The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

194 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758And then the House adjournd till Three of the Clock.P.M.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker & Gentlemen,Upon reading a third time “a Bill vesting Ashley Ferry in the PublicTreasurer for the Time being for the use of the Public” & we think the followingamendments necessary to be made in the same, Viz.Folio 2, Eight Lines from the bottom, after the words “Equipage &Horses” to add the words, “Members of his Majestys Council & Members of the Assemblyfor the time being, their Equipage, Servants & Horses in Goeing to & fromCharles Town upon the Public Service.”That in Lieu of the Clause at the bottom of the Second Folio and theSucceeding Clause to that, The following Clause be inserted.“And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the Lessee of the saidFerry, his, or her Executors, administrators or Assigns Shall be and they arehereby obliged & required to Keep the Causey on the N.E. Side of the RiverLeading to the said Ferry in good & Constant repair & Condition and alwaystwelve feet wide at Top at Least with a Stand in the middle part of the saidCausey at Least Eighteen feet wide & forty feet Long with a Convenient Shadeat the End of the said Causey next the River to Shelter Passengers who maybe obliged to wait for the Ferry Boat and also a Convenient Stand at the samePlace, so that no Passengers, Horses, Cattle or Carriages may be impeded inPassing the Said Ferry. And that for neglect in keeping the said Causey,Shade or Stands in proper repair, the said Lessee, his Executors, administratorsor Assigns Shall be Subject to a fine not Exceeding Twenty five Pounds,Proclamation Money, to be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Informationin any Court of Record in this Province wherein no Privilege, Protection,Essoign, wager of Law, or any more than One Imparlance shall beadmitted or allowed, And the said fine when recovered Shall be applied &disposed of, One half to His Majesty, His Heirs & Successors to be appliedby the General Assembly for the use of this Province, and the other half tohim or them who will Inform [and] Sue for the Same.” To which amendmentswe desire your Concurrence.In the Upper House of Assembly, the 10th day of May 1758.By Order of the House, Edmd. Atkin, President.And then the Messenger Withdrew.And the said Amendments were once read throughout.