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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0028 and id is 1 raw text is: ( -96 )
Davis, at the mouth of' Sugar creek in thec-ounty aforet'.aid, and.
on the lands of Samuel Johnfi'n, on the Kentucky' river, below
the mouth of Hickman, in the county of Fayette ; fubjeO tofuch
rules and regulations asinfpe&ions Of telike kind are underby
law within this cotumnwealth. - .
This ad flall comnence and be in force from and afterthe paf-
fag ethereof.
A 4ACT toreduce into one, thef'vetrna','s conce iingiil-danr and
'other obflrndaions in [Prater Coufes.
(PASSED FEB1'RUARV '2 i179).. .
. ,BE it enatded by'tlhe.generidaffiembly, That when a'ny perfon
owning lands on one fide of any. water courfe, the bed whereof
belongs to himflf or to the commonwealth, and defiringto build
a water grifl mill on tuch lands,'andto ere&. a clam acrofs the
fame for %Norkin the' fame, fhall not' hirmfelf,.h .tre the feefiriip]e
. proplerty in the lands onithe oppofite fide, theroo,' agiinft w1hic
Prfoiz;ailvapv he Would abuthis [hid dain, lie thal- make apli'chtion for a irit
to the county co,.t :of ad quod darnnurn to the..court of the counf wherein the lands
for a writ of ad 'ropofed-for the abutment,, and.haiving given ten days previous
quod dimnurn.
.notice to the.proprietor thereof, ifhe be to: be found in the coun-
ty, and 'if n't,lien to his agent, therein; if any he :hath.;'.,vhich
sheriffto fr,nmon court fhall,_thereu p6n, order thdir,:clerk; toiffiteI'uch writ, rd be
and enpannelajury. direded to the flieriff, commanding him.,to.fumon -and empai-
nel twelke fit:perfons to, meet upon the 'laildsfo propdfed 'far. the
.Noticetobe ivn. abutment, on a certain: day to be -namMd by-the c6uri;: ind'.n-fi't-
ed in. thehid. wriiti ofwhich noftce fliall be given.by. the theriff
to'the-£aid proprietor; or his agent, as blefore :diredted, if ne$ither
of them-were prefent in courtat the timerfuch order wasmade.
Where the water § a. Where thd.wateitcourle fhallbe the boundary of two coun-
,ufr sithe bo,da, ties, it thall be lawfifl for the jury futinmoned in' the county where
ryb't, ,'-n twooun- the lands prdpofed for the. abutinent, and toexaminethe-lands
c thejury. above .and below of the property of others;-as well.withou't as
wivthin,their bounty, wlich-may probably be overflowyed, ;iand' fay
to what damagei it Will. be to th'iveral prprietors. and. whethe
the maiiion-houfe of any fich propriet6r, nr the office, cu'rtelage
or garden, elhereunto immediately, belonging, or orchards.'will
be overflowed. . . ,
F ,eeholvks to be' 3.The freeholders taken fli all be-charged by the flieriff 'im-
t,,afnlldd by fle. partially; and to the beft. of:the i-li., nid judgment, tb viewthe
faid lands (b propold for an abutment, and to locate:.arid cii'r
-:cu mt'rib.e by' certain metes. anlbdtnds , one- acre.herebf, having
due regard therein to the intereft of both parties, and-to:appraile
the fhme according to its true value, to examine the lands above
and bel, 6f t' pi6ptyof others-w hki iiiiiy probablyover-
low, and .14y.to what da-mage it 'will he, of .:toth.e leveral .proprie,
orj, and whether the manfion-houfe of any fihch proprietor, or
the offices, curtelages ot ghi'dens, thereIunto immediately belong-
To make enqiry, .og ororchard-;, will-be overflowed,; to enquire! vhcth~e;and in
..h t. dlegree, flh. of pafiage rw, :ordinary n.viigtkon ,will be ob-
fiuded ; whether by ainy, or.wh!aP-UnIe~os.n bi .obltru&ion. may
.be prevezi.tqd, .and whetherin:', their qpinipon, tJe health of the
neighbours will'be annoyed by the agnatio. .ftah. waters.
Inquell to be made .§ 4 The;i'nqueft fb made and fealed jy'tl.4fid .uroors, togre-
and Ieakd by jurors, -. . - . Z3
end returned f u, ,cr w..tle wri. ...ill,be re turn.ed4hythe.dflherito tt'e euc-
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