place at present fixed by law, for building a court-house and other public buildings for the said county of Greenville, or to confirm the same, as they, or a majority of them, shall think expedient and necessary; and that so much of an act, entitled, "An act to ascertain and fix on some convenient and central situation for the court-house, and other public buildings, for the county of Greenville," passed the 21st day of December, 1793, as is repugnant to the present act, be, and the same is hereby repealed. In the Senate House, this seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and in the nineteenth 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 dispense with the Wardens of Camden sitting so often as twice in a month.

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HEREAS, the intendant, wardens and sundry other inhabitants of the town of Camden, have, by their petition to the legislature, set forth that, that part of the act, entitled, "An act to incorporate Camden," which requires the wardens of the said town to meet twice in every month, is unnecessary:

Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, the said wardens, or any two of them, shall, in rotation, meet once in every two months, or oftener if occasion rt

quires, at the usual place in Camden, for the purposes directed in the before mentioned act for incorporating Camden, any thing therein. contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In the Senate House, this seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and in the nineteenth 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 for appropriating a room in the Courthouse in Charleston, heretofore provided for the Court of Admiralty, for the future holding of the several Federal Courts, under the authority of the United States, that shall sit in the City of Charleston.

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HEREAS, by an act, passed the 27th day of February, 1788, entitled, “ An act for granting the sum of three thousand five hundred pounds for the building of a courthouse and jury rooms for the district of Charleston, and for appointing and empowering commissioners to execute the same," it was enacted, that the commissioners thereby appointed, should be authorized and empowered to provide in the said court-house, rooms for the holding of the courts of general sessions of the peace, and of the common pleas, for the district of Charleston; also rooms for the courts of chancery and of admiralty. And whereas the said commissioners, in compliance with the directions aforesaid, have appropriated the westernmost room on the ground or first floor, for the holding the courts of general sessions of the

peace, and of the common pleas; the westernmost room on the second floor, for the holding the courts of equity; and the casternmost room on the second floor, for the holding the court of admiralty:

Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the said easternmost room, on the second floor of the said courthouse, heretofore intended for the court of admiralty, shall be, and the same is hereby appropriated, until otherwise directed by an act of the legislature, for holding of the federal courts of the United States, which are from time to time directed to meet and sit in Charleston; any law, usage or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.

In the Senate House, this seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and in the nineteenth 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 for the removal and safe keeping of the records of the clerk's office of the circuit courts of Cheraw district, and for other purposes,therein mentioned.

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HEREAS, it appears expedient and necessary to provide for the preservation and safe keeping of the records belonging to the office of the clerk of the circuit courts of Cheraw district, while the court-house is repairing:

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Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That immediately from Clerk's of and after the passing of this act, it shall and fice to be may be lawful to and for the clerk of the cir- the town cuit courts in and for the district of Cheraws, of Greento keep his office of clerk of the said courts, until the court-house shall be repaired, at such place not exceeding two miles from the town of Greenville, as the commissioners herein after named shall from time to time think fit and direct; and to remove to and keep at the place so to be appointed by the said commissioners as afore-said, (and he is hereby directed and required so to do,) all and singular the records to the said office of the clerk of the said courts belonging or in any wise appertaining, any law, usage or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

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And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That until the court-house shall be Posting repaired, the posting of any rule, to plead in rules on any cause depending in the circuit court of com- fice door mon pleas of the said district, on the front door valid. of the house wherein the office of clerk of the said court shall, in pursuance of this act, be kept, shall be deemed, taken and adjudged to be a legal service of such rule, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, in all cases when the posting of a rule on the door of the court-house hath heretofore been deemed a legal service.

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And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Alexander M'Intosh, Tristram Commissi Thomas and William Falconer, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, and authorized and required to contract for, and procure without delay, in pursuance of this act,

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a convenient room, giving notice of their hav ing so done, under their or a majority of their hands and seals, to the clerk of the said courts, to be the office of such clerk, proper for the reception and safe keeping of the records aforesaid, and that the legislature will provide for the expense thereof.

And be it further enacted by the authority Records aforesaid, That as soon as the said court-house shall be repaired, the said commissioners are hereby authorized and required to cause all and singular the said records to be removed back again to the said court-house.

In the Senate House, the seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, and in the nineteenth 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 incorporate certain Religious Soci eties therein mentioned.

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HEREAS sundry persons, inhabitants

of this state, have, by their petition to the legislature, prayed to be incorporated, by the name and denomination of the German Lutheran congregation of St. John. And whereas sundry other inhabitants have petitioned the legislature, to be incorporated by the name and denomination of the Upper Baptist Church on Dunkin's creek. And whereas sundry other inhabitants of this state, have petitioned the legis lature, to be incorporated by the name and denomination of the Lutheran congregation of St. Peter. And whereas sundry other inhabitants