chair or cart, with, one horse, one shilling and. two pence; for each head of black cattle, sheep, hogs or goats, swam or ferried over, one penny; for man and horse, four pence; for each passenger on foot or led horse, two pence. ferry on And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a ferry shall be and is hereby Gibson's established on Little Pedce river, at the planta- Little Petion of Stephen Gibson, and that the same be dee estab vested in the said Stephen Gibson, his heirs, ex. lished. ecutors, administrators and assigns, for the term of fourteen years, and that the said Stephen Gibson, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, shall be entitled, during the said term, to receive and take the following rates of ferriage, and no other, that is to say; For every waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, with horses, two shillings; for every chair or cart, with one horse, one shilling; for each head of black cattle, sheep, hogs or goats, swam or ferried over, a half penny; for man and horse, two pence; for each passenger on foot, or led horse, one penny. es on the be built. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for MucinfuGeorge Mucinfuse to build and keep in repai se's bridg two good and sufficient bridges, at the lower end Four of the Four Holes creek, one over the said creek Holes, to and the other over a run passing through the causeway communicating with them both, and that the said bridges shall be vested in the said George Mucinfuse, his heirs and assigns, for the term of twenty-one years, and that it shall and may be lawful for the said George Mucinfuse, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, to take and receive the following rates and tolls, and no other, that is to say: For a wag gon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, to be built with horses, one shilling and two pence; for a chair or cart, with one horse and driver, seven pence; for a man and horse, two pence; for each hogshead of tobacco rolled, with horses and driver, seven pence; for each foot passenger or led horse, one penny; for each head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, passing over, one half penny. And be it further enacted by the authority Nobridge aforesaid, That no person shall erect any bridge within 3 or keep any private ferry within three miles of miles of the bridge now established on Edisto river, and vested by law in James Jackson, either above or below the said bridge on the said river. Jackson's bridge on Edisto. Ferry ed at a And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public ferry shall be, and hereby is estabestablish- lished on Great Pedee, at a place called Cashua place call ferry, in Camden district, and that it shall and ed Cashua may be lawful for the proprictors of the lands on ferry on Great Pe- which the said ferry is hereby established, their dee. heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to take and receive the following rates, and no other, that is to say: For every foot passenger, two pence; for every led horse, two pence; for a man and horse, four pence; for every waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, with horses, four shillings and eight pence; for a chair or cart, with one horse, one shilling and six pence; for every head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, ferried or swam over, one penny. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public ferry shall be, and is hereby established across Saluda river, at the lished, and place called the Island Ford, near colonel James rested in Mayson's, and that the said ferry shall be vestand James ed in the said James Mayson and James Cris Criswell. well, their heirs and assigns, for the term of fourteen years, and that it shall and may be lawful Ferry on Saluda river estab J. Mayson for the said James Mayson and James Criswell, respectively, and for their respective heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to take and receive the following rates of ferriage, and no other, that is to say: the said James Mayson to receive ferriage from all persons passing over from the west side of said river, and that the said James Criswell from all persons passing over the said ferry from the east side of said river, viz. for every foot passenger, one penny; for every led horse, two pence; for a man and horse, four pence; for a waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage with horses, two shillings and four pence; for a chair or cart with one horse, one shilling and two pence; for a rolling hogshead of tobacco, two horses and driver, eight pence; for each head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, ferried or swam over, one penny. er estab Thomas And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public ferry shall be, and is Ferry on hereby established on Broad river, at the conflu- Broadriv ence of Broad and Pacolet rivers, in Pinckney lished, and district, and that the said ferry shall be vested in vested in Thomas Woods and James Bankhead, their heirs woods and assigns, for the terin of fourteen years, and and James that it shall and may be lawful for the said Tho- Bankhead, mas Woods and James Bankhead, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, to take and receive the following rates of ferriage, and no other, viz. For every foot passenger, two pence; for every led horse, two pence; and for every man and horse, four pence; for a waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage and horses, two shillings and four pence; for a chair or cart with one horse, one shilling and six pence; for a rolling hogshead of tobacco, eight pence; for each head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, ferried or swam over, one penny. ver to be William And be it further enacted by the authority Bridge on aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for Enorce ri- William Shaw, Esquire, to build and keep in built by repair a good and sufficient bridge across Enoree river, at the plantation of the said William Shaw, in Ninety-six district: Provided the said William Shaw is the proprietor or shall become the proprietor of the land on both sides the said river; and that the said bridge shall be vested in the said William Shaw, his heirs and assigns, for the term of twenty-one years, and that the said William Shaw, his executors, administrators or assigns, shall take and receive the following rates or tolls, and no other, viz. For every foot passenger, one penny; for every led horse, two pence; for a man and horse, four pence; for a waggon and team, or other four wheeled carriage, with horses, one shilling and six pence; for every chair or cart, with one horse, seven pence; for every hogshead of tobacco rolled, with horses and driver, seven pence; for every head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, one penny, And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, Road from That a public road shall be laid out and kept in Compty's good repair, from John Compty's bridge on Laurens Broad river, the nearest and best way through and Wash- Newberry county to Laurens county courtington court-hou- house, and to be continued from thence a direct bridge to ses. course to Washington court-house in Washington district; and that the judges of the county courts through which said road may pass, shall, at the first meeting thereafter, nominate, in their respective county courts, proper persons commissioners for the purpose of laying out and keeping said road in repair; and that John Hampton, Spencer Morgan and Major John Adam Sommers, be commissioners for laying out said road from the said bridge to Newberry county line. Three Moore. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a public road shall be laid out and kept in Road from repair from the bridge on the Lower Three the Lower Runs, in a direct course to cross the Upper Runs to Three Runs at a place called Rouss's Ford, and Fort from thence in the nearest and best way to the bluff at the old site of Fort Moore, and that John Green, Joseph Vince, Blunt Fitch, James Jackson, Alexander Newman and Etheridge Clary, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out and keep in repair the said road; and that all male inhabitants between the age of sixteen and fifty, who reside within five miles of the same, shall be liable to work on the said road any term not exceeding twelve days in each year. And whereas, The act for establishing a ferry on a line between the plantation of Mainville and Thomas Simons on John's island, to cross Stono river at the causeway on Old Landing place between the plantations of Guerin and Simmons, in St. Andrew's parish, is defective in not compelling all persons who are to receive the immediate benefit thereof, to contribute or assist in forming and making the necessary roads, causeways and bridges leading thereto: Be it therefore enacted by the authority afore said, That it shall and may be lawful to and for Roads to the commissioners of the roads for St. John's, be opened Wadmelaw, Keewaw and Simmon's island, or on Stono a majority of them, to require and compel all river. |