the tenth day of June, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-one. CHAP. XVI. An Act for the Settlement and Regulation of Ferries, and for Dispatch of Public Expresses. I. BE it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Coun- Public fer cil, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, ries appointand it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, ed That ferries be constantly kept at the places hereaf- Rates of ferter named, and that the rates for passing the said riage.. ferries be as follows, viz. On James River and the Branches thereof. 0 7 From Westover, in Charles City county, to Maycox, or Coggins Point; and from Maycox to Westover, From Kennon's to Maye's, on Appomattox river, and from Maye's to Kennon's, 07/ From Joseph Wilkin's, or John Hood's 1 3 From Cowle's to Hamner's point, From Hampton town point, to Brooke's 30 From Hampton town to Sewell's point, 3 0 or Crawford's, and from Crawford's 06 06 From Crawford's to Powder point, 04 04 From Bolling's point, in Henrico coun ty, over Appomattox river, 10 From Bermuda-hundred to City point, 10 From City point to Shirley-hundred, at the ship landing, and from the From the ship landing at Shirley, to From the hemp landing, at the falls of From the land of Stephen Woodson, in From Henry Cary's land, over the ri- 10 10 06 0 6 .0 4 04 0 3 0 3 For Man. Horse. From the land of William Pride, called the Store Landing, in the county of Henrico, to Anthony's landing, in the county of Prince George, From the said Store Landing over Persie's stile creek, to the land of Peter Baugh, From the warehouse landing at Warwick, to the land of Thomas Moseley, From the town of Southampton, to the borough of Norfolk, and to Nansemond town, But if there be more than one single man and horse, And the same rates from Norfolk and Nansemond, to Southampton. From the land of Richard Mosby, in From the land of Tucker Woodson, to -03 From the land of Bennet Goode, to the land of Col. John Fleming, From the land of James Fenly, to the From Charles Lynch's plantation, in From the land of Mr. Benjamin Cocke, cross the said river to the land of the said Benjamin Cocke, From the land of Ashford Hughes, on the north side of James river, near the mouth of Willis's creek, cross the said river, to the land of Robert 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 Albemarle county, at the mouth of On York. From Chamberlayne's to Williams's, From Brick House to Dudley's, or 10 10/1 From Webb's to Lyde's, formerly 06 For Man. Horse. From Sweethall to Claiborne Gooch's, 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, From Tappahannock town to Carter's, or to Rappahanock creek, on either side thereof, From Tankersley's over Rappahanock river, to the usual place, From Germanna over the Rapid Ann, From Johnston's plantation in Spotsyl- From Taliaferro's plantation of the Mount, to the land of Joseph Berry, From Philemon Cavenaugh's ford, C-Vol. 6 |