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An Act to authorize the Commissioners of Cross Roads on Charleston Neck, to build a guard house, and for other purposes. 1845 344 (1845)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0361 and id is 1 raw text is: STATUTES AT LARGE A. D. 1845. AN ACT To AUo110uAZr TH CCIMMISSIONERS OF CHoss ROADS ON CfARLES. TON NECIG, TO BIWILD A GUARD HOUSE, AND FOR OTHER rURPOSES. Empowered to I. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and build a guard sitting in General Assemby, and by the authority of th_ same, That the Coin- House. missioners of Cross Roads on Charleston Neck, be and the same are here- by authorized and empowered to build a Guard House on Charleston Neck, and for this purpose to purchac and iold to them and their successors in office, so much land as may be necessary therefor, and that they may, in addi- toin to such funds as they may procure by private subscripton, appropriate so much of the funds now under their control by law, as shall be necessary for the purpose aforesaid. Fairol may 11. That it shall and may be iwful for the Patrol or any other person or lodge ins saidpersons under the auhority of the said Comnissioners of Cross Roads, to guard house lodge in the said Guard House, all such slaves and free persons of color as slaves or free personsofcolormaybe found violating the laws of the State ; and .he said slaves and free laken up, and persons of color shall receive such corporal punishment for violations of the punishsuine. Patrol Law, as is prescribod by the said Patrol Law, unless the owner or other person having the care and management of strh skives, or unless such free persons of color, or their guardians, shall pay to the said Cormissionera of Cross Roads a sum not exceeding one dollar for each and every of such slaves, or free persons of color and if such slives and free persons of color shall be charged with any otheroffencuagnii.t the lawsofthisState, then it shall be lawful for the said Cojmmissioners of Cross Roads to detain the said slaves and free persons of color in Said Guard flouse until they shall be dealt with according to law. Commissioners III. That the said Commissioners of Cross Roals shotil have the manage- tu aHuse. ment and control of the said Guard ilou.e,and that they me hereby authoris- ed and empowered to employ stub persoti or p-rsons, establish such Rules, and charge such fees as may be necessary for tht manintenitnce and regula- tion thereof. In the Senate House, the fifteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and in the seventioth year of tite Sove- reigoty and Independence of the United States of America. ANGUS PATT E RSON, President of the Senate. W. F. COLCOCK, Speaker of tie House j' Representatives No. 2966. To VEST IN MARTIN OAXCS AND I s TEnts, FOREVER, ALT. THE RIGHT, TITER AND INTEREST OF TRE STATE T. AND IN A CERTAIN TRACT oP. LAND, IN THE DISTRICT OF DARLINGTON Certain lands Be it enacted, by the honorable the Senate and Hlouac of Representa- vested in' Mar. ti tin Oaks ad tives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, That alW the right, title and his heirs. interest of the State to and in a certain tract o land, lying in the District of Darlington. containing one htndrd acres, more or less ; bounded on the North by Palmetto Branch, thence down said branch, until it intersects the line of lands belonging to the estate of Isac H. Hunter, it beintg part of the same tract, and conveyed by R. Cunnon ; thence on said line, southwtrdly to the corner in the line between said land and William Roger's land; thence westwardly on the line, to the corner on the road leading by Thso. Price's to 344

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