the Deputy Governour, with the consent of his Council, to carry on the A.D. 1717. present expedition, &c., pursuant to an order of both Houses to them to be delivered, as above mentioned, any limitation, application, appropriation, or other provision whatsoever prescribed in the said Act, or any other law or laws of this Province contained, for disposing of any part or parcel of the aforesaid money, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Read three times and ratified in open Assembly, the 29th day of June, 1717. The Acts referred to in the title of this Act are No. 366, and an Act of this session, 29th June, 1717, to revive and continue the Act concerning Rangers. AN ACT to revive and continue an Act for appointing Rangers (Decem- No. 380. ber 15, 1716) to guard the Frontiers of this Province against the incursions of our Indian enemies, and for making a further provision for the Garrisons of Port Royal and Savano Town. (Ratified June 29, 1717, to continue till November 1st, following. Expired. The original Act not now to be found.) AN ACT TO ERECT THE UPPER PART OF THE PARISH OF ST. ANDREW'S No. 381. ON ASHLEY RIVER, INTO A DISTINCT PARISH SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE SAID PARISH. WHEREAS, the inhabitants of the upper part of the Parish of St. Preamble. Andrews on Ashley River, in Berkley county, are at so great a distance from the Parish Church, that they receive small or no benefit by the same, whereby they are deprived of the publick worship of God therein performed, and several of the said inhabitants being desirous to have divine worship established amongst them according to the Church of England, are willing to contribute towards building a Church, and a Rector or Minister's House, provided that the said upper part of the Parish of St. Andrews may be erected into a separate Parish, distinct from the said Parish of St. Andrews, and a Rector or Minister of the said Parish may have the same salary paid him out of the Publick Treasury, as is given to the Rectors or Ministers of the other country Parishes of this Province; therefore for the gratifying so reasonable a request and desire of the said inhabitants, and for the promoting the knowledge of the Christian religion as professed in the Church of England, and the worship of God in all parts of this Province, that so no persons inhabitants thereof may be destitute of enjoying the ordinances of God, appointed for their salvation, I. Be it enacted by his Excellency John Lord Carteret, Palatine, and the rest of the true and absolute Lords and Proprietors of this Province, by and with the advice and consent of the rest of the members of the General Assembly, now met at Charlestown, for the South VOL. III.-2. part of the parish of St. A. D. 1717. and West part of this Province, and by the authority of the same, That the said upper part of the parish of St. Andrews, on Ashley river, in That the upper Berkley county, shall be and is hereby declared to be from henceforth forever, a distinct parish by itself, separate from the lower part of the Andrews be a parish of St. Andrews, and shall be called by the name of St. George's; distinct parish and the said parish shall be and is hereby bounded to the South-east by by the name of the plantation of Mr. Beadon inclusive, and from thence by a West St. George's. line to the bounds of Colleton county, and also by another straight line from the said Beadon's to the plantation of the late William Rowsam, deceased, where Mr. Robert Dews now lives, inclusive, and from the said plantation of the said Rowsam, deceased, by an East line until it touches the bounds of the parish of St. James Goose Creek, and on all other parts by the same bounds the said parish of St. Andrews was formerly bounded. II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Church and parsonage house, for the said parish, shall be built in such place within the bounds of the said parish, as the said major part of the built where the commissioners hereafter named, shall order and direct, by and with the advice and consent of the major part of the inhabitants of the said parish, who are of the profession of the Church of England, and that shall contribute to the building thereof, and the said parish shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities as any parish in this Province doth or can have, hold or enjoy, by any law, custom or usage whatsoever. The Church and Parsonagehouse to be Commissioners shall direct. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the The Minister of rector or minister of the said parish of St. George's shall be elected and St. George's to chosen as the rectors or ministers of the several other parishes by one other Ministers Act of this Province, entituled, an Act for the establishment of religious be chosen as are by the Church Act. Church, the the worship in this Province according to the Church of England, and for the erecting of Churches for the publick worship of God, and also for the maintenance of ministers, and the building convenient houses for them, ratified in open Assembly the thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and six, are ordered to be chosen, and shall have yearly paid to him or his lawful successors forever, the sum of one hundred pounds, to be paid him in the same manner as the other rectors or ministers of the several parishes are to be paid, and the Publick Receiver for the time being is hereby authorized and required to pay the same, under the same penalties and forfeitures as for not paying the salaries due to the other rectors or ministers of the several parishes of this Province; and the said rector or minister of the said parish of St. George shall have and enjoy such priviledges and advantages, and also shall be under all such rules and laws, as the other rectors and ministers of the other parishes are. IV. And least so good, pious and laudable an undertaking should fail In order to de- for want of a sufficient number of contributions, to raise money to build of building the said parish church and parsonage house, and purchasing a glebe, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the commisCommissioners sioners hereafter named, by an order under their hands, to draw on the Publick Receiver of this Province, for any sum or sums of money not exceeding three hundred thirty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence, to be paid by the said Publick Receiver, out of the Publick Money that shall come to his hands, in order to defray the charges of the building aforesaid, and the Publick Receiver for the time being is hereby authorized and required to pay the same. may draw on the publick Treasury. V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Alexander Skeen, Esq. Capt. Walter Izard, Mr. Thomas Diston, Samuel Wragg, Esq. Capt. John Canty, Mr. Thomas Warring and Mr. Jacob Satur, are sioners. hereby nominated and appointed to be the commissioners mentioned in A. D. 1717. this Act, and they or the major part of them are hereby impowered to exercise all the authorities and powers given them as commissioners by this The names of Act in the several parts thereof; and in case of the death, absence or resig- the Commisnation of any of the said commissioners, the remaining commissioners or the major part of them, being summoned or notice given them before they meet, at some convenient place, such commissioners as shall so meet upon such summons or notice given, or the major part of them, shall or may chuse a person or persons 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 hereby declared to be commissioners for this Act. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act nor any thing therein contained, do alter or be construed to alter any thing contained in one Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, an Act to keep inviolate and preserve the freedoms of elections, &c. but that all writs for the future elections of members to represent the said two parishes of St. Andrew's and St. George's, shall be directed only to the church-wardens of the parish of St. Andrews, to chuse four members, for to represent the said two parishes, according to the true intent and meaning of the said Act. Read three times, and ratified in open Assembly, December 11, 1717. ROBERT JOHNSON, Proviso. AN ACT FOR THE FURTHER ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE CLERGY OF THIS No. 382. WHEREAS, by one Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, an Act for the establishment of religious worship in this Province, according Preamble. to the Church of England, and for the erecting of Churches for the publick worship of God; and also, for the maintenance of Ministers, and the building convenient houses for them; ratified in open Assembly the thirtieth day of November, one thousand seven hundred and six, amongst other things therein, it is enacted, that the Rector or Minister of the parish of St. Philip's, Charlestown, and his successors, shall have and receive from the Publick Receiver for the time being, the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds, currant money of this Province, and that the several Rectors or Ministers of the other parishes mentioned in the said Act, and their successors, shall have and receive from the Publick Receiver A. D. 1717. for the time being, the sum of Fifty Pounds, currant money, to be paid them half yearly, for and during the term of three years, after the ratification of the said Act; and that three years after the ratification of the said Act, as aforesaid, the said several Rectors or Ministers of the said several parishes, and their successors, shall each of them have and receive from the Publick Receiver for the time being, the full and just sum of One Hundred Pounds per annum, currant money of this Province, half yearly; excepting the parish of St. Dennis, for the French settlement in the Orange Quarter, the Rector or Minister of which parish shall be allowed but Fifty Pounds per annum, which shall be paid him and his successours forever: And whereas by one other Act of this Province, entituled, an additional Act to the several Acts relating to the establishment of religious worship in this Province, and now in force in the same, and also to the Act for securing the Provincial Library at Charlestown, in Carolina, ratified in open Assembly, the seventh day of June, one thousand seven hundred and twelve, it is enacted, that from and after the ratification of the said Act, the then Rector or Minister of the said parish of St. Dennis, for the said French settlement in Orange quarter, shall be allowed (as the other Rectors or Ministers are) the sum of One Hundred Pounds per annum, to be paid half quarterly to him and his successors forever; and also it is further enacted, by the above recited additional Act, to the seveFal Acts relating to the establishment of religious worship in this Province, that the Rector or Minister of the parish of St. Helena therein mentioned, and his successors forever, shall have yearly paid him the sum of One Hundred Pounds, currant money of this Province, to be paid him in the same manner as the other Rectors and Ministers of the several parishes are to be paid: And whereas by one other Act of this present General Assembly, entituled, an Act to erect the upper part of the parish of St. Andrew's, into a distinct parish, separate from the lower part of the said parish, it is enacted, that the Rector or Minister of the parish of St. George's therein mentioned, shall yearly have paid him and his successors forever, the sum of One Hundred Pounds, currant money of this Province, to be paid him in the same manner as the other Rectors and Ministers of the several parishes are to be paid: Now therefore, for the further encouragement of faithful Ministers labouring in the work of the Gospel, to come and reside in this Province, for the glory of God, and for the advancement of true religion and piety amongst us, tor of St. I. Be it enacted, by his Excellency John Lord Carteret, Palatine, and That the Rec- the rest of the true and absolute Lords and Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of the rest of the memPhilip's Charlestown bers of the General Assembly, now met at Charlestown, for the South and shall have an West part of the said Province, and by the authority of the same, That additional Sala- from and after the ratification of this Act, the rector or minister of St. ry of £100 per annum, and the Philip's, Charlestown, shall have an additional salary of one hundred Rectors of the pounds per annum; and that all and singular of the several other rectors other parishes to have £50. and ministers of the several parishes in the afore recited Acts nominated, shall have and receive an additional salary of fifty pounds currant money, per annum, to be paid them and their successors forever, by the Publick Receiver for the time being, half yearly; and the Publick Receiver for the time being is hereby authorized and required to pay the same, after the same manner and under the same penalties and forfeitures, as for not paying the former salaries payable to the said several rectors or ministers of the several parishes of this Province by any of the before recited Acts. II. And whereas, by an Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, a further additional Act to an Act entituled an Act for the establishment of religious worship in this Province, according to the Church of A. D. 1717. England, and for the erecting of churches for the publick worship of God, and also for the maintenance of ministers, and the building convenient houses for them; ratified in open Assembly, the eighth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ten; amongst other things it was enacted, that in case the church-wardens and vestry of each parish shall not have sufficient effects to pay parochial charges, and to make such necessary repairs as are required, that then it shall be lawful for the respective vestry of each parish, to draw upon the Publick Receiver for such sum of money as shall by them be thought necessary to repay the parish charges and repairs aforesaid; and such orders drawn by the vestrys of any of the several parishes of this Province, upon the Publick Receiver, and approved of by the commissioners appointed by the above recited Act, for the establishment of religious worship, or the major part of them, the Publick Receiver is thereby authorized, required and commanded to pay such sum or sums of money as shall be so drawn upon him by the vestry of any the several parishes, to defray the parish charges and repairs as aforesaid, and approved of as aforesaid: And whereas it hath by experience been found very inconvenient, dilatory and troublesome, to procure such orders drawn by the vestrys of the several parishes on the Publick Receiver, for the parochial charges as aforesaid, to be approved of by the commissioners as aforesaid; because of the seldom meeting of a Board of such commissioners; Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the Publick Receiver of this Province, to pay such The parochial orders drawn on him by the vestrys of the several parishes, for the charges to be parochial charges, whether the same be approved of by the said com- of the Vestries, missioners according to the directions of the said Act or not, so as although not such orders does not exceed the sums allowed for the parochial charg-Oos approved of by es by the said Act, or by one other Act of the General Assembly of sioners. this Province, entituled, an additional Act to the several Acts relating to the establishment of religious worship in this Province, and now in force in the same, and also to the Act for securing the Provincial Library at Charlestown in Carolina, ratified in open Assembly the seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twelve, any thing in either of those Acts contained, to the contrary notwithstanding. paid by order ered to take a Island, for a of St. Helena. III. And whereas, by one Act of Assembly of this Province, entituled, an Act to grant several priviledges, exemptions and encouragements to such The Commisof his Majestie's Protestant subjects as are desirous to come into and settle sioners impowin this Province, ratified in open Assembly, the sixteenth day of February, Grant of 50 one thousand seven hundred and sixteen; amongst other things therein acres of Land contained, it is enacted, that if any person or persons whatsoever, shall on Port Royal obtain any Grant or Grants, either in whole or in part, for any part or Glebe for the parcel of the lands belonging to the tract of land on Port Royal Island, use of Rector known by the name of Beaufort, exceeding one half acre of the said land in each Grant, the said Grants are thereby declared void to all intents and purposes, and the persons offending shall forfeit one hundred pounds, for the publick use of the said place: Now, whereas a part or parcel of the said land lies very convenient for a Glebe, to be taken up for the use of the rector or minister of the parish of St. Helena, without doing any prejudice to the designed settlement of the said Town of Beaufort, Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the commissioners appointed by the directions of the Act commonly called the Church Act, to take up by Grant, from the true and absolute |