The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

288 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 1759Resolved that the Enacting Clauses of the Act of the General Assemblyof this Province for Establishing new Lists of Jury-Men to be drawn by Ballotin this Province, passed the 21st of May 1757, be printed.The Seventh Paragraph being read, a Second Time;Resolved (Upon the Question) that the Act of the General Assembly ofthis Province for Encouraging The Winyaw Indico-Society, be printed.The Eighth Paragraph being read a Second Time;Resolved that the Act of the General Assembly of this Province forImpowering Magistrates to inlist Vagrants in the South Carolina Regiment,passed the 19th of May 1758, be not printed.The Ninth Paragraph being read a Second Time;Resolved That a New Edition of all the Acts of the General Assemblynow in Force in this Province, with an Index, and the Titles of such Acts asare not to be printed, pursuant to the Resolutions of this House, be printed.Resolved that a Sum of Money not exceeding One thousand Pounds beprovided for as a Recompence to such Person or Persons as shall undertaketo prepare a Digest of all the Laws now in Force in this Province, with anIndex to be thereunto annexed, for the Press, and that the Offer be firstmade to Mr. Lamboll.Ordered That It be an Instruction to the Committee appointed to agreewith a Printer to print the Acts of the General Assembly of this Province, Thatthey have Power to receive Proposals from the Printers to print the said Digest,Index and Titles of Acts, and to offer Mr. Lamboll the Recompenceresolved on by this House, but if he refuses to undertake the same, that thenthe said Committee do, by Advertisements, to be inserted in the Gazettes,make known that they are ready to receive Proposals from any Person orPersons qualified to undertake that Service.Ordered that the Committee to whom the Public Treasurer’s Accountsare referred, do examine the Account of Moneys advanced by him for theCarriage of Provisions to the several Garrisons in the Out Settlements, andreport the same, as it shall appear to them, to the House.Ordered that a Committee be appointed to Consider in what Mannerthe Expence arising from the Carriage of Provisions to the several Garrisonsin the Out Settlements of this Province, can be Eased, and Report the same,as it shall appear to them, to the House, and It is referred to Mr. Wright, Mr.Pinckney, Mr. Izard, Mr. Mazyck, Mr. Rattray; And they have Power to sendfor Persons, Papers and Records.Ordered that the Clerk of this House do forthwith write a Letter to besent to Joseph Elliott Esqr. at his own Expence, requiring his Attendance (allExcuses being laid aside) upon the Service of this House on Tuesday Morningnext Ten of the Clock.