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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0289 and id is 1 raw text is: IN THE FORTY-THIRD YEAR (IF THE COMMONWEALTH.
co mpany to remove the said obstructions, and upon their failing
to do so in six months after being thus notified, so much of the
said bridge as may cause the obstruction, shall be abated and
treated as a public nuisance.
y ohat neglct, the 19. Adlu be it further enacted, That, if the said bridge shall
mynot be cmmenced within two years and finished in five years
from tle passage of this act, tfen til the rights and privileges
low roads moo te hereby granteJ said company shall cease. And, in order to af-
obt,i,(Ito the site ford the necessary means of progreiising in the execution of said
)rotoucd fur tbZ
lr,,ge. undertaking, the said bridge company, as soon as three fifths of
their capital stock shall be subscribcd, shall have the same right
and authority to apply to the c')urts of the counties of Goochland
and Cumberland for leave to assure a road or roads leading to the
site proposed For said bridge, as is given by the existing laws to
the owners of mills and pmtbhc landings.
rop,& tiuo 2l0. .Ihcl be it further enacted, 'That troops or persons in the
to. military service of this State or of tie United States, together
with their baggage, and the vehicle cr vehicles in which it may be
conveyed, sht i at all times pass toll free.
co,,menrce,,t. 21. This act shall be in force front the passing thereof.
cIAP'EI LXIL-An act piecribing tie mode of passing the bridge
across the Rappahannock river at lalmouth.
[Pas:;ed .March 4th, 1819.]
Dridgu not o be :. lip it enacted by the General *Isseiblq, That it shall not be
crai,,.1 i, s,,. r er lawrml for any person riding on horse-bacL-, or for any driver of a
Wl. aggon, or olher carriage, to pass the bridge across the Rappa-
hanmiock river at Falmouth, or the causeway adjoining thereto on
vWitry forruc ,of the no0th side, in any other gait thian a walk ; and any free per-
thisrcgulatioRI. son ofPndin, herecin, shall for every such oflbnce, forfeit and pay
the sit In of li ve dol arsn, recoverable by warrant beftre any justice
of the peace for the county of Shl'hid, one tnoiety to the use of
the prosecutor, and the oilier to the Commonwealth for the use
of the literary fund ; and if the oilfhuder be a slave, lie shall be
punished with any number of stripes on his or her bare back, at
the discretion of any justice of the peace of the said county, not
exceeding thirty-nine lashes, unless his or her master, mistress,
or employer shall pay to the justice before whomi such slave may
lie brought, the atnount of fine imposed on free persons for like
ollhnces ; which fine shall. in that case, be paid to the overseers of
the poor of the said county, for the use of tile same.
Connnenrement. 2. This act shall be irs force from the passing thereof.
CIIAPTEIR LXIII.-Ani act aothorizhgtJohn Slapics and others to erect
a toll bridge across James tiver.-LIPassed March 5th, 1819.]
siteofbridge. 1. Be it enacted by the General .lssembl, That it shall be law-
fill for John Staples, Stephen Woodson and Thomas Staples, their
heirs or assigns, to erect a toll bridge across James river, from
their lands in the county of Buckingham to the lands of Thomas
(oalsby in the county (if Albemarle.
Rate, of loU. 2. Be it further enacted, That, so soon as the said bridge shall
lie completed, it shall be lawful for the said ,ohn Staples, Stephen
Voodson and Thomas Staples, their heirs or assigns, to demand
and receive the following toll or rates, that is to say : for a man,
six and a quarter cents ; for every horse, mare, mule or gelding,
six and a quarter cents ; for every coach, waggon, chariot and
the ((river, thir'ty-three cents for every four wheeled chaise, phae-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0289&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)