which they shall be destined, to the intent it may be known to what parish A. D. 1756. they belong; and in case any of the said Accadians shall leave the parish where they were first sent to and go into any other part of this Province, it shall and may be lawful for any one of his Majesty's justices of the peace to send them back to the church wardens and vestry, and other persons to be appointed as aforesaid respectively, in the parish from whence they came, who shall, and they are hereby obliged and required to receive them again, under the like penalty as is hereinbefore imposed, and to be sued for, recovered and applied in like manner as aforesaid. VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any of the said Accadians shall refuse to labor with such persons as shall be willing to provide them with cloths and victuals for their service, then and in such case it shall and may be lawful for the church wardens, vestry and other persons to be appointed as aforesaid, or any of them, and they and every of them are hereby authorized and impowered, by a certificate under their May be bound or any of their hands and seals, to bind the said Accadians or any of them, to out. such persons as may be willing to take them upon such terms, and for such time as the said church wardens, vestry and other persons to be appointed as aforesaid, or any of them, shall think necessary; provided always, that no Accadian of the age of eighteen years and upwards, shall by virtue of this Act be obliged to serve for a longer time than three years, nor any Accadian under the age of eighteen years longer than until he or she shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years. VII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the certificate herein before mentioned shall be in the words and form following: "These are to certify, that 66 "lodging. to serve was on the for the space of day of years from Form of day of "bound to "the date hereof, according to the directions of an Act of the General certificate. Assembly of the said Province, intitled 'An Act for disposing of the "Accadians now in Charlestown, by settling one-fifth part of their number "in the parishes of St. Philip and St, Michael, and the other four parts of "them in the several other parishes within this Province; the said "to find the said in sufficient meat, drink, cloathing, washing and Given under my hand and seal, this Anno Domini, For which certificate the said church wardens, vestry and other persons to be appointed as aforesaid, shall receive twenty shillings current money, for every Accadian bound by such certificate, to be paid by the person or persons to whom such Accadian or Accadians shall be bound; and the said church wardens, vestry, and other persons, shall enter the name of every Accadian and the name of every person to whom they shall be bound, in a book to be kept for that purpose, that all persons may have recourse to the same if need be; provided always, that such certificate shall be void Majesty's and of none effect whenever his Majesty's pleasure shall be signified that pleasure. the said Accadians shall be otherwise disposed of. Certificate voidable at his Certificate made obligato VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the certificate aforesaid shall be sufficient to all intents and purposes whatsoever in law, to bind every such Accadian according to the tenor thereof, and ry on the shall subject them to all regulations mentioned in an Act for the better Accadian. governing of white servants, and shall be transferable in as full and ample manner as if an indenture had been voluntarily executed by the person so bound by the said church wardens, vestry and other persons so to be appointed as aforesaid, or any of them. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the re- Disposal of the maining one-fifth of the said Accadians, shall be disposed of by the church remaining fifth. VOL. IV.-5. A. D. 1756. wardens and vestry of St. Philip's, and other persons to be appointed for that purpose as aforesaid, in the same manner and form, and to be under the same restrictions and regulations, as are directed to be observed in disposing of the same in the other parishes of this Province. X. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not be Accadians pro- lawful for any of the said Accadians, upon any account or pretence what hibited from fire-arms. ever, to make use of any fire-arms or other offensive weapon whatever; and in case any person or persons shall find any fire-arms or other offensive weapon as aforesaid, in the possession of any of the said Accadians, it shall and may be lawful for such person and persons to seize and take away such fire-arms or other offensive weapons, and to keep the same to his and their own proper use; any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. B. SMITH, Speaker. In the Council Chamber, the 6th day of July, 1756. Assented to: WILLIAM HENRY LYTTELTON. No. 856. AN ACT for raising and granting to his Majesty the sum of Ninetyone thousand one hundred and fifty-seven pounds eleven shillings and three pence three farthings, and for applying two thousand four hundred and seventy-one pounds eighteen shillings and nine pence, being the balance of several funds in the public treasury of this Province, making together ninety-three thousand six hundred and twenty-nine pounds ten shillings and three farthings, for defraying the charges of this Government for one year, commencing the twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-five, inclusive, and ending the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-six, exclusive, and for other services therein mentioned. (Passed July 6, 1756. Omitted.) No. 857. AN ACT APPOINTing James Wright, Esquire, AGENT TO SOLICIT THE AFFAIRS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THIS PROVINCE IN GREAT BRITAIN. WHEREAS, William Middleton, Esq., who was, by an ordinance of the General Assembly, appointed agent to solicit the affairs of the inhabitants of this Province in Great Britain, hath refused to undertake that service, whereby it is become necessary to appoint some other person to that office; and whereas, the General Assembly have thought James Wright, Esquire, a proper person for that purpose; we therefore humbly pray his most sacred Majesty that it may be enacted, I. And be it enacted, by his Excellency William Henry Lyttelton, Esq., Captain General, Governor, and Commander-in-chief, in and over the Province of South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council, and the Commons House of Assembly of the said Province, and by the authority of the same, That the said James Wright be, and he is hereby declared, nominated and appointed, Agent, to represent, solicit and transact the affairs of the inhabitants of this Province in Great A. D. 1756. Britain. II. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said James Wright shall be and he is hereby fully authorized and impowered to follow and pursue all such instructions as he shall from time to time receive from the General Assembly of this Province, or from the committee hereinafter appointed to correspond with him. III. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Honorable John Cleland, Edward Fenwicke, William Bull, William Wragg, George Saxby, James Michie, Othniel Beale and Henry Middleton, Esqs., of his Majesty's Council, and the Honorable the Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly for the time being, and such other members of the said House as shall be by them appointed for that purpose, and they, or any five of them, two of which to be of the Council, are hereby appointed a committee to correspond with the said James Wright, and to give him such orders and instructions as they shall judge will be for the service of the said inhabitants. IV. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be allowed and paid unto the said James Wright the sum of two hundred pounds sterling money of Great Britain per annum, for his services, to commence from the day of his arrival in Great Britain, besides his reasonable charges and disbursements on negotiating the affairs of the said inhabitants. V. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said James Wright shall be and continue Agent to solicit the affairs of the inhabitants of this Province for the term of two years, to commence from the term aforesaid. BENJAMIN SMITH, Speaker. In the Council Chamber, the 19th day of November, 1756. Assented to: WILLIAM HENRY LYTTELTON. AN ACT DIVIDING THE PARISH OF PRINCE FREDERICK, IN CRAVEN No. 858. WHEREAS, the inhabitants of the upper parts of the parish of Prince Frederick, in Craven county, by their petition to the General Assembly Preamble. have represented many inconveniencies they labour under for want of having the said parish divided, and prayed that a law may be made for that purpose; we therefore humbly pray his most sacred Majesty that it may be enacted, I. And be it enacted, by his Excellency William Henry Lyttelton, Esq., Captain General and Governor-in-chief in and over the Province of South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council and the Commons House of Assembly of the said Province, and by the authority of the same, That immediately from and after the passing of this Act, two parishes. A. D. 1757. the parish of Prince Frederick in Craven county shall be divided into two parishes, in the following manner, (that is to say) by continuing the northThe parish of westermost line of Williamsburgh township to Pedee and Santee rivers; Prince Freder- and all the lands situate to the northward of the said line shall be a disick divided into tinct parish by itself, separate from the other part of the parish of Prince Frederick, and shall hereafter be called and known by the name of the parish of St. Mark; and the inhabitants of the said parish of St. Mark shall and may have, use, exercise and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities that the inhabitants of any other parish do or can have, use, exercise or enjoy, by the laws of this Province. Parish of St. Mark. A church and to be established in St. Mark's. Minister how to be chosen the usual laws and restrictions. II. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a church and parsonage house shall be built at such place within the bounds of the said parish of St. Mark as the major part of the commissioners hereinafter named shall order and direct, by and with the consent of the major part of the inhabitants of the said parish of the profession of the Church of England, who shall contribute toward building the same, at a meeting to be appointed for that purpose by the said commissioners. III. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the rector or minister of the said parish of St. Mark shall be elected and chosen in and salaried, the same manner as the rectors or ministers of the several other parishes and subject to in this Province are elected and chosen, and shall have yearly paid him, and to his successors forever, the same salary as is appointed for the rector or minister of any other parish in this Province, (the parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael excepted) out of the fund appropriated or to be appropriated for payment of the salaries of the clergy in this Province; and the public treasurer for the time being is hereby authorized and required to pay the same, under the like penalties and forfeitures as for not paying the salaries due to the other rectors or ministers of the several other parishes in this Province; and the said rector or minister of the said parish of St. Mark shall have and enjoy all and every such privileges and advantages, and shall be under such rules, laws and restrictions, as the rectors or ministers of the other parishes in this Province have and enjoy, or are subject and liable unto. named and IV. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Richard Commissioners Richardson and Joseph Cantey, Esqs., Matthew Nelson, Isaac Brunson, appointed. James M'Girt, William Cantey and John Cantey, be, and they are hereby appointed, commissioners for building of the church and pews and the parsonage house in the said parish of St. Mark; and they, or the major part of them, are hereby fully authorized and impowered to take subscriptions, and to receive, gather, solicit and sue for all such sum and sums of money as any pious and well disposed person or persons shall give and contribute for the purposes aforesaid. And in case of the death, absence or refusing to act of any of the said commissioners, the churchwardens and vestry of the said parish of St. Mark for the time being, shall and may nominate and appoint another person or persons to be commissioner or commissioners in the room or place of such so dead, absent or refusing to act, as to the said churchwardens and vestry shall seem meet; which commissioner or commissioners, so to be nominated and appointed, shall have the same powers and authorities for putting this Act in execution, to all intents and purposes, as the commissioners herein named. Disposal of the pews. V. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the pews in the said church shall be erected by the direction and appointment of the said commissioners, or the major part of them, which are hereby required to be made as equal in space as can be, and shall be disposod of in the manner following, (that is to say) the persons who shall have contributed most towards building the said church shall be entitled to and have the first A.D. 1757. choice of the pews in the same; and in cases where it shall happen that several persons have contributed alike, such persons shall draw lots for the choice. And the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have power and authority, and they are hereby fully authorized and impowered, by an instrument in writing, to be drawn up and executed for that purpose, to convey the said pews to the several persons aforesaid, their heirs and assigns, for ever. VI. And to prevent any disputes that may arise between the said par- Election of ishes concerning their choosing of members to represent them in the Gen- members of eral Assembly, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the inhabi- Assembly. tants of the parish of Prince Frederick, qualified by law for that purpose, shall choose and send two members of Assembly, and the inhabitants of the parish of St. Mark, qualified as aforesaid, shall choose and send two members of Assembly, and no more; any law, usage or custom to the contray thereof in any wise notwithstanding: And that writs for the electing of members to serve in the General Assembly, for each of the said parishes, shall be issued in the same manner and at the same times as for the several other parishes in this Province, according to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to ascertain the manner and form of electing members to represent the inhabitants of this Province in the Commons House of Assembly, and to appoint who shall be deemed and adjudged capable of choosing or being chosen members of the said House." B. SMITH, Speaker. In the Council Chamber, the 21st day of May, 1757. Assented to: WM. HENRY LYTTELTON. AN ACT for making and keeping in repair a road across the parish of No. 859. St. Paul, from the south to the north boundary thereof, and a bridge across the south branch of Edisto river, and a road and causeway leading thereto, and appointing commissioners to execute the same. (Passed May 21, 1757. See last volume.) AN ACT for incorporating the Winyaw Indico Society. No. 860. |