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The said survey shall be made by the hydrographic engineer 

 employed by said Board, as provided in Section 84 of this Act, 

 acting under the direction and control of the said Commis- 

 sioners. The said natural beds-, or bars, shall be marked by 

 buoys, which shall be known as State buoys. 



SECTION 87. The Governor of this State is hereby requested 

 to ask the assistance of the United States Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey, and of the United States Fish Commissioner, to aid in 

 the carrying out of the provisions of the preceding section. 



SECTION 88. The County Commissioners of each and every 

 county in this State, in which there are natural oyster beds, 

 bars or rocks, shall be authorized to appoint some resident of 

 their said county, who is well acquainted with the situation and 

 location of oyster beds, bars or rocks in the waters of such 

 county, who shall aid the said Board by furnishing any infor- 

 mation he may possess, concerning the situation and location of 

 recognized oyster beds, bars and rocks in the waters of such 

 county, and who shall aqcompany the said Commissioners and 

 the hydrographic engineer appointed by said Board, but only 

 within the limits of his county, in the making of the survey of 

 the natural oyster beds, bars and rocks, as provided by this Act, 

 the said appointee to receive a compensation of Five Dollars 

 per day when actually so engaged. 



SECTION 89. As soon as practicable after the first day of 

 April, 1906, the said Commissioners shall organize and shall at 

 once proceed, with the assistance of such person or persons as 

 may be detailed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Sur- 

 vey, and the United States Fish Commissioner, to aid them in 

 their work, and of such persons as may be appointed under the 

 preceding section, to have laid out, surveyed and designated on 

 the said charts, the natural beds, and bars, and shall cause to be 

 marked and defined as accurately as practicble, the limits and 

 boundaries of the natural beds, bars and rocks, as established 

 by said survey, and they shall take true and accurate notes of 

 said survey in writing, and make an accurate report of said 

 survey, setting forth such a description of land marks as may be 

 necessary to enable the said Board, or their successors, to find 

 and ascertain the boundary lines of the said natural oyster beds.* 

 bars and rocks, as shown by a delineation on the maps and 



