Chap. 123.—An ACT to authorize D. M. Norton, Joshua Robert Ross,
Robert Norton, John 8. Jones, and Zebedee Randall, of the county
of York, to establish a ferry across York river, from a point at or
near Yorktown to a point on the opposite shore, ator near Gloucester
Point.

Approved April 22, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful for D. M. Norton, Joshua Ross, Robert Norton, John
8. Jones, and Zebedee Randall, of the county of York, to
establish and keep a ferry across the York river, from some
point at or near Yorktown, in said county of York, to some
convenient point on the opposite shore, at or near Gloucester
point, in the county of Gloucester: provided that the said D.

Norton, Joshua Ross, Robert Norton, John S. Jones, and
Zebedee Randall shall within six months from the date of
the passage of this act, provide and have in readiness for use
at the ferry, at least one boat of dimensions sufficient for the
transportation of any ordinary vehicle, and shall have in
readiness hands sufficient for the proper and safe manage-
ment of such boat.

2. Unless the county courts of the said counties shall,
after due proceedings in said courts, fix other rates of ferri-
age, the rates of ferriage at said ferry shall be as follows, to-
wit: For every person, twenty-five cents; for every horse,
twenty-five cents; for every jack, twenty-five cents; for
every work-ox, twenty-five cents; for every head of neat
cattle, twenty-five cents; for every sheep, ten cents; for
every hog, ten cents; for every goat, ten cents; for every
vehicle, twenty-five cents for each wheel thereof.

3. The ferry hereby authorized to be established, shall be
subject to all the rules, regulations, conditions, and penalties
prescribed by general statutes now in force or hereafter
enacted, governing ferries established under the provisions
of chapter sixty-four of the Code of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three; and the proprietors of such ferry shall be
entitled to all of the rights, privileges, and remedies given as
such under said statutes, and for all purposes the said ferry
shall be deemed to have been established under the provi-
sions of said chapter of said Code: provided, however, that
the franchise hereby granted, shall also, at all times, be sub-
ject to the control of the general assembly, and may at any
time be revoked by it.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 123.—An ACT to authorize D. M. Norton, Joshua Robert Ross,
Robert Norton, John 8. Jones, and Zebedee Randall, of the county
of York, to establish a ferry across York river, from a point at or
near Yorktown to a point on the opposite shore, ator near Gloucester
Point.

Approved April 22, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful for D. M. Norton, Joshua Ross, Robert Norton, John
8. Jones, and Zebedee Randall, of the county of York, to
establish and keep a ferry across the York river, from some
point at or near Yorktown, in said county of York, to some
convenient point on the opposite shore, at or near Gloucester
point, in the county of Gloucester: provided that the said D.

Norton, Joshua Ross, Robert Norton, John S. Jones, and
Zebedee Randall shall within six months from the date of
the passage of this act, provide and have in readiness for use
at the ferry, at least one boat of dimensions sufficient for the
transportation of any ordinary vehicle, and shall have in
readiness hands sufficient for the proper and safe manage-
ment of such boat.

2. Unless the county courts of the said counties shall,
after due proceedings in said courts, fix other rates of ferri-
age, the rates of ferriage at said ferry shall be as follows, to-
wit: For every person, twenty-five cents; for every horse,
twenty-five cents; for every jack, twenty-five cents; for
every work-ox, twenty-five cents; for every head of neat
cattle, twenty-five cents; for every sheep, ten cents; for
every hog, ten cents; for every goat, ten cents; for every
vehicle, twenty-five cents for each wheel thereof.

3. The ferry hereby authorized to be established, shall be
subject to all the rules, regulations, conditions, and penalties
prescribed by general statutes now in force or hereafter
enacted, governing ferries established under the provisions
of chapter sixty-four of the Code of eighteen hundred and
seventy-three; and the proprietors of such ferry shall be
entitled to all of the rights, privileges, and remedies given as
such under said statutes, and for all purposes the said ferry
shall be deemed to have been established under the provi-
sions of said chapter of said Code: provided, however, that
the franchise hereby granted, shall also, at all times, be sub-
ject to the control of the general assembly, and may at any
time be revoked by it.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.