two thousand one hundred and forty-
five and two thousand one hundred and forty-seven of chapter ninety-
seven of the code of Virginia, in relation to oysters, and to add inde-
pendent sections thereto, approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-two, and to amend and re-enact sections six and
seven of the said act, approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-two, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four,” so as to read as follows:

§ 7. Any person holding oyster-planting ground who has not had
it assigned, or paid any rent for the same, shall forthwith apply to
the inspector of his district to have said ground surveyed, assigned
and pay the rent; and if he fails to do so the inspector shall serve
notice on said occupant, giving him thirty days to comply with the
law, and then if he fails or refuse to rent, as the law directs, he shall
be fined one dollar per month per acre (collectible by the inspector as
other oyster revenues are collected) for each month he continues to
hold or occupy the same, or refuses to remove the stakes after being
notified by the inspector so to do, and the inspector shall rent out the
ground to the first applicant: provided that the riparian owners of
land on Jackson’s creek, Sturgeon creek and Broad creek, in the
county of Middlesex, Virginia, shall not be subject to the provisions
of this act.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.