The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

MAY 5, 1758189P.M.The House resumed the adjourned Consideration of the Second readingof the residue of the “Bill for raising & Granting to His Majesty the Sumof ______ to defray the Charges of this Gov[ernment] from the 25th day ofMarch 1757 to the 24th Day of March 1758 and for the other Services thereinmentioned.”An Amendment was Proposed to the Oath of the Assessors, viz., Folio8, Line 11, add “and no more” between the words “Worth” and “and.”And the Said Amendment was, upon the Question being put thereupon,disagreed with by the House.And the Bill was read a Second time throughout with Blanks, whichwere filled up, And Several Amendments were made by the House to the Bill.And the Title was made “a Bill for raising & Granting to his Majesty theSum of £166,055:9:7 1 /4 & for applying the Sum of £8069:3:6 (being the Surplusof Taxes & the Ballance of a Fund in the public Treasury) making together£174,124:13:1 1 /4 to defray the Charges of this Government from the 25th dayof March 1757 to the 24th day of March 1758, And for other Services thereinmentioned.”Ordered That Mr. Mazyck & Mr. Guerard do Carry the Bill to the Council.Read the Petition of Joseph Ash Setting Forth as Viz.That the Petitioner is informed a Law is ordered to be brought in toEstablish a Ferry from Edisto Island in St. Johns Parish to Boones Island inSt. Pauls Parish. And as a Road must Inevitably be made across a Small Islandthe Property of the Petitioner which road will Greatly detriment andhurt the Interest of the said Petitioner & therefore prays as a Small Compensationfor the said Damage that the said Ferry may be vested in him & hisHeirs for a Term of Years &ca.Ordered that the Petition be referred to the Committee to whom theSeveral Petitions of the Inhabitants of Edisto Island were referrd, and thatthey do Examine the Matter thereof & report the Same with their Opinionthereupon to the House.Ordered that the Clerk of this House do write a Letter to ThomasWright Esqr. to acquaint him with the Resolutions of this House of Last Fridayin regard to him.Resolved that the Said Letter be Sent to Mr. Wright by a Special Messengerat his own Expence.A Motion was made & the Question being put that Leave be given toBring in a Bill for raising a Sum upon the Estates in the Parishes of St. Helena& Prince William to Supply the Defeciency in the Fund appropriated formaintaining a Pilot Boat for the Port & Harbour of Beauford, Port Royal.It Passed in the Negative.