TIT. 19. A. A. 1807. camaw river established, and vested in tors of the soil blished across Waccamaw river, from the land on the line between the plantation of John A. Alston, and of the estate of John Labruce, on the south-east side of the said river, to the Ferry on Wac- land on the island opposite thereto, of William Alston the elder, thence across the said island on the land of the said Wil liam Alston the elder, to the south-east side of Pedee river, the proprie and across the said river to the north-west side thereof, to the land of John Julius Pringle, and that the said ferries shall be vested in the proprietors of the soil on which the said ferries shall be respectively established, for the term of fourteen years; and if the said proprietors shall neglect or refuse to inake the necessary preparations for the transportation of passengers, &c. across the said ferries, it shall and may be lawful for the commissioners of the roads in the parishes in which the said ferries shall be respectively established, to lease the said ferries for any term not exceeding fourteen years, and to erect on any part of the road leading to the said ferries respectively, for the accommodation of the keepers of the said ferries, such houses as the said commissioners shall deem proper: : Provided, That the said houses do not occupy more than one quarter of an acre at each landing; and the rates of the said ferries respectively shall be as follows: For every foot passenger, six and one quarter cents; for every man and horse, eighteen and three quarters cents; for every led horse, six and one quarter cents; for every head of black cattle, three cents; for every head of sheep, hogs or goats, two cents; for every carriage on two wheels, with a single horse, thirty-seven and one half cents; for every carriage on four wheels, with two horses, one dollar. Commission for the Waccamaw and 601. And be it further enacted, That doctor Thomas Warers appointed ing, Benjamin Alston, jun. and Benjamin Huger, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out and estaPedee roads. blishing a road from the main road on Waccamaw neck, to the ferry on the south side of Waccamaw river, with power to call out for the purpose of working on and completing the same, all persons liable to work on the public roads, within ten miles of the said ferry on Waccamaw river; and that James Belin, the elder, William Windham Trapier and Percival Vaux, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for laying out and establishing a road from the main road from Pringle's ferry, to the said ferry on the north side of Pedee river, with power to call out all persons liable to work on the public roads, within five miles of the said ferry, for the purpose of working upon and completing the said road; and the said commissioners so appointed for the Waccamaw and Pedee roads, shall, with all the persons so by them to be summoned, unite in working on and completing the road so to be established on the island aforesaid; and the said roads so to be established, when completed, shall be under the future direction of the commissioners of the roads, in which roads may be respectively situated. A. A. 1808. 602. Be it enacted, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, a public ferry shall be and is hereby estaBroad river, blished across Broad river, at the plantation of Charles Cros A Charles Cros by, where a ferry was lately kept by Rhoda Crosby, and that TIT. 19. the same be vested in the said Charles Crosby, his heirs and assigns, for the term of seven years, and that the following A. A. 1808. rates of ferriage be taken thereat, to wit: For every loaded vested in waggon and team, seventy-five cents; for every empty wag- by. gon and team, fifty cents; for every cart and horse or horses, thirty-seven and a half cents; for every man and horse, twelve and a half cents; for every led horse, six and a fourth cents; for every foot passenger, six and a fourth cents; for every head of black cattle, three cents; for every head of hogs, sheep or goats, one cent. Road esta blished in the 603. And be it further enacted, That the road in the parish of St. James, Goose creek, commonly called the Crooked road, parish of St. leading from Gaillard's road, to the plantation formerly called James, Goose Livingston's old place, on the Four-Hole swamp, to the Wa- creek. samsaw ford, shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a public road, and the commissioners of the roads in the said parish of St. James, Goose creek, together with John Crawford, Philip Keller and Patrick Crawford, are hereby requir ed to cause the said road to be opened, and worked upon and kept in repair, as a public road of the said parish. ed in William 604. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately Ferry on Salu. after the passing of this act, a public ferry shall be, and is da river, vesthereby established across Saluda river, at Saluda Old-Town, and that the same be vested in William Dunlap and William William Dunlap and More, their heirs and assigns, jointly, for the term of seven More. years; and that the same rates of ferriage be established thereat as have heretofore been established at Saluda Old-Town ferry, on the said river. Cord's blue house, on San 605. And be it further enacted, That a public road shall Road from be immediately laid out, opened and kept in repair from Bru- Bruington's ington's bridge across Black river, in the county of Claren- bridge to don, to Cord's blue house on Santee river; and that Samuel Pendergrass, Samuel E. Nelson, Isaac Bagnal, Theodore tee. Gourdine and John Conyers, esquires, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out and open the same; and that they or a majority of them, have power to call out all the male inhabitants liable to work on roads, to open the same; and as soon as the said road shall be opened as aforesaid, the said commissioners shall certify the same to the respective boards of commissioners through whose districts the same shall pass, whereupon the said boards of commissioners shall take upon themselves the keeping the said road in repair, in the same manner as other public roads are from time to time repaired: Provided that part of the said road which runs through Williamsburgh district shall be opened and kept in repair by Theodore Gourdine at his own expense. 606. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately Ferry on Saluafter the passing of this act, a public ferry shall be and is here- da river, vestby established across Saluda river, at the plantation formerly ed in John W. owned by Andrew Lee, now deceased, and that the same be Lee and Witvested in John W. Lee and William Lee, their heirs and assigns, for the term of fourteen years, and that the same rates VOL. III. Kkk liam Lee. TIT. 19. A. A. 1808. Broad river, vested in Philip Pear son. Bridge over Big Sugar creek, vested in J. Black. Ferry over vested in The Charleston Bridge Company in corporated. To have suc. cession of of of ferriage be established thereat as have heretofore been taken and received at the said ferry.* 607. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, a public ferry shall be and is hereby established across Broad river, at a place where William Nutterville formerly had a ferry, and that the same be vested in Philip Pearson, his heirs and assigns, for the term of seven years; and that the same rates of ferriage be taken and received thereat as were heretofore allowed by law to be taken at Strother's ferry. 608. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately after the passing of this act, John Black shall be, and he is hereby authorized and empowerd to erect a toll bridge over Big Sugar creek, and that the same be vested in the said John Black, his heirs and assigns, for the term of seven years; and the following rates of toll, and no other, be established at the said bridge, to wit: For every loaded waggon and team, twenfive cents; for every empty waggon and team, twelve and a half cents; for every other four-wheeled carriage, twelve and a half cents; for every chair and horse, twelve and a half cents; for every cart and horse or horses, twelve and a half cents; for every rolling hogshead and horse or horses, twelve and a half cents; for every led horse, three cents; for every man and horse, six and a quarter cents; for every head of black cattle, two cents; for every head of hogs, sheep or goats, one cent. 609. And be it further enacted, That from and immediately after the passing this act, a public ferry shall be, and is hereby established across Black river, and that the same be vested in Thomas Green, his heirs and assigns, for the term of seven years. 610. And be it further enacted, That the several persons who shall or may associate together as herein after prescribed, for the purpose of establishing a bridge over Ashley river, from such part or place in the parish of St. Philip, to such part or place in the parish of St. Andrew, as they shall hereafter determine on, and their successors, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated as a body politic, in deed and in law, by the name of the Charleston Bridge Company." 611. And be it enacted, That the said corporation, by their name aforesaid, shall have perpetual succession of officers and members, to be appointed according to the by-laws and regumembers, and lations which they may establish for the government of the ficers and a common seal. Their powers and privil eges. said corporation; and they may have a common seal, with power to break, alter and make new the same as often as they shall judge expedient. 612. And be it further enacted, 'That the said corporation shall be able and capable in law to purchase, have, hold, take, receive, possess, retain and enjoy, to itself, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate, real or personal, of what kind or nature soever, and to sell, alien and dispose of the same, as they may think proper; and by the name aforesaid See A. A. 1813. Dec. Sess. TIT. 19. to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto in any court of law or equity, and to make such rules and by-laws, not repugnant or contrary to the laws A. A. 1808. of the land, as for the good order and proper government of the said corporation may by the same be thought expedient or necessary: Provided nevertheless, That the said real and personal estate shall not produce an income exceeding fifty thousand dollars per annum. 613. And be it further enacted, That Adam Gilchrist, C. CommissionB. Cochran, Samuel Robertson, J. C. Prioleau and George ers to receive Read, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby appoint- subscriptions ed commissioners to receive subscriptions for the establishment of the company aforesaid; for which purpose they shall meet at the Exchange in Charleston on the first Monday, and the Tuesday following, of February next, and there receive the subscriptions of all such persons as shall be desirous of subscribing and associating for the purpose of becoming members of the corporation aforesaid. bers. 614. And be it further enacted, That the capital of the said Shares, how company shall be divided into one thousand shares; and if on to be appor the days aforesaid, more than the said number of shares shall tioned among be subscribed for, then they shall be apportioned among the the subscri subscribers in average and proportion to the number of shares by them respectively subscribed: Provided however, That the subscribers respectively shall have at least one share allotted to them, unless there shall not be a sufficient number of shares to make such apportionment, in which case they shall be apportioned by lot, neither acquiring more than one share. 615. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall Bridge to be be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to estab- established lish a bridge over Ashley river, from such part or place in the over Ashley parish of St. Philip, to such part or place in the parish of St. river. Andrew, in the district of Charleston, as they shall hereafter fix and determine on, which shall be vested in the said company, their successors and assigns, in perpetuity; and they shall be authorized and empowered to exact and receive the following toll, viz: For every foot passenger, six and a quarter cents; for a man and horse, twelve and a half cents; for a led horse, six and a quarter cents; for a waggon or other four-wheeled carriage, and horses and riders, one dollar; for a chair or cart, with one horse, and driver or rider, fifty cents; for every head of black cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, three cents; and for every rolling hogshead of tobacco, with the horse or horses and driver, twenty-five cents. 616. And be it enacted, That the said company shall be, and Turnpike they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a road to be es turnpike road from the part or place in the parish of St. An- tablished. drew, where the said bridge may be there fixed or established, in a direct line, or as nearly so as they may deem expedient, until it shall intersect the public road at present leading from Charleston to Rantowle's bridge or ferry, which shall be vested in the said company, their successors and assigns, in perpetuity; and they shall be authorized and empowered to exact and receive a toll which shall not exceed, in any one year, TIT.19. A. A. 1808. bridge or fer within seven bridge is built. the sum of twenty per cent. on the sum which they shal actually expend in cutting, running and establishing the said road. 617. And be it further enacted, That no bridge or ferry shall hereafter be established on the said river, Ashley ferry excepted, within seven miles of the bridge that shall be established by the said company under and by virtue of this act. 618. And be it further enacted, That until the said bridge kept until the shall be completed, the said company be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a ferry from the part or place in the parish of St. Philip, to the part or place of the parish of St. Andrew, on which they shall fix and determine for the erection of the bridge aforesaid, and shall be au⚫ thorized to receive and exact as ferriage, the several sums or rates herein before established as the toll of the bridge afore said. Lotteries to and drawn. 619. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall be instituted be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to institute and draw one or more lotteries, at such time and in such manner, and according to such plan as they may think fit, the neat profits whereof shall not exceed one half of the cost or expense of the said bridge and road, and the profits thereof to apply to the use of the said company for the purposes aforesaid: Provided nevertheless, That the said bridge shall be completed within seven years, and the said road within seven years, from and after the passing this act: And provided also, That the said bridge shall be at least twenty-five feet wide, and there be a draw in the said bridge, in the channel of the said river, in such place as the same is deepest and most casily navigable, not less than thirty-five feet wide,* for the passage of vessels through the said bridge, with such anchors and buoys as shall be necessary and convenient to facilitate and secure such passage. Public land nah river established. 620. And be it enacted, That from and immediately after the ing on Savan passing of this act, that a public landing shall be and is hereby established on Savannah river, at a place on said river commonly known and called by the name of Gillet Landing, as also a road to run from thence on the lines dividing lands belonging to Sarah Overstreet and Samuel Maner, and to intersect the Augusta road on the line dividing the lands of said Maner and John Best; and that James Garvin, Michael Brown, John Best and Jacob Kettles, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners for the said purposes, subject to the same penalties and vested with the same powers as other commissioners of roads in this state are by law subject and invested with. No bridge or ferry to be within three miles of Vance's ferry on Santee. per 621. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be mitted to build a bridge, or keep or establish a ferry, within three miles of a ferry on Santee river, at the plantation of captain William Vance. See A. A. 1810; altered to thirty feet.. |