colonel, five pounds twelve shillings currency, per day; to the lieutenant A. D. 1760. colonel, four pounds eighteen shillings currency, per day; to the major, four pounds four shillings currency, per day; to seven captains, two pounds sixteen shillings currency, per day, each; to twenty lieutenants, one pound eight shillings currency, per day, each; to ten ensigns, one pound two shillings and two pence, per day, each; to the adjutant, one pound two shillings and two pence, per day; to the quarter-master, one pound two shillings and two pence, per day; to the paymaster, three pounds ten shillings, per day, who shall personally attend his duty and pay the private men as well as the officers, every week; to forty sergeants, ten shillings per day, each; to forty corporals, eight shillings and nine pence, per day, each; to twenty drummers, eight shillings and nine pence, per day, each; to one thousand private men, seven shillings and six pence currency, each, per day; to the surgeon, two pounds two shillings currency, per day; to two surgeon's mates, one pound two shillings and two pence currency, each, per day; and for a medicine chest, three hundred pounds. IV. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the pay of the officers to be commissioned by his honor the Lieutenant Governor When to comfor the said regiment, shall commence from the respective dates of their mence. commissions; and that the pay of all non-commission officers and the private men shall commence from the days of their respective inlistments; and as an encouragement for fit and able bodied men speedily to enter and inlist in the said regiment, each private man that shall enter and inlist in the same, shall, at the time of his so entering and inlisting in the said regiment, be paid out of the monies granted to his Majesty by this Act, clear of all deductions, the sum of twenty-five pounds currency, in hand, as a bounty, and the further sum of ten pounds like current money, with uniform clothing to the value of fifteen pounds at the end or expiration of one month's faithful service as a soldier in the regiment aforesaid, as a further bounty for his so having entered and inlisted in the said regiment for the service of this Province. part of the V. And be it further enacted, That such part of the three Provincial The three procompanies as are now in the pay of this Province, are hereby declared to vincial compabe, and shall be considered as part of the said regiment of one thousand nies to be men, and subject to the penalties and intitled to the benefits of this Act in considered as every respect with those that are now intended to be raised, excepting regiment. only as to the bounty hereinbefore given for inlisting in the said regiment. VI. And be it likewise enacted, That the money already provided by the General Assembly for the pay of the said three companies, and such men Money already as were raised in consequence of a resolution entered into by the Com-voted to be applied in pay mons House of Assembly, the twelfth day of February last, and now lying of this regiin the hands of the public treasurer for those services, shall, immediately ment. after the passing of this Act, be appropriated and applied to the payment of the said regiment; any law to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. VII. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That his honor the Court martials, Lieutenant Governour or the Commander-in-chief for the time being, may inlistment, grant his commission, directed to any field officer of the said regiment, for holding a general court martial, pursuant to the direction of the present mutiny Act of Great Britain; and also that the private men of the said regiment shall be enlisted in the same way and manner as the soldiers in the King's pay are enlisted; and that the said regiment, as well officers as private men, shall be, and they and each and every of them, are hereby, subjected and made liable to the same discipline and military duty as the forces in his Majesty's pay are subjected and made liable unto by the Acts VOL. IV.-19. Latery discipline. A. D. 1760. of the British Parliament, made for those purposes and now in force, and shall be tried and punished for offences in the same way and manner as the officers and soldiers in his Majesty's pay are tried and punished for offences committed by them; and they and each and every of them shall be intitled to the same privileges and protection as the officers and soldiers in his Majesty's pay are intitled unto; provided, that none of the private men of the said regiment shall be obliged to continue in the said service after the expiration of twelve months from the time of passing this Act; any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. VIII. And forasmuch as the present circumstances of the inhabitants of Commissioners this Province cannot bear the raising of the sum granted to his Majesty appointed to by this Act, so speedily as the exigency of the service requires, Be it therebills or orders. fore enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Christopher Gadsden, Richard issue money Disposal of these money bills. To pass in payment until vember, 1766. the last of No exclusive application. Beresford, David Græme, Henry Laurens, William Drayton and John M'Queen, Esquires, or any four of them, shall be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for the stamping, signing and making public orders; and it shall and may be lawful for the said commissioners, and they or any four of them, are hereby required, with all convenient speed, to procure six thousand two hundred and fifty orders of the denomination of twenty pounds, to be stamped, which orders, with such signatures and devices as the said commissioners shall think fit, shall be in the words following, that is to say: "SOUTH CAROLINA. day of (No. "This order intitles the bearer to a credit equal to twenty pounds in the current money of this Province, and shall be received by the public treasurer in payment of all taxes and duties whatsoever, until the last day of November, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-six, and no longer. Dated, the in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty, and in the thirty-fourth year of his Majesty's reign." IX. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the said orders shall be so stamped and prepared, they shall be regularly numbered and signed by the said commissioners, with their names subscribed thereunto, and then delivered into the hands of the public treasurer for the time being. X. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said treasurer shall pay to the paymaster of the said regiment every week, the pay due to the officers and private men of the said regiment, according to the muster rolls to him to be returned by the said paymaster, upon the oath of the captains respectively and one of the lieutenants, or the ensign of the respective company for which such muster roll is returned; and the public treasurer shall be allowed ten shillings on every hundred pounds, for his trouble in receiving and paying the said orders away. XI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said orders shall pass in all payments to the public treasury, for the value thereof, until the last day of November, one thousand seven hundred and sixtysix, but no longer. XII. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Their sole and orders shall be applied solely to defray the expence of raising, clothing and paying the said regiment, at the rates and in the manner above mentioned, and to no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever; and shall be called in and sunk within the term of five years from the time of passing this Act, one-fifth part thereof in every year, by general taxes, to be annually levied on the estates, real and personal, of the inhabitants of and others interested in this Province; that is to say, the sum of twenty-five thousand pounds for sinking one-fifth part of the said A. D. 1760. orders, shall be inserted in the schedules annexed to the tax laws that shall be made for defraying the charges of this Government, for the several and respective years of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, one thousand seven hundred and sixtyfour, and one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five. XIII. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case pur case a tax law taxation. a tax law for defraying the charges of any of the years aforesaid, shall Provision in fail of being made before the first day of August then next ensuing, should not be then, and in every such case, the said sum of twenty-five thousand pounds passed. shall be raised, levied and paid for such year or years, out of the estates, real and personal, of the inhabitants of and others interested in this Province, in such proportion and manner, and under such restrictions and limitations, and at such time and times in each year, as shall be directed and provided by an ordinance or resolution of the General Assembly; and shall be inquired of, assessed and collected by such inquirers, assessors and collectors as shall be nominated and appointed for those poses by such ordinance or resolution; but should it so happen, that no such ordinance or resolution shall be made, then the inquirers, assessors and collectors of the last preceding tax shall assess, levy and collect the said sum of twenty-five thousand pounds; and in all such cases the annual rate or rates of all the slaves in this Province shall be five shillings per Rate of head; and of all lands without the limits of Charlestown, five shillings per hundred acres; and the sum of two shillings and six pence per centum on the value of all town lots, wharfs and buildings and other lands within the limits of any town, village or borough in this Province, the bounds of Charlestown to extend as far as the new fortifications from Ashley river to Cooper river; and the sum of two shillings and six pence on every hundred pounds, owing to any person on bond or other specialty or note of hand, bearing or including interest, over and above what they pay interest for; and the sum of two shillings and six pence per centum on every person's stock in trade, that is to say, wares, merchandize and book debts of persons in trade, shop-keepers and others; and the like sum of two shillings and six pence per centum on all faculties, professions, (the clergy excepted,) factorage and handicraft trades, throughout the Province; which said sum of twenty-five thousand pounds shall be annually applied for calling in and exchanging the said public orders; and the said orders, from time to time, as the same shall come into the treasury, shall be cancelled and destroyed in the presence of such members of the council, with such committee of the Assembly, as shall be appointed for that purpose. without con officer. XIV. And for the better obviating any frauds or abuses that may be practiced in the discharging of soldiers, It is further enacted by the the authority aforesaid, That no private man who shall be duly entered Soldiers not to or inlisted into the said regiment, shall be discharged from the said be discharged service without the consent of the colonel, or, in his absence, the field sent of the officer commanding the said regiment, first had and obtained in writing, colonel or field under hand and seal for that purpose, nor without returning such bounty money as he shall have received, in which writing the cause of his discharge shall be expressed, and a copy of such discharge forthwith transmitted to the Lieutenant Governor or Commander-in-chief for the time being; and any officer that shall presume to discharge any soldier in any other manner, shall for such offence be cashiered; and every soldier duly entered and inlisted, who, under colour or pretence of a discharge A. D. 1761. from any officer (other than as aforesaid,) shall quit the said service, shall be reputed and punished as a deserter. XV. And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person Counterfeiting or persons who shall counterfeit, raze or alter any of the public orders public orders issued by virtue of this Act, or shall offer them in payment, knowing the or money bills same to be counterfeited, razed or altered; and every person and persons made felony. who shall assist, abet or procure the counterfeiting, razing or altering such orders, being thereof duly convicted, are hereby declared and deemed guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as felons without the benefit of the clergy. B. SMITH, Speaker. In the Council Chamber, the 20th day of August, 1760. Assented to: WILLIAM BULL. No. 900. Preamble. be issued to gons, &c. THE AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE IMPRESSING, REGULATING WHEREAS, his Majesty's service and the security of this Province require the march of a number of regular forces, sent to our assistance by his Excellency General Amherst, to prosecute the war against and punish the Cherokee Indians for the many murders committed by them upon his Majesty's subjects, which service will be greatly retarded if power is not given to procure a sufficient supply of waggons, carts, horses and drivers, to be employed in carrying provisions and other necessaries for that purpose; and that no exorbitant demands may be made by the owners thereof, but that a just and reasonable rate may be fixed, whereby they may be induced the more readily to contribute their utmost toward forwarding the present necessary service, I. Be it ordained, by the Honorable William Bull, Esq., Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council and the Commons House of Assembly of this Province, and by the authorWarrants may ity of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander-in-chief of this Province for the time impress wag- being, to issue a warrant or warrants to any field officer of his Majesty's regular forces that now are or shall be engaged in the service of this Province, or to the commissary general of this Province, impowering him or them, by writing under his or their hand, to give orders to such persons as he or they shall appoint, to impress so many waggons, carts, horses and Remuneration drivers, as by such order shall be directed. And the persons from whom any waggons, carts, horses or drivers shall be impressed as aforesaid, shall be entitled to and receive accordingly, either weekly, monthly, or at the expiration of their said service, at their option, from the Commander-in chief of his Majesty's forces, employed in the said service, the sum of four pounds ten shillings current money, by the day, for every waggon with five horses and a driver, capable of carrying twenty hundred weight, and a greater weight no waggon shall be liable to carry, (the said driver receiving his own subsistence from his Majesty, but maintaining his horses himself); and every cart shall be paid for in the same manner, in proportion to the weight they shall respectively be capable of to be paid. carrying; the said daily pay to commence from the time of impress, and A.D.1761, to be continued until the said waggons, carts horses and drivers shall or might return to the place from whence the same were taken. II. And be it further ordained, That every waggon, cart and horse shall be valued and appraised upon oath by two indifferent persons, one to be chosen on the behalf of his Majesty, and one on the part of the owner, Wagons, carts, before the same shall be employed as aforesaid; and if the said persons &c. to be apshall differ in judgment as to the value, they shall fix praised on upon a third person oath. to join them, by the majority of whom the value shall be ascertained; which oath the person producing such order is hereby authorized and impowered to administer, and who shall give a certificate of such appraised value to the said owner. And in case the said waggons or carts shall be destroyed or taken, or the said horses be killed or taken by the enemy, the said appraised value shall be paid to the respective owner thereof, by the Commander-in-chief of his Majesty's forces employed in the said service. III. And be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall be and continue in force till the first day of January next, and no longer. In the Commons House of Assembly, the 24th day of January, 1761. B. SMITH, Speaker. In the Upper House of Assembly, the 24th day of January, 1761. OTHNIEL BEALE. Assented to: WILLIAM BULL. In the Council Chamber, the 24th day of January, 1761. Limitation of this ordinance. AN ACT FOR THE CONTINUING, MEETING AND SITTING OF THE GENERAL No. 901. ASSEMBLY OF THIS PROVINCE, IN CASE OF THE DEMISE OF HIS MAJESTY, HIS HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS. WHEREAS, this Province may be exposed to great dangers, at the time when it shall please God to afflict us by the death of our most gracious sovereign, King George the Third, (whom God long preserve,) or by the death of any of his heirs and successors, before a General Assembly can be summoned and called; for prevention thereof, I. Be it enacted by the Honorable William Bull, Esq., Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Council, and the Commons House of Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That this General Assembly, or any other General Assembly which shall hereafter be summoned and called, shall not determine or be dissolved by the death or demise of his Majesty, his heirs and successors; but such General Assembly is hereby enacted to continue, and is hereby impowered to meet, convene and sit, and to act, notwithstanding such death or demise, for and during the term of six months after due notification thereof given, and no longer, unless the same shall be sooner dissolved by the Governor or Commander-in-chief for the time being. II. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case there shall be no General Assembly in being when notice shall be received of the death or demise of his Majesty, or any of his heirs and |