Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-07-06
POPULAR TALKS ON Law
The Southern Colonies.
ny wM. C sPHAGUE. Esq.
no. 3.

mac river, excepting the Up end Of the
outer one, were given by Charles l. 10
Geo. Calvert, Lord Baltimore. By this
charter Calvert became the proprietor
of the soil and empowered to make
laws for the government Of the com
pany to be called Maryland Calvert
so planted the colony in 1884, and the
charter, except during breif interval,
continued in force until 177l. BY a
provision of the charter to Calvert the
coasent of the freemen Of the colony
was necessary in the enactment of
laws, which secured for them from The
first voice in the government and
finally n Representative assembly
The Carslinas had their origin in
two charters, OF dates 1868 and 1865
The territory being thai part OF The
continent from sea 10 sea, between The
29th aad the 36lh and one-half degree
oil latitude. By these charters the
land was given to elght lords pro-
prielors. In time two groups Of settle
ments we're made, one on the shore Of
A bemarle Sound, the other south Of
Cape Fear River. In 1920 the pro-
prictors SURRENDERED their charters 10
The Crown, and the settlements were
divided into royal colonies, North
Carolina and South Caroline The
charters TO the proprietors above men,
toned contained PROVISIONS aulhorlz-
ing the making of plantations, the
enactment of laws with the consent Of
the freemen, and the appointment of
governors.
AS 10 Georgia, the first settlement
was made at savannah, in 1853. In
the year before George l. had created
II company that he styled Trustees
for establishing the colony of Georgia
in America The following are stated
to be the objects OF the new coloay !;
To siren glhen the province OF Carolina
by creating a new one between 1t and
the Spaniards and indians; TO provide
a refuge Tor poor debtors IN England (;
To open an asylum for The prosecuted
| protestants IN England; and 10 pro-
mote the ehrisiianizaton aud civilian
ton of the Indians. The territory
lay between the Savannah and Alta
maha rivers. The trustees menronef
in the charter were 10 make the laws
and appoint the governors In l75l
tae trustees gave up their charter, and
Georgia bee lme = royal colony.
The early colonies were isolated and
Independent of one another-scatlered
throughout the wilderness of the new
world there was little communication
between them at first, aud no concert
of action in government or in defense
against the Indians. Each colony had
its ambitions, its own plans, its own
spirit and methods. Some made their
own laws as if independent of the
mother country, having neither
authority or charter; others made their
laws subject to the consent Of the
King or bis representative. Some
elected thlr own governors, others
recognized governor appointed by
royal authority.
Three classes of colonies, varying
according to the method of their eslab-
lishment and government, may be dis
unguIshed, viz: l. Charter colonies
,. Proprietary colonies; 8. Royal or
Provincial colonies,
To the first class belong the colonies
of Massachusetts, Cenagcticut and
Rhode Island. 10 the second, the
colonies OF Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland To the third, the
colonies of New Hampshire, New
York, New Jersey, Virginia, the Caro-
iinas aud Georgia.
10 the ease OF the Charter colonies,
the charters were written documents
guaranteeing In the people certain
rights; their source was the King In
the case of the Proprietary colonies,
the proprietors were William Penn aud
Lord Baltimore and their Descendants.
rhey held this TERRITORIES by patents or
charters emanating from the King;
the preprietors In lurn granted To the
people certain rights and privileges
In the case Of the Royal colonies, The
King granted no patent or charter,
nevertheless from time to time certain