Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-05-16
NOTICE AND CITATION.

Virginia:-In Accomaek county
court clerks office, May 9th, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that James
H. Fletcher Jr., attorney for the Com
monwealth for the county OF Acco-
mack, filed in the clerks Of the coun-
ty court of said county of Accomack,
on the 1st day of May 1891, the follow
ing information in writing to Wit:
"Accomack County to wit:
In the county court OF the said
county.
Be it remembered that James Fl.
Fletcher Jr., attorney for the Com.
monwealth in the county court OF
said county, and who in this behalf
prosecutes for the said Common
wealth in his proper person, comes
into the said court on this day OF
MAY, A. D., 1891, and here gives the
said court to understand and be in
formed that onthe day of March,
A. D., 1891, O certain bateau, formerly
belonging to one Richard F. Mason.
OF said county, and sold by him to
Joseph II. and Albert L. Taylor,
about twenty-five feet long and seven
feet wide, was seized by the captain
and crew of one of the oyster police
boats Of the State of Virginia, as for
feited to the Commonwealth Of Vir-
ginia in that the said bateau was
found on the 21st day of March, A. D.,
1891, employed by certain parties,
whose names are not known, in TAX
ing oysters with dredges in POGO
moke Sound. in the waters of this
State and within the jurisdiction Of
this court, and north of 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.
And the said attorney for the Com
monwealth therefore prays that the
said bateau, together with her tackle,
apparel, anchors, cables, sails, rig
ging and appurtenances and dredges
be condemned as forfeited to the
Commonwealth and be sold, and the
proceeds of sale disposed Of according
to law; and that all persons concerned
in interest be cited to appear and
show cause why the said property
should not be condemned and sold to
enforce the said forfeiture. And your
petitioner will ever pray &c.
James H. Fletcher Jr.,
Attorney for Commonwealth"
And that, upon the filing of the
said Information as aforesaid. the
clerk of the said court forthwith is
sued warrant directed to the Sheriff
of the said county. commanding him
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 as follows:
''By virtue of this warrant have
taken the bateau named within; with
her tackle, apparel, anchors, cables
sails, rigging and appurtenances and
dred ges into my custody, and hold
the same subject to the order of the
court-May 9th, 1897
John H. 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, at the court house of the said
county, and show cause why the
prayer of the said Information for
condemnation and sale of said prop
erty to enforce the said forfeiture,
and the proceeds of sale disposed of
according to law, should not be grant
ed.
Witness, Montealm 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.
M oldham Jr
Clerk.