The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

DECEMBER 12, 17582579th. “An Act to prevent Frauds and Deceits in selling Rice, Pitch, Tar,Rosin, Turpentine, Beef, Pork, Shingles, Staves and Fire-Wood, and to regulatethe Weighing &ca.” Passed the 17th of June 1746. Revived the 14th ofJune 1751 for 7 Years.10th. “An Act for the better establishing and regulating of Patrols in thisProvince,” Passed the 17th of June 1746. Revived the 14th of June 1751 for 7 Years.11th. “An Act for Licencing Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chapmen andto prevent their trading with Indented Servants, Overseers, Negroes andother Slaves,” Passed the 13th of September 1737. Revived the 14th of June 1751for 7 Years. 2512th. “An Act Concerning Masters and Apprentices” passed the 28th ofFebruary 1740[/41]. Revived the 14th of June 1751 for 7 Years.13th. “An Act for the better Security of the Province against the Insurrectionsand other wicked Attempts of Negroes and other Slaves,” passed the7th of May 1743. Revived the 14th of June 1751 for 7 Years.14th. “An Act for the better ordering and Governing Negroes and otherSlaves in this Province,” passed May the 10th 1740. And revived by,15th. An Act Intitled “An Additional Act to An Act of the General Assemblyof this Province, Intitled ‘An Act for the better ordering & GoverningNegroes and other Slaves in this Province,’ and for Continuing such partof the said Act as is not altered or amended by this present Act for the Termtherein mentioned,” passed the 17th of May 1751.16th. “An Act for appropriating the Dutys imposed by Law on Goods,Wares and Merchandizes, imported into and exported out of the Port ofBeaufort Port Royal for the Term therein mentioned, toward building andkeeping in Repair a Pilot Boat or Boats to attend the Bar of the Harbour ofthe said Port &ca.” Passed the 16th of May 1752.17th. Part of “An Act appointing Commissioners to lay out a Road orCausway over Lynch’s Island in Santee River and for establishing the Ferrystherein mentioned,” passed the 11th of March 1737[/38].18th. “An Additional Explanatory Act to an Act Intitled ‘An Act toimpower the several Commissioners of the High Roads, Private Paths &ca.’”Passed the 15th of May 1751.A Message from the Council by Mr. Simpson.Mr. Speaker,The Council have twice read the “Ordinance for rectifying Mistakes inthe Names of two of the Inquirers, Assessors and Collectors in the Townshipof Saxa Gotha and the Forks between the Congree and Wateree Rivers andPlaces adjacent.”25See page 244, note 24.