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An Act to regulate the conduct of boatmen on the Appomattox and Roanoke rivers, and their branches. 1835 49 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0497 and id is 1 raw text is: Regulations for Boatmenr. 49 to pay to such person or persons, or bodies corporate as aforesaid, all damages they may sustain by the wilful misconduct or negli- gence of such driver or drivers, to he recovered by action on the case in any court of record or this conmiionwe'alth, and such driver Punihhrosntthero- or drivers, or conductor of a boat as aforesaid, may, for such wilful rur. misconduct or negligence, be prosecuted in tile courts of this com- nionwealhh as for It misdemeanor, and shall be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the jury. 5. This act shall be in force from tie passing thereof. Commencement. CitAP. 73.-An ACT to regulate the conduct of boatmen on the Appornattox and Roanoke rivers, and their branches. (Passed March 2l, 1830.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That all persons who P'rsonsnavigaung • r ' trAppomattox and shall hereafter load a boat, in whole or in part, navigating the Ap- Roanoke ,vr, to pomattox and Roanoke rivers, or their branches, shall grant to the front manifrsta or •~~~ d . mring. head man of the boat a inanilbst of such loading, giving a particu- lar description of tile quality and quantity of each article, anl(l whe- ther in bags, boxes, barrels, hogsheads or otherwise, and shall keep a copy of such manirest; and any person properly authorized by Court. to appoint the court of his county, (which authority may be revoked at the ino boats. pleasure of the said court,) may at any time examine any boat on said rivers or their branches; and if any article shall be found on Articles not con. .iland In manifeint board of any boat by such person, not contained in the said mani-to ho eod ad. fest, the necessary provisions and furniture of the said boat excepted, vertihod md sold. it may lie taken to some justice df the peace, who shall receive the same, and, if the owner of such article be not known, shall adver- tise the same to le sold for cash, giving a true description thereof by advertisement, at some public neighbouring place, fur one month before the (lay of sale : Provided, That perishable articles may be Porlsmblo arti. sold immediately for cash, and advertised afterwards: And provi-ht,y. dcd, That owners of such articles, proving their right to tile sante ,,w ower may 0 over proprty, within the space of six months after the date of time advertisement, orits value. shall be entitled to the same, if claimed before the sale, or to the money arising from such sale, if claimed afterwards and within the said six months, the said owner paying the expenses of tie adver- tisemnent and sale. All moneys arising from such sales, and remain- Proceeds orsat to . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ h t ,! ,•i DpplieO by ing in the hands of the magistrate for tile said space of six nont i,.court. shall be by him paid to the order of the court of his county, to b by them applied to such purposes its the said court may direct. 2. Be it further enacted, That wvhen any free negro or mulatto Manircstsgivonby , (r *im, legroles to Do shall give a manifest of any Ioading put oii board of any boat, he aeC,pa,,i by or she shall obtain a certificate Cromi sone respectable white prerson, eotificatoofrwhito certifying the truth oir the ninnilbst, and his or her right to the pro- paron. perty therein mentioned, wvhich certificate shall accompany the said manifest, and the person grntting such certificate shall keep a copy thereof. And it shall be the duty of every navigator of a boat on Navigators or said rivers and their branches, wheiu lie shall take on board any tificato of FIRM to species of property for sale or transportation, which lie claims as c1rPettycaimed his own, to get a certificate from some respectable person in thie neighbourhood whence lie shall take tile same, stating the quantity and particular kind of property so shipped. 3. Be it furtler enacted, That every waterman who shall receive Watsrrnenmbez- ling gOdd &aC on board his boat or other vessel, any produce, goods, wares or mer- prom 5(ocr beU chandize, and shall embezzle the same or any part thereof, shall be guiltyoif areny. 7

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