said river, as he or they may judge to be most proper and convenient, and as rear the said bridge as conveniently may Le, and there to take for passage over the said river, by such ferry or ferries, such rates and duties as are granted by this act for the toll or pontage aforesaid: Provided, That such furry or fontics shall not continue for any longer time than shall be necessary for repairing or rebuilding the said bridge. And provided also, That in case the proprie, tor or proprietors of the said bridge shall at any time hereafter neglect or refuse to rebuild or repair the said bridge and causeway for the space of six months, he or they, and every of them, shall from thenceforth forfeit his or their right, title, or property and interest, of, in or to the said bridge; and the toll and duties hereby granted to him or them, for pontage or passage over the same, shall cease and determine, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstancing: And provided also, That in case the s.id bridge shall at any time hereafter be rebuilt, and at any time when the said bridge or causeway shall be repaired, if any one or more of the said proprietors shall neglect or refuse to pay his or their proportionable part or parts of the expence thercof, for the space of three months af ter public notice given thereof at the said bridge, and in the public gazette for three weeks, then every such proprietor and proprictors so neglect. ing or refusing, shall forfeit Lis and their right, title, property and interest, of, in and to the said bridge, and the tolls and duties hereby granted for pontage or passage over the same, to the person or persons who were at the expense of rebuilding the said bridge, or repairing the said bridge or causeway, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. to proprie tors. And be it further enacted by the authority Certificate aforesaid, That the parts or proportions of the to be given profits, as well as the expenses of the proprietors of the said bridge may be better ascertained, that as soon as the said bridge and causeway shall be finished, the commissioners herein after appointed, or any three or more of them, shall have power and authority, and they are hereby fully empowered, authorized, enjoined and required, to give every person who shall contribute towards defraying the charge of building and making the said bridge and causeway (or his or their executors or administrators, in case such person shall happen to be deceased) an instrument in writing, under the hands and seals, to the following effect, (to wit,) "By Commissioners of the tollbridge over Edisto river, "These are to certify, That A. B. having Form of contributed the sum of-towards the defraycertificate. ing the charges of erecting the said toll-bridge, and making the causeway leading to the same, is therefore entitled to one-- part of the monies which will accrue by the tolls or duties granted by law for passing the said bridge, to hold the said part of the monies accruing by the said tolls or duties, to him the said A. B. his heirs and assigns, for the term of twenty-one years; upon condition, that the said bridge and causeway are constantly kept in repair by the proprietors of the said bridge; and he the said A. B. his heirs and assigns, shall and do well and truly pay part of the charges of such repairs, as shall at any time or times hereafter be made to the said bridge or causeway, pursuant to the directions of the general assembly in that case made and provided. "As witness our hands and seals this how sup And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case of the death, removal Vacancies or resignation of any of the said commissioners, it shall and may be lawful for his excellency the governor for the time being to fill up such va cancy. plied. act. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act shall be deemed a pub- This act to be a public lic act, and be judicially taken notice of as such, by all judges, justices, and other persons whatsoever, without specially pleading the same. In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and in the fifteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America. DAVID RAMSAY, President of the Senate. JACOB READ, Speaker of the House of Representatives. An ACT to permit John Holman to come with his Negro slaves into and to remain with them in this state. WHE HEREAS John Holman, by his petition to the legislature, set forth circumstances of peculiar hardship attending the operation of the sixteenth section of an act, entitled, "An act to regulate the recovery and payment of debts, and for prohibiting the importation of negroes for the time therein mentioned." And whereas, on an investigation into the merits of the said petition, the truth of such circumstances was evinced to the satisfaction of the legis lature: Be it enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting porate by in general assembly, and by the authority of the DAVID RAMSAY, President of the Senate. JACOB READ, Speaker of the House of Representatives. An ACT to incorporate the Roman Catholic HEREAS sundry persons professing the Roman Catholic religion have presented a petition to the kegislature, stating that for the purpose of worshipping God according to the rites and ceremonies of their church, they have by subscription and otherwise raised a suf ficient fund for building a church and providing for the maintenance of a pastor, and the payment of other proper officers of the same; and that their good intentions would be more effectually carried into execution by an act of incorporation, and therefore praying that such an act might be passed: And whereas religion ought to be pro moted: Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Shall be a Senate and House of Representatives, now met body cor- and sitting in general assembly, and by the authe name thority of the same, That the said Roman Ca, of the Ro- tholic Church of Charleston, and the several persons who now are or shall be members thereof Church. respectively, and their successors, officers and man Ca tholic take any members, each of them, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be one body corporate, in deed and in name, by the name of and style of the Roman Catholic Church of Charleston; and by the said name shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, and a common seal, with power to change, alter, break and make new the same, as often as the said corporation shall judge expedicit. And the said corporation and its Said corsuccessors shall be able and capable in law to poration to purchase, have, hold, receive, enjoy, possess charitable and retain, to itself and to its successors in per- donations. petuity or for any term of years, any estate or estates, lands, tenements or hereditaments, of what kind or nature soever, not exceeding the sum of five thousand pounds value; and to sell, alien, exchange, demise or lease the same, or any part thereof, as they shall think proper, and may by the said name sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, in any court of law or equity in this state; and to make such rules and bye-laws (not repugnunt to the laws of the land) for the benefit of the said corporation, and for the order, rule, good goverment and management of said corporation, and for the election of ministers, and their maintenance out of any funds belonging to the said corporation, for erecting and reparati, on of churches out of any such funds, and to ascertain the rents which shall be paid by pewholders, in such manner as shall be from time to time agreed upon by a majority of the members of the said corporation. property to And be it further enacted by the authority Capable aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for of holding the said corporation hereby erected, to take and amount of to hold to it and to its successors for ever, any 50001. charitable donations or devises of lands and per |