CHAP. IX.

An act for establishing the landing place from Fraser's ferry at the causey opposite thereto.

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1. WHEREAS it is represented to this present Ge- Landing at neral Assembly that William Fraser, of the county of Frazer's ferKing William, hath lately raised a causey through the y establishmarsh opposite to his plantation, from whence a publick ferry is established over Mattapony River, which was not effected without great labour, expense, and trouble; and that the passage over the said river will be considerably shortened, and it would be of great ease and advantage to travellers, if the publick landing place from the said ferry was established at the said causey; and that the guardian of the infant children of George Braxton, esquire, deceased, who are seized of the reversion of the lands adjoining the said causey, have consented thereto:

II. Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governour, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the publick landing place over the said river from the said Fraser's shall be, and the same is hereby established at the causey aforesaid, and from thence back again to the said Fraser's; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary thereof, in any wise, notwithstanding.

CHAP. X.

An act for encouraging the settlement of the towns of Alexandria and Falmouth, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

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of lots, in Alexandria,

I. WHEREAS the trustees, and other inhabitants Purchasers of the towns of Alexandria and Falmouth, have sented to this present General Assembly that the for- & Falmouth, feiture to which the purchasers of lots in the said towns not compell

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are subject to, by the several and respective acts of asprove them, sembly for establishing and enlarging the said towns, limited time. hath proved very injurious to the growth and improvement thereof, and hath prevented many useful tradesmen and others, who are not able to purchase and immediately build on and save their lots within the time limited by the said respective acts of assembly, from settling therein:

II. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant-Governour, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so much of the act of assembly made in the twenty second year of the reign of his late majesty king George the second, entitled, An Act for erecting a town at Hunting creek Warehouse in the county of Fairfax, and also one other act made in the first year of his said late majesty's reign, entitled, An Act for erecting a town in each of the Counties of Spotsylvania and king George, and of every other subsequent act or acts of assembly respecting either of the said towns, as directs the purchasers of lots therein to build on and improve the same within a limited time, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed, and declared void; and such purchasers shall not hereafter be subject or liable to any forfeiture for neglecting or failing to build on their said lots in the times limited by the said respective acts of assembly, but shall be at liberty to build thereon when they shall think fit.

III. And whereas the trustees, and other inhabitants of the said town of Falmouth, have represented that the street called King's street in the said town is at present one hundred and fifty feet broad, which is much more than is necessary for the convenience of the inhabitants, and that it would be a great improvement to the said town if they were permitted to lay off seventy feet of the breadth of the said street into lots and streets, and to sell the said lots, and lay out the money arising from the sale thereof in other improvements for the commoir benefit and advantage of the said town; and also that the building wooden chimnies, and suffering hogs to run at large therein, may be of pernicious consequence: IV. Be it therefore further enacted, by the authority Falmouth au aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the trustees of the said town, for the time being, to lay off part of the said street called King's street, not exceeding King's street seventy feet. of the breadth thereof, on the side next the

Trustees of

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of the

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river, into lots and streets, as they shall think proper, and sell part and to sell and dispose of the said lots for the best price that can be got for them, and to convey the fee simple and absolute estate and inheritance thereof to the purchasers, by good and sufficient deeds of conveyance,. and to order and direct the placing the houses to be built thereon in such manner as they shall think proper; and the said trustees shall and may lay out the money arising from the sale of the said lots in such other improvements, for the benefit and advantage of the inhabitants of the said town, as they shall think proper.

Wooden

V. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore- chimmies not said, That it shall not be lawful for any person what- to be built in soever to erect or build, or cause to be erected or built, Falmouth, within the said town, any wooden chimnies; and if any person shall presume to erect or build any wooden chimney contrary to the directions of this act, or if any person having already built such wooden chimney shall suffer the same to stand and remain for the space of six months after the passing this act, it shall and may be lawful for the sheriff of the said county, and he is hereby required, to cause such chimney to be pulled down and demolished.

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VI. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore- Norhogs suf said, That from and after the first day of February fered to run next it shall not be lawful for any person or persons inat large!® habiting within the said town to raise or keep any hogs within the limits thereof; and if any hogs so raised or kept shall be found going or running at large within the said town, it shall and may be lawful for any person to kill and destroy the same.

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CHAP. XI.

An act for exempting the inhabitants of Elizabeth City County, and also the ministers and other parishioners of Suffolk in Nansemond, and of Antrim parish in Halifax, from the payment of ferriage, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

I. WHEREAS the inhabitants of that part of the on east side County of Elizabeth city which lies on the east side of of Hampton Hampton river have represented to this present General iver, in Eli- Assembly that they are subject to a continual expense zabeth City of ferriage over the said river when their attendance is empted from required at Hampton, either in the puhlick business of payment of the county or their own private concerns, the church, ferriage to court-house, and warehouse, being all placed in the said town, and at the same time that they are liable to, Hampton.. and obliged to pay, their full proportion of all the incident charges of the said county; and they have petitioned this assembly that they may be hereafter exempt from the payment of ferriage over the said river, and that the same may be made a county charge:

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II. Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant-Governour, Council and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the inhabitants of the said county of Elizabeth city shall be, and are hereby declared to be, exempt and free fom the payment of ferriage over the said river to and from Hampton aforesaid, as well for themselves as their servants, carriages, and horses; and the ferry-keepers on each side of the said river shall from time to time, as they shall be required, set them over the same, without demanding any ferriage of them.

III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforezabeth city said, That it shall and may be lawful for the court of thorised to the said county of Elizabeth city, from time to time, to appoint fer- appoint ferry-keepers on each side of the said river, and ry-keepers to contract and agree with them for a reasonable anof Hampton nual allowance for the ferriage of the inhabitants of the river, & con- said county, with their servants and horses, over the

on each side

such per

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of Suffolk

said river; and to levy the same annually on the inha- tract fortranbitants of the said county, in their county levy, for the sportation of use of such ferry-keepers respectively. IV. And whereas the parish of Suffolk, in the coun- Minister and ty of Nansemond, is situate on both sides of Nansemond parishioners river, and it is represented to this general assembly parish, in that as well the minister of the said parish, at all times Nansemond when attending the duties of his function, as the other county, and of Antrim, parishoners who are obliged to cross the ferry to attend parish in divine service on Sundays, and other publick days of wor- county of ship are subject to the payment of ferriage over the said Halifax, exriver, which is an unreasonable expense to them, and empted from payment of also that the parish of Antrim, in the county of Halifax, ferriage is divided by the river Dan, the minister and other in- over Nansehabitants whereof are subject to the like unreasonable mond and expenses, in the same instances:

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V. Be it therefore further enacted, by the authority ing to attend aforesaid, That from and after the passing of this act divine ser the ministers of the said parishes of Suffolk and Antrim, for the time being, and at all times, and the other inhabitants of the said parishes, when under the necessity of passing the said river to attend divine service on Sundays, and other publick days of worship, shall be, and are hereby declared to be, exempt and free from the payment of ferriage over the said rivers.

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VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the courts of contract, for the respective counties of Nansemond and Halifax, and an annual they are hereby empowered and required, to contract ferriage. and agree with the ferry-keepers on each side of the respective rivers above mentioned for an annual allowance to be paid them for such ferriages; which shall be levied by the vestries of the respective parishes aforesaid at their laying of their parish levies, for the use of the said ferry-keepers, to be collected and paid in the same manner as their other parish levies.