Chap. 48.—An ACT to allow Dr. L. B. Hunley to establish a ferry from Gwynn’'s
island, in Mathews county, over to the mainland in said county, across the
Piankitank river.

Approved January 11, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall be
lawful for Doctor L. B. Hunley, of Mathews county, Virginia, to estab-
lish a ferry across Piankitanke, river, and he is hereby “authorized to
establish and keep a ferry from Narrow’s point on Gwynn’s island, in
Mathews county, Virginia, across the said Piankitank river, to a certain
place called and known as ‘the horse block,’’ on the mainland, in
Mathews county, opposite to Narrow’s point, and to construct a bridge
from ‘the horse block’? to the terminus of the main road at Cricket
hill, in Mathews county: provided, that the said Doctor L. B. Hunley,
or his assigns, shall, within twelve months from the passage of this act,
provide and have in use at said ferry a boat for the transportation of
foot passengers, horses and vehicles, and shall have in readiness sufficient
hands for the proper and safe management of said boat.

2. The county court of Mathews county shall fix the rates of ferriage
over this ferry, as the law of Virginia provides.
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 the code of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven,
and the proprietor of said ferry shall be entitled to all the rights, privi-
leges and remedies given as such under the said statute, and for all pur-
poses the said ferry shall be deemed to have been established under the
provisions of sections thirteen hundred and seventy-five, thirteen hun-
dred and seventy-six and thirteen hundred and seventy-seven of the code
of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven: provided, however, that the
franchise hereby granted shall also, at all times, be subject to the con-
trol of the general assembly, and.may be at any time amended by it.

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