§17-18-15. Prepayment of ferriage; unlawful ferriage.
The proprietor of any ferry may require lawful ferriage to be paid previously to a passage over his ferry. But if there be demanded at any such ferry more than is lawful, the proprietor shall forfeit to the party aggrieved so much as is illegally demanded and a further sum of not less than two nor more than fifteen dollars.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session