The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-04-16
February 26.
BY AUTHORITY.

BY AUTHORITY.
orthe Information Of those persons concerned in
navigating James River above the falls. The
Joilo7cing 6cts of assembly are published by
authority of the Executive.
an Act for regulating the Ndpig alton of Tan,es
River, a6ove the falls of the said kiver
Passed the l7lh ofDecember, 1871.
DE it enacted, That every person who
lDshall be Proprietor of any boat or Other
vessel, which shall be employed in navigating
the waters of James River and its branches a.
boce the Great Falls at Richmond, in the trans
porta,ion Of any produce or merchandise what.
soever, either raised or manufactured within
this Commonwealth, or imported from any other
place without the same, shall IN the Clerks OF:
tice OF the County in which the said Proprietor
or P.oPretors 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 or 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 III length
III. 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 fall to enter in the
C,erk's Office, rs aforesaid, the name or names
OF the Owner or Owners, the Eane 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 az
to continue plain and legible long as the said
boat or other vessel shall be EMPLOYED in navi.
CATION, he, she, or they shall forfeit and paw the
sum OF twenty shillings for every day he, she,
! or they shall neglect 10 comply with the
purposes of this Act, to be recovered by
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 Ariin next, to attend toithe rsauisitions aEors
| said.
III THIS Act shall commence and be in
force, after the first day of 1triinext
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 ofthe commonwealth the thirty-itth.
An act to amend an act, entitled an act for re-
gulating the navigation of James River above the
falls OF the said River. Passed the lIth Febru.
airy, 1911
Whereas it 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
thereofi for remedy whereof,
DC 10 eHoCteu w tTe general Assembly,, That
the Governor with the advice of Council shall
appoint fit person, who shall reside at the I'D.
pnr locks of the James River Canal, & be demon.
mated Inspector of Boats" whose duty it shall
be to enforce the Act, entitled &c an act for re-
guialing 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 It shall
also be the duty of the said Inspector 10 perform
all necessary services to be performed, at and
near the said locks for enforcing tbis act aud
he shall at all times be amenable to the Execu-
tive for his conduct therein. Every perao, ap-
pointed Inspector by virtue of this act shall, be-
tore 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, for the time being, 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 Coup-
ty OF Henrco. And, III 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 be, 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
plaintiffs who shall sue upon su ch bond, but NAV
be put IN suit and prosecuted from time to time
for the benefit, and attbe proper costs and char.
ges OF any party injured, until the penalty tx.
pressed in such bond shall be recovered-
And every Inspector shall also take an oath be
fore the Governor for the time being, or before
tie court of the County of Henrico for the true
and faithful performance Of the duties of mis- Of
nee. And II any person shall presume to exc
cute the Office of Inspector, before be shall have
gwen bond and taken such oati, as aforesaid, he