28.2-644 - Declaring certain areas near Hole in the Wall, in Mathews County, public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals.
§ 28.2-644. Declaring certain areas near Hole in the Wall, in Mathews County,public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals.
The following ground near Hole in the Wall, Mathews County, contained withinthe following boundaries is declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, andshoals and unassignable to any person for private use:
1. Beginning at Virginia Marine Resources Commission's survey Station Marsh,located in the marsh on the south side of Hole in the Wall; thence in anortheasterly direction to corner No. 3 of Carroll Lee Forrest and VernonRowe, Junior's, oyster lease of 13.02 acres; thence in a northwesterlydirection along said lease to corner No. 2; thence along the east side of R.Herbert Callis' lease of 6.69 acres to corner No. 3 of said lease; thencealong the north side of said lease in a westerly direction to corner No. 2,said corner No. 2 in on line of Public Ground No. 7, Mathews County; thencein a northerly direction to Public Ground corner No. 11; thence in anorthwesterly direction along Public Ground line to a point opposite cornersNos. 8 and 9 of Maywood L. Callis' 24.69 acres; thence in a northeasterlydirection to corner No. 9 of said lease; thence to corner No. 10 of saidlease; thence in a northeasterly direction to Virginia Marine ResourcesCommission's survey Station Sand; thence in a due east course to theintersection of Public Ground No. 6, Mathews County; thence following alongwest side of said Public Ground in a southeasterly direction to a point dueeast of Station Marsh; thence due west to Station Marsh, or point ofbeginning.
2. Beginning at the northeast corner of Haufler's survey No. 6565; thence inan easterly direction along the line of Milford Haven to a point which is onPublic Ground No. 7; thence in a southerly direction along the boundary lineof Public Ground No. 7 to a point; thence due west to a point which is thesoutheastern corner of Callis Ground No. 7222; thence in a northerlydirection along Callis Ground No. 7222 and Callis Ground No. 10447 to a pointwhere the eastern boundary of Callis Ground No. 10447 intersects the easternboundary of Haufler's Ground No. 6565; thence in a northerly direction to thepoint of beginning.
(Code 1950, § 28-204.2; 1954, c. 111; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-154; 1981, c. 128;1992, c. 836.)