                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DECLARING CERTAIN AREAS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, MATHEWS COUNTY, PUBLIC OYSTER ROCKS,
BEDS, AND SHOALS (§ 28.2-643)

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:
		Beginning, as a point of reference, at survey station &#8220;Sand,&#8221;
located near the south end of Gwynn&#8217;s Island; thence due east to the
low-water mark on the east side of Gwynn&#8217;s Island to the true point of
beginning; thence due east along the south end of Gwynn&#8217;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&#8217;s Island; thence
following the low tide on the north side of Gwynn&#8217;s Island to a point;
thence following the low-tide line on the east side of Gwynn&#8217;s Island in a
southerly direction to the true point of beginning.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 28-204.1:2; 1958, c. 204; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-153;
1992, c. 836.