sue patents for the lands.

of January, one thousand seven hundred and eightyeight, and to approve and allow or reject the same, Register to is as to them shall seem just and right. The register of the land office shall immediately, after the passing of this act, issue a patent to the said commissioners for the lands contained in the said grant, without demanding a fee for the same. The commissioners shall demand and receive from every person who shall be allowed a portion of the said land before they shall execute a commission deed, his respective proportion of the fees payable to the register of the land office for the original grant; and if any person shall fail to make application to the commissioners for a deed, and pay such proportion as aforesaid, within eighteen months after the passing of this act, his right to the lands allowed him shall be forfeited,

Claimant to pay fees to

ers.

Limitation.

II. Provided always, and it is further enacted, That the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have power to extend the time herein fixed, for each claimant to pay his proportion of the original grant to the first day of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-uine, and no longer.

Town of

tablished.

CHAP. CV.

An act to establish a town on the lands of John Lynch, in the County of Campbell.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That Lynchburg, forty-five acres of land, the property of John Lynch, in Campbell and lying contiguous to Lynch's ferry, in the county County, es- of Campbell, are hereby vested in John Clarke, Adam Clement, Charles Lynch, John Callaway, Achilles Douglass, William Martin, Jesse Burton, Joseph Straton, Micajah Moorman, and Charles Brooks, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any six of them, laid off into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets, and established a town by the name of Lynchburg.— The said trustees, or any six of them, shall proceed to

sell the said lots at public auction, for the best price that can be had, the time and place of which sale shall be previously advertised for one month in the Virginia Gazette; the purchasers to hold the said lots respectively, subject to the condition of building on each a dwelling house sixteen feet square at least, with a brick or stone chimney, to be finished fit for habitation within three years from the day of sale; and the said trustees, or any six of them, shall, and they are hereby empowered, to convey the said lots to the purchasers thereof in fee simple, subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay the money arising from the sale thereof to the said John Lynch, or his legal representatives: Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter or affect the right or interest of the said John Lynch in and to the lots on which he hath erected buildings, and one square containing two acres, in such part of the said town as he may choose. The said trustees, or any six of them, shall have power from time to time to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the lots. and to establish such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and most convenient. And 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 surviving or remaining trustees, to elect and choose so many other persons in the room of those dead or disabled as shall make up the number. The trustees so elected, shall be vested with the same power and authority as those particularly named in this act. The pur

chasers of lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according to their respective deeds of conveyance, shall then be entitled to, and have and enjoy, all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns, 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.

CHAP. CVI.

An act to establish a Public Ferry, a Town, and an Inspection of Tobac co, on the lands of John Curd, in the county of Mercer.

I. WHEREAS it has been represented to this present general assembly, that it would be of public utility to establish a ware-house for the reception and inspection of tobacco on the lands of John Curd in the county of Mercer;

II. Be it therefore enacted, That an inspection of Inspection of tobacco, on tobacco shall be, and the same is hereby established, lands of John on the land of the said John Curd, lying at the mouth Curd, in Mer- of Dick's river in the county of Mercer, to be called

cer county, established.

Market, in Mercer county in Ken

lished.

and known by the name of Curd's warehouse. There shall be allowed and paid annually to each of the inspectors at the said warehouse, the sum of thirty pounds for their salary.

III. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That if the quantity of tobacco inspected at the said warehouse shall not be sufficient to pay the usual charges and the inspectors salaries, the deficiency shall not be paid by the public.

IV. And be it further enacted, That twenty acres of Town of New land the property of the said John Curd, lying at the confluence of the Kentuckey and Dick's river, in the said county of Mercer, be, and they are hereby vested in tucky, estab. John Jouet, Gabriel Madison, James Hoard, Samuel Pryor, Alexander Robertson, Robert Mosby, James Overton, Harry Innes, Joseph Crocket, and William Lewis, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or a majority of them laid out into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets, and established a town, by the name of New Market. So soon as the said twenty acres of land shall be laid off into lots and streets, the said trustees, or the major part of them, shall proceed to sell the same at public auction, for the best price that can be had, the time and place of which sale shall be previously advertised for three months at the courthouse of each of the said counties of Mercer, Lincoln, and Fayette. The purchasers to hold the said lots re

spectively, subject to the condition of building on each a dwelling house, containing sixteen feet square at the least, 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 the major part of them, shall convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee, subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay the money arising from the sale thereof, to the said John Curd, or his legal representatives. The said trustees, or the major part of them, shall have power, from time to time, to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the lots, and to establish such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best. In the 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 elect and chuse other persons in the room of those dead, or disabled, who shall be vested with the same powers, and authority as any other in this act particularly appointed. 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 be entitled to, and have and enjoy, all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and 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.

V. And be it further enacted, That a public ferry shall be constantly kept at the following place, and land of John Ferry from the rates for passing the same, as followeth, that is to Curd, across say; from the land of the said John Curd, in the coun- Kentucky river establish ty of Mercer, across Kentuckey river, to the opposite ed shore, for a man four pence, and for a horse the same; and for the transportation of wheel carriages, tobacco, cattle, and other beasts, at the place aforesaid the ferry keeper may demand and take the same rates as are by law allowed 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 tes Vou. XPI. A 3

shilings, to be recovered with costs before a justice of the peace of the county where the offence shall be committed.

CHAP. CVII.

An act to establish a town at the courthouse of the county of Accomack.

BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That ten Town of acres of land, the property of Richard Drummond, adDrummond, joining to Accomack courthouse, shall be, and the in Accomack, same are hereby vested in John Cropper, jun. Thomas

established.

Evans, John Teacle, Thomas Bailey, and Thomas Curtis, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any three of them, laid out into lots of half an acre each, with convenient streets, and together with twenty other half acre lots contiguous thereto and improved, shall be, and the same are hereby established a town, by the name of Drummond. As soon as the said ten acres of land shall be so laid off into lots and streets, the said trustees or the major part of them, shall proceed to sell the lots at public auction, for the best price that can be had, the time and place of which sale shall be previously advertised for two months at the courthouse of each of the counties of Accomack and Northampton; the purchasers to hold the said lots respectively, subject to the condition of building on each a dwelling house, containing sixteen feet square at least, 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 the major part of them, shall, and they are hereby empowered, to convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee,subject to the condition aforesaid, and pay the money arising from the sale thereof to the said Richard Drummond, or his legal representatives. The said trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power from time to time, to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to settle such rules and orders for the regular building of houses