The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1779-09-15 00:00:00, page 2

v„aia«>wn, oeptember 14.
PfZiE General Assembly of this State, having fat
from the 26th Day of July, adjourned on Satur #
d 3 ^ l ft, to Tuefdey the 11th Day cf January next;
&k^ d^ fitting the following Ada and Ordinances
w© raff'd towit. .„
I. & Oriia^ce for prohibiting the exportation
ki^s of pwifos, hemp, cordage, raw bidet, tanned
rutber, Jolt, letter and tallow, from thisfate, to a eer
! im.e§ a^ /or otbi r purposes therein mentioned,--
:r b im.expires'the ilt day of October next.]
2 ^ Uren^nce to impower the Governor or command
~ „, &f, with the advice of the ,Q council,
~ t.^e up and confine all perfae wbofe going at large
may e^*,r tb,fejet, V& S.ate. .
1. An Ordi^^e for appointing a new jury Lift jor tbe
° °c fri/t ^ ChtfAivs, and io empower any one of tbejudges,
cut of thefome, to draw a grand, petit and common pleat
dry, tc frje at tee courts of general f&ns and com
mon pleas nxtto he balden jor tbefaid tide id after the
pafo) often Ordinance ; andfor other purpfes there
arthutued.,
4. A:a 1& for incorporating the 'John's- IJland Society.
^ „ Ordna^t to impower bis excelling the Governor,
with the invite and lonfot of the privy council, to oer
rev: on inti,;, a sum not exceeding Six Mithunsof pounds
^^.; er. tbe credit of this State. [By this
o.di we, t^ Lenders are i;titled to to per cent.
J CT f.a dexun Gram Taxes for the Sums lent.]
6.^ ordinate io empower Do^ Alexander Garatt to
Mlf< c'^f of Henry Pconneax, E.f,^
7.' r :/Rt Jorratfo:g ar.d fenitg into the public treafur, of
4 taz,for* be Wes the tin mentioned. -—-1 he
%'^s i,n o^l by this Act are, Twenty Dollars
'c H >-;'ca>l egro and othr Slaved; Twenty
j>OL'ars on eve<y 100 ^c # c of land; Twen
ty^ ILINGS .^ every tool. Value of Town- Lots,
o.,\r ,Wha-ves anJB titans, in anyTown,Vi.-
,hr S^^hin this Sw.e, according to the full
V 1:b roc) ia the prefect CurerXy ; Twenty
Shillings on every tool Monies at Interest (over
rd t e wf.it lUereit is p^id ter) except Monies
&;7 the ' ne; Twenty five Founds on each
TOWC^ .t Whcl Carriages, Wa, gons excepted;
Twenty Dollars per H.aS cn every tree Aeg^,
X.a :ow .T w zs, ^cm 10 to 60 Y.a/s oi Age, who
1, DO f .h 1 Pr?.Os the 7°x im,okd by this Aa §
TWENTY SHILLINGS on every tool. Value 0; tie
in Tr; e.T^cha^ m^-k ft , Tra
^. h;isw^y, on the wfole Amount of what such
£fo,j - uhu r,a.x.*• thclifflehfor ihe makes
FT L Le 1 ^ toue .fc^s accruing to the full
Vn lithe ptefent Currency. Twenty.
, ' L^GS ror fooi. on the Profits 0 F. cutties and
V, ; ^Qe Cleg; and IJLi.clxtU Yut hin the
lib -T Ar? nod Profiles excepted ) Factorage, Em
-3,. uusndh.udicrJl Ir, de^— Ihe Prop rty of
^f , I^J^^^OY- 22 yeasa Age, slubjed to
: rt r_ ;ax, un els abfen< oathe f> vice
.y'//r^.^"Ute; ^ tGsS^e, 0, with Leave
;' ^ T c f >h e L.^. tG r)0 Ex curve riu
.""',."ff rt^r rot exceeding Ont Year, era
e^cr" PH. ^'hz b-ing captured by the Enemy, are
^b^ey prevented being in the States --- Returns in
th.. ^'^ r re to he nadc by the tyh vs No embr,
awl rhe - axes oTd by 1; hot December —ln Charle.-
T.^% tie HTe'Trs are tn make iter Inquiry by
tiefutkH Cfto er;toti ifh their Co'cult ionci % he
Va w i H^es by the 14th Dwembw ; and receive
tie ; xc; th reon by thelsth Ufaurryn xt.
8. .6 Oidd/wee for reviving and co linking an Ordinance
'OY ^c ..Of) of ^bruuty 1779, intitbd, an Ordinance
to privet persons from withdrawing from the Defence
^ this due. to pin the enemies tberef^
g. An O-Y nance impojteg a tax of one and an half per
rae .u af^ods, ware, and mescband.xes efyftd tofale,
G.xfc reg?ha : ii% pabl.c auctions.
10. An Orfru^ to afeertain and regulate tbe Fees cfof
fee of the laretary, Ctod ofthe General Sessions, Clerk
ofthe Cvrm n Pleas, Rtgilhr of Mine Conveyances,
afiing Magftrates and Ccntables within this State.---
[Bv this OrTnince the Fees of the several Officers
ih roi mentored are fixed at ihrice the turn albw
e. firm by .n a& pafed tbe yih of May 1743 ]
11. ^ ^ra.narre fcr eftabiisbing a Ferry over Santee-Ri
ver, a! the r';a;hatto„ o' tbe ta e Peter Manigault, Fjq.
and laying out jcveral Raads frem tbe said Ferry : And
also fir c^lfeir.g another Fery ever Sts tee-River,
at tbe F-ariaion of fared Nciljon, Esq ; and for ether
Purposes therein +mttoned.
12. An da jerthe mere gfr&udl Defence of this State.
13 An Art to empower the Governor mirth the Advice of
pre P?Q Council, to sue Special Commons for Trial
of 1 fas in a y Di, nd, where tbe Jame cannot be bad
in the Di/fid wbe~e the Offence was committed
14. As Act to at, licit and empower Ccmmsoners to la,
cut, girt,fat clean and keep clean ana in Repair, a Cut
or water Prf'ge from A/hpe? River to Ponpen River,
and f ,m foe,oo. River to Cbtbaw-Rivnr, and fer
otter Par :oj:s therein mentioned.
1;. An Aft for tufog the Rates of Ferriage heretofore al.
' lowed by..aw to tre Proprietors of Albie, and Comba
hec retries ; and for eCabliJbing ftveral other Ferries
therein mentioned.
/- ORDINANCE for impefag a TAX of Two and an
hafptf Cent, on Goods, Wares and * Merchandizes ex
peft to PAlic Sale, and for regulating Publick
A^trosr.
t hrlicre*# it is thought expedient, to impose a tax
VV on ^ goods, wares and merchandizes., which
ffiJ h? exposed to public ^udion, such cnly excepted,
as ih ! e fold under the decrees of the Courts of
(h aerycr Admiralty, or under any execution, or by
64QC±> and ^drainiftraton: Be st therefore erdfod.
by the honourable the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives now met and fitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the fame, That a tax of Two
and an Half per Centum be paid into the Public Trea
sury of this State, by the Vendue M.fter or Mafteri,
on the amount of all sums that fhail be bid, on any
goods, wares or merchandizes, of what nature or kind
soever, that Ihall be exnofed to public a^ion. Pre
mded al<wejs, Thsfaftre herein contained (hall be
ronftrued toextend, to impose any penalty en persons
felling f, dr, wirecor merchandize under any decree
of the'Court of Chanoery, or under execution or attach
ment, r by executors or administrators, or on any
prize gocdr.
11. Auf be it further Ordained by tbe Authority aferefaid,
That the laid tas of Two and an Half per centum,
shall be paid by the Vendue Masters refpedively, for
the a unt of Sales of all goods, wares and merchan
dize, reived and fold by them, or either of them, or
any person a&ing under their authority, at private
sale, cut commiffiohs.
111. And w^reds a practice has prevailed among
Vendue Masters, and owners of goods, wares and mer
chandizes, that hare been exposed to public sale, to
bid for the Did goods, either with a view of enhanc
ing th: prices of the fame, or of fixing the prices of
goods of a similar kind : to prevent such practice in
future Be it further ordained, by<be authority aforefaid,
That it shall not be lawful for any Vendue Master or
person a&ing under bis authority, either directly or in
dir<&y, co bid upon any goods, wares or mercham
dizes, which he may expose to public sale; unless he
shall openly declare, that he intends to purchase the
fame (bona fide) for the use and tonfumption of him
felf and family ; nor fc'll it be lawful for the owner
or owners of any goods, wares or merchandizes, to be
exposed to public sale, either by himfi If, or herfelf, or
themselves, or by his, her, or their agents, direaly or
indie&ly, to bid on any such goods, wares and mer
chandize^: and in case any such Vendue Master, or
person aft ng under his authority, as aforefaid, or any
such owner and all inch owners, flball presume to vio
late, or in ary manner aetcontrary to, this law, on
conviction thereof, they, and each of them, shall for •
feit and pay a sum equal to three times the value of
such go-ids, wares and merchandizes, to be recovered
in any Court cf Record of this State, by action of debt,
bill or plaint ; one half of which sum, so to be re
covered, shall be paid into the public treasury for the
use of this State, ard tbe othefr half to such person or
pedons as shall inform and sue for tbe fame.
IV. And be it farther ordAned, by the authority aforefaid,
that it ihail not be lawful for any perfn or persons, in
Charlelbwn, after the puffing of this Ordinance cr for
any perlon or persons in.George-Town, Beaufort or
any other part, of this date, within oae month after
th @ pacing thereof, to exsofe to public auction, any
goods, wires or merchandize until he or they Ihall
have obtained a licence for that purpose ( hat is to fay)
if an inhabitant of Chtrleflown, from the Commif
iioners cf the treafurf, and if an inhabttant in the
gMtt-r, a like licence from a magistrate in his neigh
biurhood ; and if any person or persons shill expose
any golds, wares or merchandizes for public fa e, pre
vious to his or their having taken out a licence, as
aforefaid, to enable him of them so to do, he cr they
shall be liable to the penalty of three times the va
lue of the goods to b??xpoled'to public auction, to be
recovered by action ofdebt, bill or plaint, one moiety
thereof shall be paid into the public treasury of this
date, and the other moiety to such person or persons
as shall sue for the fame.
V. Ard be it further ordained, bythe authority afore
faid, That no person or perfont shall hereafter act as
a Vendue master without a special commission obtain
ed for that purpose, fr,m the Commissioners of the
Treasury, under the penalty of 20,000 1. current me,
ney for each and every offence ; to he recovered and
applied as the other penalties in this law are directed
to be done; and that the Commissioners of the Trea
sury, previous to their giving such Vendue Master a
Commission, Licence or Licences, to act as Vendue
Master or Masters, shall take from such person or per
sons a bond with two fareties, that is to fay, the Ven
due Masters in Charleftown, in the penal sum of twen
ty thousand pounds current morey; the Vendue
Masters for George_Tbwn and Beaufo t, in the sum
of fifteen thousand pounds ; and the Vendue Masters
in all other parts cf this state, in the sum es ten thou
sand pounds, to observe the regulations laid down by
this ordinance ; and the Vendue Masters in Charles-
Town, once in every two months, and the Gearge-
Town, Beaufort and country Vendue Masters, shall
once in 4 months, return upon oath, to the Commif
ficners of the Treasury for the time being, a just and
true account of the sums that shall be bid for any
gods, wares and merchandize by him or them ex
posed to public sale, and pay into the treasury of this
ftae, for the use thereof, Two and an Half per centum,
on the profs amount of the fame. Provided, That no
thing herein contained shall extend or be construed to
extend to any negroes that may be fold at vendue.
V. And be it farther ordained, by the authority afore
faid that this Ordinance shall be and continue in force
for one year from the passing thereof, and from whence
to the end of the then next meeting and fitting of
the General Assembly, and no longer.
Passed tbe litb da, of September, 1779.
In the House of Representatives, lith Sept. 1779.
QRdered that the foregoing A& be forthwith publifr
cd in all the Newspapers.
Order of tbe House.
Petir Timothy, C.H.R.
TO De iu '°i°y i "~ °—
' Corner of King and Queen Streets, an ..... m
of GOODS, just imported in the lad V<ffel from St.
Euftatius, confining of white and black figured,and
plain yard and ell wide Gauzes, GLuz^^Handk er
chiefs and Aprons, Brabant Edgingqfflh I aces.
Chintzes, Calliroes, Knives ad Foiks, HiTiands And
Irish Linens ; Mens white and mixed Thread Stock
ings, corded and figured Dimities; Wooleys, and
fundiy other Articles too tedious to enumerate.,
Sasportas and Co.
ANN WATER tolls a small blac& borfe, ap?^ t to be
JQ, very old, has been much abused with the g-ert, has a
large bell on with a large buckle, bian-ed on the near
ihotflder W, obscurely, and on the off Ihould er A I.
Also, a bright bay horse, about 7 years old, 13 hands
and a half high, both hnd feet white, a snip or hrs nefe,
his right eye out, branded on the near shoulder 37, and the
right buttock like SG, has a small bell on with a la^ge buckle.
The owners of the above strays must prove their pro
perties in Camden difln&, before
r William Meyer, 7. P
JUST impo red in the Brig Tartar, Capain Auvray,
from Martinique, A CARGO cf Melaffes, Mufeo
vado and clayed Sugars, Cotton, Cocja ard Coffee ;
also, Madera Wine in Quarter Casks, Taffia in Hogf
headr, French Brandy, Geneva, Oil, Sap, Fruits
preserved in Brandy, and a variety cf Sweet-meats,
to be fold, at the North Stoe on the wharf of Mr.
John Beale.A
SENT to the WorA-Houfe in Chsrles-Town, by the
Subscriber, a Negro Wench named Charlotte, the
Property of Col. Samuel Swann of North-Carolina.
Edward Legge.
Tolled before me by yames Persons, Esq ; an
aged Mouse colour Geidirg, about 13 Hands
high, branded on the near ^uttockjA C, and on the
mounting Shoulder with a strait Line interfered with
a fort of S.
Ditto, about the fame size, with 1 star, brand
ed on the near Shoulder R, on the left Cheek with a
strait line and S as above, and on the off Shoulder
something like two Anchors.
A young Bay Gelding, unbranded, about 15 Hands
high, with a Snip, and two off white Feet, and has a
Cross, cut seemingly with a Knife, on the near Shoul
der. *
Also a Roan Mare unbranded, about 14 Hands
high, with a long Mane and Tail, and a small Sta r ;
the two last were brought frem Edifto Island, (where
they were carried by the British Troops) upon suppo
sition that they belonged to the said Mr. Parsons.
The Owners are to apply to him, cr prove their Pro
perty before John Troup J. P.
f™"''"'", f" — /—}r— /_-,„_/_-,,_/_-, ret,
Kno x and Buchanan,
R Eturn their sincere Thanks to the Parents and
Guardians ofthofe wh:fe Education they are
intruded with, and acquaint them, that on account of
the immoderate Extravagance of every Neceffa y, they
find it impracticable to teach any longer without
charging a P.ice which might be thought to exceed
the Bounds of Reason, and rather than incur that Cen
sure they will dissolve their School on the 30th left.
FOR Sale, a valuable Tra& of Land near Dorchester, be
tween the Plantations of John Izard and Thomas Wa
ring, Efqr'Selt contains about ago acres mere or less, is 16
miles from town, has a dwelling house, &c. and, might be
made as agreeable and delightful a retreat as perhaps any
in the State.—Apply to
Isaac Huger, or
Major John Huger.
TO be fold by public file, on Saturday the 15th day of Sep
tember inst. at Mr. Martin's Tavern, on the read leading
to Neilfon's feriy, One Hundred Head of Borfes, Mares,
and Colts, fcveral of which are of the Englilh Breed.
Christopher Williman,
fames Oliver.
ON Thursday the 23d day of September next, will be
fold, agreeable to the last will and testament of Benja
min Huger, Esq; deceased, about st o'clock in the forenoon,
near the Exchange,
Two Lots of Land in Anfonborough,
Viz. one immediately,oppofite to General Moultrie, cone
taining in front, on George street, 138 feet 4 inches, and in
depth 326 feet, more or left, bounding eattwardly on Mr.
Legare, weftwardly on Capt. Bouquet, and fouthwardly on
land the property of the South-Carolina Society a On tbe
premises is an old two story wooden house.
Alfa, another lot in Squirrel street, containing in front 0#
said street, 50 feet, and in depth 137 feet more or less, bound
ing northwardly on land of Mrs. Watson, to the feuth on
land late the property of Mrs. Eafton, and to the east oa
General Moultrie. By order of the Executors.
Colcock and Gibbons.
At the fame time and p'ace will be fold, about 1$ valuable
negroes, and eight breeding mares.
At the fame time and place will be fold, the Horse Old
Tartar of the true race breed, brought by Robert Hume 6
Esq; from England. .His pedigree may be seen in out
hands before, or will be ihewn on the day of sale.
THE Subferiber's House in Broad street, where at present
1 he resides, will be fold at public sale, on Wednesday tbe
13th of oaober next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; and|
as a very small part of the purchase money will be wanted,
one, two, or three years credit will be given for the remain
der, the purchaser giving approved security and paying ths
interest annually. At the fame time will be fold some
houfcld furniture and plate. William Burrows,