The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

268 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 1759Trade to be carried on from the Province of South Carolina with the CreekIndians,” passed the 23d Day of September 1755.4th. No. 3. “An Ordinance appointing William Middleton Esqr., Agent,”passed the 19th of March 1756, for one Year.5th. No. 4. “An Act for the Encouragement of Adam Pededington inhis Projection &ca.” passed the 13th of April 1756 for 14 Years.6th. No. 5. “An Act to appoint and Establish new Lists of Jury Men tobe drawn by Ballot in this Province,” Passed the 21st of May 1757.7th. No. 6. “An Act for Incorporating the Winyaw Indico Society,”passed the 21st of May 1757, with a saving Clause.8th. No. 7. “An Act to impower Magistrates to inlist Vagrants in theSouth Carolina Regiment,” passed the 19th of May 1758; the printing of thisAct is submitted to the House.9th. And Your Committee having it also in Charge to Consider andReport to the House the most proper and effectual Method of having acompleat Digest of the Body of the Laws of this Province published as soonas may be, are of Opinion that no Person in the Province could acquit himselfbetter and give more general Satisfaction in so necessary and laboriousa Task than Mr. Lamboll, could he be prevailed on to undertake it, for a Satisfactionadequate to the great Pains and Application a Work of so troublesomea Nature will require, for these Reasons Your Committee recommendthat such Offers may be first made to him as the House may judge equivalentto the Undertaking, which should they not prove agreeable, then yourCommittee think that the next best Method will be to advertise in the Papersand receive the Proposals of such Persons as may be willing to undertakethis Work, that the Public may be furnished therewith as soon aspossible.Resolved that this House will on Thursday Morning next, take the saidReport into Consideration.Then the House proceeded, (according to Order) to read the Titles of thePublic Accounts, expressing for what Services the Same were incurred, and theSums of Money Each Account amounts to, and they are as follows, Vizt.An Account of Fees at the Secretary’s Office to the 29th of Decemberlast Inclusive, Four hundred & three Pounds 11/3.An Account of Thomas Wilson, Constable, for summoning Jurors &Freeholders, Whipping & branding two Negroes & Executing One NegroeSlave, Certified by Colonel Pawley & Mr. Blythe, two Justices, the 29th of May1758, thirty two Pounds Eight Shillings and three Pence.A Certificate from the Justices and Freeholders at George Town, datedthe 13th of July 1758 to pay £200, for a Negroe Slave Executed, vizt. £100 toJohn Cleland Esqr. & One hundred Pounds to Robert Weaver.