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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0416 and id is 1 raw text is: 114 Uvlading. Ballust.-Oyters.
c, hief officer of such ship or t(essol to cause the same to be dis-
charged 1 rlie puirpose ild' takinjg in a cargo, it shall and may be
lawfid hr 4him to rive notice in writing to sole jllstice of the peace,
and if' it t ice d tld' lt peace shall reside at ar near the place
where such vessel is to load, heit to some discreet irleholder of the
tini lhe prop tcs hao land fhe same, who heing lirst duly sworn, shall
tert III all fhe dot ies flw reinired by Waw of lallast mitasters, tauad
C,,,ir,,., toI, shall be e tlailhcd tot raceive ai same comptii sah n tlhrer, and lt-
g',,{i,.. 'c)rfiliata fsuh justiie al tihe peace air firacioler, that tit( ballast
lis bvn lu]lly nladen from on board tich ship or vessel, shall have
flha ai, threa' me and tllct is it' lhe sanie had been given by a ballast
IIllsier.
l'enalv rt lih,, Ir it 61.'br. mi'hld, TIat if any master or chief oflicer (if
en,.,, f ,I r aIiv ship or vessel, r-t fl bt hloard viiii-I hall ast shnil have bean ml-
H by lnllal mai-,lj ,en shall a1til or rvft-i, tat lroduce lit- cv'rlilivath, ad' the ballast
mIasiv'r or olhner iwr.;,vo solirinw ndin gflit, dlivery thcvreof, that fih(!
-alnli has bnei unlciii according ao law, whiii riqiirvd :4o ita alo fly
aiiy ballast ima icr, lpic fia' ha4 plac Irill c able fior alder-
lMoan ol' t' disrivi, collt or tow\n adlacant to which ilit' said ship
or vvs~vl may ride, who are Ieruball v aolrisvl ha rvlliir' tlit! pr illtc-
tina lhere, a. he shuill for eary sui I ilur i r r tiial ;rIiit and pay
dliv 'out fi' thirly illars, reo lerablha I)v actioln of aladbt, bill, plaiit
or infinralim IIv'ira aii 'Ilit' a d riar w ithiji this comioiwealth
ll Il' prllciiltld atil til lui ad ti afliiinameallh tilr the baitelit ai
fll litcrary %l'mid, ar ad any inlimirir, and whaere pr.asacatthd by an
iiiliroer, a , hal aaf of lailahy -lr or1 irllics rcavaril alit such
pr stvotion, shall Ito I, fliv , of the inirtiir, and lhe itliar hal,
or wliii' allare shall be ita intitnier, dhiv whla' penalty tia the -oul-
nomnwvalli liar flt It, i-fitf la' lat rary to'ld.
comnenwrrcra. 3. This act s hall ha in Ibrc Inom at d aler the passing thereof,
('I IA I'. XN.--AN ACT t imnid and reduce intoa one ac, all acts and parts
f itIs to previ-i thei desar'i cion oft ysters.
!'ail- d 1ilrh -- , 11 :11.1
I'rOAT^,t0. Whereas amphl experience has shews,, Ihat it is imtlratible by
atiV rtiilati is il preveta flt, d.rg'sttio i tia rocks and beds of
ovsf er- in Virlaigii, as wall as grvat injory to the isheries in her
waters, whilst iioni-r'-idcnlts ifll the commwealih are permitted to
catch or take aO strs. lim the ro k's or il.,s of oystars, in the wa-
tars a-f' Viurt,,ia; ir r'utilty whavr'l, and the more etfi'ectually to
reci I frIti I ishtinr tlr atv.-,trs at impropelr seasons, and
wiitlh imtiaroper iltsflgl'lltlnts
Non-r ,lf rIr., I . t cttitrmid, T hat if, erson whateaver, other than ii ae, lital
hii.nr thhiliriat and ra'sidii of the fl aitnaall of Virginia, shall at
tig olyl.hl,
aiy tite c'at'h or talklvr osthrs in aniy ailfi waters ill Virginia, ex-
cel f ill sich rivers al suell prtinns thervof as are common pro
win t. ,, , prly to this and snow alIr state. Aniad no one shall he ttcnsidered
dviarf i a, iOOi'. an actual resident anl inhalitant withil the ticatiai of this act,
unless lie or she shall hatva rasided in tai iommnwealtlh at least
twelv e itin ttls next precedin *t a h tilmte wlell the siiplosed otle
umo It ave livet Committed, or shalI have mad( a declaration ad' his
ioltnaion to hecotme a citizen ad ilihe aiiconiionweathh in di Ifrin of
law, atnd shall also actually be it resident thereofi And in tll lques-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0416&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)