Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-03-17
SENATE BILLS.

SENATE BILLS.
To amend the charter of the Mu
tual Live Stock Association of Acco
mac Parish.
To empower the court of Accomat
county to authorize the construction
of u bridge across Messongo creek al
or near Pipe Stave Landing.
For the relief of E. o. F. Gusts
and E. E. Miles This bill, which
embraced the amounts of purchase
price and repairs on schooner EleX
ina sold under an order OF court fol
illegal dredging, was amended by the
Finance Committee, and as passed
provided only for the payment OF
the purchase money of said schooner
$4,000.
For the relief of Charles P. Finney
James IT, Weaver, Walter F. Brod
water, J. E. Anderton, W. J. Barnes
j. c. Justis, S. J. Davis, Solomon
Warner and Southey L. Milllner
oyster inspectors.
To permit j. A. NJ. Wheaton to
erect a wharf on Chincoteague Is
land.
To permit VIM. Ellinger to erect q
wharf and marine railway on Fox
Island.
To permit S. X. Martin g. Co., to
erect a wharf and marine railway
in Pungoteague creek.
To permit Henry Battaile to erect
a wharf in Pungoteague creek.
To establish by straight lines the
low water mark lines on Fox Island
or Fox Islands.
To prohibit the planting of oysters
in that part of the south branch OF
Assawaman creek known as Great
Gut Reach.
To authorize the trustees of the
Onancock Presbyterian Church to
sell and convey their church proper
ty.
To amend the charter of the town
of Onancock so as to provide juris-
diction for the mayor in certain civil
us well as criminal cases.
To incorporate the Eastern Shore
Game Protective Association.
To amend and re-enact the game
laws relating to the protection OF
game in Accomac and Northamp-
ton counties. Hereafter it will be
unlawful for non-residents, except
such as may be members of the
Eastern Shore Game Protective AS
ISOLATION to shoot wild fowl within
the jurisdiction of said counties; or
for anyone to shoot, or in any way
capture. any wild fowl in the night
time, or to shoot at them with Il gun
that cannot be conveniently raised
and fired from The shoulder, or to
catch them in traps or nets or by any
other contrivances. The close season
for shooting hares and cartridges
has been extended from January 1st
to November 18th.
To amend the special act provided
by the Legislature of 1912 for work
ing the roads in Accomac. by in
creasing the levy from fifteen to
twenty-five cents, in order to pro-
vide for the loss of public road SER
vice. But the act remains subject to
adoption by the Board of Supervi-
sors together with q general law
offered by late Assembly.
To provide for the listing and
taxing of dogs in the counties
of Accomac and Northampton;
fifty cents to be levied on all males
and dollar on females. The resi-
due of this fund not appropriated for
losses in sheep and other stock, due
to the depredations of dogs, is ap-
propriated by late amendment of
the act to the respective road funda
of the said counties.
To provide for the assessment OF
railroad property in Accomac and
Northampton for road and public
school purposes by magisterial dis
tricts.
To provide for the times for hold.
ing courts in the several counties OF
the eighth judicial circuit.
HOUSE BILLS.
To allow Geo. w. Jacob, F. T.
Boggs and others to erect a wharf
across Occohannock creek.
To allow c. S. Whitman to erect q
wharf on Messongo creek.
To amend an act allowing Abel A
Lake to erect wharf at Franklin
City.
To impose special license of $3.50
on dealers in second. hand or cast-ofl
clothing, in Accomac and Northamp'
ton.
To authorize the trustees of Reese
Methodist Church to sell and convey
their church lot.
To regulate and protect the crab
bling interest in Virginia and to pro
hibit non-residents from catching
crabs in waters of this State.
To amend an act for working the
roads in Northampton county.
To authorize the Auditor of Public
Accounts to credit the treasurer Of
Northampton county with lost OF
misplaced school warrants.
To prevent horses and colts from
running at large in Northampton