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shall suffer death; any thing in the said Act contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

A. D. 1745.

to be secured.

VII. And whereas, there is not any provision made by the last above mentioned Act for the subsistence of slaves that may become lunatick, belonging to poor persons who may be unable to provide for the maintenance of such lunatick slaves, or to keep them so confined as to prevent their doing mischief; Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any slave belonging to any poor person in any parish in this Province, hath or shall hereafter become lunatick, it shall and may be lawful Lunatic slaves to and for any justice of the peace for the county where such lunatick slave may be, and such justice shall be and he is hereby obliged and required, upon the first notice thereof, to cause such slave to be secured in. some convenient place in the parish where such slave may be, as well to prevent his or her doing any mischief, as for the better subsisting such lunatick slave; and the charge and expense of keeping and maintaining such lunatick slave, shall be defrayed by the inhabitants of the parish respectively where the same may happen; and such charge and expense, as well for any slave that hath already been secured and maintained, as any that may hereafter be secured and maintained as aforesaid, shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same way and manner and by the same persons as the poor tax is directed to be assessed, levied and collected, in and by an Act of the General Assembly entitled an Act for the better relief of the poor of this Province, passed the twelfth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and twelve; and the persons directed by the said Act to collect the poor tax, are hereby vested with all the powers and authoritys for the assessing, levying and collecting the expense of keeping and maintaining lunatick slaves, as are given by the said Act for the assessing, levying and collecting the taxes for the relief of the poor.

slaves who

VIII. And whereas, slaves which run away from their masters and lie out for a considerable space of time, at length become desperate and stand upon their defence with knives, weapons or arms; therefore, in order to encourage all persons whatever to hazard their persons in endeavouring to apprehend or secure any such runaway or outlier, Be it further Reward for enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall at any time apprehending hereafter apprehend and secure any slave who shall have been runaway shall make from his master or owner for at least the space of six months, and who desperate shall endeavour to defend himself by a knife, sword, cutlass, gun, pistol or other weapon, such person, being a white man, shall, over and above the reward provided by law, in case of his being maimed, wounded, or disabled, be entitled to a reward of twenty pounds from the master or owner of the said slave; and if such person be a slave himself, he shall be entitled to a reward of ten pounds, in like manner; which reward shall be recovered by warrant from any justice of the peace, upon oath made of the fact before him.

resistance.

2 former Acts

IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Act entitled an Act to prevent the further spreading of the infectious dis- Limitation of temper amongst the cattle in this Province, shall be, and is hereby declared' to be continued, and enacted to be of full force and virtue for and during and unto the full end and term of two years; and that such part of the said Act entitled an Act for the better ordering and governing negroes and other Slaves in this Province, as is not altered or repealed by this present Act, shall be and is hereby declared to be continued and enacted to be of full force and virtue, for and during and unto the full end and term of five years after the passing of this Act, and from thence to the end of the next session of the General Assembly, and no longer.

VOL. III.-82.

A. D. 1745.

X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That such part of this Act as relates to the Act first mentioned shall be of force and continue for the space of two years; and such part thereof as relates to the last mentioned Act, shall be of force and continue for the space of five years, and no longer.

WM. BULL, Jun., Speaker.

In the Council Chamber, the 22d day of March, 1745.

Assented to: JAMES GLEN.

No. 726. AN ACT TO SUPPLY THE

Preamble.

Act of Novem

DEFECTS IN THE EXECUTION OF AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act for the Establishment of Religious Worship in this Province, according to the Church of England, and for erecting Churches for the public warship of God, and also for the maintenance of Ministers and the building convenient houses for them," IN SO FAR

AS RELATES TO THE NOMINATING, AND FROM TIME TO TIME KEEPING UP,
THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS THEREIN MENTIONED.

WHEREAS, in and by an Act of the General Assembly of this Province, intitled an Act for the establishment of religious worship in this Province, according to the church of England, and for erecting churches for the public worship of God, and also for the maintenance of ministers and the building convenient houses for them, passed the thirtieth day of November, in the the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ber 30th, 1706. six, it was amongst other things enacted, that in case of the death, absence or resignation of the said commissioners, the remaining commissioners, or so many of them as will meet, provided they exceed the number of ten, being summoned at least six days before they meet, at some convenient place appointed for that purpose, such commissioners as shall so meet upon such summons, or the major part of them, shall or may choose a person or persons of the church of England, to be commissioner or commissioners in the room or place of such person or persons dead, gone off or resigning, as to them shall seem meet, which persons so chosen, shall and are thereby declared to be commissioners for the said Act, as fully and amply as if they had by name been mentioned in the said Act, as in and by the said Act of the General Assembly, relation thereunto being had, may more fully appear: And whereas, all the persons named and appointed commissioners in and by the said Act, excepting the honourable William Bull, Esq. Lieutenant Governor of this Province, are dead, without having continued their succession pursuant to the powers given them by the said Act; and whereas, by reason of the omission of the commissioners to fill up the vacancys happeuing among the said commissioners by death, there are not now a sufficient number of commissioners to transact and carry into execution the several matters required to be done and transacted in and by the said Act, so that the good ends and purposes of the said Act, particularly the electing of the ministers of the church of England into the several vacant parishes in this Province, will be wholly frustrated; for remedy whereof, and for supplying the defect in the execution of the said Act, we humbly pray your most sacred Majesty that it may be enacted,

execute the

I. And be it enacted, by His Excellency James Glen, Esq., Governour A. D. 1745. in-chief, and Captain General in and over his Majesty's Province of South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Honourable Commissioners Council and the Assembly of this Province, and by the authority of the nominated to same, That the Governor or Commander-in-chief for the time being, the former Act. honorable William Bull, James Kinloch, John Fenwicke, Joseph Wragg, John Hammerton, John Colleton, Edmond Atkin, Joseph Blake, William Middleton, John Cleland, Charles Pinckney and Richard Hill, Esquires, the Rev. Mr. Alexander Garden, Benjamin Whitaker and Gabriel Manigault, Esquires, of the parish of St. Philips, Charlestown; William Bull, jr. Esq., of the parish of St. Andrew; Benjamin Godin, Esq. of St. James's Goose Creek; Captain Thomas Ashby, of the parish of St. Thomas and St. Dennis; Captain John Bull, of the parish of St. Paul; Mr. John Stanyarne, of the parish of St. John, in Colleton county; Col. Henry Hyrne, of the parish of St. Bartholomew; Colonel Nathaniel Barnwell, of the parish of St. Helena; and Mr. Anthony Atkinson, of the parish of Prince Frederick-be and they are hereby declared and enacted to be the commissioners for carrying into execution the several powers and authoritys, matters and things, which in and by the said Act are directed and required to be carried into execution, and which at the time of passing this Act remain unperformed, or which any subsequent Act or Acts of this Province relating to church commissioners may require to be performed; and the said commissioners, or any eleven of them met together on summons, shall have the same powers and authoritys in relation to the said Act or Acts, as if they had been originally named therein; any thing in the said Act, or any other Act, law, usage or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

II. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted by the authority, The commisaforesaid, That the powers and authoritys hereby or by the said Act sioners may not given to the said commissioners or any of them, shall not extend to enable alter the them or any of them to alter the bounds of parishes, without application bounds of parishes. to them for that purpose made by the church-wardens and vestry of the parishes so to be ascertained or altered; provided also, that the said commissioners shall have no power or authority to fix or ascertain the course of exchange in this Province: And provided also, that in case any vacancy shall happen by death or otherwise, among the said commissioners, the How vacancies remaining commissioners shall without delay, nominate the successors to are to be filled such vacancy, out of the laymen of the respective parishes where such

vacancys may happen.

WM. BULL, Jun., Speaker.

Assented to: JAMES GLEN.

In the Council Chamber, the 25th day of May, 1745.

AN ACT FOR FOUNDING AND ESTABLISHING A PAROCHIAL CHAPEL
OF EASE AT THE TOWN OF EDMONDSBURY, IN THE PARISH OF ST.
BARTHOLOMEW, IN COLLETON COUNTY, AND ΤΟ IMPOWER CERTAIN
COMMISSIONERS THEREIN NAMED ΤΟ RECEIVE SUBScriptions,
THEREWITH TO BUILD THE SAID CHAPEL.

AND

WHEREAS, the church wardens, vestry-men and other inhabitants of the parish of St. Bartholomew, have by their humble petition to the Gen

No. 727.

Preamble.

A. D. 1745. eral Assembly of this Province, set forth that the said parish of St. Bartholomew is of very great extent, and there being but one place appointed for the celebration of divine service, according to the church of England, viz. a chapel not far from Pon Pon river, a great number of the inhabitants live so remote from the said chapel, that it is impossible for them to resort thither with their familys, and that it is likewise with great difficulty that many of them attend at elections and other public business usually transacted at the parish church or chapel, while many more cannot attend at all on those occasions: And have further set forth, that the town or village of Edmondsbury, on Ashepoo river, is very conveniently situated for another chapel, which will suit most of the inhabitants who cannot eaily go to that near Pon Pon; to the end, therefore, that none of the parishioners of the said parish may be deprived of the worship of God, or of entering into the communion of the church of England as by law established, we humbly pray your most sacred Majesty that it may be enacted,

receive sub

scriptions.,

I. And be it enacted, by his Excellency James Glen, Esquire, GoverCommissioners nour-in-chief and Captain-General, in and over this his Majesty's Province appointed to of South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's honourable Council and the Assembly of the said Province, and by the authority of the same, That Henry Hyrne, David Godin and Burnaby Bull, Esquires, be and are hereby appointed commissioners to take subscriptions, and to collect and receive all such sum and sums of money as shall be voluntarily subscribed and given by any well disposed person or persons, for and towards the building a chapel at the said town of Edmondsbury; and the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall be and they are hereby fully authorized, impowered and directed therewith to build a chapel of ease at the said town of Edmondsbury, in such manner and form, and of such dimensions, and with such materials as they shall think best.

To be a paro chial chapel of

ease.

The rector of

St. Bartholo

mew's to per

form duty.

thereat.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said chapel when built, shall from thenceforth continue and remain, and be held, reputed, called, known and taken to be a parochial chapel of ease, until such time as a church shall be built in the said parish.

III. And that the inhabitants of the said parish may attend divine worship in the said chapel, agreeable to the church of England, as by law established, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That immediately from and after the time that the said chapel shall be finished, the rector or minister of the said parish of St. Bartholomew for the time being, shall be and he is hereby required to celebrate divine service according to the rubric and liturgy of the church of England, and preach, and do and perform all such sacred and ministerial offices which by him may be done and performed, (until such time as a parish church shall be built) at the chapel hereby directed to be built, and at the other chapel near Pon Pon river, alternately.

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all elecPublic business tions and other public business which is usually transacted in the parish to be transacted churches, (in the mean time and until a parish church shall be built in the said parish of St. Bartholomew) shall be transacted at each of the said chapels alternately; any law, statute, usage or custom, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

WM. BULL, Jun., Speaker.

In the Council Chamber, the 25th day of May, 1745.

Assented to: JAMES GLEN.

A. D. 1745.

AN ACT to impower the Commissioners of the high roads for the Parish No. 728. of St. John, in Berkley county, to make a new Causeway leading to Childsbury ferry in the said parish, and for cutting a water passage through certain Lakes at the head of Black Mingo creek, in the parish of Prince Frederick, Winyaw, and to rectify a mistake in an Act of the General Assembly of this Province entitled an Act for building a Bridge over the north branch of Black river, opposite to the landing of John Wallis, Esq. deceased, in the parish of Prince George, Winyaw, and for building a Bridge between Lady's Island and St. Helena's Island, in Granville county, from the causeways already begun to be made over the Marshes on the said Island.

(Passed May 25, 1745. See last volume.)

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AN ACT FOR IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL DUTY OF SIX pence per gallON ON
RUM IMPORTED, AND FOR GRanting the same to His Majesty, for the
USE OF THE FORTIFICATIONS IN THIS PROVINCE, AND FOR ALLOWING A
DISCOUNT OF TEN PER CENTUM OUT OF THE DUTYS ON SUGARS IMPORTED
FOR WASTAGE, AND TO DIRECT THE MANNER OF MAKING ENTRYS OF GOODS
OR MERCHANDISE IMPORTED, WHICH ARE LIABLE TO PAY MORE THAN

ONE DUTY WITH THE COUNTRY COMPTROLLER AND PUBLIC TREASURER,
AND FOR REPEALING AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS PRO-

VINCE, INTITLED "An Act for continuing a duty and imposition of three
pence per gallon on Rum imported, and for raising a fund to finish and
keep in repair the new brick Church in Charlestown, and for the more
effectual carrying on and maintaining the Fortifications of this Province,
and for enlarging the number of the Commissioners of the Fortifications,
and to impower the Commissioners of the Fortifications to stamp orders
for defraying the expence of the works by this Act directed to be imme-
diately carried on for the defence of Charlestown.”

WHEREAS, the imposing an additional duty of six pence per gallon on all rum imported, for defraying the expence of building and repairing the fortifications, and keeping in repair the brick church in Charlestown, will be of great advantage and ease to the inhabitants of this Province; we his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Assembly of this Province, have cheerfully given and granted, and do hereby give and grant unto his most sacred Majesty an additional duty of six pence per gallon on all rum imported, to be raised, levied, paid, and applied in the manner, and to the uses hereinafter mentioned; we therefore humbly pray your most sacred Majesty that it may be enacted,

No. 129.

Preamble.

I. And be it enacted, by his Excellency James Glen, Esq. Governour-inchief and Captain General, in and over this his Majesty's Province of Additional duty South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's of 6d. per gallon honourable Council and the Assembly of the said Province, and by the au- imposed on thority of the same, That for every gallon of rum that shall be hereafter imported into this Province during the continuance of this Act, there shall be paid by the importer to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, by

imported rum.

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