Upon such report, and on any other proper evidence, the court may reject the application, or may, unless the watercourse at such place be the division line between two counties, grant leave to establish such ferry, and prescribe, subject to revision and alteration by the public service commission, the number of hands and the number and kind of boats to be kept, and the rates of ferriage for persons and things at the same.
W. Va. Code § 17-18-4