The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

226 COMMONS JOURNAL, APRIL 17, 1758–MAY 19, 1758intitled “an Additional Act to the Acts for the better relief of the Poor of thisProvince,” & that they do carry the Said Bill to be Examined by Such Membersof the Council as Shall be appointed for that purpose, and afterwardattend the Governor & humbly desire that his Excellency will please to Orderthe Great Seal to be affixed thereto.Ordered that Mr. Lowndes & Mr. Gadsden do Examine the ingrossedTax Bill & then carry the said Bill to be examined by Such Members of theCouncil as shall be appointed for that purpose, and afterward Attend theGovernor & Humbly desire that his Excellency will please to Order the GreatSeal to be affixed thereto.Ordered that Mr. Mazyck & Mr. Moultrie do Examine the ingrosed Billintitled “an Act establishing a Road Lately Laid out from Tippicut Law oldFeild &c.,” and then Carry the said Bill to be Examined by Such Membersof the Council as Shall be appointed for that purpose, And afterward attendthe Governor and humbly desire that his Excellency will please to Order theGreat Seal to be affixed thereto.Ordered That Mr. Crawford & Mr. McQueen do Examine the ingrossedBill intitled “an Act impowering Magistrates to inlist Vagrants in the SouthCarolina Regiment” & then Carry the Same to be Examined by Such Membersof the Council as shall be appointed for that purpose, and afterwardattend the Governor & humbly desire that his Excellency will please to Orderthe Great Seal to be Affixed thereto.Ordered that Mr. Pringle & Mr. Wainwright do Examine the ingrossed“Ordinance to Appoint Mr. Henry Bedon Country waiter for the Port ofCharles Town” & then Carry the same to be Examined by Such Members ofthe Council as Shall be appointed for that Purpose, And afterward attendthe Governor & humbly desire that his Excellency will please to Order theGreat Seal to be affixed thereto.Mr. Rattray Reported from the Committee appointed to Audit the PowderReceiver’s Accounts as follows:That they Have Examined the Powder Receiver’s Books and Receiptsand find that there is Twelve Thousand four hundred & forty seven PoundsWeight of Gun Powder now in the Public Magazine Exclusive of three thousandWeight Borrowed from the public by Captain Hale, Commander of hisMajestys Ship Winchelsea, and two Thousand Weight Borrowed by Capt.Arbuthnot of his Majestys Ship Garland, which remainder of Powder now inhand the Committee have View’d in the Said Magazine and find the Samein good Order.Ordered that the Treasurer do Monthly advance to Mr. BenjaminStrodtman the allowance resolv’d by this House to be provided for him forhis Care of the Artillery being Nine Pounds Six Shillings per Week.