The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

240 COMMONS JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 20, 1758–DECEMBER 14, 1758that hath attained the Age of twenty One Years, professes the Christian Religionand hath been resident in this Province for one Year at any time beforethe Date of the said Writs and having in this Province a settled Plantationor free hold Estate of at least five hundred Acres of Land and twenty Slavesover and above what he owes, or has in his own proper Person or in his ownRight to the Value of One thousand Pounds Proclamation Money in Houses,Buildings, Town Lots or other Lands in any part of this Province over andabove what he owes.That the last mentioned Clause should be read to any Person offeringhimself to be qualified, instead of the Clauses appointed for that purposein the Election Law now of Force.And that the third and Eighth Clauses of the said Act should be repealed.Resolved that this House will on Wednesday Morning next take the saidReport into Consideration.Robert Gibbes, One of the Church Wardens of the Parish of St. JohnColleton County, made Return of the Writ which was issued for the Electingof a Member to serve in this present General Assembly for the said Parish,in the Room of John Cole Esqr., deceased, which Return being read itappeared that William Wragg Esqr. was duly Elected to serve as a Memberfor the said Parish.Ordered That all Committees do now sit.And then the House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Ten of theClock.Thursday the 30th Day of November 1758.The Journal of yesterday’s Proceedings was read.David Davis, Church Warden of St. Mark’s Parish, made Return of theWritt which was issued for the Electing of a Member to serve in this presentGeneral Assembly for the said Parish in the Room of Joseph Poole Esqr.,deceased.And the said Return being read it appeared that Richard RichardsonEsqr. was duly Elected.And The House being informed that Mr. Richardson attended at theDoor, he was called in, and Mr. Speaker acquainted him with his having beenreturned for the said Parish and then asked him if he was willing to qualifyhimself as a Member of this House to which he answered in the Affirmative.Ordered That Mr. Cantey and Mr. Moultrie do attend the Governor withMr. Richardson and humbly desire that His Excellency will please to permitMr. Richardson to take the Oaths, and made and subscribe the Declaration,