The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

346 COMMONS JOURNAL, MARCH 5, 1759–APRIL 7, 1759Certainty thereof as He shall think proper, and Communicate the Same tothis House as soon as possible.Ordered that it be an Instruction to the Committee appointed to Correspondwith the Agent in Great Britain, that they do direct him to send overfrom time to time, addressed to them, three Setts of the Votes of the Houseof Commons, and four Setts of such Acts of Parliament as relate to America.Resolved (upon the Question) that this House do adjourn till to MorrowMorning Nine of the Clock.And then the House adjourned ’till to Morrow Morning Nine of theClock.Friday the 16th Day of March 1759.The Journal of Yesterday’s Proceedings was read.“A Bill to Impower the Commissioners for building a Church and ParsonageHouse in the Parish of Saint Michael Charles Town, to purchase aLot of Land and House for a Parsonage for the said Parish and to disposeof and Convey in Fee Simple, such Pews as shall be built in the said Church,and for repealing Several Paragraphs of the Act of the General Assembly ofthis Province, for dividing the Parish of Saint Philip and for Erecting the saidParish of Saint Michael, and a Parsonage for the same,” was read a thirdTime.Resolved That the Bill do pass; And that the Title be “An Act for buildinga Church and Parsonage House in the Parish of Saint Michael CharlesTown; to purchase a Lot of Land and House for a Parsonage for the saidParish; And to dispose of & Convey in Fee Simple such Pews as shall be builtin the said Church, and for repealing several Paragraphs of the Act of theGeneral Assembly of this Province for dividing the Parish of Saint Philip, andfor Erecting the said Parish of Saint Michael, and a Parsonage for the Same.”Ordered that Mr. Mazyck and Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to the Counciland desire their Concurrence.“A Bill to restrain and prevent the too frequent Sales of Goods, Waresand Merchandize by Public Auction or Out-Cry in Charles Town, and for thebetter Regulation of such Sales,” was read a third Time.Resolved that the Bill do pass and that the Title be “An Act to restrainand prevent the too frequent Sales of Goods, Wares & Merchandize by PublicAuction or Out-Cry in Charles Town and for the better Regulation of suchSales”;Ordered that Mr. McQueen and Mr. Moore do carry the Bill to theCouncil and desire their Concurrence.“A Bill to supply the Defects in Evidence where Original Wills cannot