The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

616 COMMONS JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 4, 1760–AUGUST 6, 1760ing, cleansing, and keeping clean and in repair the Common Drain or Sewerin Elliott Street in Charles Town”; which Your Honours just now sent to thisHouse; we observe an Amendment made to Clause A (which Clause youadded to the Bill on the second reading) in these words, “or any Person underthem,” which were not in the Bill when it was passed by this House; ofwhich the Master in Chancery made no mention, when he delivered the Billto us. This is an irregular Proceeding, and contrary to the Method hithertoobserved in the passing of Bills in this Province; and if permitted to take effect,may be introductive of many bad consequences too obvious to needbeing mentioned: We therefore return the Bill to Your Honours.Ordered, That Mr. Lowndes and Mr. Pinckney do carry the Message &Bill to the Council.A Message from the Council by Mr. Bassnett.Mr. Speaker,The Council have agreed to the Bill intitled “an Act to prevent the exportationof Grain and other Provisions, and Arms, Ammunition, Strouds,Duffils and Plains from the Province of South-Carolina for the Term thereinmentioned,” without any Amendment.And then the Messenger withdrew.Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.A Motion being made and the Question being put, that a Message besent to the Lieutenant Governor and Council for a new Writ for the electingof a Member to serve in this present General Assembly for the Parish ofSt. Philip Charles Town in the room of Daniel Crawford Esq. deceased.It passed in the Negative.The Order of the Day being read;Resolved That this House will, to-morrow Morning, take the Reportfrom the Committee who were appointed to audit the Accounts of the PublicTreasurer, into Consideration.And then the House adjourned till to-morrow Morning, Ten of theClock.Friday the 6th Day of June 1760.Read the Journals of Yesterday’s Proceedings.The Bill intitled “an Act to prevent the exportation of Grain and otherProvisions, and Arms, Ammunition, Strouds, Duffils, and Plains from theProvince of South-Carolina for the Term therein mentioned”; beingingross’d according to Order, was laid upon the Table.Ordered, That Mr. Guerard do examine the said ingrossed Bill withsuch Member of the Council, as shall be appointed for that purpose; and that