The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

INDEX 829Acts:St. George in Berkley County, forthe use of the inhabitants of SouthCarolina’” (1757), 351, 60868. Act for raising and granting to HisMajesty the sum of £100,431:13:10 1 /2and for applying £13,108:11:09 (beingthe surplus of taxes and thebalance of several funds in thepublic treasury of this province)making together £113,540:05:07 1 /2 fordefraying the charges of this governmentfor one year, commencing the25th day of March in the year of ourLord 1756 inclusive and ending the25th day of March 1757 exclusive; andfor other services therein mentioned(1757), 352, 610, 61269. Act for applying that fifth part of thetax imposed by the general dutylaw on the first purchasers of Negroesand other slaves imported,which was applied as a bounty tobe given for the building of shipsand as an encouragement to ship–wrights and caulkers to becomesettlers in this province, to the usestherein mentioned; and for buildinga pest house and erecting abeacon; and for appointing andimpowering commissioners to executethe same and to purchase apiece of land convenient for thosepurposes, and for purchasing apiece of land in Charles Town andfor building another powdermagazine thereon (1754), 370, 39570. Act for regulating the buildingshereafter to be erected or built inCharles Town, and for preventingencroachments on the streets, lanesand public alleys within the saidtown, as the said streets, lanes andpublic alleys stood on the 17th day ofNovember last (1740), 377, 37871. Act to ascertain the fees of the surveyorgeneral for the time being,and his deputies; and to preventany irregularities being committedin the office of the said surveyorgeneral, or by any of his deputies(1733), 404, 558–59Acts:72. Act for building a bridge over thenorth branch of Black River, oppositeto the landing of John Wallis,Esqr., deceased, in the parish ofPrince George Winyaw, and forbuilding a bridge between LadysIsland and St. Helenas Island inGranville County from the causewaysalready begun to be madeover the marshes on the said island(1744), 54273. Act for keeping the streets in CharlesTown clean, and for establishingsuch other regulations for the security,health and convenience ofthe inhabitants of the said town asare therein mentioned; and for establishinga market in the saidtown (1750), 549–5074. Act granting to His Majesty an aid of£160,000 current money, to defraythe expence of raising, cloathingand maintaining for one year, aregiment to consist of seven companies,each to be composed ofone hundred men besides officers,five of which companies to be employed,as well in the immediatedefence of South Carolina as inthe general service of NorthAmerica, and the other two companiesto be employed wholly inthe service of this government;and to discharge the arrears dueto the provincials garrisoned atFort Loudoun, and to pay for sixmonths provisions for the saidprovincials; and granting to HisMajesty the further sum of £44,300for fortifying Charles Town, andrepairing and strengthening ofFort Johnson; and for stampingorders for the more expeditiousissuing of the said sums, togetherwith the further sum of £25,000heretofore granted to His Majestyfor the use of the fortifications,and providing funds to call in andsink the said orders within the timestherein limited (1757), 610, 611, 612Adair, James, 508, 509, 782; allowance, 737