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in accordance with its provisions, shall be binding on the re-
spective parties thereto and conclusive as to the nature of the
area leased, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 94-A,
94-B and 94-C of this Act.

SEC. 104. Immediately after the termination of the respec-
tive periods prescribed for the filing of protests or appeals as
above provided, or immediately after final decision upon any
protests or appeals that the area in question may lawfully be
leased, it shall be the duty of the said Board to notify the appli-
cant by letter mailed to his last known post-office address that
said Board is ready to issue the lease applied for, and upon the
payment by the applicant of a further fee of two dollars and a
half, in addition to the fee of five dollars, which is to accompany
his application, and upon execution of the lease, said Board shali
cause to be entered in a book or books to be known as "The Reg-
ister of Titles to Oyster Lands,'' the name of the applicant, with
a concise but clear description of the land applied for. If the
applicant fails to accept the lease and pay all fees herein pro-
vided within sixty days after the mailing of the notice herein
provided, the application in question shall become null and void,
and all payments theretofore made to said Board by the appli-
cant shall be forfeited; provided, however, that the said Board
may for good cause shown extend the time for acceptance of
leases for an additional period of sixty days. The payment of
the proper fees due for the application and record in the regis-
ter required by this Section to be kept, shall constitute between
the State and the applicant the relation of landlord and tenant
for the term of twenty years, from the record of the lands so ap-
plied for as aforesaid, at the annual rentals provided in Sec-
tion 98 of this Act.

SEC. 105. The relation of landowner and tenant stated in Sec-
tion 104 shall have all the incidents attaching to that relation as
the same exists under the laws of Maryland, excepting only the
following particulars:

First: Land leased under this Act shall be used only for the
purpose of planting and cultivating oysters;

Second: Residents of this State shall have the right to crab
or fish upon all leased areas, provided they do not remove or
destroy oysters thereon;

Third: No right shall exist to redeem or purchase any land
of the State so leased;

Fourth: Any other modification caused by the provisions of
this Act.