Chap. 74.—An ACT to permit Charles B. Merritt to erect a wharf or pier on
Lewis creek, on Chincoteague island, Accomac county, Virginia.

Approved January 16, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Charles B.
Merritt, of Accomac county, be, and he is hereby, authorized and _per-
mitted to erect a wharf or pier on Lewis creck, in said county, with a
water front not more than fifty ‘fect wide, and extending twenty-five feet
out into the waters of Lewis creek, on Chincoteague island, subject to all
the laws of the State governing all wharves erected on the waters of the
Commonwealth : and provided, also, that navigation is not obstructed nor
any private right interfered with.

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