CHAPTER 111

An Act to declare certain areas near Hole in the Wall, in Mathews County,
as natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals. 'S 186)

Approved March 3, 1954
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the following ground near Hole in the Wall, Mathews
County, contained within the following boundaries be, and the same is
hereby, declared to be natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals and unassign-
able to any person for private use:

Beginning at Virginia Commission of Fisheries’ survey Station Marsh,
located in the marsh on the south side of the Hole in the Wall; thence in
a northeasterly direction to corner No. 3 of Carroll Lee Forrest and
Vernon Rowe, Junior’s, oyster lease of 13.02 acres; thence in a north-
westerly direction along said lease to corner No. 2; thence along the east
side of R. Herbert Callis’ lease of 6.69 acres to corner No. 3 of said lease;
thence along the north side of said lease in a westerly direction to corner
No. 2, said corner No. 2 is on line of Public Ground No. 7, Mathews
County; thence in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 11;
thence in a northwesterly direction along Public Ground line to a point
opposite corners No. 8 and 9 of Maywood L. Callis’ 24.69 acres; thence
in a northeasterly direction to corner No. 9 of said lease; thence to corner
No. 10 of said lease; thence in a northeasterly direction to Virginia Com-
mission of Fisheries’ survey Station Sand; thence in a due east course
to the intersection of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County; thence fol-
lowing along west side of said Public Ground in a southeasterly direction
to a point due east of Station Marsh; thence due west to Station Marsh, or
point of beginning.