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A. D. 1804.

Penalty on defaulters.

Acts relating to the City of Charleston.

each week, during the time that the said court next succeeding may be allowed by law to sit; and the summonses issued for the jurors aforesaid, shall mention the day and the hour when they are to appear, and that they are to serve no longer than six days.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any person who shall be drawn a juror as aforesaid, shall make default, that each juror so making default, shall be liable to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, nor under twenty dollars, in addition to the percentage on his or their annual tax, as now by law directed to be levied on defaulting jurors.

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 American Independence.

President of the Senate.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(The signatures are wanting to this Act.)

No. 1830. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, WITH THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS, TO IMPOSE AND LEVY A DUTY ON THE TONNAGE OF SHIPS AND VESSELS, FOR THE PURPOSE THEREIN MEN

TIONED.

WHEREAS, the city council of Charleston, by their memorial to the Preamble. Legislature of this State, have, amongst other things, set forth, that a proposition, authorized by the President of the United States, has been made to the said city council, to pay over to them the sum of fifteen thou sand dollars, for building a Marine Hospital, in the vicinity of Charleston; and likewise to pay over to them all the hospital monies to be collected in the said port, on their taking upon themselves the direction of the said hospital, and defraying all expenses attending the same; which sums the said city council state to be altogether inadequate for the building and supporting the said hospital, but that, for the reasons in their memorial mentioned, they have, nevertheless, agreed to assume the superintendance, direction and support of the said marine hospital, to accept of the sums offered for building and supporting the same, and to rely on the Legislature of this State to pass an Act, and on Congress to assent thereto, for authorizing the said city council to impose and levy a duty on the tonnage of ships and vessels, to supply any deficiency which may arise in building and supporting the said hospital; and the said city council have therefore prayed that an Act may be passed, authorizing them to impose and levy a duty, not exceeding six cents per ton, on ships and vessels, for the purpose aforesaid.

Tonnage duty to be imposed.

I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That whenever the consent of Congress shall be given to this Act, the city council of Charleston shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and impowered to impose and levy a duty, not exceeding six cents per ton, on all ships and vessels of the United States, which shall arrive and

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be entered in the port of Charleston, from any foreign port or place whatsoever; and a like duty, each time of entry, on all ships and vessels of the United States, not licensed, which shall arrive and be entered in the said port, with goods, wares and merchandize, or bound from another State, other than an adjoining State on the sea coast, or on a navigable river; and also a like duty on all ships and vessels which shall be entered in the said port, having a license to trade between the different districts of the United States, or to carry on the bank or whale fisheries, whilst employed therein, to be paid on the said last mentioned ships and vessels not more than once a year; which said duty shall be collected and paid in such way and manner as the city council of Charleston shall direct and appoint, and shall be appropriated by them in supplying any deficiency which may arise in erecting and supporting an hospital in the vicinity of Charleston, for the reception and relief of sick and disabled seamen.

In the Senate House, December the twenty-first, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, and in the twenty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

JOHN WARD, President of the Senate.

W. C. PINCKNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

A. D. 1805.

AN ACT TO FIX THE RATES OF STORAGE OF COTTON IN CHARLESTON. No. 1851.

I. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House of Repreresentatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That immediately after the passing of this Act, the rates of storage of cotton shall not exceed twelve and a half cents per week, for each bale of cotton.

In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, and in the thirtieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

ROBT. BARNWELL, President of the Senate.

JOSEPH ALSTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF No. 1852. CHARLESTON.

WHEREAS, by an ordinance of the city council of Charleston, ordained on the sixteenth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, imposing duties and laying restrictions upon the vending of corn, peas, oats and other grain carried for sale to the said city of Charleston, which have been found to be extremely oppressive and burthensome to the agricultural interest of this State; and whereas, all the by-laws, rules and ordinances made by the said city council of VOL. VII.-16.

A. D. 1805.

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Charleston, are subject to the revisal, alteration or appeal of the Legislature.

I. 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 ordinance of the city council of Charleston, ordained on the said sixteenth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and five, and all other ordinances imposing duties and laying restrictions on the vending of corn, peas, oats and other grain, carried for sale to the said city of Charleston, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thou. sand eight hundred and five, and in the thirtieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

ROBT. BARNWELL, President of the Senate.

JOSEPH ALSTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

No 1864. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON TO ASCERTAIN AND DEFINE THE WARDS WITHIN THAT CITY; TO APPOINT AN ESCHEATOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THEREIN MENTIONED.

WHEREAS, it is necessary for the internal regulation of the city of Charleston, that the boundaries of its wards be more accurately defined and adjusted than has hitherto been done.

I. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the intendant and wardens of the said city of Charleston, be, and they are hereby, impowered to ascertain and define, either by commissioners or in any other manner they may think expedient, the respective boundaries of the wards within that city.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the city council of Charleston be, and they are hereby, authorized, as escheators, to appoint a deputy escheator.

In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five, and in the thirtieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

ROBT. BARNWELL, President of the Senate.

JOSEPH ALSTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

No 1889. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT FOR AMENDING AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT FOR REGULATING AND ASCERTAINING THE RATES OF WHARFAGE OF SHIPS AND MERCHANDIZE; AND ALSO, FOR ASCERTAINING THE RATES OF STORAGE IN CHARLESTON; AND FOR REPEALING THE FIRST CLAUSE OF THE SAID ACT, OR ANY OTHER ACTS

AS ARE REPUGNANT THERETO.

WHEREAS, it is proper and expedient to alter and amend an Act regulating and ascertaining the rates of wharfage and storage in Charleston,

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passed the twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight.

I. 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 and after the passing of this Act, the following rates and sums respectively shall be paid, and no greater shall be demanded or exacted by owners of wharves or any other persons, for wharfage of ships or vessels, or for landing, weighing and storing of the articles of rice and cotton upon the wharves in Charleston, to wit:-for landing every barrel of rice, four cents per barrel; for weighing every barrel of rice, six cents per barrel; for shipping every barrel of rice, four cents per barrel; for storing every barrel of rice, eight cents per week, for the first and last weeks, and four cents for each intermediate week, and storage of half barrels at half price for whole barrels; for landing every bale or case of cotton, four cents per bale or case; for weighing every bale or case of cotton, six cents per bale or case; for shipping every bale or case of cotton, four cents per bale or case; for storeing every bale or case of cotton, eight cents per bale or case, for the first and last weeks, and four cents per week for each intermediate week; for the dockage of every vessel, (coasters excepted,) loading or unloading, of or under one hundred tons, fifty cents per day; from one hundred tons burthen to or under one hundred and fifty tons burthen, seventy-five cents per day; for every vessel above one hundred and fifty tons burthen, one dollar per day; for every idle vessel, double dockage per day.

II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of the above mentioned Act, and any other Acts as are repugnant thereto, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the thirty-second.

WM. SMITH, President of the Senate.

JOSEPH ALSTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives,

A. D. 1807

Rates of store

age.

AN ACT TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS TO ASSESS SUCH PARTS OF LOTS No. 1894.
OF LAND IN CHARLESTON,
AS ARE NECESSARY TO WIDEN MARKET-

STREET; AND ΤΟ PERMIT THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENJOY THE SAME

AS A PUBLIC STREET, ON PAYMENT OF THE SUM ASSESSED AS ITS

VALUE.

WHEREAS, the city council of Charleston have, by their petition, Preamble, represented that they are desirous of widening Market-street, from Meetingstreet to the channel of Cooper river, and that all the proprietors of lands adjoining, excepting so much of it as is contiguous to William Raper's land, have, for the purpose aforesaid, made a voluntary cession of their individual rights; and it being further represented that the mental derangement of the said William Raper precludes him from entering into any valid contract in the subject matter, and it being of great importance to the community to carry into effect the intention of the city council;

A. D. 1807.

Assessors appointed.

Treasurer.

Acts relating to the City of Charleston.

I. 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 attorney of said W. Raper, Wm. Pritchard, Sen. and Floreau C. Mey, shall be, and they are hereby appointed, commissioners to value and appraise such part or parts of the lands of the said William Raper, situate, lying and being in the city of Charleston aforesaid, (which still projects on the said Market-street,) to wit: the part of the eastermost lot on the north line, seventy-eight feet; on the east line, thirty-two feet; on the south line fronting Market-street, seventy-eight feet; and on the west line fronting Raper-street, twenty-eight feet six inches; the part of the westernmost lot on the north line, forty-four feet; on the east line, fronting on Raper-street, twenty-seven feet six inches; on the south line, fronting on Market-street, forty-four feet; and on the west line, twenty-five feet nine inches-in order to continue and widen Market-street aforesaid, agreeably to the plan proposed by the city council of Charleston; and that on payment by the city council aforesaid, of the sum so to be assessed or awarded by the said commissioners, or by a majority of them, into the public treasury of this State, for the use of the said William Raper, such payment shall enure, and is hereby declared to operate a good and indefeasible title to all such parts of the said described lands as shall or may be assessed and paid for as aforesaid. And the better to identify and firmly secure the right of the said city council to the said premises, the said commissioners herein before named, or a majority of them, are hereby required to make their award or assessment as aforesaid, on a plat of the lands of the said William Raper, particularly specifying and describing, by natural or artificial marks and bounds, the specific part or parts of the said lands so assessed and intended to be vested in the said city council as aforesaid; and that the said city council do also cause to be endorsed on the said plat, under the award aforesaid, the receipt of the treasurer of the State, specifying the amount of the consideration money paid by them as aforesaid, and the day when such payment shall be made; which plat, together with the said endorsements, they, the said city council, shall, within six months thereafter, cause to be registered in the office of the register of mesne conveyances for Charleston district.

II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the lands so to be added to Market-street aforesaid, either by purchase or voluntary cession, together with the present public street, shall forever continue and be kept open as a public highway or street.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall Assessment to and may be lawful for either of the treasurers of the State to receive and be paid to acknowledge the receipt of the money so to be paid by the city council aforesaid; and on the receipt thereof, to keep the same as a deposit to the credit of the said William Raper, and on proper application, without fee or reward, to pay over the said monies to such person or persons, (on behalf of the said William Raper,) as may be legally authorized to receive

the same.

In the Senate House, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven, and in the thirty-second year of the Independence of the United States of America.

WM. SMITH, President of the Senate.

JOSEPH ALSTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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