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Surveyor, Falls of James River: pay and expense vouchers, 1803-1821. Accession APA 294, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
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On 24 January 1803 the General Assembly passed an act prohibiting the use of fish dams or traps on the James River each year between 1 June and the end of February of the succeeding year. The governor appointed a surveyor of the falls of James River to enforce the act; offenders were subject to a hundred dollar fine.
This series includes vouchers listing the names of persons to whom money was owed, the amounts, and the dates the vouchers were submitted. The items cover the following dates: 1803-1806, 1808-1814, 1816-1819, and 1821.