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thence due east along the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the low-water mark on the east Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County; thence following the west side of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County, in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 8; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 7; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6; thence in a northerly direction, following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 5; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 4; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a generally west direction following the south side of Public Ground No. 6 to Public Ground corner No. 2; thence in a generally westerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a southwesterly direction to the intersection of Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County; thence following the northeast side of Public Ground No. 5 in a southeasterly direction to the low-tide line at Cherry Point on the north side of Gwynn’s Island; thence following the low tide on the north side of Gwynn’s Island to a point; thence following the low-tide line on the east side of Gwynn’s Island in a southerly direction to the true point of beginning.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261611,"text":"The following ground in Chesapeake Bay, Mathews County, contained within the following boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and unassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning, as a point of reference, at survey station “Sand,” located near the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the low-water mark on the east side of Gwynn’s Island to the true point of beginning; thence due east along the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the low-water mark on the east Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County; thence following the west side of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County, in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 8; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 7; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6; thence in a northerly direction, following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 5; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 4; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a generally west direction following the south side of Public Ground No. 6 to Public Ground corner No. 2; thence in a generally westerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a southwesterly direction to the intersection of Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County; thence following the northeast side of Public Ground No. 5 in a southeasterly direction to the low-tide line at Cherry Point on the north side of Gwynn’s Island; thence following the low tide on the north side of Gwynn’s Island to a point; 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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 1958, chapter 204; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72683,"identifier":"28.2-643","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-643","url":"\/28.2-643\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-643\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-643","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaring certain areas in Chesapeake Bay, Mathews County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-643","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following ground in Chesapeake Bay, 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:\n\t\tBeginning, as a point of reference, at survey station “Sand,” located near the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the low-water mark on the east side of Gwynn’s Island to the true point of beginning; thence due east along the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the low-water mark on the east Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County; thence following the west side of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County, in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 8; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 7; thence following said Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6; thence in a northerly direction, following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 5; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 4; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a generally west direction following the south side of Public Ground No. 6 to Public Ground corner No. 2; thence in a generally westerly direction following said Public Ground to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a southwesterly direction to the intersection of Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County; thence following the northeast side of Public Ground No. 5 in a southeasterly direction to the low-tide line at Cherry Point on the north side of Gwynn’s Island; thence following the low tide on the north side of Gwynn’s Island to a point; thence following the low-tide line on the east side of Gwynn’s Island in a southerly direction to the true point of beginning.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARING CERTAIN AREAS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, MATHEWS COUNTY, PUBLIC OYSTER ROCKS,\nBEDS, AND SHOALS (\u00a7 28.2-643)\n\nThe following ground in Chesapeake Bay, Mathews County, contained within the\nfollowing boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals and\nunassignable to any person for private use:\n\t\tBeginning, as a point of reference, at survey station “Sand,”\nlocated near the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence due east to the\nlow-water mark on the east side of Gwynn’s Island to the true point of\nbeginning; thence due east along the south end of Gwynn’s Island; thence\ndue east to the low-water mark on the east Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County;\nthence following the west side of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County, in a\nnortherly direction to Public Ground corner No. 8; thence following said Public\nGround in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 7; thence following\nsaid Public Ground in a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 6;\nthence in a northerly direction, following said Public Ground to Public Ground\ncorner No. 5; thence in a northerly direction following said Public Ground to\nPublic Ground corner No. 4; thence in a northerly direction following said\nPublic Ground to Public Ground corner No. 3; thence in a generally west\ndirection following the south side of Public Ground No. 6 to Public Ground\ncorner No. 2; thence in a generally westerly direction following said Public\nGround to Public Ground corner No. 1; thence in a southwesterly direction to the\nintersection of Public Ground No. 5, Mathews County; thence following the\nnortheast side of Public Ground No. 5 in a southeasterly direction to the\nlow-tide line at Cherry Point on the north side of Gwynn’s Island; thence\nfollowing the low tide on the north side of Gwynn’s Island to a point;\nthence following the low-tide line on the east side of Gwynn’s Island in a\nsoutherly direction to the true point of beginning.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-204.1:2; 1958, c. 204; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-153;\n1992, c. 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}}