Passed May, 1811. (Special Law)
Resolved by this Assembly, that license and authority by, 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 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 fares which may arise from the transportation
of 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 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 keeping 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 said ferry shall be and remain the same as is
now established by law.
