The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

826INDEXActs:the charges of the government forone year, commencing the 25thday of March 1738 inclusive andending the 25th day of March inthe year of our Lord 1739 exclusive;and for taxing transient personstowards supporting and maintainingthe watch and guard inCharles Town (1739), 241–4227. Act for the better strengthening ofthis province by granting to HisMajesty certain taxes and impositionson the purchasers of Negroesand other slaves imported and forappropriating the same to the usestherein mentioned, and for grantingto His Majesty a duty on liquorsand other goods andmerchandize for the uses thereinmentioned, and for exempting thepurchasers of Negroes and otherslaves imported from payment ofthe tax and the liquors and othergoods and merchandize from theduties imposed by any former actor acts of the General Assembly ofthis province (1751), 241–4228. Act for the better regulating the militiaof this province; and for repealingthe former acts forregulating the militia, and for repealingan act entitled “an act forthe further security and better defenceof this province” (1747), 243,256, 282, 283, 377, 378, 383, 432, 443,447, 574, 575, 587, 663, 667, 668, 670,697, 80829. Act for reviving and continuing severalacts of the General Assemblyof this province therein mentioned;and for amending one ofthe said acts intitled “an act for thebetter regulating of the militia ofthis province; and for repealingthe former acts for regulating themilitia; and for repealing an actintitled ‘an act for the further securityand better defence of thisprovince,’” (1755), 243, 25630. Act for the better preventing of excessiveand deceitful gaming (1752), 243Acts:31. Act to regulate the price and assize ofbread (1750), 243, 25632. Act for regulating the making ofdams or banks for reserving water,where the same may affect thepropertys of other persons (1744),243, 25633. Act for establishing a market in theparish of St. Philip Charles Town,and for preventing ingrossing,forestalling, regrating and unjustexactions in the said town andmarket (1739), 243, 25634. Act to restrain and prevent the toofrequent sales of goods, wares, andmerchandize by public auction oroutcry in Charles Town, and forthe better regulation of such sales(1751), 243, 25135. Act for making more useful FortJohnson, Fort Frederick, and theseveral lookouts that now are orshall hereafter be kept or establishednear any of the inlets in thisprovince (1740), 243, 25636. Act for rendering and making theoffice of constable more easy andless expensive to the persons appointed(1742), 243–44, 25637. Additional act to an act intitled “anact for the better regulating tavernsand punch houses,” (1742),244, 251, 25638. Act to prevent frauds and deceits inselling rice, pitch, tar, rosin, turpentine,beef, pork, shingles,staves, and firewood; and to regulatethe weighing of the severalcommodities and merchandize inthis province (1746), 244, 25739. Act for the better establishing andregulating of patrols in the province(1746), 244, 257, 286–87, 34340. Act for licensing hawkers, pedlars,and petty chapmen and to preventtheir trading with indented servants,overseers, Negroes andother slaves (1738), 244, 25741. Act concerning masters and apprentices(1741), 244, 25742. Act for the better security of this prov-