CHAPTER 299

AN ACT to declare certain areas in Hill’s Bay, Mathews County, as natural
oyster rocks, beds and shoals. 46H
(S 164)

Approved March 12, 1958

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the following ground in Hill’s Bay, Mathews County, con-
tained within the following boundaries be, and the same is hereby, declared
to be natural oyster rocks, beds and shoals and unassignable to any person
for private use.

The point of beginning is located at the low tide line on the West side
of the Gwynns Island Bridge, said bridge connecting the mainland and
Gwynns Island; thence following the West Right of Way of said Gwynns
Island Bridge to a point on the South side of Public Ground #5, Mathews
County; thence along the South side of Public Ground ¢5 in a Southwest
direction to Public Ground corner #2; thence in a generally West direction
along said Public Ground to Public Ground corner #3; thence in a generally
Northwest direction along said Public Ground to Public Ground corner #4;
thence in a generally Northwest direction along said Public Ground to
Public Ground corner #5; thence in a generally Northwest direction on
the West side of Public Ground #5 to a point; thence in a Northwest direc-
tion along the South side of C. M. Forrest’s 4.10 acre oyster ground lease
to a point; thence in a northwesterly direction along the Southwest side
of J. E. Forrest’s 10.17 acre oyster ground lease to a point; thence in an
easterly direction along the northern side of J. E. Forrest’s 10.17 acre
oyster ground lease to a point on the South side of Public Ground #5,
Mathews County; thence in a northwesterly direction along the South side
of Public Ground #5 to Public Ground corner #6; thence in a generally
North direction along the western side of said Public Ground #5 to Public
Ground corner #5; thence in a northerly direction along said Public Ground
to Public Ground corner #4; thence in a northerly direction along the West
side of Public Ground #5 to a point; thence following the South edge of
Shelton Rowe’s, Julian Rowe’s and Robert Callis’s oyster ground lease of
100 acres in a generally West direction to a point, said point being due
North of survey station “Burton’’, located on Burton’s Point; thence due
South toward survey station “Burton” on Burton’s Point to low tide line;
thence following the low tide line in a generally southeasterly direction
to the West side of the mouth of Queen’s Creek; thence in a southeasterly
direction across the mouth of Queen’s Creek to a point; thence along the
low tide line in a generally easterly direction to the point of beginning.