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An Act to authorise the Common Council of the town of Lynchburg, to erect a dam between Cabell's upper island and Hardwicke's island in James river, and for other purposes. 1829 89 (1829)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0407 and id is 1 raw text is: I4 the fifty.fourth year of the Commonwealth. 89 before said court upon ten days previous notice of the time of making said motion. 4. fTis act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement. CHAPTER 85.-An act to atthoriso the Common Council of the town of Lynchburg, to erect a darn between Cahell's upper island and Ilardwicko's island ill James river, and for other purposes. (Passed February l2th, 1830.) 1. le it enacted by the General Ilssentbll, That for the purpose Dam across of aLforlding a inure abundant supply of water for the daily use of James river at the inhabitants of the town of Lvnchburg, and for the nore ready Lynchburgau. extinguishtlnient of lire within the said town, the Conmon oon-thorised. cil thereol, st:l I be, antd they are hereby authorised, to erect a dam not exceeding two feet in height, across the outlet between William L. Cabell's uppter island and Wyatt PettvjlIohn's ishlnd, known by the name of' Ilardwicke's island, in Jamnes river: Pro- Proviso. vided, The consent of the owners of the said islands be given to the erection of the said dami .lnd provided, also, That the erec- Navigation notto tion of such darn shall in no wise injuriously aflifct the navigation be obstructed. of James river. 2. Be itfum'ther enacted, That none shall wash or bathe his or Penalty on white her person, or deposit any carcass or unsound or impure thing, persons for ren- tending to destroy or imnpair the purity of the water, in the pond ering the water or head water caused by the dain or dais au thisedf to be con- I htpure. structed by the Common Council of Lynchburg, froi Cabelf's island in James river, to the shore on the Canipbel side thereof, and from Ilardwicke's island to Cabell's tipper island, or in tile canal from the lower dai to the pumnp-house. Whosoever shall oltend herein shall, if a white person, incur a penalty not exceed- ing five dollars for the first offence, to be paid by his or her parent, guardian or master, if an infant under the age of twenty-one years, and, if a slave, free negro or mulatto, receive on his or her On slaves. bare back not more than fifteen hshes well laid on; and in cases of olfending herein a second time or oftener, th. penalties shall be doubled. Prosecutions for either of the oflences aforesaid may be conducted by warrant beftre any justice of time peace havingjurisdiction thereof, and, of the pecuniary penalty alore- said, one half shall go to the infortuer and the other lIalf to the treasurer of the town of' Lynchburg. S. This act shall be in force froin its passage. Commencement. CHAPTER 86.-An act concerning .on Thorn. (Passed January 126th, 1630.) 1. Be it etaceted by the Gueneratl .Jssemb!q, That it shall be law- John Thorn em- ful for John Thorn, his Iheirs and assigns, to erect and keep il powered to keep ... .. , • ~~Itreparsuc constant repair a good and suflicielnt sllice and wiudllass or crane, pair sluice Z3 andwindlass for and other necessar-y fixtures, at Iils ill din ac ross the Motion- Ipassage of boats gahela river, near Morgantown in the county of MoinlgaIia, on at his darn onthe the west side of said river, for the safe a itd of onvenlient passage Monongahmela of boats and other ttin,s ; aid the county court of said county river. shall judgze of the suficiency tif the same. It shall be the duty County court to of the said court, as often as shall be tt, cessary, to appm itt coin -appointeommis- missioners to examine and report, under oath or aflirmation, on sioners to ex- amine fixttures.

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