the two last fer ries. sengers, their horses and other cattle, goods and carriages over the said river, and shall give regular attendance at the said ferry. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, Rates of That the rates of ferriage at the two last ferries aferriage at bove mentioned, shall be the following, and no more, that is to say; for every waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, with horses, seventy-five cents; for a chair or cart, with one horse, thirty-two cents; for a man and horse, seven cents; for each foot passenger, or led horse, and for cach head of black cattle, three cents; hogs, sheep or goats, ferried or swam over, two cents; and that no ferry shall be established within three miles of either of the said ferries. at the San And whereas it is of great importance to this country, that encouragement should be given to the company for opening the Santce canal: Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforePersons said, That the toll receivers, lock keepers, one half employed of the overseers and labourers employed or to be tee canal employed by the said company, shall hereafter be exempt form working upon any public or private road, excepting roads intended for their own use. exempt from road duty. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeFerry over said, That a public ferry be established at the planSantee riv- tation of Charles Pinckney, esquire, at Mount Tain Charles citus, on Santce river, and that the same be vested Pinckney. in him, his heirs and assigns, for and during the term er, vested of seven years; and also that he be entitled to the following rates of ferriage, be obliged to perform the same duties, and be liable to the same penalties as are established at ferries in general on the said river: short ferry; waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, seventy-five cents; cart and team, forty cents; chair and horse, forty cents; man and horse, seven cents; led horse, four cents; cattle, hogs, sheep and goats, ferried or swam, per head, three cents. Long ferry; waggon and team, two dollars; cart and team, one dollar; chair and horse, one dollar; man and horse, fourteen cents; led horse, eight cents; cattle, hogs, sheep and goats, ferried, per head, six cents. oners to 0 pen a road And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Commissi said, That Thomas Boyd, Philemon Waters, junior, and Levi Manning, be, and they are hereby from Amappointed commissioners to lay out and open a mon's ferroad, to lead from Ammons' ferry on Broad river, Broad the best and nearest way to Hampton and Lee's river. bridges on Saluda river. ry on unneces sary deten. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all ferry-men, or keepers of ferries, Penalty for throughout this state, who shall, after the passing of this law, unnecessarily keep and detain any pas- tion at fersenger, his horses or other cattle, goods or other ries. carriages, in crossing and passing any ferry, shall, for every quarter of an hour he or she shall so keep or detain the said passenger, his horses or other cattle, goods or other carriages, forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars, to be recovered before any magistrate residing in the county or parish where the said ferry shall be. And whereas great inconveniences have arisen in many instances, from the continuing in office those persons who have been specially appointed by the legislature, as commissioners for laying out and completing new roads in different parts of the state: For remedy whereof, oners to shall have Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Powers of on the completion of all and every new road in fu- commissi ture, those persons who shall have been appointed cease commissioners to lay out and complete the same, when they shall cease to be and continue commissioners of the completed same; and each and every new road so completed, their roads shall henceforth fall under the authority of the judges respect. of the county courts, where the county courts are established, or under the authority of the board of commissioners in those parishes or election districts where no county courts are established. And be it further enacted by the authority afore ively. said, That the commissioners hercin nominated and Powers of appointed for laying out and opening the several commissi- roads before mentioned, and all commissioners ap aners. pointed or hereafter to be appointed, to lay out, clear or open any road or roads, shall have, and they are hereby vested with all the powers and authority which are now vested in and exercised by the commissioners of the high roads. In the Senate House, the nineteenth Day of December, in DAVID RAMSAY, President of the Senate. An ACT respecting the Tobacco Ware-houses at Falmouth, at Adams's Ferry, at Spring-Hill, and at Chatham in Chesterfield County. W HEREAS a number of the inhabitants of the district of Ninety-six, have, by petition, represented to the legislature, that the inspections, established at the tobacco inspections at Falmouth, Adams's ferry and Spring Hill, are under such regulations as are found inconvenient to the citizens of that district, and have prayed that in future the inspectors at those ware-houses shall hold their appointments for only two years: Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Se nate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Joseph Hightower, John Gray, Samuel Walker, Thomas Key and Robert Ware, shall be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners of the said three inspections, in the room of the present commissioners, and shall have all the powers and authority that are vested in the present commissioners, and that whenever any vacancy shall happen in the number of the said commissioners, either by the death or resignation of any one or more of them, or by removing out of the dis, trict, or otherwise, the legislature shall appoint some disinterested person or persons to supply such vacancy. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no inspector, for either of the said warehouses, hereafter to be appointed, shall hold his office longer than two years, unless he be re-elected by the commissioners. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That William Strother, William Ellerbee, Allen Chapman, James Gillispie and John Wilson, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners of the tobacco inspection at the town of Chatham, in Chesterfield county, and shall have all the pow er and authority that are vested in commissioners at the other tobacco inspections in this state. In the Senate House, the nineteenth Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and in the twentieth year of the Independence of the United States of America. DAVID RAMSAY, President of the Senate. An ACT to incorporate Williamsburgh Academy, and to empower the Trustees of the same to establish a Lottery or Lotteries. W HEREAS the reverend James Malcolmson, Theodore Gourdin, Robert Witherspoon, James Davis, John Nesmith and John Frierson, have, by their petition, prayed to be incorporated as trustees, for the establishment of an Academy, to be called "The Williamsburgh academy;" and also that they may be authorized to raise, by lotteries, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to enable them to defray the expense of necessary buildings for the same: Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the said petitioners and their suc ted Williams-cessors, appointed or elected, or to be appointed or burgh aca- elected, according to the form and in the manner demy incorpora prescribed or to be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the said academy, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated as a body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name of "The Williamsburgh Academy." And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, Powers of That the said corporation, by their name aforesaid, the corpo- shall have perpetual succession of officers and ration. powers of the corpo ration. members, to be appointed or elected in such manner and according to such form as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations now existing or hereafter to be made for the government of the said corporation, and that they may have a common seal, with power to change, alter and make new the said rules and regulations, and common scal, as often as they shall judge expedient. And be it further enacted by the authority afore Farther said, That the said corporation shall be able and capable in law, to purchase, have, hold, take, receive, possess, retain and enjoy to itself, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate, real or personal, of what kind or nature soever, and to sell, alien and dispose of the same, as they may think proper; and by its name above mentioned, to suc and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this state; and to make such rules and by-laws, not repugnant or contrary to the laws of the land, as for the good order and proper government of the said corporation, may by them be thought necessary or expedient: Provided nevertheless, That the said real or personal estate shall not produce an income exceeding four thousand dollars per annum. Trustces And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said trustees, and their successors, shall empower- have full power and authority, and they are fully ed to draw authorized and empowered, by virtue of this law, to erect and proceed to the drawing, and finally to a lottery. |