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repair either of the said roads, leading from the said ferry on either side of the said Santee river, shall be excused, and they A. A. 1741–2. are hereby excused and discharged from any obligation to work upon any other road or roads in the same county, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

P. L. 179.

No person

who has not a ferry shall

transport persons or pro

72. And forasmuch as it is a complaint, that in divers parts of this province, where ferries are by law established, and the proprietors of the said ferries' obliged to keep sufficient boats and servants to wait and attend at the said ferries, that other perty over any persons, living near the said ferries, do make a practice of river within a transporting passengers, horses, cattle and goods, over the mile of any es- rivers where such ferries are established, to the prejudice and tablished fer- disappointment of the said proprietors of the said ferries:

ry:

P. L. 180.

Penalty.

Proviso.

Road in the parish of St.

For the remedying whereof, It is enacted, That if any person or persons, living within the space of one mile of the said ferry hereby established, or of any other established ferry in any part of this province, shall, for any fee, toll or reward whatever, transport any persons, goods or chattels from one side only to the other of that river where any such established ferry shall be kept, that in every such case the person taking any such fee, toll or reward, shall forfeit and pay to the proprietor of the ferry next adjacent to the place where such fare was taken up, treble the value of the fee, toll or reward given, paid, or promised, to be recovered by warrant under the hand and seal of any one justice of peace, according to the method directed by the act for the trial of small and mean causes, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.* Provided, That in case any passenger shall be detained more than half an hour at any such ferry may be at liberty to transport them, any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

73. And be it further enacted, That the road leading to and from the said ferry, on each side of the said river, shall be deemed a public road. And that the road leading to Palmer's ferry, on either side of the said Santee river, shall from and after the passing of this act, be deemed and taken to be a private road or path; and that the persons liable to work on and repair the said road or path last mentioned, shall henceforth be excused from working on or repairing the same, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

74. And whereas, it is necessary for the convenience of the inhabitants of the parish of St. John in the county of Berkley, that the roads in the said parish be continued further than they at present extend: Be it enacted, That the commissioners of the high roads, for the said parish of St. John, shall be, and John's, Berk- they are hereby obliged and required to continue the public ley; and from high road from the plantation of Mr. René Ravenell, to the Amelia town- plantation of Mr. Samuel Edgar, in the said parish inclusive: ship. And also to continue the road leading from the township of Amelia, to the plantation late of Mr. Thomas Ferguson, deceased, in the said parish, as far as the line of the said parish extends. And both the said roads are hereby declared to be

* See Justices of Peace, and A. A. Feb. 1791.

public roads, to all intents and purposes whatsoever: And all TIT. 19. the inhabitants of the said parish living contiguous to either

of the said roads, shall be obliged to work thereon, respec- A. A. 1741-2. tively, as far as the parish line extends; and shall be exempted from working on any other public road in the said parish, any law, usage or custom, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

75. Whereas a bridge in the said parish of St. Bartholomew, P. L. 182. commonly called Fish-Pond bridge, has been built at the ex- Fish-Pond pense of a small part of the inhabitants of the said parish, bridge in St. who, in consideration thereof, have been exempted from work- Bartholo ing on, or being assessed for any other bridge in the said mew's parish. rish: Be it therefore enacted, That the said bridge, called the Fish-Pond bridge, shall, from henceforth be, and is hereby declared to be a public bridge to all intents and purposes whatsoever. And all and every the inhabitants of the said parish, shall be obliged to contribute towards rebuilding and repairing the said bridge, and to the rebuilding and repairing all and every other the bridges in the said parish, any law, sta tute, usage, or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

76. And be it enacted, That the said bridge, directed by Bridge of this act to be built over Combahee river, when the same shall Combahee ribe finished, and the said bridge called Ashby's bridge, when ver, and Ash by's, declared the same shall be completely rebuilt or repaired, shall be, and public are hereby declared to be public bridges, and shall from bridges. thenceforward respectively, be repaired and kept in repair as other the public bridges of this province are, or by law ought to be repaired or kept in repair.

77. And whereas a road from the high road leading from Raod from Ashepoo bridge to Combahee ferry, into the high road leading Ashepoo from the Fish-Pond bridge to Saltcatcher river, is much wan- bridge to ted, and would be of great service to the inhabitants of this Combahee ferry. province travelling to the southward frontiers: Be it therefore enacted, That commissioners of the high road leading from the Fish-Pond bridge to Saltcatcher river; and commissioners of the high road leading from Ashepoo bridge to Combahee ferry, and their successors for the time being be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out and keeping in repair a road, from the town or village of Edmundsbury near Ashepoo bridge, into the said Saltcatcher road, some where between Godfrey's savannah and the Fish-Pond bridge, as the said commissioners or a majority of them shall think most convenient. And that all the male inhabitants from the age of sixteen to sixty years, within the districts of the said commissioners (those excepted living on the south-east side of the high road leading from Ashepoo bridge to Combahee ferry) whom the said two sets of commissioners jointly, or a majority of them, shall judge to be most convenient to the said road, shall be obliged to work on the same, and shall be and they are hereby exempted from working on any other high road, within the same year in which they shall be obliged to work on the said road hereby directed to be made, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

TIT. 19.

A. A. 1744.

P. L. 200.
Roads from
Combahee to
Pocatalaga,
and thence to

Saltcatcher.

A. A. 1748.
P.L. 218.
Ferry over
Cooper river.

Bridge over
Black river.

A. A. 1750.
P. L. 221-2.

78. Whereas divers of the inhabitants of St. Helena parish, living about Saltcatcher, have, by their petition to the general assembly, set forth the great inconveniencies of their having no established road to church, convenient landing, or muster-field, praying relief in the same: Therefore be it enacted, That the commissioners herein after named, shall be and are hereby empowered to finish and amend a road already laid out from a bluff on Combahee river, commonly called Ellis's bluff, to the causeway on the north side of Pocatalaga river; and also to finish, amend and continue the road already laid out from the aforesaid road, leading towards the plantation of the honourable Joseph Wragg, esq. on Saltcatcher river, and to continue the same as far as the conveniencies of the inhabitants shall require the same.

79. And all the male inhabitants from sixteen to sixty years residing above the road leading from Ellis's bluff to the causeway on the north side of Pocatalaga river, and between the said river and the south branches of Saltcatcher river, shall be employed in making and repairing the aforesaid roads, and be exempt from working on any other roads already laid out, any former law, usage or custom to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

80. Whereas the establishing a ferry over Cooper river, from the plantation of Henry Gray in the parish of Christ Church, to Charlestown, will be very convenient for travellers to and from the northern parts of this province: Therefore be it enacted, That a ferry for passengers, horses, chaises and chairs, shall be and is hereby established, over Cooper river, from the plantation of the said Henry Gray, late belonging to Peter Villepontoux, in Christ Church parish, to Charlestown.

81. And whereas it is necessary for the ease of passengers and travellers, and for the more safe and better communication to the northern parts of this province, to build a bridge over Black river, in the township of Williamsburgh: Be it enacted, That the commissioners herein after named, and appointed by this act, shall cause to be built and erected, a good and substantial bridge over Black river in the township of Williamsburgh, in Prince Frederick's parish, at or near the place called the King's-tree.

82. Whereas many of the inhabitants of the parishes of Prince George, Prince Frederick, and St. James, Santee, by their humble petition to the general assemby, have set forth, that Alexander Dupont had for a long time had the keeping of the ferry from the plantation commonly called Courage's plantation, on the north side of Santee river, to the place commonly called Jonathan Skrine's, on the south side of the said river; which ferry had been always well attended and kept by the said Alexander Dupont (who had also taken care to keep a good and orderly house of entertainment for the benefit of travellers) to the general satisfaction of the petitioners; and that there was no law at this time in being, whereby the said ferry was become a legal established ferry; and therefore humbly praying that an act may be passed for establishing the said ferry and for vesting the same in the said Al

exander Dupont, his executors, administrators and assigns, TIT. 19. for such term and under such regulations, as to the general assembly should seem meet: Therefore be it enacted, That the A. A. 1750. ferry over Santee river, from the plantation commonly called P. L. 222. Courage's plantation, on the north side of the said river, to A ferry over to the place commonly called Jonathan Skrine's on the south from Cou side of the said river, kept by Alexander Dupont, shall be, rage's to and is hereby declared and established a public ferry.

Santee river,

Skrine's plan83. The commissioners for Pon-pon road, shall be and they tation, to be are hereby obliged and required, to make a good and substan- established. tial causeway, at the expense of the inhabitants and others Causeways interested in their district, leading from the said road to the near Pon-pón, east end of the said bridge. And the commissioners for the &c. Horse-Shoe road, and the commissioners for Ashepoo road, respectively, shall be and they are hereby obliged and required, to make a good and substantial causeway at the west end of the said bridge, and a road from thence, along the bay or front of the town of Jacksonburgh, till the same intersects the road which leads to the old bridge, at the expense of the inhabitants and others interested in their respective districts.

84. And whereas several inhabitants in the district of the A. A. 1751, parish of St. Bartholomew, known by the name of Whitmarsh's neck, and other inhabitants of the said parish, by their humble petition to the general assembly, have prayed, that a public road may be made, from the Horse-Shoe road to Pocotalliquo causeway in the said parish: Be it therefore enacted, Road from shall be, and they are hereby ap- Horse-Shoe. pointed commissioners for the finishing, completing and keeping in repair, the road already laid out from the Horse-Shoe road to Pocotalliquo causeway in the parish of St. Bartholo

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85. All the male inhabitants from the age of sixteen to sixty years, residing between Ashepoo and the Horse-Shoe roads, so far on the Ashepoo road as Pocotalliquo causeway, and so far on the Horse-Shoe road as the Horse-Shoe bridge, shall be and they are hereby obliged, and required to finish and complete the said road, and to keep the same in repair. And the said inhabitants shall not, at any time after the passing of this act, be subject or liable to work on any other high road whatever, except the road and causeway on Jacksonsburgh bay, leading to the west end of Pon-pon bridge, for working whereon the said inhabitants of Whitmarsh's neck shall still be liable, any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.

86. Whereas a ferry from the plantation of colonel Samuel P. L. 223. Prioleau, on Port-Royal island, to the Indian land, and a ferry from the Indian land to the said plantation, would be very convenient to the inhabitants who reside in the south parts of Port-Royal this province, and to others travelling in those parts: There ferry. fore be it enacted, That a public ferry be and is hereby established, at the plantation of colonel Samuel Prioleau, called Patterson's point, from thence to the land late of Thomas Innes, deceased, on the Indian land.

87. Be it enacted, That

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shall be commis- A. A. 1753

TIT. 19.

A. A. 1753.
P L. 229.
Road from
Catawba to

Congaree, &c.

A. A. 1754.
P. L. 238.
Hooper's
bridge,

St. Andrew's.

P. L. 239.

sioners, and they or a majority of them, shall have power, and they are hereby empowered and authorized, to lay out and make a road in as direct a course as the land will permit, from the upper settlements near the Catawba nation, on the north-east side of the Wateree river, to the place on Santee river, commonly called Beard's ferry, and from thence to the most convenient part of the road leading from the Congaree's to Charlestown, which road shall be made and kept in repair, by all the male inhabitants from the age of sixteen to sixty years, living within ten miles of either side of the said road.

88. And be it further enacted, That the said inhabitants shall be summoned to work on such part of the said road, as shall be nearest and most convenient to their respective plantations or habitations, and shall not be obliged to work more than twenty miles upon the road, nor longer than six days

in a year.

89. Be it enacted, That the bridge called Hooper's bridge, near the church in the said parish of St. Andrew, shall be, and is hereby declared to be a parish bridge, and at all times hereafter shall be maintained and kept in repair, in the same manner as other parish bridges in this province are maintained and kept in repair, any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And that the board of high road commissioners for the said parish, or a majority of them, shall be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for the said Hooper's bridge.

90. This act shall be deemed a public act, and as such shall be given in evidence, before all courts of record in this province without pleading the same.

91. And whereas the establishing a ferry over Santee river in the township of Saxegotha, from the landing of Martin Fridig on the south side, to the opposite landing on the north side of the said river, will be of great use and advantage to the inhabitants and all other persons travelling in those parts: Be it Fridig's ferry therefore enacted, That a ferry shall be, and is hereby estaSaxegotha. blished, for the transporting of passengers, horses and cattle over Santee river, from the land of Martin Fridig in Saxegotha township, on the south side, to the opposite landing on the north side of the said river.

A. A. 1755.

92. Whereas the commissioners for the high roads, and the rest of the inhabitants of the parish of St. Peter, Purrysburgh, have presented a petition to the general assembly, setting forth, that the high road laid out from Coosawhatchee to Purrysburgh, by the way of Day's creek, is incapable of ever being made good or even passable, by reason of the frequent freshes and floods in the said creek, which carry away the bridge and causeway, and have rendered all the work that hath been hitherto done on the said road ineffectual, and that if the said road could be made good, yet it would be a great many miles round about, and out of the way of the petitioners and all others travelling to and from the southward; and therefore praying that the said road may be discontinued, and another road laid out and made in the most convenient and direct way from Purrysburgh to Bee's creek, and thence to

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