The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

182 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758Ordered that Mr. Mazyck do Carry the Bill to the Council & Desire theirConcurrence.Read also a Third time “an additional Bill to the Acts for the better releifof the Poor of this Province.”Resolved That the Bill do pass. And that the Title be “an additional Actto the Acts for the better Releif of the Poor of this Province.”Ordered That Mr. Roper do Carry the Bill to the Council & desire theirConcurrence.And then the House adjourned till to Morrow afternoon, Five of the Clock.Monday the 1st of May 1758.Mr. Speaker adjourned the House till Tomorrow Morning Nine of theClock.Tuesday the 2d of May 1758.The Journal of Fridays Proceedings was read.Mr. Mazyck reported from the Committee to whom the Petition of theInhabitants of the South side of the Wateree River & Parts adjacent was referred;that the Committee had Examined the Matter of the said Petition andhad directed him to report the Same as it appears to them to the House &he read the Report in his place & afterward deliver’d it in at the Clerks Table,Where the same was read & is as follows, Vizt.The Committee have (pursuant to the Order of the House) consideredthe matter of the said Petition & having Inspected the Journals of this Housefind that on the 15th March 1757 Leave was Given to bring in a Bill to Establisha Road made by Thomas Howell & for Vesting a Ferry over Congree Riverin the Said Howell. The Committee are of Opinion that Leave be now Givento bring in a Bill for those purposes & for Continuing said Howell’s Roadupwards Opposite to the upper part of the Waxsaw Settlement as is prayedfor by the said Petition.The Said Report being read a Second time.Ordered that Leave be Given to bring in a Bill accordingly and that theGentlemen of the Said Committee do Prepare & bring in the Same.Then the House proceeded to take the Report from the Committeewho were appointed to audit the Treasurers accounts into Consideration.And the Said Report being read a Second Time.Resolved that the Sum of £1238:16:4 be inserted in the Schedule to theTax Bill to make Good the Deficiency in the General Duty Fund to the 29thSeptember Last.