Chap. 190.—An ACT to empower the boards of supervisors of the counties of Hali-
fax, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Cumberland, and Powhatan to declare streams
in their counties public highways, to provide rules and regulations for keeping
the banks and channels of the same free from obstructions, and to provide penal-
ties for failures to comply therewith.

Approved May 1, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the boards
of supervisors of the respective counties of Halifax,. Charlotte, Prince
Edward, Cumberland, and Powhatan be, and they are hereby, empowered
to declare any stream or streams in their respective counties a public
highway.

2. The said boards are further empowered to make all necessary rules
and regulations to carry into effect the provisions of this act, and to re-
quire all persons owning land contiguous thereto to keep the banks and
channels of said streams free from fallen timber, drift-wood and other
obstructions.

3. If any owner of contiguous land shall fail to comply with the rules
and regulations imposed by the board of supervisors of the county in
which said land is situated in reference to keeping the banks and
channels of any such stream free from fallen timber, drift-wood, or other
obstructions, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined not less than two nor more than ten dollars.

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