Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-05-09
NOTICE AND Ci aATION.

virginia:-In Accomack county
court clerks Office, May 9th, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that James
II. Fletcher ,Jr., attorney for The Com
monwaaltll for the county of 6cco-
mack, fled in the clerks of the CONN
tv court of said county of Accomncll,
on tho list day of May 1891, the follow
ing information in writing to wit:
"Accomack County to wit:
Tn the county court of the said
county.
Pc it remembered that James II.
Fletcher .Tr, attorney for the Com
monwealth in the county court OF
said county. and who in this behalf
prosecutcs for the said Common
wealth in his proper person, comes
into the sud court on this day of
Nav, a. H.. 1891, and here gives the
said court to understand and be in
formed flat on the day OF March,
a. d., 1891, Il certain bateau, formerly
bn,or@ing to one Richard f. Mason,
cf said county, and sold by him to
.Inscnh H. and Albert il. Taylor,
about twenty-five feet long and seven
feet wide, was seized by the captain
and crow of one of tho oyster police
boats of the State of Virginia, rs for
feitcd tn the Commonwealth of Vir-
einia in that the said bateall was
found on the 2tstday of March, A. d.,
1851, employed by certain parties,
whose names are not known, i'll tax
ina oysters with dredgcs in POGO
moke Sound, in the waters OF this
State and within tho jurisdiction of
this court, and north of a sight line
running through the southeast buoy
on Watts Island bar, it being buoy
number three, and the outer buoy at
the mouth of Chesconessex Creek.
land the said attorney for the Com
monwcalth therefore prays that tho
said bateau, together with her tackle,
anparcl, anchors, cables, sails, rig
cling and appurtenances and dredges
be condemned as forfeited to the
Commonwealth and be sold, and he
proceeds of sale disposed ofGccordlng
10 law: and that all persons concerned
in interest be cited to appear and
slow cause why the said property
should not be condemned and sold to
enforce the said forfeiture. And your
petitioner will ever pray NC.
James H. Fletcher Jr.,
Attorney lOT OOluIliUltNC 1iA'
And that, upon the filing OF the
said Information as aforesaid, the
clerk Of the said court forthwith IS
sued q warrant directed to the Sheriff
Of the said county. commanding nm
to take the said property into his
possession and hold the same subject
to further proceedings in the cause;
which warrant has this day been re-
turned with report to the said clerk
in writing thereon MS follows:
.By virtue of this warrant | have
taken the bateau named within, with
her tackle, apparel, anchors, cables
sails, rigging and appurtcnances and
dred3cs into my custody. and hold
the same subject to the order of the
court-May 9th, 1891"
John II. Wise.
Sheriff.
Therefore all persons concerned IN
interest are hereby cited to appear
on the first day of the May term next
of the said county court of Accomack
county, 1T the court house of the said
county, and show cause why the
prayer of the said Information Tor
condemnation and sale of said prop
erty to enforce the said forfeiture.
and the proceeds of sale disposed Ct
according to law, should not be grant
ed.
Witness, Montcal1n Oldham, Jr.,
clerk of the said county court at the
clerks Office, the 9th day of May, A.
D., 1891, and in the 115th year OF the
Commonwealth.
NJ. Oldham, Tr.,
Clerk