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£it AJre-furvey be watte of the aforelnu! t&^\kr^Wjnde£'6tihe.uma\ilUtMrS a/or«-m«ntloned > ami inst ea«fc
d every-perfon holding lands or lots in the town aforelaid, ftiall have no more in their lots than juft half an acre,
ptirfuant to the firft intention and defign of fettling-the aforefaid tpwn ; (till referring to the owners or pofleflbrs]' oTF
all lots in the aforefaid to^'n, the land lying beforqthe front of their lots, upon payB^ent of tdp /hillings- for every
front, to the Commiflioners in this act appointed ;« who are hereby authorifed and required, te^grant, feal, and der).
V*&r tteeds of fale for the fame.
IX. Provided always, that the principal ftreets in the faid town fhal! be one hundred feet wide at leaf! ; and
that no perfon (hall build or ereft any edifice, houfe, or building, 00 the lands before »he fronts, other than cellars or
vaults, whofe covering fhall not be above ten feet above the groiuicj, that the prpfpeft of fuch as build in the faid
town may not be incommoded or hindred. „ .... —' ' '
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X,XI, XII; and XII f, Olfokic.
XIV. /^nd whereas divers peifgiispofleffed oflots in the faid to\vn do negledt clearing the fame, and others do
permit fnchas have been cleared ro >row up with brulh and under-wood, to the great annoyance of the. inhabitants,
of the faid town : Be it enacjed, by tbe authority aforefaid, that all perfons, pcfieflbri or ownerVof lots in the faicj
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mall, and they are hereby obliged^ within one month after the ratificaton'of this aft, to clear all fuch lots fo held or
pofl'efled by them, from all iranaer of wood, under-wood, bruin, or gr»bs, that are, or may be offenfive [o the inha-'
bitants of the laid town, and fkall fo keep trjp fame, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, as ofipn as need
fhaH require ; under the feveral penalties and forfeitures hereafter in this aft provided.
* XV. And he it further enacled, by (he authority aforefaid, that alj and every proprietor owner and pqfleflbr, of any
Jot or lots in the (aid town, who fliail omit to clear the fame within the time beJore limited, (hall be liable and obliged
to pay the full value of the charge of clearing the faiqjots, .to, the tiullees* or commillionerJ aforefaid, who are
hereby appointed, authoriled, and impowered, to caufe all fuch lots tii be cleared as Iha'd, after the time belore li-nrited,
lie uncleared and neglefted ; the value of which work fliall be adjudged by two freehplders, inhabitants of
the faid town .(being ilrft fworn before fome Magiftrate) and fliall be recoverable in any court ©t record within this,
government, or before Jultices of the Peace, if under the Turn of forty (hillings, as in the aft fcr J'mall and mean
caufes is provided, by bill, plaint, or information ; wherein no efloin, protection, injunction, or wager of lay/,
(liall be allowed or admitted of. 7he reft Obf.oUt-e..-See 1 729, J ; J745, ' I f }' 1785, 45. , i • \
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Chap. LXIV. An aft impowering Johanna Pejerfon, -widow f/Thpmas Peterfon, late of Albemarle county, .E^
to makefah ofcertain lands, late belonging to the /aid Thomas Peterfon ; ana to make other provr/ion fir Anna, the
daughter if the /hid Thomas Peterfon, to -whom thefaidlands do defcend.
I. VT7HErlEAS Thonids Peter/oh, late of Albemarle county, Elq ; died leized and pofl'efled in his demefne, of fee,
VV of, in, and tp a certain plantarian or ti aft of land, 4yin:> in the fork of Queen- Anne's creek, in Chowaa .
poechift, containing by eftimation four hundred acres, be the farne more or lefs, butted and bounding to the enft-ward
pn. the town land, and to the:Weltward on Skcom'b's creek : and alfo of, in, and to, one half acre or lot of land
in Bath town, butting and bounding to the fouthward on the lot of Col. Chtijiophcr Cale, and to the northward on
one of the crols ttreets ; which faid plantation ahd 'ot of lard dodefeend Slnto Anna, an infant, the daughter of ihe ^
faid Thomas t andwhefeas Johanna the mother of the laid Anna, bv.liej petition preferred to 'his aflemblv, is \ery
willing, tor the advancement of the laid Annus portion, to relincjuilh her right of dower of, in, and to tie faid lands
art J lot, provided that the larre lands and lot may be fold, to and for the ul'e, benefir, and intereft of the faid Anna,
the faid lands and lot now having cjonlulerable imgrpyip-.pn.ts therepn, which makes them valuable, which otherwife
will be very much impaired snd ruined before the [:\\\A>.iu /hall come ot a^e : wherefore
ing in the fcrk of Queen Anne's creek, in Chowan pipcinc.:, containing by eflitr&tion ftiaf hundred acres, be the lame
more or lefs, butting and bounding ;o the eaft'yvaru on the town land, and to the weftward on Shcc'mb's creek ; alfo.
one half acre or lot of land in Bath\o\\r, butting and bounding to the foijthward on the lot of Col. Chri/lopher C«firi
and to the northward on one of the rrol's ftreets ; or any part or parcel of the fame, to any perlou er 'perfons that Hiaj
V.A..i»7llIi«rr fn ir'tl'f* mi^ft m^iipM fryn tfi*. limp . m 1. -,!»<» nn/i rn ti/^t/1 r\-\r> fj\1lf> tt^ flt#?lnj Illirrhatfr Ok' PIlrPn-ltfTC hlc i\ —
tafcion, ortraft oflaud, and lor, oi'-'airy part of the lame, the faid Anna fliall ftand and be feizedin her demefne, as of
fee, of, in ant! toone certain plantation or tract of .hud, whereof the laid Johtnna.h and now (hands fciztd and pofltflicj
of, in Pcryuimins piecinft, containing by efbmation one hundred and feveiiiy 'acre's, be the fame more or lels, litu-ate,
lying, and being, on CJI/rWthr's or Inker's creek, butting and bounding on r.ie lands of Inliana Lakers ard Rid;.
*\/l Skinner ; to have and to hold the fame plantation or tractof land, to her the faid Anna, her heirs and afligns, in
fM-fimple > with coifdiiion, that if the faid Johanna do pay tive monies ariling by Inch lale to ihs Ui<i Anna, at im\
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| Full Text | £it AJre-furvey be watte of the aforelnu! t&^\kr^Wjnde£'6tihe.uma\ilUtMrS a/or«-m«ntloned > ami inst ea«fc d every-perfon holding lands or lots in the town aforelaid, ftiall have no more in their lots than juft half an acre, ptirfuant to the firft intention and defign of fettling-the aforefaid tpwn ; (till referring to the owners or pofleflbrs]' oTF all lots in the aforefaid to^'n, the land lying beforqthe front of their lots, upon payB^ent of tdp /hillings- for every front, to the Commiflioners in this act appointed ;« who are hereby authorifed and required, te^grant, feal, and der). V*&r tteeds of fale for the fame. IX. Provided always, that the principal ftreets in the faid town fhal! be one hundred feet wide at leaf! ; and that no perfon (hall build or ereft any edifice, houfe, or building, 00 the lands before »he fronts, other than cellars or vaults, whofe covering fhall not be above ten feet above the groiuicj, that the prpfpeft of fuch as build in the faid town may not be incommoded or hindred. „ .... —' ' ' ' X,XI, XII; and XII f, Olfokic. XIV. /^nd whereas divers peifgiispofleffed oflots in the faid to\vn do negledt clearing the fame, and others do permit fnchas have been cleared ro >row up with brulh and under-wood, to the great annoyance of the. inhabitants, of the faid town : Be it enacjed, by tbe authority aforefaid, that all perfons, pcfieflbri or ownerVof lots in the faicj ( tOwn|* mall, and they are hereby obliged^ within one month after the ratificaton'of this aft, to clear all fuch lots fo held or pofl'efled by them, from all iranaer of wood, under-wood, bruin, or gr»bs, that are, or may be offenfive [o the inha-' bitants of the laid town, and fkall fo keep trjp fame, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, as ofipn as need fhaH require ; under the feveral penalties and forfeitures hereafter in this aft provided. * XV. And he it further enacled, by (he authority aforefaid, that alj and every proprietor owner and pqfleflbr, of any Jot or lots in the (aid town, who fliail omit to clear the fame within the time beJore limited, (hall be liable and obliged to pay the full value of the charge of clearing the faiqjots, .to, the tiullees* or commillionerJ aforefaid, who are hereby appointed, authoriled, and impowered, to caufe all fuch lots tii be cleared as Iha'd, after the time belore li-nrited, lie uncleared and neglefted ; the value of which work fliall be adjudged by two freehplders, inhabitants of the faid town .(being ilrft fworn before fome Magiftrate) and fliall be recoverable in any court ©t record within this, government, or before Jultices of the Peace, if under the Turn of forty (hillings, as in the aft fcr J'mall and mean caufes is provided, by bill, plaint, or information ; wherein no efloin, protection, injunction, or wager of lay/, (liall be allowed or admitted of. 7he reft Obf.oUt-e..-See 1 729, J ; J745, ' I f }' 1785, 45. , i • \ „j ." ' ' ' ' _ ' . ; - . ' ". |- 1 -. ' 1 ! ' * . •'' ,'—" ' L *" " ;:!' ' - ' Chap. LXIV. An aft impowering Johanna Pejerfon, -widow f/Thpmas Peterfon, late of Albemarle county, .E^ to makefah ofcertain lands, late belonging to the /aid Thomas Peterfon ; ana to make other provr/ion fir Anna, the daughter if the /hid Thomas Peterfon, to -whom thefaidlands do defcend. I. VT7HErlEAS Thonids Peter/oh, late of Albemarle county, Elq ; died leized and pofl'efled in his demefne, of fee, VV of, in, and tp a certain plantarian or ti aft of land, 4yin:> in the fork of Queen- Anne's creek, in Chowaa . poechift, containing by eftimation four hundred acres, be the farne more or lefs, butted and bounding to the enft-ward pn. the town land, and to the:Weltward on Skcom'b's creek : and alfo of, in, and to, one half acre or lot of land in Bath town, butting and bounding to the fouthward on the lot of Col. Chtijiophcr Cale, and to the northward on one of the crols ttreets ; which faid plantation ahd 'ot of lard dodefeend Slnto Anna, an infant, the daughter of ihe ^ faid Thomas t andwhefeas Johanna the mother of the laid Anna, bv.liej petition preferred to 'his aflemblv, is \ery willing, tor the advancement of the laid Annus portion, to relincjuilh her right of dower of, in, and to tie faid lands art J lot, provided that the larre lands and lot may be fold, to and for the ul'e, benefir, and intereft of the faid Anna, the faid lands and lot now having cjonlulerable imgrpyip-.pn.ts therepn, which makes them valuable, which otherwife will be very much impaired snd ruined before the [:\\\A>.iu /hall come ot a^e : wherefore ing in the fcrk of Queen Anne's creek, in Chowan pipcinc.:, containing by eflitr&tion ftiaf hundred acres, be the lame more or lefs, butting and bounding ;o the eaft'yvaru on the town land, and to the weftward on Shcc'mb's creek ; alfo. one half acre or lot of land in Bath\o\\r, butting and bounding to the foijthward on the lot of Col. Chri/lopher C«firi and to the northward on one of the rrol's ftreets ; or any part or parcel of the fame, to any perlou er 'perfons that Hiaj V.A..i»7llIi«rr fn ir'tl'f* mi^ft m^iipM fryn tfi*. limp . m 1. -,!»<» nn/i rn ti/^t/1 r\-\r> fj\1lf> tt^ flt#?lnj Illirrhatfr Ok' PIlrPn-ltfTC hlc i\ — tafcion, ortraft oflaud, and lor, oi'-'airy part of the lame, the faid Anna fliall ftand and be feizedin her demefne, as of fee, of, in ant! toone certain plantation or tract of .hud, whereof the laid Johtnna.h and now (hands fciztd and pofltflicj of, in Pcryuimins piecinft, containing by efbmation one hundred and feveiiiy 'acre's, be the fame more or lels, litu-ate, lying, and being, on CJI/rWthr's or Inker's creek, butting and bounding on r.ie lands of Inliana Lakers ard Rid;. *\/l Skinner ; to have and to hold the fame plantation or tractof land, to her the faid Anna, her heirs and afligns, in fM-fimple > with coifdiiion, that if the faid Johanna do pay tive monies ariling by Inch lale to ihs Ui |
