The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

296 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 17593dly. That any Person or Persons holding a Lot or Lotts in the said Townwhether they are Residents or Non-Residents may be obliged to keep theirLot or Lots clear from all Woods, Under-Woods or Bushes (Fruit Trees excepted)that a free and wholsome Air may not be obstructed, under the Penaltyof the Charge of doing the same by any other Person by Direction of theCommissioners.4thly. That Great Danger attends this Place for want of a Public Magazineto Store Gun Powder, the Merchants keeping large Quantitys in suchHouses as are no ways fit for the purpose, hopeing for such Relief as will beadequate to the Danger attending the want thereof, & that as much as maybe to prevent the spreading of Fire in the said Town, Each Owner of a Housetherein may be obliged to keep Buckets and Ladders in the same mannerand under the same Regulations as they are kept in Charles Town.5thly. That a Method be appointed for Erecting a regular Town-Watchfor the Nights only when it may be thought needful, by a Majority of theCommissioners in Cases of Danger either from the Common or DomestickEnemy.6thly. That all natural Drains may be kept open in Order that the BackLots may receive no Damage by the Neglect or Refusal of the Possessors ofthe Front Lots through which such Drains do or should go.7thly. That whereas the said Town was by the former Proprietors of theLands granted or Conveyed to certain Persons and their Heirs for ever in Trustfor Conveying the Lots &ca. (agreeable to the Concessions of the said Proprietors)for the Purposes therein mentioned, and that the said Trustees by Deathsand Removals are now reduced to One on the Spot, and as it may be probablethat it may hereafter be inconvenient for the Heirs of the said Trustees to attendthe Business of the said Town, the Petitioners pray that such Relief may begranted as will answer the Intentions of the said Trust, or as may be most conduciveto the General Good of the present Possessors.8thly. That Commissioners may be appointed with Power to execute thesaid Act, according to the Intent and Meaning thereof, and in Case of theDeath or Removal of One or more of the said Commissioners, that the Vacanciesmay be filled up with Persons that are Residents in the Parish, orotherwise as shall be thought fit by Your Excellency and Honors.Ordered that the Petition be referred to the Consideration of a Committee,and that they do examine the matter thereof and report the sameas it shall appear to them, to the House, and it is referred to Mr. Trapier, Mr.Mazyck, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Izard, Mr. Stobo, Mr. Cantey, Mr. Thomas Waties, Mr.Gadsden.Resolved That this House will, on Tuesday Morning next, give the “Billfor Taxing Transient Persons” a third Reading.