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Nothing in this act to prevent the courts, (as heretofore practised,)

from agreeing with persons to keep ferries, on taking recognizance

and ascertaining the prices — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 5, .

176

The county courts may grant license to keep ferry at the same place

where it may have been granted to others, on application, with two

sufficient securities — April, 1782, ch. 31, sec. 3, .

17G

Persons keeping ferry for hire without license, to forfeit £5 — Nov.

1781, ch. 22, sec. 1, .........

175

The county courts shall, at their March courts, or oftener, ascertain the

price of ferriage for passengers, and horses and carriages, (not allow-

ing any thing for the haggage of a passenger,) at every ferry by

them licensed — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2, ......

175

They shall direct as to the kind of boats to be kept, and the number

of hands to be employed, which shall be expressed in the license —

1781, ch. 22, sec. 2, .........

175

Every person keeping ferry shall set up in the most public part of his

house a copy of his license, and the prices allowed him, under the

penalty of £5 for every day's neglect — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2,

175

Licensed ferry-keepers asking or receiving, directly or indirectly, more

than the price allowed, shall forfeit 20s. — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2,

175

Every person, on obtaining license, shall enter into a recognizance in

the sum of £50, with two sufficient sureties, for diligently keeping

the ferry, &c. in the terms therein expressed — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2,

175

To pay the clerk 5s. for taking such recognizance, making out his

license, and u copy of the rates of ferriage — 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2, .

175

Persons licensed to keep ferry across Chesapeake bay shall keep u

good anchor and cable, a small yawl wiih oars, and also hutches,

aijd a substantial pair of oars and selling pole, under the penalty of

£10— Nov. 1788, ch. 33, ........

251

The county courts have power to contract for keeping ferries at the

coualy expense, but not at any place where such ferry has not

been heretofore so kept — 1791, ch. 65, .....

273

Where new ferries have been set up by individuals since the act of

1781, the county courts are empowered to establish and regulate

such ferries— 1799, ch. 83, sec. 2, ......

425

Where, by the lawful alteration of an old road, or the opening of a new

one, a ferry shall be deemed necessary by the county courts, such

courts may establish and regulate such ferry, and give license lor

keeping the same, &c. — 1799, ch. 83, sec. 3, ....

425

Penalty on persons keeping ferry after the first day of April, 1800,

without license— 1799, ch, 83, sec. 4, .

425

Provision for condemning land fur the purpose of ferries where the

proprietors refuse or neglect to take out license within the time

therein mentioned — 1799, ch. 83, sec. 5, .....

426

The court empowered to have the necessary buildings erected, and the

ferry rented out — 1799, ch. 83, sec. 5, ......

426

County cowls authorized to fine licensed ferry-keepers, ou conviction

for non-performance of their duties, not exceeding one hundred

dollars— 1815, ch. 72, ........

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See Local Law.