Chap. 855.—An ACT declaring a certain portion of ground in York river a
natural oyster rock.

Approved March 5, 1896.

Whereas when the geodetic survey of natural rock in York river
was made under the act of general assembly approved February
twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, through inadvert-
ence a natural rock oyster was omitted to be surveyed, which natural
oyster rock is between public ground number thirty and public ground
number thirty-one, running from figure twenty-one to figure six on
the out-shore lines, and from figure twenty to figure five on the in-
shore lines, as designated on plot filed in clerk’s office of Gloucester
and York counties, showing public oyster-grounds in Gloucester and
York counties; and

Whereas the above described natural oyster rock should be em-
braced in the geodetic survey ; now, therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the
natural oyster rock in York river between public ground number
thirty and public ground number thirty-one, running from figure
twenty-one to figure six on the out-shore lines and from figure twenty
to figure five on the in-shore lines, as designated on plot filed in
the clerk’s offices of Gloucester and York counties, showing Glouces-
ter and York counties public oyster-grounds, state of Virginia, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-four, be, and the same is hereby, declared
to be a natural oyster rock and to be held and regulated as all other
natural oyster rocks which are embraced in the geodetic survey. All
laws pertaining to the natural oyster rocks in the geodetic survey
shall be applicable to this natural oyster rock, which is made so by
this act.

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