A. D. 1803. the same, That the following sums be respectively appropriated for the salaries of public officers and other expenses and purposes of government: For the salary of the Governor, two thousand five hundred and seventytwo dollars.

For the salary of the Secretary of the Governor, four hundred and thirty dollars.

For the salaries of the six Judges of the courts of common law, each two thousand five hundred and seventy-two dollars-in the whole, fifteen thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars.

For the salaries of the three Judges of the Court of Equity, each two thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars-in the whole, six thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars.

For the salary of the Attorney General, for giving advice to the Governor and other public officers, in matters of public concern, in addition to his other duties, eight hundred and sixty dollars.

For the salaries of three Circuit Solicitors, each five hundred dollars-in the whole, fifteen hundred dollars.

For the salary of the Comptroller-general, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salaries of the Comptroller-general's clerks, and the stationary requisite for his office, one thousand six hundred dollars.

For the salary of the Treasurer of Charleston, as Treasurer and for transacting the business of the Loan Office, and Clerks, two thousand six hundred and fifty-eight dollars.

For the salary of the Treasurer in Columbia, one thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.

For the salary of the Clerk of the Treasurer in Columbia, four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the Clerk of the Senate, and the salary of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, each twelve hundred and thirty dollars; in the whole, two thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.

As compensation for the Clerk of the Court at Columbia, one hundred and forty dollars.

As compensation for the Clerk of the Court at Charleston, one hundred and forty dollars.

As compensation for the Sheriff of Richland district, for attending on the Constitutional Court at Columbia, fifty dollars.

As compensation for the Sheriff of Charleston district, for attending the Constitutional Court at Charleston, fifty dollars.

As compensation for two Messengers to the Legislature, each two hundred and sixteen dollars-in the whole, four hundred and thirty-two dollars.

For the keeper of the State House at Columbia, one hundred and thirty dollars.

For the salary of the Adjutant General, one thousand five hundred dollars. For the salaries of nine Brigade Inspectors, each two hundred and sixteen dollars in the whole, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four dollars. As compensation for the Arsenal keeper and powder receiver, in the city of Charleston, two hundred and sixteen dollars.

As compensation for the Arsenal keepers and powder receivers of Abbeville, Camden, Georgetown and Beaufort, each fifty dollars-in the whole, two hundred dollars.

For the salary of the Port Physician of Charleston, six hundred dollars. For the salary of the State Printer, one thousand one hundred and fiftyty-eight dollars.

As compensation for the Pilot for the bar and harbour of Georgetown, A.D.1803. three hundred and twenty-two dollars.

For Annuities, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For the Transient Poor, payable to the City Council of Charleston, four thousand two hundred and eighty dollars.

For the salary of the keeper of the Lazaretto of the port of Charleston, five hundred dollars.

For the expenses of carrying into effect the Quarantine Law, one thou

sand dollars.

As a contingent fund subject to the Governor's draft, he submitting an annual account of the expenditure thereof, six thousand dollars.

For the expenses of the Members of the Legislature at the present session, and pay of the Solicitors for their attendance, eleven thousand six hundred dollars.

For the purchase of books for a joint library for both branches of the Legislature, one thousand dollars.

As compensation for two Doorkeepers to the Legislature, each two hundred and sixteen dollars-in the whole, four hundred and thirty-two dollars.

For the rent of the Governor's house in Columbia, two hundred and fifty dollars.

For the Rev. Mr. Reed, for performing divine service during the session, one hundred dollars.

For certain repairs and alterations in the House of Representatives, two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and seventy cents.

George Waring, for two maps and plans of the town of Columbia, furnished the Legislature, one hundred dollars.

Judge Trezevant, his account against the State as late solicitor, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars and forty-nine cents.

Richard Graham for pension, twenty-two dollars.

James Nipper for pension, twenty-two dollars.

Dennis O'Brien for pension, twenty-two dollars-to commence from the period when the resolution passed the Legislature in their favor respectively.

Bolling Bishop, for a wound received in the service of the State, two hundred dollars.

William Fullerton's account, twenty-six dollars ten cents.

Doctor Ramsay, according to a joint resolution, one hundred and sixty dollars and eighty-five cents.

James Hughling, for ditto, one hundred and twenty-two dollars fortyfive cents.

Elijah Clark, for a negro executed, one hundred and twenty-two dollars aud forty-five cents.

The Honorable William James, late solicitor, eight hundred and thirtythree dollars and fourteen cents.

Robert Hutchinson, for guarding Laurens gaol, thirty-three dollars. Sampson Butler, for furnishing provisions to the guard at Edgefield gaol, seventy-seven dollars and sixty-two cents.

John Caleb, for his claim against the State, for land sold him, tɔ which the State had no title, including his taxed costs, three thousand four hunred and sixteen dollars and twenty-five cents.

For the discharge of the contingent expenses of the upper division, six thousand nine hundred and twenty-four dollars eighteen cents.

For the discharge of the contingent expenses for the lower division, six thousand one hundred and thirty-three dollars eighty cents.

A. D. 1803.

to be burnt.

II. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the treasurer of the lower division of the treasury, under the direction of the Comptroller Paper medium general, and in his presence and in the presence of the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and any three of the Judges of the Courts of Law or Equity, or in the presence of a majority of the persons above named, shall, as soon as convenient after the passing of this Act, cause all the paper medium of this State, now resting to the credit of the State in the treasury of the lower division, and all that may be received previously to the next sitting of the Legislature; provided, the same shall not exceed the sum of forty-four thousand seven hundred and eighty-five dollars sixty-six cents, to be burned; and to report to the Legislature the amount of the medium which may be burned.

Magazine guard.

For the payment of Robert Ware's claim, three hundred and seventyfour dollars.

For Richard Clarke, for covering the Court House at Richland with the best Carnarvon slates instead of shingles, one thousand and fifty dollars.

For Robert Marion, trustee for Francis Marion, for his proportion for a negro executed for burglary, sixty-one dollars twenty-two cents.

For Jesse Vaugh, for his proportion as prosecutor for said negro so executed, sixty-one dollars and twenty-two cents.

For John Woodward, for claim against the State, for a tract of land purchased by him under a mortgage to the loan office, and of which he has been dispossessed by due course of law, one hundred and forty-seven dollars eighty-nine cents.

For making repairs to the Secretary's office in Charleston, twelve hundred dollars.

For Benjamin Haile, for arranging and putting in complete order the records of the court of the late Pinckney district, one hundred and fifty

dollars.

For John Hampton, on account of his claim against the State for six and one half shares in the Broad and Pacolet Rivers, when the said John Hampton shall execute good and sufficient titles to the State for the said shares, fifteen hundred dollars.

III. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the pay hereinafter to be provided for the support and maintenance of the magazine guard, shall be restricted to that of an officer, sergeant and six men; and that the sum of two thousand two hundred dollars be appropriated for the payment of the said guard, under the direction of the comptroller general. IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the balance of interest which now remains, or hereafter shall remain, to this State, on the Funded debt to debt due by the United States, after paying the interest due on the funded be bought up. debt of this State, and the amount of the principal which may be paid on the principal of the debt due to this State by the United States, shall be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to the purchase or redemption of the funded debt of this State, by the treasurer of the lower division, under the direction of the comptroller general and the standing committee of the legislature, appointed by an Act entitled "An Act to raise supplies for the year one thousand eight hundred and three." And all balances of cash which may remain in the treasury of this State, after paying the appropriations made by law, shall and may be applied, in the same manner, to the

same use.

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the comptroller general be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to discharge the debt due to the heirs or representatives of Mr. Streckheisen, according

to the contract, by paying the same to the person or persons who may A. D. 1804. be authorized to receive the same, agreeably thereto; and the comptroller

is hereby further directed to require from said agent, at the final discharge Debt due to M. of said debt, the contract aforesaid, duly cancelled; and the comptroller Streckheisen to be paid. general is hereby further authorized and directed to sell, at the current market price, all or any part of the stock pledged for the payment of this debt, as may be necessory for the purpose.

VI. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the account of James Taylor be, and the same is hereby, referred to the comptroller Also account of James Taylor. general; and it shall be the duty of the said comptroller general, after examining the said account, to issue his warrant on the treasury for the payment of whatever balance may be due on the same, to Colonel Thomas Taylor, or any other person lawfully authorized to receive the same, out of any unappropriated monies in the treasury.

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

JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate.

ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

AN ACT to establish four Circuits for the Courts in the upper districts No. 1824. of this State.

(Passed December 21, 1804. See last volume.)

AN ACT TO CONSTITUTE THE CLERK OF ORANGEBURGH DISTRICT RE- No. 1825. GISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES FOR THE SAID DISTRICT.

1. 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 the present clerk of Orangeburgh district, and his successors in that office, shall be, and hereby is constituted, register of mesne conveyances for the said district; and shall do and perform all the duties, be liable to the same pains and penalties, and be entitled to the same fees and perquisites now enjoined, inflicted and allowed the registers of mesne conveyances in the other districts, by virtue of any law now of force in this State.

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

JOHN WARD, President of the Senate.

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

A. D. 1804.

No. 1826. AN ACT to establish Williamsburgh County, according to its present limits, into a Circuit Court District.

(Passed December 21, 1804. See last volume.)

No. 1827. AN ACT to erect and establish Lexington County into a Circuit Court District; and for other purposes therein mentioned.

(Passed December 21, 1804. See last volume.)

No. 1828. AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JUSTICES OP THE QUORUM AND OF THE PEACE IN SEVERAL OF THE DISTRICTS OF THIS STATE.

Additional number of Justices.

WHEREAS, it is expedient and necessary to increase the number of justices of the quorum and justices of the peace in several districts in this State:

1. 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 from and immediately after the passing of this Act the number of justices of the quorum and justices of the peace in the several districts in this State, hereafter mentioned, shall be increased in manner following, that is to say:

For the district of Fairfield, three justices of the quorum, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Edgefield, three justices of the quorum and three justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Chester, one justice of the quorum and one justice of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Union, two justices of the quorum, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of York, two justices of the quorum and one justice of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Greenville, three justices of the quorum and four justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Spartanburgh, two justices of the quorum and two justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law. For the district of Richland, one justice of the quorum and two justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For the district of Winton, two justices of the quorum and three justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For Lewisburgh, in the district of Orangeburgh, one justice of the quorum, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

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For St. John's, Colleton, one justice of the quorum and one justice of peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.

For Pendleton, five justices of the quorum and twelve justices of the peace, in addition to the number already allowed by law.