Resolve by this Assembly, that license and authority be and the same is hereby granted to George Lord of East Haddam and Eber Rutly of Haddam, their heirs, executors, and assigns, to have, use and keep a ferry across the Connecticut River from East Haddam landing to Haddam, at the place where the same has been usually kept by said Lord and Rutly; and license and authority is hereby granted to said Lord and Rutly, their heirs, executors and assigns, to take and receive all the emoluments, profits, and fare which may arise from the transportation of said passengers and other things across said river by said ferry to the sole use and benefit of them, the said Lord and Rutly, their heirs, executors and assigns, during the pleasure of this Assembly, and subject to such alterations and regulations as this Assembly may in future adopt.
And the said Lord and Rutly, their heirs, executors and assigns, shall at all times during the continuance of this grant keep a sufficient and suitable boat or boats in good repair for the purpose of transporting passengers, horses, carriages, and everything proper and necessary to be transported in ferry boats across said river, and shall procure and keep in constant readiness a sufficient number of men as circumstances may require to manage said boat or boats in transporting passengers and whatever else may be necessary to be transported as aforesaid.
And the fare of such ferry shall be and remain the same as is now established by law.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Council and House of Representatives in General Court Assemble, that the fare of the ferry near Haddam Island shall be as follows, viz: for each man, horse, and load, eight (8 c) cents, for each footman, three (3 c) cents, for each lead horse, five (5 c) cents, for each ox or other neat kine, eight (8 c) cents, for each sheep, swine, or goat, one (1c)cent; and the fare for every two-wheeled carriage with one man and draft horse shall be double, and for every four-wheeled carriage, one man and draft horse, treble, the fare for a man, horse and load, as above stated and for every additional person or horse, or other beast, the same as above.
Upon petition of Calvin Brainard and others
Resolve by this Assembly, that the memorialists have license and authority and license and authority is hereby granted unto said memorialists to use and keep a ferry at the place above mentioned, and to take and receive all the emoluments, profits, and fare which may arise from the transportation of passengers and of any and everything necessary to be transported across said ferry for and during the space of fifteen (15) years from the rising of this assembly, and after the expiration of the said fifteen (15) years, during the pleasure of this assembly.
Resolve by this assembly, that Hezekiah S. Brainard and Oliver P. Smith have license and authority and license and authority is hereby granted unto said Hezekiah S. Brainard and Oliver P. Smith, to use and keep a ferry at the place above mentioned, and to take and receive all the emoluments, profits and fare which may arise from the transportation of passengers, and of any and everything necessary to be transported across said ferry, during the pleasure of the General Assembly: Provided, that the Town of Haddam may, be a major vote of the Electors of said town, in Town Meeting legally assembled, assume the control and ownership of said ferry.
Resolve, that the fares of the above-named ferry shall be, for each footman, six (6 c) cents; for each man, horse and load, twelve (12 c) cents; for each lead horse, ten (10 c) cents; for each ox and other neat kine, twelve (12 c) cents; for each sheep or swine, two (2 c) cents; and for every cart, carriage, wagon, sled, or sleigh, drawn by two beast, with one person, treble the fare for man, horse and load; and for every additional person or beast, the same as herein for each of them respectively stated.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That Frederick Steen, with his heirs and assigns, is hereby authorized and empowered to establish, operate, and maintain a foot ferry across the Connecticut River between Haddam and Haddam Neck, with suitable boats, skiffs, and tools for the careful transportation of passengers and property across said river.
Said Ferry, when established, shall be under the same rules and regulations as other ferries now established by law.
The tolls on said ferry shall be ten cents a person for transportation either way.