The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-05-13 00:00:00, page 1

RULES
For THE
MARINE ANTJ-BRITANNIC
SOCIETY.
(Continued from our last.)
RULE 18.
The President, on the meeting next antecedent
to the anniversary, or on the demise or fuperfef
fion of a rrcafu'ren, shall nominate a Committee,
to audit the 1 reaf liter's accounts; he shall exact
Schedules of all monies and documents entrusted
to the Treafurei s cuhodv tip to the anniversary;
a duplicate of Which shall be sighed by the Presi
dent and left in the Treasurer's hands, and another
hgned by the Treasurer, is to be retained by the
President in trull for the Society, arid the Treasurer
fielded on taking charge of the aforefaid monies
and documents, mail deliver into the President's
hands a Similar Schedule with his signature an
nexed.
19.. Persons desiring to become members of this
Society, shall make their refpe&ive applications
by letteis addressed to the President, Vice-President;
and others the officers and members of the Marine
Anti-Britannic Society, endorsed and recommended
by one or more members, Who Tall appear and in
person Support the recommendation: which appli
cation (except tte^ is a transient person) f
rsu^ He over tin one meeting next ensuing, when
the candidate shall be balloted for, and if eleffed
by a majority of three fourths of the then prefect
members, he is to be admitted, Left fubferibing to
these Rules and paying into the Treasurer's hands
a Dollar admifhon money, to be appropriated to
the funas Provided always, that if such candidate
be a transient person, then and in that case, he
may with the Society's tonfent be balloted for
as above, on the night he applies: but if the afore
'"c-majOMty of three fourths shall not appear for
the laid candidate; he shall in that event be made
incapable of re-becoming a candidate, for one
month thereafter, within which Space of time, it
Shall be an indulgence granted him (thro' the mc
cia^on of a member only) to obtain one re-hearing
°'," ca ' e : ?™' '' the Society, on that re-hearing
Vahow him, at the expiration of another month
a Second opportunity, by ballot, and he is then
found defective in the aforefaid majority, he shall
be incapacitated from becoming a member, for the'
of twelve months therefrom. Arid it is a
fanning rule of this Society, that not less than
• ,ambers, fhail ballot for any candidate, or
'dpi/, order and determine on any Rule or Re
gulation.
co. No application shall be received from any'
T,'°, branded and Stigmatized, as delineated by
this descriptive line, \iz. An Addrefsor to Mr.
Clinton, 01 Congratulator to Mr. Cornwallis, the
Lngiifh Kings Generals; a Sub Scriber, contribu
tor to, or assistant towards the railing and recruit
ing of the Enghfh King's cavalry; a petitioner to
Ba ^" r ; Commandant of Charlcfion during
the Evgffc King's tyurbation, to have the Ameri
can prisoners of war, inhumanly precluded from
cven deriving by their own indufoy the means of
subsistence (at a period when such prisoners were
contrary to the laws of usage of every civilized
ration den^d rations) Soliciting and urging an edi&,
which prohibited those American prisoners to fol
low their rfpe&ive profeffions. avocations and
trades; a petitioner to be embodied into the Fag-
Ifi Kings militia; a Solicitor for arms and ammu
nition to defend the lines of Charleston, when the
Lnglith King's troops Should ^confrained to the
^^fty of evacuating that city; a person who af
fittiied the Britifa-uniform, in any of the EnAith
King's volunteer corps, or bore a Commission "cifl
or military, againff America during the Tape hre
datory war; or is rot a citizen of these United
Yates'; or th e fubjed of their Allies: or the fub
jed of a natron at open war with the aforefaid
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GAZETTE
lOF T HE
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA;
CHARLESTON: Printed for A. TIMOTHY, No. roo , Meeting-facet.
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1784;
States; or of a nation hoflile to their trade; or who
have in anywise directly or indirectly, promoted to
dtizefhip the frofcribed Refugees, of this or any
other Commonwealth in the confederacy; or a&ed
as a f ra ßitioncr (by prostitution of language a law
pratytioner) at the Englijh King's mock Court of
Justice, Piled by Britannic Characters a Board of
Ich,e. Such meh shall ever be deemed unworthy of
daffing themhives in the lift of this Society, and if
it shall be^ overed, and the truth thereof afrertain
ed, tnatany person thus failed and fligmatized with
politic ai perfidy bath imptfed upon this Society^ so as
to have been ele&ed a member thereof, such im
pff fnali be inflantaneoifly and forever expelled
with deface, his name erafd, and a Record of such
expulfwk and erafement made on the Society's
.Journals, 7
21. She Society shall have a common Seal, on
Y^, to be represented a Ship of War in full
fail, displaying the Banners of our imperial Confe
aCTacy, wnne toe genius of Columbia (with a majefic
yet parental countenance accompanied by a dif
trelfed Columbian youth a Whig's defendant and
seaman) holds in the one band the Cap of Liberty
and with the other direds that youth's view to
wards the Constellation of the Banneri^frfo, him
wuh the fentimehts expr:ffed in the Motto around
the exurge, viz. IN HOC SIGNO VINCES, or,
in this sign you shall overcome, which Seal 'fhall
be kept bv the President, for the u se of the Society,
and every member now e'leded, and hereafter to
be elected, is entitled to receive a Certificate, with
this Society's Seal affixed thereto, and signed by
the President and Secretary.
Ihe Geiuhcatc shall run in the following Form;
Charleston, Commonwealth of So. Carolina,
Noj
This is to certify, that A. B. was regularly ad
mitted a Member of the Marine Anti-Bri
tannic Society, at a meeting held the
Day of A. D. one thousand and
, V° ar °' American Independence.
Given under our Hands and the Seal of the
„Society, this Day of A. D. 17
(L. S.) C. D. President.
L. F. Secretary.
And that a Plate expteffive of the above Defigh,
be immediately prepared and procured at the ex
pence of the Society.
(To be Continued.)
Commonwealth of Maffachufetls.
A the Year of our Lord, one thoifandfaen hundred
and eighty-four.
An ACT for repealing two laws of this State; and
JOI a eating the right of this free and fovereiyn
ommonwealth to expel fich aliens as may be
dangerous to the peace and good order of Go
vernment.
7UEREA^ it is fßcdffarilf incident to every
1, free ' f ° verc ^ n and independent Rate, to
° f 'Wiling from the dominions
thereof anens whp possess difoofitions, or
persons who have, since the fifth of O&ober 1774
and before the making the present form cf Govern
ment of this Commonwealth, gone off to, and
taken flic protection of the government, or fleet of
of fleat-Britain, are % onfidcred ;
to be aliens to this Commonwealth. And
whereas tWe of them who afe named and menti
oned in an a & of this Rate passed in the year 17^
entitled, An aT to corififcatp the estates of cer
ta^ „ tor !° us confprators against the government
ana liberties of the inhabitants of the late province
now date, cf Maffachufefts-Bay, and till others
° .. who have b °rne arms in the late war
agamit this or either of the United States, or against
any of the allies of the s a id States: or have' lent
money to the government of Great-Britairi to carry
^S CT are '"">' deemed to hold principles
and pofleis diipohttons m%.ti:i< with & fafety
sos the Commonwealth; and therefore ought to be
excluded from this Commonwealth; and it being
evident that an in'diferimiriate admission of the
other description of thole unhappy people, at this
period, might be attended with disagreeable and
dangerous confluences: but the laws made for
tlien exclusion being not calculated to produce
those measures which are suitable to a state of peace
'and tranquility:
Be it therefore chatted by the Senate and House of
Reprefntatives in General Court trembled, and by the
'authority of the fame, That an a& made and passed
in the year 1778, entitled, “An ad to prevent
the return to this Sate of certain persons therein
named, and others who have left this State, or
either of the United States, and joined 'the
enemies thereof." And also another a& paD
fed in the year 1783, entitled, “ An aft to car
ry into execution an a& made in the year 1778,
entitled, “ An a& to prevent the return to this
Rate of certain persons therein named, and others
who have left this Rate, or either of the United
States, and joined the enemies thereof," be and
they both are hereby repealed.
% And be ic enabled, Ihat„if any persons aforefaid
who have left this State and gone off to, and taken'
the protection of the government, fleet, or army
of Croat-Britain, and are named in the aft afore
faid, entitled, “ An a& to confifcate.the estates of
certain notorious corifiairators against the governs
ment and liberties of the inhabitants of the late
Province, now State; of Massachusetts Bay," of
have borne arm!; or been joined to the said fleet,
arm Y: or any volunteer corps of the King of Great-
Britain, frail presume to return to this Rate, to
reside therein, it shall be the duty of every Justice
cf the Peace to give notice thereof to the Gover
nor. And if every such person shall not immedi
ately upon the Governor's giving order therefor
depart the state, it shall be the duty of every Juffice
cf the Peace to whom complaint shall be made
thereof, to apprehend such person, and him com
mit to the common gaol of the county where he
may be, to be sent off by order of the Governor
with advice of Council.
And be it enabled,. That no one of any other def.
cription cf the said absentees shall be allowed td
reside in this state, until such person shall obtain a
licence therefor from the Governor, with advice
ci Council: and if any one of the said persons shall
prefuihe to reside within this state, without license
he shall be treated in the fame Manner as is pro
vided by this aft refpe&ing these who have borne
arms against these ffates. Provided also, that
"° l icenc s f ° ^ iven b 7 the Governor, with advice
of Council, shall have ^ny force after the end of
trie next session of the General Court, after the
fame licence shall be granted: and that the person
who shall obtain the fame, unless an aft ofn^&a
hzation shall be passed in his favor, or the said
licence shall be approved at the said session bf the
General Court, shall be treated in the fame manner
as if the said licence had not been obtained.
And whereas by the sixth article of the treaty lately
trade between the United States and the Ring of Great-
Britain, it is provided, that no further con,(cations
jhall be made:
" therefore tnaßed by the authority aforefaid^
Inai t ie lands and buildings which any of the
persons aforementioned held'in fee simple. or by
a letter estate, on the 19th day of April, 1-75 and
which have not by the aforefaid aft, entitled.
An act to confiscate the estates of certain notori
ous conspirators against the government and liber
ties of the inhabitants of the late Province, now
Gate oi Massachusetts Bay:" or by judgment had
on due process of law on such estates; been con
fixated, nor have been pledged by government for
looney borrowed, or fold by agents according to
the laws of the state for the payment of debts due
fiom absentees, or have been made liable to pay
an annual charge for the support of any poor per
lon, fliall be delivq^d up to the persons who re
fpe&ively owned such lands or buildings, lass be
foie the 19th of April, 1775, or to any perfo^
No. 2202.