Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-03-10
NoTAGE AND CITATION.

NOTICE AND CITATION.
VIRGIN1A:-In Accomack
County Court Clerks Office,
March 18th, 1894.
Notice is hereby given.
ThatIthe following informa-
ton iliwriting was filed in the
said ckrk's office on the 3rd day
of Mach, 1894, to wit:
"Stlte Of Virginia, Accomack
COUNT, to wit:
In the county court of the said
count:
Be t remembered that James
H. FLETCHER. Jr., attorney for
the Commonwealth in the corn-
ty court of said county, and who
in this behalf prosecutes for the
said ! Commonwealth, in his
proper person, comes into the
said court on this day of
March, A. D. 1894, and here
gives the said court to under
stand and be informed that on
the day of February. A. D;
1894. a certain bugeye, named
"Beitie May" was seized by
Captain John R. Thomas, the
captain of one of the oyster po-
lice boats of the State of Vir-
ginia Is forfeited to the Com
monwealth of Virginia on the
following grounds: LIST, because
on the - day of January, A.
d. 1894, the said bugeye was
employed by Isaac Somers and
others'in taking oysters with
dredges and instruments other
than ordinary oyster tongs, in
Poconoke sound, in the waters
of the Commonwealth of Vir-
GINA, and within the jurisdic
ton Of said county, contrary to
the form of the statute in such
case made and provided; and
2nd. because on the - day Of
January, A. D. 1894, the said
bugeye was employed by Isaac
Somers and others in taking
oysters with dredges and instru-
ments other than ordinary oys-
ter tongs, in the waters of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and
within the jurisdiction of said
county, without first having OBJ
tainei license therefor accord
ing To law, contrary to the form
of the statute in such case made
and provided. And the said
attorney for the Commonwealth
therefore prays thai the said
bugeye, together with her tackle,
apparel, anchors, cables, sails,
rigging and appurtenances be
condemned as forfeited to the
Commonwealth of Virginia, land
be sold, and the proceeds of sale
disposed of according to law;
and that all parties concerned
in interest be cited to appear
and show cause why the said
property should not be con-
demned and sold to enforce the
said forfeiture.
And your petitioner will ever
pray &c.
James H. Fletcher, Jr..
Atty for Com'th."
And that, upon the filing of
the said information as afore-
said, the clerk of the said court
forthwith issued a warrant di-
rected to the sheriff of the said
county, commanding him to
ssf5a tthe. nrQpeyEt:y mentioned IN
to further proceedings in the
cause; which warrant has this
day been returned with a report
to the clerk in writing thereon.
as follows:
"By virtue of this warrant. r
have this 9TH day of March, 1894,
taken into my custody the within
named bugeye "Bertie May"
together with her tackle, appar-
Ell, sails, spars, anchors, cables,
rigging and appurtenances, and
hqd the same subject to the or
dF of the county court of this
comfy.
John H. Wise, Sheriff.
Therefore all persons con-
cfned in interest are hereby
cied to appear on the first day
ofthe March term next of the
sad county court of Accomack
comfy, at the courthouse of
thisaid county, and show cause
WI the prayer of the said in
fonation for condemnation and :
sai of said property to enforce
tn said forfeiture, and the pro-
cells of sale disposed of accord
inFo law should not be granted.
illness, Montcalm Oldham,
Jr clerk of the said county
cot, at the Court House, the
7tHay of March, A. D. 1894.
amin the 11Sth year of the
Cdmonwealth.
M. Oldham, Jr., c. A. G.