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direct, from daylight to daylight from the first of November to
the first of March, and from an hour before to an hour after day-
light for the residue of the year, and that he will not charge or
receive any greater price for ferriage than allowed by law ; and
every ferry-keeper shall pay the clerk of the court for taking
such recognizance, and making out his license and a fair copy
of the rates of ferriage, the sum of five shillings current money.
By November, 1788, ch. 33, every person licensed to keep ferry across
Chesapeake bay, shall keep a good anchor and cable, a small yawl with
oars, and also hatches, and a substantial pair of oars and setting poles, under
the penalty of ten pounds to be recovered before a single magistrate of either
shore.
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May cause
land to be
valued, &c
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, If the proprietor of any place now
used as a public ferry, and which the justices of the county
shall think proper to be continued, shall neglect to take out
license agreeable to this act, or to rent such ferry, with the
houses and land heretofore commonly used with, or necessary
for, such ferry, to such person as the said justices shall approve,
or be under any disability to take out license or to rent as afore-
said, that in such case the said justices shall issue their warrant to
the sheriff of their county, to summon twelve reputable persons,
qualified by law to be jurymen, to meet on the premises, on a
day to be appointed, to estimate, on oath, in current money, the
annual value of the land, not exceeding three acres, or including
the dwelling-house or garden, orchard or meadow, more than
sufficient for a road, of the owner or possessor, necessary, and
most convenient in their judgment for the use of such ferry ;
and the sheriff shall make return of the inquest, together with
a certificate of survey of the said land by the surveyor of the
county, to the next county court, who shall cause the same to
be entered on their records, and may agree with any person to
erect or repair, at the expense of the county, buildings necessary
for carrying on such ferry ; and the land valued by the jury, and
the buildings thereon, shall become the property of the county
for ever, and shall be annually rented out to such person as the
said county court may think proper to license to keep ferry at
such place ; and the court shall yearly pay to the proprietor of
the land, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, the
annual value or rent estimated by the jury as aforesaid ; and the
said court shall assess the same, and the expense of erecting or
repairing buildings as aforesaid, on all the property in their
county, in the same manner as other county charges are assess-
ed by law.
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In case of
death may
permit
others, &c.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, If any ferry-keeper shall die be-
tween the setting of the county court, that any two justices may,
in their discretion, permit any inhabitant of their county to keep
the ferry until the next court, who may appoint such person for
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