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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 63; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69911,"identifier":"28.2-641","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-641","url":"\/28.2-641\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-641\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-641","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaring certain areas in Hill’s Bay, Mathews County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-641","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following ground in Hill’s Bay on the west side of Gwynn’s Island, Mathews County, contained within the following boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> and unassignable to any person for private use: Beginning at corner No. 8, Public Ground No. 5 of Mathews County; thence along Public Ground line to corners Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 in a northeasterly direction; thence a due east course to the low-water mark on the west side of Gwynn’s Island; thence following the meanders of the low-tide line in a southwesterly direction to corner No. 5 of J. R. Forrest’s oyster lease of 2.01 acres; thence following said oyster lease in a westerly direction to corner No. 4 of said lease; thence in a westerly direction to the point of beginning. The oyster lease of O. V. Sparrow’s 10.51 acres, near Cherry Point, is excluded from the previously described area.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARING CERTAIN AREAS IN HILL’S BAY, MATHEWS COUNTY, PUBLIC OYSTER\nROCKS, BEDS, AND SHOALS (\u00a7 28.2-641)\n\nThe following ground in Hill’s Bay on the west side of Gwynn’s\nIsland, Mathews County, contained within the following boundaries is declared to\nbe public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and unassignable to any person for\nprivate use: Beginning at corner No. 8, Public Ground No. 5 of Mathews County;\nthence along Public Ground line to corners Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 in a\nnortheasterly direction; thence a due east course to the low-water mark on the\nwest side of Gwynn’s Island; thence following the meanders of the low-tide\nline in a southwesterly direction to corner No. 5 of J. R. Forrest’s\noyster lease of 2.01 acres; thence following said oyster lease in a westerly\ndirection to corner No. 4 of said lease; thence in a westerly direction to the\npoint of beginning. The oyster lease of O. V. Sparrow’s 10.51 acres, near\nCherry Point, is excluded from the previously described area.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-204.1; 1954, c. 63; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-151; 1992,\nc. 836.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}