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An Act to Incorporate a Company for the purpose of clearing out and rendering Navigable Meherrin River. 1810 59 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0146 and id is 1 raw text is: 'x~ i-n n~m~i ~ ~ :tram !sspowr qterPrigu t ot sct o a ganat suonwAr oron- i t S , ht Wer riiiii ln 9~. fu I& further it that Vi 'WlCXi f.verh any any h' ii;1iW6M btjch ,of its banche sh4lbe the. hie between ;any of •th c€uhti~s ci,- line ,q thereon, he of&r of the peawe such counues shall hare pa-.. CU ,; er to exercis~,eie~ ~ es.o*' thli r+ 6f0l1e, o SO i r a rehq~es;o to. e Ofie rS bm~ letecton rarehidibg of +yatermen, on tie ad-nvert or ci- exercise thdidu. rs l i t jare , the+ 4 . , . . , + , . 31... . . 1o.: .~Aa4 .be it 4 the r enacted, That'thiw Sid inspebtorallbe o entitled to demaind id receive, .nScompensation fr t1e 'services I •M t *hi shall have to -perfo m . ;eniforcing 'this act, the slm of. two M sPr'W :'centsfor; every, boat loaded with cbal only', each ,timae it: hall . pass down~ward; and the isum of six centsforcveryother boatpare- : sirng downwards, and no mdre .' 11. . This act sliall bein force: from and ater-tha firt day of Cacem t, Apri nex. - . . , . 'CIAP. XXXI . :. Am tot Jo portea Codnpany. for the purpoe OfrCcaring out - ad reij dering Xhauibe~ Mfferib ;Mftie EIadFcbntary 1%~~. W 4EHUMAS the opening -and re ndiring niavigable theq river, Pr~e. VV'Mehcrrla from the lower falli, in Greensville tounty in th's Ommonwealth, to the tsovn of Mufrcesborough, i n.the state of XNrth Carolina, is an object of importnce6.,:theiitreior Com- mnerce of'a large portion- of 'hi state and North.- Crtlinak and rIany persons in both state.. are willing to .aubscrib large sums of motney fortb purpos of cfi'etingso desirable anobject, and it is just and proper that they, their heirs and assigns should e im- •oweted to receive reasonable tolls in satisfaction for the money advanced by them in'carrying ihe said work into etecution; And Whereas it i's represented to the present general a rembly, that the legislatire of -the state of North Carolina have pased an act en- titled, UAn act to incorporate a corn pany foe the purprae of . clearirng out and rendering ,navigable Meherrin rlyer to be in force fcm'aAlid Afterthe passage of a corresponding act of the legislature ofthis state ; ,+.;. liei enact ed &jthe General A eem&I, That no restriction, S ~ | to ,.duty Qr impost shall bl laid, on any commodity which is the duty or impo4t to, growth, produce or manufacture of the state of North Carolina, he id on coin. coveyedup or down the said river for sale or exportation and ,,,, of the tat lthe sta* ay be sold or exported without re-i+timiton l and -, conveyed up -that the waters of the said river, and all its braniles as far as or down Meer- i'the same are in this state, shallh6 considered as a commonhigh- 'i.lv., Or.n- Sfeorthe 'se and naviitlon of vessels b.on~iitg to the state of North Carolina, or any of itsIcitirems, aid'that Ihey shall not be therWi'subjei to the payment of any toll or charge, what- sotvirlr the putrpoe of raising revenue; but nhi6nfiherein con- tmpt WlS fo? 'tianed shall be so construed as to preent the inipojhlen of tolls th ,u Ofi row the'purpoe of improvin; the navlgatoln of the said river. ,on.

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