The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

INDEX 833Bills:province of South Carolina and toprevent their desertion; and forthe better carrying on HisMajesty’s service in the said province,22, 28, 35, 37, 40, 43, 50, 51–52,54; vetoed, 552.Bill for forming and establishing an artillerycompany of the militia inCharles Town, 23, 31, 34, 47, 54; vetoed,553.Additional bill to the several acts for thebetter relief of the poor of thisprovince, 48–49, 164, 168, 176, 182,185, 226; ratified, 2294.Bill vesting Ashley Ferry in the publictreasurer for the time being forthe use of the public, and for keepingthe causey leading to the saidferry in repair, 104, 111, 123, 162, 168,194–95, 196–97, 1995.Bill obliging the parishes to maintainAcadians, 91, 1126.Bill establishing a road lately laid outfrom Tippicut Law old field in St.John Parish to Murrays Ferry Roadin St. Stephens Parish, and for discontinuingsuch part of MurraysFerry Road as is therein mentioned,123–24, 131, 164, 168, 176, 181–82, 185, 226; ratified, 2297.Bill for raising and granting to His Majestythe sum of £166,438:14:07 1 /4 andapplying £8,069:03:06 (being thesurplus of taxes and ballance of afund in the public treasury) makingtogether £174,507:18:0 1 /4 to defraythe charges of this government fromthe 25th day of March 1757 to the 25thday of March 1758, and for other servicestherein mentioned, 140–41, 142–43, 187–88, 189, 198, 199, 221, 222, 223–24,226; ratified, 229; mentioned, 249, 259,265, 361. See also Ordinance No. 38.Bill for establishing a ferry from HoopingIsland to Boones Island and toopen a communication fromthence to the high road on EdistoIsland, 160, 193, 198, 225, 227, 228;ratified, 2299.Bill for vesting Bassnett’s or HobcawFerry, Gray’s Ferry, Grange’s orBills:Parker’s Ferry, and Scott’s orDaniels Island Ferry in trustees forthe use of the public, 17010.Bill to establish a road made by ThomasHowell and for vesting a ferryover Congaree River in the saidHowell, 18211.Bill impowering magistrates to inlist vagrantsin the South Carolina Regiment,185, 191, 193, 221, 222–23, 224,226; ratified, 229; mentioned, 268,28812.Bill for the amendment of the militialaw and for the further continuancethereof, 193, 19613.Bill to prevent the burning of woodlands and savannahs in this province,238, 243, 24914.Bill for taxing transient persons, 242,287, 290, 291, 295, 296, 312, 316, 395;ratified, 40715.Additional bill to an act intitled “an actto ascertain the manner and formof electing members to representthe inhabitants of this province inthe Commons House of Assembly,and to appoint who shall bedeemed and adjudged capable ofchoosing and being chosen membersof the said house,” passed the21st day of September in the yearof our Lord 1721; and for repealingseveral clauses in the said act, 248–4916.Bill to restrain and prevent the too frequentsales of goods, wares andmerchandize by public auction oroutcry in Charles Town, and forthe better regulation of such sales,251, 312, 315, 344–45, 346, 368–69,369,370–71, 395; ratified, 40717.Bill to prevent the stealing of horsesand neat cattle and for the moreeffectual discovery and punishmentof such persons as shall unlawfullybrand, mark and kill thesame, 25418.Bill for allowing of discounts and forrepealing all former acts and paragraphsof acts of the General Assemblyof this province relating to