Winchester

CHAP. XCVII.

An act incorporating the trustees of the Winchester academy.

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That academy in it shall be lawful for those persons, or their heirs, who corporated. shall contribute the sum of five pounds each to the use of the Winchester academy, or a majority of them, to meet at the said academy on the first Monday in February annually, and then and there elect by ballot, twelve fit and able men to serve and act as trustees of the said academy, whose authority shall continue for one year, and until others are chosen in their stead, and no longer, except such of them as shall be re-elected. The said trustees so elected, and those thereafter to be elected, and their successors for ever, are hereby made a body corporate and politic by the name of the trustees of the Winchester academy, and by the said name to have perpetual succession, with capacity to purchase receive and possess lands and tenements, goods and chattels, either in fee or any lesser estate therein, and the same to grant, let, sell, or assign, and to plead and be impleaded, prosecute, and defend, all causes in law or equity. The said trustees, or a majority of them, when assembled, shall have power to make such byelaws and ordinances, as they shall think best for the good government of the said academy; provided such bye-laws and ordinances shall not be inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this commonwealth. case of vacancy by death or otherwise, of any one or more of the trustees, within the year, the same shall be supplied by a majority of the remaining trustees.

In

Inspectors of lumber, in

Norfolk coun

ty, Princess.

Anne, and

CHAP. XCVIII.

An act authorising the courts of the counties of Norfolk, Princess-Anne, and borough of Norfolk, to appoin! inspectors of lumber.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the courts of the counties of Norfolk and Princess Anne,

ted.

and borough of Norfolk, shall, and they are hereby Norfolk Boempowered to appoint so many inspectors of lumber in rough appoin their respective jurisdictions, as they shall deem necessary. And the inspectors so to be appointed, shall, before they enter on the execution of their office, give bond and security in the sum of three hundred pounds, for the faithful performance of the duties of their office, and shall moreover take the following oath. "I do swear that I will well and truly demean myself as inspector of lumber, without favour affection, or partiality: So help me God." And the inspectors to be appointed by virtue of this act, shall in all cases be governed by the following regulations, that is to say: All drawn white oak hogshead staves, shall not be less than forty-two inches long, three inches wide, and three quarters of an inch thick, when green, and five eights of an inch if seasoned; white oak hogshead heading shall be twenty eight, thirty, and thirty-two inches in length, with a due proportion of each lengths, seven eights of an inch thick when green, and three quarters of an inch if seasoned; the staves and heading atoresaid to be without sap; red oak hogshead staves shall not be of less dimensious than the white oak, aforesaid; rough hogshead staves shall be at least forty two inches long three and a half inches wide, and one ch thick; barrel staves shall be at least thirty-two inches long, three and a half inches wide, and three quarters of an inch thick; pipe staves shall be at least four feet and a half long, three inches wide, and one inch thick; shingles shall not be less than eighteen inches long, three and a half inches wide, and half an inch thick at the butt, and all plank, scantling, and ranging timber, shall be sound and have square edges, and it shall not be lawful for any master, commander, or skipper of a vessel, lying in any port of Elizabeth river, to receive on board his ship or vessel for exportation, any species of lumber enumerated in this act, without a note or certificate from some inspector of lumber, that the same has been duly inspected and passed; and the inspectors are hereby directed to give such note or certificate to the skipper of any small craft lading any such lumber, specifying when and where inspected, for whom, and the name of the ship or vessel exporting the same; and the maval-officer of the district of Elizabeth river, is hereby charged and directed not to suffer

any vessel to clear from his office, unless the master,
commander or skipper of such vessel, shall produce
inspectors notes or certificates for all lumber which he
means to clear ent, and shall also make oath that he
hath no lumber on board, but what is particularly en-
tered in his manifest; any master, commander, or skip-
per of a vessel, who shall receive on board his vessel
for exportation, any lumber herein enumerated, with-
out first obtaining the inspectors note or certificate for
the same, shall forfeit the lumber so taken on board,
and twenty pounds current money, to be recovered by
action of debt before any court of record within this
commonwealth; one half of which fine shall be to the
use of the person suing for the same, the other half to
the use of the commonwealth. The inspectors of lum-
ber shall be entitled to demand and receive the follow-
ing fees:
For all hogshead staves and heading, one
shilling and six pence per thousand; for all pipe staves,
two shillings per thousand; for all barrel staves, one
shilling per thousand; for all shingles, four pence per
thousand; for all plank and scantling, three shillings
and four pence per thousand; and for all ranging tim-
ber, two shillings and six pence per thousand, and no
more; to be paid by the person offering the same for
inspection, and the inspectors to be appointed by vir
tue of this act, shall be continued in office during good
behaviour. This act shall commence and be in force
from and after the first day of May next.

Town of Frankfort, in Fayette

County, Ken

fucky, established.

CHAP. XCIX.

An act for establishing a town on the lands of James Wilkinson, in Fayelle county, and a ferry across Kentucky river.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That one hundred acres of land in the county of Fayette, the property of James Wilkinson, which have been laid of

into lots and streets, shall be vested in Caleb Wallace, Thomas Marshall, Joseph Crocket, John Fowler, junior, John Craig, Robert Johnston, and Benjamin Roberts, (of Jefferson) gentlemen, trustees, and shall be established a town by the name of Frankfort. The said trustees, or a majority of them, shall within six months after passing of this act, sell at public auction, all the lots within the said town, which have not been heretofore disposed of by the said James Wilkinson, advertising the time and place of such sale at the door of the courthouse of the said county of Fayette, on two successive court days. The purchaser shall hold the said lots respectively, subject to the condition of building on each a dwelling house, sixteen feet square, with a brick or stone chimney, to be finished fit for habitation within two years from the day of sale; and the said trustees, or a major part of them, shall convey the said. lots to the purchasers in fee, subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay the money arising therefrom to the said James Wilkinson, or his legal representatives; the said trustees, or a major part of them, shall have power to settle all disputes concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to establish such regulations for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best. In case of the death, removal out of the county, or other legal disability, of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the remaining trustees to supply such vacancy; and the persons so chosen, shall have the same power as the trustees appointed by this act. The purchasers of the said lots, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same according to the conditions of their respective deeds of conveyance, shall enjoy all the privileges which the inhabitants of other towns in this state, not incorporated, hold and enjoy. If the purchaser of any lot shall fail to build thereon within the time before limited, the said trustees, or a major part of them, may thereupon enter into such lot, and sell the same again, and apply the money for the benefit of the inhabitants. of the said town.

II. And be it further enacted, That a public ferry Ferry estabshall be constantly kept across the Kentucky river, lished across from the lands of the said James Wilkinson, in the Kentucky ri town of Frankfort, to the opposite shore, and the rates for passing the same be as followeth: For

man, four

ver at Frankfort.

pence, and for a horse the same; and for the transporta-
tion of tobacco, wheel carriages, cattle and other beasts,
the ferry keeper may demand and take the same rates
as are allowed by law at other ferries.
If the ferry
keeper shall demand or receive from any person or
persons whatsoever, any greater rates than are hereby
allowed, he shall for every offence, forfeit and pay to
the party grieved, the ferriage demanded or received,
and ten shillings; to be recovered with costs before a
justice of the peace of the county where the offence
shall be committed.

CHAP. C.

An act for incorporating the Acade my in the town of Alexandria.

I. FOR incorporating the academy in the town of Academy, in Alexandria, Alexandria, "Be it enacted by the General Assembly,' incorporated. That it shall be lawful for those persons, or their respective heirs, who shall or may have contributed the sum of five pounds each, to the use of the said academy, or a majority of them, to meet at the said academy on the second Monday in April annually, and then and there elect by ballot, thirteen fit and able men to serve and act as trustees of the said academy, whose authority shall continue for one year, and until others are chosen in their stead, and no longer, except such of them as shall be re-elected. The said trustees so elected, and those hereafter to be elected, and their successors for ever, are hereby made a body corporate and politick, by the name of the Trustees of the Alexandria Academy. They shall have power and capacity to purchase, receive and possess, lands and tenements, goods and chattels, either in fee, or any lesser estate therein; and the same to grant, let, sell or assign, and to plead and be impleaded, prosecute and defend all causes in law or equity. The said trustees or a majority of them, when assembled, shall have power to make such bye-laws and ordinances as they shall think best for the good government of the said acade