The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

NOVEMBER 18, 175731And the said Clause was twice read with a Blank which was filled up &the Clause amended.Then the said Clause was agreed to by the House to be made Part ofthe Ordinance.And the Title was made “an Ordinance appointing Morton BrailsfordEsqr. Controller of the Country Dutys in the Province of South Carolina, thePorts of George Town Winyaw & Beauford Port Royall Excepted.”Order’d That Mr. Middleton do carry the Ordinance to the Council.And then the House adjourn’d till tomorrow Morning Ten of the Clock.Friday the 18th of November 1757.The Journal of Yesterdays proceedings was read.The Writ which was issued for the Electing of two members to serve inthis Present General Assembly for the Parish of St. Mark being return’d; thesaid return was read, by which it appeared that Joseph Poole and JohnCrawford, Esqrs., were duly Elected to serve for the said Parish.The House being inform’d that Thomas Wright Esqr., who was return’dduly elected to serve as a Member in this present General Assembly for theParish of St. James Goose Creek, attended at the Door, he was Called in &Mr. Speaker asked him if he was willing to qualify himself as a member ofthis house to which he answerd in the Affirmative.Order’d That Mr. Faucheraud & Mr. Coachman do wait upon the Governor& humbly desire that he will please to permit Mr. Wright to take Oathsbefore his Excellency & to make & Subscribe the Declaration & to take & Subscribethe oath of Abjuration pursuant to the Laws made for those purposes.Mr. Laurens presented to the House (according to order) “a Bill forforming & Establishing an Artillery Company of the Militia in Charles Town.”And the same was received and read, the first time.Resolv’d that the Bill be read a Second time.A Memorial of the Vestry & Church-Wardens of St. Philip Charles Townwas presented to the House & read Setting Forth, Viz. 4That the charges of the said Parish maintaining and relieving poor &distressed persons dayly increase & the office of Church Warden becomesArduous and burdensome. [That the poor persons residents in the said Parish,and those who stroll here from different parts of the Province, as wellas transient poor brought here by Sea are of late so considerably increased;that the Parochial Business is alone sufficient to be properly attended to; andthat the common and necessary Dutys of the respective Officers of the said4The SC Archives manuscript contains only an abstract of this memorial. The version printed hereincludes missing passages from the British copy.