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96C. Condemnation of interests of les- sees outstanding and in force on April 3, 1914; procedure; juris- diction. 100. Leases; maximum number of acres; duration; rent, non-pay- ment of; cancellation of leases; assessQient of rentals. 102. Riparian owners and boatmen to have preference in leasing. 104. Leases to others than riparian owners or boatmen. 105. Applicants for leases; fee; adver- tisement of application; protest; suit at law to be docketed; ap- peal ; proviso. 106. Notice to applicant that lease will be issued; additional fee; regis- tration of lease; failure to ac- cept lease and pay fees; relation of landlord and tenant. 107. Relation of landowner and ten- ant exists except in certain par- ticulars. 112. Invalid assignments or transfers; reverter to state. 114. License required for dredging; power boats; row or sail boats; penalties. 114A. Penalty for dredging oysters from natural beds or bars or neutral zones ; boats to enforce provisions of section. 117A. Penalty for appropriation by persons not lessees, and lessees in default, of barren bottoms; duties of state's attorneys; dis- tribution of fees ; proviso. 118. Additional penalty for violation of law.

120. Application of revenues. 121A. Shell fish commissioners to in- crease productivity of bars. 121B, Exemption of bars from oyster taking. 121C. Superintendent of natural oyster bars. 121D. Purchase and distribution of shells and materials. 121E. Control of state fishery force. 121F. Limit of expenditures. Reserved Areas. 132. Commander of state fishery force to reserve natural beds, bars and rocks in certain localities for oys- ter conservation ; notice thereof; warning; reopening; penalty. 133. Residents holding dredger's or scraper's license, permits of to remove seed oysters during cer- tain season from bottoms in cer- tain localities; such oysters to be transplanted in reserved areas ; certificate thereof ; ex- pense, how borne. 134. Conditions under which oysters may be caught during current season in reserved areas re- opened ; such areas opened to public use thereafter ; penalty. 135. Special tax provided for in "re- served area" law, how credited and used. 136. Boats to guard reserved areas, when closed and during current season when reopened. 137. Reports to General Assembly of progress of replenishing natural beds, etc., under "Reserved Area" law.

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1.*

1904, art. 72, sec. 6. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 6. 1898, ch. 117. 1900, ch. 90.

1914, ch. 284.

6. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, who have obtained
a license to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs, to take or catch

*The act of 1914, chapter 13, limits the time for the taking of oysters with
rakes and tongs in West and Rhode rivers and tributaries from October 15th to
April 25th of each year.

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