The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

MAY 16, 1758223Employed as an Overseer or Artificer within Twelve Months, be Excepted.And the Said Amendment was, upon the Question being put thereupon,disagreed with by the House.Another Amendment was proposed, Vizt., That all Persons who hadserv’d as an Overseer or been Employed as an Artificer or Labourer duringNine Months of the Last preceding Twelve Months be Excepted.And the said Amendment was upon the Question being put thereupon,disagreed with by the House.Another Amendment was proposed that two Freeholders be Joined withthe Justice of the Peace who is to Examine Vagrants in the first Instance.And the Said Amendment was upon the Question being put thereuponagreed unto by the House.And the Bill was amended at the Table Accordingly.Another amendment was proposed, Viz., That Vagrants be re-examinedbefore the Court of Common Pleas or Court of Generall Sessions.And the said Amendment was, upon the Question being put thereupon,disagreed with by the House.And other Amendments were made by the House to the Bill.Resolved that the Bill do Pass. And that the Title be “An Actimpowering Magistrates to Inlist Vagrants in the South Carolina Regiment.”Ordered that Mr. Bull do Carry the Bill to the Council and desire theirConcurrence.Ordered That Mr. Trapier, Mr. Thomas Waties, Mr. John Wattes, Mr.Horry, Mr. Raph Izard have Leave to go out of Town upon ExtraordinaryOccasions.And then the House adjourned ’till Monday afternoon, Five of theClock.Monday the 15th day of May 1758. P.M.Mr. Speaker adjourned the House till Tomorrow Morning Nine of theClock.Tuesday the 16th day of May 1758.The Journal of Saturdays Proceedings was read.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have agreed to the Bill intitled “an Act for raising & Grantingto His Majesty the Sum of £166,438:18:1 1 /4 & applying £8069:3:6 (being theSurplus of Taxes & the Ballance of a Fund in the Public Treasury) making