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ting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Alexander B. Stark, John Hill, doctor Jamieson, Jacob Rumph, jun. and Benjamin Hart, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby invested with full power to run, mark out, and blaze the same in the following manner, that is to say: The old dividing line between the parishes of St. Matthew's and Orange, shall be continued until it strikes Beaver creek, if the same can be found; otherwise a line shall be run from the head of Four Hole swamp, N. 45° W. until it strikes Beaver creek on its main branch; and shall be known and considered as the dividing line between the said parishes of St. Matthew's and Orange; and Beaver creek, from where the said line strikes its main branch, down to its entrance into the Congaree river, shall be the dividing line between St. Matthew's and Saxegotha. The dividing line between Orange and Saxegotha, shall commence where the line dividing St. Matthew's from Orange parishes shall strike the main branch of Beaver creek; and the old dividing line, if it can be found, shall be pursued; otherwise it shall run from thence S. 540 W. until it strikes the road in the fork of Edisto, leading from Orangeburgh to Cambridge, and (for the purpose of ascertaining the line between Orange county and that part of Winton county which lies north of South Edisto,) from thence the same course, until it strikes South Edisto river.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall proceed in running out the lines aforesaid, on or before the first day of June next, and that they employ a surveyor to run out, and persons to blaze the same, on the most reasonable terms they can, to be paid by the state; and that they return a plat thereof into the surveyor-general's office of this state, who is hereby directed to

record the same, and file the original in the secretary's office at Columbia.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the lines so run out, shall be hereafter the limits of the parish of St. Matthew's or Lewisburg county, and Orange parish or county, and Lexington county; and the tax-collectors, commissioners of the roads, and other officers, shall notice the same as the limits of their respective precincts.

In the Senate House, the seventeenth Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, and in the twenty-eigth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate. ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

An ACT to authorize the treasurer at Columbia, to deliver to William Zimmerman, the certificates therein mentioned.

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HEREAS William Zimmerman, by his petition to the legislature, hath set forth, that on the twenty-eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, he caused to be registered in the books of the treasurer at Columbin, two indented certificates of this state, of the tenor and descriptions following, that is to say: One certificate granted to Shadrach Williamson, for eight pounds eight shillings and ten pence one farthing; the interest of which, calculated to the first of October, one thousand eight hundred, amounting to seven pounds seven shillings and one penny three farthings; one other certificate, granted to Samuel Perritt, for four pounds nineteen shillings and three pence halfpenny, with the interest calculated to the time aforesaid, amounting to four pounds thirteen shillings and seven ponce three farthings. And whereas, the said William Zimmerman hath stated to the legislature, that he hath lost the original

certificates aforesaid, and prays that the treasurer at Columbia be authorized and directed to deliver to him new certificates of the descriptions of those so by him as aforesaid lost:

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 treasurer at Columbia be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to the said William Zimmerman, two new certificates of the description of those above mentioned, in lieu of those so by him as above mentioned, said to be lost. Provided, That the said William Zimmerman shall, before he be permitted to receive such new certificates, give Lond with security, to the treasurer, to indemnify the state against the demend or denends of any person or persons hercader hok'ing and possessing the said original certificates, and against any claim or claims against the state on that account.

In the Senate House, the seventeenth Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thou and eight hundred and three, and in the twenty-eighth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.

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JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate. ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House of prescmatives.

An ACT to alter part of an act, entitled, "An act respecting Slaves, Free Negroes, Mulattoes and Mustizoes, for enforcing the more punctual performance of patrol duty, and to impose certain restrictions on the emancipation of slaves." HEREAS certain religious societies in this state, have petitioned the legislature to alter part of an act, entitled, "An act respecting Slaves, Free Negroes, Mulattoes and Mustizoes, for enforcing the more punctual performance of Patrol duty, and to impose certain restrictions on the emancipation of slaves:"

Be it 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 after the passing of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, at any time before nine o'clock in the evening of any day, to break into any place of meeting, wherein shall be assembied the members of any religious society of this state: Provided a majority of them shall be white persons; or otherwise to disturb their devotion, unless such person or persons, so entering the said place, shall have first obtained from some magistrate appointed to keep the peace of the state, a warrant, authorizing him or them so to do, in case a magistrate shall be then actually within the distance of three miles from such place of meeting; otherwise the provisions of the above recited act to remain in full force.

In the Senate House, the seventeenth Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, and in the twenty-eighth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.

JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate. ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

An ACT to amend an act, entitled, "An act establishing a Tobacco Inspection in the City of Charleston."

HEREAS the funds intended to carry

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inspection in the city of Charleston, have become entirely inadequate for that purpose:

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 commissioners of the tobacco inspection in the city of Charleston, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to collect a sum not exceeding ten cents per week, as storage, for every hogshead of tobacco that may remain in

store for a longer time than twelve months in the ware-house of said inspection.

And whereas, The present mode of selling tobacco, occasions losses of considerable amount, by reason of the holders of tobacco notes retaining the same for several years, and the tobacco being necessarily delivered to the holders of such notes, without re-weighing or fairly ascertaining the loss which the tobacco has sustained from being kept on hand for so great a length of time: For remedy whereof,

Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, all tobacco which shall be exposed to sale in the city of Charleston, shall be re-weighed. Provided more than twelve months have elapsed from the time of its inspection; and that the sum of twelve and a half cents be paid on each hogshead by the purchaser for re-weighing the same.

And whereas, by an act of the general assembly, passed the eighteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two, the commissioners of the tobacco inspection in the city of Charleston, were authorized to receive on storage, cotten and other produce therein mentioned; but no provision was made, or compensation allowed, for weighing and storing the same:

Be it therefore enactedby the authority aforesaid, That the sum of six cents shall be allowed on every bale of cotten received for storage and turning out, and six cents for weighing, if required, and two cents for every hundred weight of any other produce, as a compensation for storage and weighing

of the same.

In the Senate House, the seventeenth Day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three, and in the twenty-eighth Year of the Independence of the United States of America.

JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate.
ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House

of Representatives.

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