The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-09
BY AUTHORITY.

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authority Of the Executive.
An Act for regulating che Ndc;sdtion of Jamcs
River, above the falls of the said Rivc-.
Passed the 18th of December, 1871.
I. - al eadsiedi, That every person who
11shall be Proprietor of any boat or other
vessel, which shall be employed in navigating
the waters Of James River and its branches n
Sove the Great Falls at Richmond, in the tr,ns-
portation Of any produce or merchandise what
soever, either raised or manufactured within
this Common wealth, or imported from any other
place without the same, shall IN the Clerks OF
hce OF the County in which the said Proprietor
or Proprietors shall then live, enter the number
of each boat or vessel, so to be employed, which
number, together with the name Of the County,
and the name of the Owner OF Owners of such
boat or vessel, shall be written or painted on
each side of the said vessel, on some conspicu-
one part of the outside thereof, in large and
plain letters, not less than four inches in length
ii, IF the Owner or Owners Of any boat or
vessel, which shall be employed in navigating
the waters of the said River, above the falls
thereof as aforesaid, shall fail to enter i'm the
Clerks Office, IS aforesaid, the name or names
OF the Owner or Owners, the name of the coun.
ty in which he or they shall reside, and the
Number OF each boat or other vessel, as afore.
SAID. or shall fail to write or paint the name or
names OF the Owner or Owners OF the said boat
or other vessel in manner above directed. so ma
to continue plain and legible as long as the said
boat or other vesse, shall be employed in navi-
CATION, he, she, or they shall forfeit and paw the
sum of twenty shlngs for every day he, she,
or they shall neglect 10 comply with the
purposes of this Act. to be recovered bv
any person who may sue for the same by.
warrant from, Magistrate allowing the said
Owner or Owners one month after the first day
OF APri! next, to attend tothe acquisitions afore-
said.
III THIS Act shall commence and h. IN
force, after the first day of Abriinext
GENERAL ASSEMBLY begun and held
~ at the Capitol in the City of. Richmond. on
Monday the third day of December, in the wear
OF our lord one thousand eight hundred and ten.
and OF the commonwealth the thrty-fifth
An act to amend an act, entitled an act for re-
guiating the navigation of James River above the
falls OF the said River. TPassed the 11,h Febru-
airy, 1911
Whereas i has been represented to the pre-.
sent General Assembly, that the watermen ma
vigating James River and its branches above the
falls at Richmond, are daily in the practice of
committing depredations on the property of the
inhabitants Of the county bordering on each side
thereof; for remedy whereof,
BE 1T enacted by the General assembly. That
the Governor with the advice of Council shall
appoint fit person, who shall reside at the up.
pnr locks of the James River Canal, & be demon.
mated Inspector of Boats" whose duty il shall,
guiatng the navigation of James River above the
falls OF the said River," in every instance where
IN the Act has not been complied with. accord
ing to its true intent and meaning And il shall
also be the duty of the said Inspector to perform
all necessary services to be performed, at and
near the said locks for enforcing this act /: and
he shall at all times be amenable to the Execu
tive for his conduct therein. Every person An.
pointed Inspector by virtue of this act shall. be-
fore he enters upon the execution of the said
Office, enter into bond with good security, in the
penalty OF two thousand dollars, payable to the
governor, TOT the time beng, and his successors
IN office, with condition for the true and faithful
performance of the duties of his Office, which
bond shall be recorded in the Court of the Coun-
" OF Henrico. And, in the name of the Govern
or, or his successors, any person or persons in.
jured, may and shall, at his, her or their costs
and charges, commence and prosecute suits on
such bond against the parties therein bound.
their executors or administrators and shall and
may recover all damages which he. she or thew
may have sustained by reason of the breach of
the condition Of the bond. And such bond shall
not become void upon the first recovery, or if
Judgment shall be given against any plaintiff. or
PLAINTIFF who shall sue upon such bond, but NAV
be put in suit and prosecuted from time to time,
for the benefit, and at the proper costs and char.
ges Of any party injured, until the penalty ex.
pressed in such bond shall be recovered.-
And every Inspector shall also take an oath be.
iorc the SOVcrnUr LOT tue time being, or before
the court of the County of Henrico, for the true
and faithful performance of the duties of his of
flee. And fany person shall presume to exc
cute the Office Of Inspector, before he shall have
given bond and taken such oath as aforesaid he
shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars.
No free Negro or Mulatto shall be allowed 20
carry on board his boat any gun, rife or other
firearms, under pain of forfeting the same to
the use of any white person who may seize
them 3 any law to the contrary notwithstanding
nor shall any owner of any slave permit him to
carry such arms, under the like forfeiture
If any waterman of color be found strolling from
his boat above the banks of the river or any of
its branches, while on trip up or down, and
not at his usual place Of abode, or at any place
while loading, it shall be lawful for any person
or persons to carry him before the nearest ma
gistrate, who may cause him to be whipped
with any number OF lashes not exceeding TWEEN
ty: PyoVided, nothing herein contained shall be
so construed as to prevent watermen from going
directly to and from any spring for the purpose
of getting water /; and provided always, that
when any waterman shall be ordered by any ma
gistrate to receive any number of lashes. he may
release himself therefrom by paying to the said
magistrate the sum of two dollars for the use
OF the poor OF his County Corporation
And IT any waterman watermeD being free
shall hereafter be detected in burning or steal.
ing rails, or other wood already cut, cutting To-
Gust or other trees, stealing grain Of any kind
livestock Of any kind, or other thing wbatsoe.
yer, and be convicted thereof, before any ius-
tee OF the peace having jurisdiction of the case,
shall forfeit and pay to the owner of the proper
ty so stolen, cut or burnt, treble the value there
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