The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

INDEX 827Acts:ince against the insurrections andother wicked attempts of Negroesand other slaves; and for revivingand continuing an act of the GeneralAssembly of this provinceintitled “an act for the better orderingand governing Negroesand other slaves in this province”(1743), 244, 25743. Act for allowing mutual debts to bediscounted, and for explaining thesixth paragraph of an act entitled“an act for making more effectualwills and testaments and for makingvalid all former wills in thisprovince, according to the tenor ofthe same, and for putting in forceseveral useful matters therein comprised”(1744), 244–4544. Act for the more effectual relief of insolventdebtors; and for that purposeputting in force and effectually carryinginto execution in this provincesuch part of an act made in the Parliamentof Great Britain, in the secondyear of His present Majesty’sreign, intitled “an act for relief ofdebtors, with respect to the imprisonmentof their persons, as is hereinaftermentioned” (1744), 24545. Additional and explanatory act to anact of the General Assembly of thisprovince intitled “an act for themore effectual relief of insolventdebtors; and for that purpose puttingin force and effectually carryinginto execution in this provincesuch part of an act made in theParliament of Great Britain, in thesecond year of His presentMajesty’s reign, intitled ‘an act forthe relief of debtors with respect tothe imprisonment of their persons,as is hereinafter mentioned’”(1745), 24546. Additional act to the acts of the GeneralAssembly of this province concerninginsolvent debtors; and forthe continuance of the said acts(1750), 24547. Additional act to the several acts ofActs:the General Assembly now of forcein this province which relate to insolventdebtors; and for impoweringthe chief justice, public treasurer andcoroner of Berkeley County to setaside insolvent debtors that may happento be drawn as jurors; and forobliging the plaintiffs to pay the feesfor insolvent debtors committed tothe custody of the provost marshal(1751), 245, 31848. Act for the further preventing thespreading of contagious or malignantdistempers in this province(1744), 24549. Additional act to an act of the GeneralAssembly of this province,intitled “an act for preventing asmuch as may be the spreading ofcontagious distempers; and to reviveand continue an act intitled‘an act for the establishing of amarket in the parish of St. PhilipCharles Town, and for preventingingrossing, forestalling, regratingand unjust exactions in the saidtown and market,’” (1747), 24550. Act to revive and continue the severalacts of the General Assembly ofthis province therein mentioned;and for amending one of the saidacts, intitled “an act for the betterrestraining seamen from absentingfrom their service, and for encouragingthe apprehending and securingof fugitive seamen, and todiscourage frivolous and vexatiousactions at law being brought byseamen against masters and commandersof ships and other vessels”;and also another of the saidacts for preventing contagious distempers(1756), 24651. Act for the better ordering and governingNegroes and other slaves inthis province (1740), 246, 25752. Additional and explanatory act to theact intitled “an act for the betterordering and governing Negroesand other slaves in this province”(1751), 246, 257