For Man. Horse. Carter; and from the said Carter's to the said Hughes's, From the land of Lemuel Riddick, ad- From the land of William Pride, in the 0 3 From Temple's landing, over Matapony river, From West point to Dudley's, or Dudley's to West point, From York town to Tindal's point, or From Capahosick to Scimino, From Seaton's over Pianketank, From Frazier's to Broach's, and from From Walker town to Waller's, or From Turk's Ferry over Pianketank, For Man. Horse. From Sweethall to Claiborne Gooch's, or from Claiborne Gooch's to Sweethall, From George Dabney's over Pamun- From Taylor's in King William, to From William Pulliam's in Hanover, From Todd's warehouse landing, in Rappahanock. From Whiting's to Gilbert's, From the land of Thomas Ley, to Robinson's, or from Robinson's to Ley's. From Byrd's to Williams', or Williams' to Byrd's, For Man. Horse, From the wharf above the mouth of From Roy's warehouse to Gibson's From William Lowry's to the land of From Falmouth to the land of Francis From the lot of Joseph Morton, in From the lower side of Parrot's creek, Potomack. From Col. William Fitzhugh's land at Boyd's Hole, over to Maryland, From Hoe's to Cedar point, From Tripplit's land below the mouth of Quantico creek, over to Brooks's From Robert Lovell's in the county of From the land of William Russel on From Gersham Key's land, to the land At Williams' Gap, from the land of the For Man. Horse. where John Melton now lives, to the land of Ralph Wormley, esq. From the plantation of George Mason, opposite to Rock creek, over to Maryland, From the plantation of John Hereford, 1.0 .1 0 1,0 .0 6 06 in Daigs neck, over the river, to the lower side of Pamunky in Maryland, 10 From Hunting creek warehouse, to Frazier's point, or Addison's, From the land of Ebenezer Floyd, to Powell's, From Evan Watkin's landing, opposite to Canagochego creek, to Edmund Wade's land in Maryland, From the land of William Clifton to the land of Thomas Wallis, 0 3 0 8 10 10 From Bolton's ferry, to Simmons' land, 0.3 0 3 Eastern Shore. From York, Hampton, and Norfolk towns, to the land of Littleton Eyre, on Hungar's river, or from thence to either of the aforesaid places, for a man or horse, passing singly, twenty shillings, for a man and horse, or if there be more, for each fifteen shillings. And for the transportation of wheel carriages, tobacco, cattle, and other beasts, at any of the places aforesaid, the ferry keeper may demand and take the rates following, viz. For every coach, chariot, or waggon, and the driver Wheel car thereof, the same as for six horses. For every cart, or four wheel chaise, and the driver of such chaise, as for four horses. For every two wheel chaise, or chair, as for two For every hogshead of tobacco, as for one horse. riages. Tobacco. Cattle. Sheep, goat. For every sheep, goat, or lamb, one fifth part of the ferriage of one horse. Hogs. Penalty on taking great er rates. ries. For every hog, one fourth of the ferriage of one horse. According to the prices herein before settled at such ferry respectively, and no more. And if any ferry keeper shall presume to demand and receive, from any person or persons whatsoever, any greater rate than is herein before allowed, for the carriage and ferriage of any thing whatsoever, he or they, for every such offence, shall forfeit and pay to the party grieved, the ferriage demanded, and received, and ten shillings, to be recovered with costs, before any justice of peace, of the county where such offence shall be committed. II. And that where a ferry is by this act appointed County on one side of a river or creek, and none on the other courts may appoint op-side answerable thereto, it shall be lawful for the reposite fer- spective county courts, to appoint an opposite ferry, and to allow the respective rates herein before directed, and the said courts are also hereby impowered to appoint a ferry over any river or creek, within their respective counties, where the same shall be found And ferries convenient, and to contract with the keeper of such for their mi- ferry or of any public ferry, to set over the militia of the county, on muster days, and to raise an allowance for the same in their county levy; Provided al ways,* That no such allowance shall be raised for any ferry over a river or creek into another county. litia. Other fer fies. III. And that it shall be lawful for the keepers of the several county ferries, herein after mentioned, respectively, to demand and take for ferriage, the following rates, that is to say, On the river Occoquan in Prince William, for a man three pence, for a horse the same. Nominy, in Westmoreland, for a man four pence, for a horse the same. -Mattox, in the same county, for a man three for a horse the same. pence, Pappahanock creek, in Richmond county, for a man three pence, for a horse the same. Piscataway, in Essex, for a man three pence, for a horse the same. On James river, at Branch's in Henrico, for a man three pence, for a horse the same. From Jacob Micheaux's to Thomas Atkins's, for a man three pence, for a horse the same. |