The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

APRIL 2, 1759375And accordingly a Clause was offered to the House, received, twice readand agreed to by the House to be made part of the Bill.And another Clause was offered to the House to be added to the saidBill, That Lists of the Names and Number of Slaves in the Country, be deliveredto the Captain of the Company of Each Parish or District once a Year,to be by him delivered to the Commanding Officers of the Patrolls, and tobe by them called over at each respective Plantation; And that such Slavesas appear to be then absent, and cannot afterward give a reasonable Excuse,be punished.Resolved that the Report of the Committee to whom the Petition of theInhabitants of Saint James Santee was referred, be now taken into Consideration.The said Report and Petition being severally read a Second time.Resolved that the said Clause be rejected.The said Bill, with the Clauses thereunto added was read a third Timethroughout, and several Amendments were made by the House to the Bill;Resolved That the Bill do pass, And that the Title be “An Act to reviveand Continue Several Acts and Clauses of Acts of the General Assembly ofthis Province, and for amending some of the said Acts in the manner hereinmentioned.”Ordered that Mr. Murray and Mr. Mazyck do carry the Bill to the Council,and desire their Concurrence.And then the House adjourned ’till to Morrow Afternoon five of theClock.Saturday the 31st Day of March 1759. P.M.Mr. Speaker adjourned the House till Monday Afternoon three of theClock.Monday the 2d Day of April 1759. P.M.The Journal of last Friday’s Proceedings was read.Mr. Trapier presented to the House (according to Order) “A Bill forErecting and establishing District Courts to hear and determine all Civil Pleasand Actions of Debt above £20 and not exceeding £ . . . Current Money ofthe Province of South Carolina, within the said Province,” And the same wasreceived and read the first time;Resolved that the Bill be read a Second Time.The House proceeded to give “An Additional Bill to An Act of the GeneralAssembly of this Province Intitled ‘An Act for disposing of the Acadians