The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Acts from 1752 to 1786

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A.S. Johnston, 1838
 

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1758 No dred and seventyfour thousand five hundred and seven pounds eigh
53
1759 0876 An Act for taxing transient persons
74
An Act for the more effectual relief of insolvent debtors and that purpose
86
An Act for impowering the Church Wardens and Vestry of the Parish of
94
An Act to supply the defects in evidence where Original Wills cannot be pro
101
1760 889 An Ordinance to authorize the impressing regulating the hire and ascertaining
104
894 An Act for establishing and regulating the Artillery Company that was formed
112
1760 No and eighty pounds eleven shillings and five pence being surplus
128
1761 900 An Ordinance to authorize the impressing regulating the hire and ascertaining
148
1761 No shillings and four pence three farthings and applying twentyfour
155
1762
156
An Act impowering the Governor or Commanderinchief for the time being
176
An Act for preventing as much as may be the spreading of the Small Pox
182
An Ordinance to repeal part of an Act entitled An Act to regulate the trade
188
An Act to revive and continue for the term therein limited several Acts
206
1765 No 937 An Act for allowing further time to the Inquirers Assessors and Collectors
210
942 An Act to establish a ferry from Ladys to St Helena Island also from Hob
229
1766 No opposite side of the said John McCord Zebulon Gaunt Samuel Wyley
238
955 An Act for establishing a ferry over Port Royal river from Beaufort to White
255
1767 No spectors of Hemp for the Ports of Georgetown and Beaufort Port
264
1768 963 An Act to prevent stealing of Horses and Neat Cattle and for the more effec
284
973 An Act for establishing and making public a road to lead from Orangeburgh
302
1769 No 987 An Act for reviving and continuing an Act entitled An Act to impower cer
309
VOL IV
313
An Act for raising and granting to his Majesty the sum of seventy thousand
315
1770 No to Izards Cowpen and for authorizing and empowering the Board
322
1776 1011 An Ordinance for making disposition of monies for the support of Govern
336
1776 No 1017 An Act to prevent Sedition and punish Insurgents and disturbers of the public
343
An Ordinance for providing Juries for Beaufort District at the next November
355
1777 No 1053 An Ordinance to carry into effect an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance
356
1777 1031 An Act for the reduction of interest from eight to seven pounds for each hun
363
1777 No 1036 An Ordinance to prevent the exportation of Raw Hides and Tanned Leather
376
1045 An Act to appoint Commissioners for opening and enlarging the communica
387
An Ordinance for the better defence and security of this State during the recess
470
An Ordinance for prohibiting the exportation of all kind of provisions hemp
480
1779 No 1126 An Ordinance to empower the Governor or Commanderinchief for the time
481
An Ordinance for reviving and continuing an Ordinance passed the twentieth
497
1138 An Act for raising the rates of ferriage heretofore allowed by law to the pro
504
1782 No 1146 An Act to revive and continue such laws as have expired since the sitting
509
1154 An Act for the regulation of the Militia
523
1170 An Ordinance to divide the Judges fees in the Court of Common Pleas
546
An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled An Act for disposing of certain
553
An Ordinance for laying and levying certain imposts and duties therein men
565
1193 An Act for the temporary regulation of the Militia of this State
572
1784 No 1198 An Act for empowering the Vestry and Church Wardens of the incorporated
583
1785 No 1292 An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled An Act for establishing the mode
590
An Act to authorize the United States in Congress assembled to regulate trade
596
An Act to regulate the inspection and exportation of Tobacco of the growth
604
1784 No 1218 An Act for levying and collecting certain duties and imposts therein mention
607
An Act to prevent the spreading of contagious distempers in this State
615
town and to enlarge the powers of the City Council
624
1238 An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance entitled An Ordinance for establishing
642
1784 No 1243 An Ordinance to appoint commissioners for clearing Walls Cut and Edisto
644
1258 An Act for raising a fund for the support of an Infirmary or Hospital in the City
657
An Act for the more speedy and effectual enforcing the execution of decrees
666
1785 No 1268 An Act to repeal part of an Act of the General Assembly entitled An
668
1278 An Act to incorporate the Vestries and Church Wardens of the Episcopal
681
and banishing certain persons therein mentioned so far as relates
687
An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled An Act for establishing the mode
709
An Ordinance for preventing the flipping and filing of the Coin passing within
716
An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to establish a Medium of Circula
725
1786 No 1315 An Act for giving to the Magistrates of the County Courts the several powers
740
1786 No 1336 An Act for repealing the thirtysixth clause of the Jury Law and for other
754
NOTES
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INDEX
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