laid out

from Wil

ford to Carter's

ford, and thence to Charles

ton.

Road to be aforesaid, That a public road shall be laid out the nearest and best way from Widow Williliamson's amson's ford on Saltcatcher river to Carter's ford on Little Saltcatcher river, and from thence passing near to Ferguson's mills on Edisto, the nearest and best way to Charleston; and that Benjamin Walker, George Carter, Jesse Carter, Solomon Harper and George Warren, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out the said road and keeping the same in repair, and are hereby fully authorized to call out and employ all the male inhabitants from sixteen to fifty years of age, residing within six miles of said road, to work thercon for any number of days not exceeding twelve in one year.

And be it further enacted by the authority Ferry on aforesaid, That a public ferry shall be and hereLynch's by is established on Lynch's creek, at the plancreck, tation of Kenneth M'Callum; and that the said Kenneth ferry shall be vested in the said Kenneth M'CalM'Callum. luni, his heirs and assigns, for the term of four

vested in

Rates of

teen years; and that it shall and may be lawful for the said Kenneth M'Callum, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, to take and receive the following rates, and no other, that is to say, for a waggon and team, or other four ferriage. wheeled carriage, with horses, two shillings and four pence; for a chair or cart with one horse, one shilling and six pence; for man and horse, four pence; for each passenger on foot, or led horse, two pence; for each head of black cattle, Logs, sheep or goats ferried or swam over, one half penny.

Road from

Statesborough to Dar

lington.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public road shall be laid out the nearest and best way from Statesborough to Darlington court house, and from thence to Greenville on Pedee; and that another road be

laid out, the nearest and best way from Darling. ton court house to Cashaway ferry on Pedee, and that the respective county courts of Claremont and Darlington counties, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed to appoint commissioners for laying out the said roads, so far as they shall run through their respective counties, and for keeping the same in repair, and to direct what persons shall be liable to work on said roads.

burgh to

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public road shall be laid out Road from from Orangeburgh to Granby in the district of OrangeOrangeburgh, in the nearest and best way, and Granby, that colonel Jacob Rumph, Lewis Golgan, John Harrisburger, Jacob Geiger, William Rea, Alexander Blair and Christian Rumph, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out said road and keeping the same in repair, and they, or any four of them, are hereby fully authorized to call out and employ all the male inhabitants from sixteen to fifty years of age, living within ten miles of said road, to work on the same for any number of days not exceeding twelve in any one year.

And whereas, It is necessary to provide for the superintendance and management of the high roads in those counties where the county courts are suspended:

courts are

susperd

Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful to and for Where the the inhabitants of the said several counties, county where the county courts are suspended, to meet at the several places appointed for holding the ed, habisaid courts in each of the said counties, on the choose last Tuesday in March next, and choose from comin'ssiamong themselves any number of the commis- of ers of sioners of the high roads for the said counties

tants to

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roads.

Their powers and authorities.

County justices and com

missioners

of roads in

elective districts, to ascer

tain who

to work

on roads.

muel Clegg.

not exceeding seven.

And the said commissi oners so chosen, or a majority of them, shall have all the powers and authorities for keeping the said roads in repair, and be subject to all such fines and penalties as the commissioners of the high roads throughout the state are vested with and liable to. And the members of the legislature for the respective elective diet, including the said counties, shall have power, at d they are hereby authorized and required to ap; point proper persons to receive the votes and manage the said elections.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the justices of the county courts, and the commissioners of the high roads in the elective districts where county courts are not established, or a majority of them, shall have, and they are hereby vested with full powers and authority to declare and ascertain what inhabit ants are liable to work on the said roads, or parts of a road, in their respective districts; any law or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall authorize such commissioners to compel the inhabitants to work on any road more than ten miles from his place of residence, nor for more than twelve days in a year.

And be it further enacted by the authority Ferryves aforesaid, That a public ferry shall be and is telin Sa- hereby established from Hobcaw point on Waccamaw neck to Georgetown, and to the opposite shore at or near Singleton's old field; and that the said ferry be vested for the term of fourteen years, in the heirs and assigns of Samuel Clegg, Another deceased: And another ferry at or near Singleton's old field; and that the same be vested for the said term in John Allston, his heirs and assigns: And that it shall and may be lawful for

in John Allston.

the heirs and assigns of the said Samuel Clegg to take the following rates of feiage, and no other, that is to say, for a loaded waggon and team, fourteen shilings; for any other four wheeled carriage, nine shillings and four perce; for achair or cart and one horse, seven shillings; for a man and horse, four shilings; for each foot passenger, one shilling; for each head of black cattle, one shilling; for each head of sheep, goats or hogs, six pence.

ston.

And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, Rates to be That the said John Aliston, his heirs and assigns, taken by John Allshall take the following rates of ferriage, and no oher, that is to say, for a loaded waggon and team, nine shilings and four pence; for any other four wheeled carriage, six shillings; for a chair or cart and one horse, five shillings; for a man and horse, three shilings; for each foot passenger, nine pence; for each head of black cattle, nine pence; for each head of sheep, goats or hogs, four pence.

And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, Roads to That a public road leading from Singleton's old be laid off. field to the public road leading to Santee, be laid off and established, and kept in repair by the commissioners of the roads for Prince George's parish; and another public road, leading from the old ferry road to the said Hobcaw point, be laid off and established by the commissioners of Who to the roads for All Saints parish; and the said com- work missioners are hereby respectively authorized to call out and employ all the inhabitants and slaves that are liable to work on the other public roads of the said parish; and the said commissioners are hereby vested with the same powers, and subject to the same penalties, as they are with respect to the other public roads.

thereon.

Ferry esta

and.

Whereas, The present established ferry which leads from John's land to Charleston, is found to be very circuitous and inconvenient to a majority of the citizens who have occasion to use the same:

Be it therefore enacted by the authority aforeblishedon said, That from and immediately after the passJohn's Isl- ing of this act, a public ferry shall be and is hereby established on a line between the plantations of Mainwell and Thomas Simmons, on John's-Island, to cross Stono river at the causeway or old landing place, between the plantations of Francis Guerin and William Simmons, in St. Andrew's parish.

pointed to

And be it further enacted by the authority Comm's aforesaid, That the commissioners for the parish sioners ap- of St. John's, Colleton county, or a majority of contract them, be, and they are hereby nominated and with any appointed commissioners for contracting and person for keeping agreeing with any person or persons who shall said ferry. or may be willing to undertake, maintain and keep the said ferry, and provide a sufficient number of good boats and flats, necessary for the purpose of transporting of passengers, their servants, carriages, horses and cattle, over the said river, as well by night as by day, and that the commissioners of the roads of the said parish of St. John's, Colleton county, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay off, make and keep in good repair a public road leading from the high road on John's-Island, to the said ferry; and that the commissioners of the roads Road to be for St. Andrew's parish, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay off, make and keep in good repair a public road leading from the aforementioned causeway or old landing place, to join the church path of Francis Guerin, in St. Andrew's parish.

laid off.