Chap. 854.—An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 16,
1892, entitled an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March 2, 1888,
entitled an act to grant the right and privilege for a period of twenty
years, of occupancy of certain flats and water-fronts on James river upon
certain conditions, and to more definitely define said flats and water-fronts.

Approved March 6, 1900.

Whereas by an act of the general assembly of Virginia, approved
February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, H. R. Parker,
of the county of Isle of Wight, was granted the exclusive right and
privilege, for a period of twenty years from March second, eighteen
hundred and eighty-eight, of occupancy of certain flats and water-
fronts in James river for the purpose of planting and propagating
oysters thereon, which flats and water-fronts are described in said act
by courses and distances; and

Whereas it appears from the original survey and map of the said
flats and water-fronts that a clerical error and mistake was made in
the said map, the result of an error in transcribing the filed notes of
said survey upon the said map, whereby the first course upon the said
Map is made to appear as being north seventy-four degrees and ten
minutes east, while in truth and in fact, as will appear from the said
survey and map, the said course is north twenty-four degrees and ten
minutes east, which clerical error was perpetuated in said act, the said
map being the basis thereof; and

Whereas the said flats and water-fronts having been largely improved
by planting and propagating oysters thereon, it is desired to rectify
the said error and reform the said act— ,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That an act
approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled
an act to amend and re-enact an act approved March second, eighteen
hundred and eighty-eight, entitled an act to grant the right and privi-
lege for a period of twenty years of occupancy of certain flats and
water-fronts on James river upon certain conditions, and to more
definitely define said flats and water-fronts, be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

§ 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That H. R.
Parker, of the county of Isle of Wight, be, and he is hereby, granted
the exclusive right and privilege, for a period of twenty years from
March second, eighteen fundred and eighty-eight, of occupying flats
and water-fronts in James river, described as follows: Commencing at
ordinary low-water mark at the mouth of a small creek or gut on
Green’s island, being the nearest creek or gut to Cooper’s creek; thence
north twenty-four degrees ten minutes east four thousand seven hun-
dred and eighty feet in James river; thence north seventy-nine degrees
twenty minutes west three thousand six hundred and fifty feet up
James river; thence south ten degrees and ten minutes west three
hundred feet; thence north seventy-six degrees fifty minutes west five
thousand seven hundred and fifteen feet up James river; thence south
twenty-one degrees forty-five minutes west fifteen hundred feet to
ordinary low-water mark at the mouth of a ditch or canal (the line
between the lands of the said H. R. Parker and Patrick Davis); thence
down James river along the line of ordinary low-water mark to the said
creek or gut, the point of beginning, for the purpose of sowing, plant-
ing, and propagating oysters, the said H. R. Parker paying annually to
the inspector of oysters for the county of Isle of Wight the sum of
twenty-five cents per acre for the occupancy of the said flats and water-
fronts as aforesaid: provided, however, that all oysters or shells planted
or sowed on the flats aforesaid shall be subject to tax and restrictions
imposed by law upon planted oysters and shells and the planting thereof
prescribed by sections five, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-
three, twenty-four, twenty-six, and twenty-seven of an act entitled
an “act for preservation of oysters and to obtain revenue for the privi-
lege of taking them within the waters of the commonwealth,” approved
March fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as amended by the act
approved August the twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four:
and provided further, that after January first, eighteen hundred and
ninety-two, the said H. R. Parker shall list each year for taxation not
less than one hundred bushels of oysters for each acre of water-front
included in this grant during the time which he holds the same.

§ 2. Be it further enacted, “That the said H. R. Parker shall, within
six months from the passage of this act, mark and designate the afore-
said water-front by good and sufficient buoys, firmly anchored, to be
placed as follows: Commencing at starting point and following boundary
line as hereinbefore described, one buoy midway from starting point to
first angle, one at first angle, one at second angle, one at third angle,
one midway from third angle to fourth angle, one at fourth angle.
But nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to grant to
the said H. R. Parker, or his assigns, any additional acreage over and
above the amount granted to the said H. R. Parker, under the said
act approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two,
reading the first course in said act as running north twenty-four degrees
ten minutes east, four thousand seven hundred and eight feet in James
river.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.