The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

INDEX 835Bills:several clauses in the said act, 339,343–44, 371, 372–73, 377, 399; ratified,406; mentioned, 547, 765, 766, 768,769, 791, 79629.Bill for impowering the church wardensand vestry of the parish of St.Bartholomew to dispose of thepews in the chapel lately erected atEdmundsbury in the said parish,356, 361–62, 367, 371, 372, 377, 396;ratified, 40730.Bill for raising and granting to His Majestythe sum of £97,360:14:04 1 /2, andapplying £18,109:12:05 being the surplusof taxes and balance of severalfunds in the public treasury, makingtogether £115,470:06:09 1 /2 to defraythe charges of this governmentfrom the 25th day of March 1758 tothe 31st day of December 1758 inclusive,and for other services thereinmentioned, 357, 358, 359, 361, 367,370, 371–72, 380, 381, 397, 398, 401,402, 405, 406; ratified, 408; mentioned,54131.Bill for allowing a further time to theassessors and collectors for the parishesof Saint Philip and SaintMichael for carrying into executionan act of the General Assemblyof this province intitled “an actfor raising and granting to HisMajesty the sum of £166,438:14:07/41and applying £8,069:03:06 (beingthe surplus of taxes and ballanceof a fund in the public treasury)making together £174,507:18:01/4 1 todefray the charges of this governmentfrom the 25th day of March1757 to the 25th day of March 1758,and for other services thereinmentioned,” 361, 376, 380, 394, 397,400; ratified, 40732.Additional bill to an act of the GeneralAssembly of this province intitled“an act for disposing of theAcadians now in Charles Town, bysettling one fifth part of their numberin the parishes of St. Philipand St. Michael, and the otherfour parts of them in the severalBills:other parishes within this province,”362, 375–7633.Bill for preventing (as much as maybe) the continuance of the smallpoxin Charles-Town, and the furtherspreading of that distemperin this province, 511, 546–47, 561–62,562–63, 584, 585, 588, 589–90; ratified,59034.Bill to enforce a due subordinationand observance of military disciplineamong the forces employedin the service of this province, 536,538, 541, 542, 547, 551, 554, 565; ratified,56635.Bill for finishing, enlarging, repairing,cleansing, and keeping clean andin repair the common drain orsewer in Elliott Street in CharlesTown, 555, 561, 563, 598–99, 615–16,624, 741; ratified, 74636.Bill for raising and granting to HisMajesty the sum of £246,693:02:05,which with £70,000 granted forthis service by the tax-act, makes£316,693:02:05 to defray theexpence of the late expeditionagainst the Cherokee Indians andother charges since incurred byprosecuting the war against thesaid Indians, and protecting theback settlements of this province:And appointing commissionersfor stamping and signing publicorders for the more easy and expeditiousissuing of the said sum:And providing a fund for sinkingthe said public orders in five years,by a general tax and assessment onthe estates real and personal, ofthe inhabitants and others interestedin this province, 567, 694, 695,719, 738, 740, 741; ratified, 746–4737.Bill for raising and granting to His Majestythe sum of £163,710:06:01/4,1and applying £17,408:11:05 (beingsurplus of taxes and the balance ofseveral funds in the public treasury)making together £181,190:17:06 1 /4 todefray the charges of this governmentfrom January 1 to December