JOHN WALLING FERRY BOND - Rusk County, Texas ***************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ Submitted by ETGS 24 Aug 2002 ***************************************************************** Originally published in the: EAST TEXAS FAMILY RECORDS VOL.14, NO.2, SUMMER 1990 Some Records from Deed Book "A" - Rusk County, TX (Continued) Page 72 JOHN WALLING FERRY BOND The Republic of Texas ) County of Rusk ) Know all men by these presents that we John Walling as principal and Larkin Caison as security are held and firmly bound unto A. H. Watkins, Chief Justice of Said County and his scucessors in office in the just and full sum of one Thousand Dollars good and Lawful money of said Republic, the payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, etc. jointly, severally, and firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this first day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. The conditions of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounded John Walling applied to the Coms. Court of Roads & Revenued of said county on the first day of July one thousand eight hundred forty-four for license for a Public Ferry at what is called Walling's Ferry and the same being granted by said court, and the following rates of ferriage established, To Wit: for crossing Road Waggons, one dollar Small Waggons, fifty cents Man and Horse, 25 cents Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, 3 cents each for Footmen and loose Horses, 6-1/4 cents each Now if the said John Walling exacts no more than the above rates and keeps a good safe and sufficient Boat and other Crafts as the case may be, and keep the banks of said river at said Ferry as prescribed by Law, and do perform all other Acts in conformity to the same relative thereto then this obligation to be null and void, Otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Witness our hands this first day of July, 1844. John Walling (seal) Larkin Caison Test: Ezra Wilson, Clk. Rusk County * * * * * * *