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§17-18-8. Forfeiture for unlawful transportation.

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WV Code › Chapter 17 › Article 18 › Section 8

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In the case of a watercourse over which there is a lawfully established ferry, if any person, his horse or carriage, be unlawfully transported for reward over such watercourse, the person so transporting the same shall forfeit $20 to the proprietor of such ferry over such watercourse as is nearest to the place of such transportation.

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