An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1Hewatt, Alexander
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An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1
Hewatt, Alexander
Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
XXXVII. The chancellor or his deputy shall be always speaker in
parliament, and president of the grand council, and, in his and his
deputy's absence, one of his vice-chancellors.
XXXVIII. The chief justice's court, consisting of one of the proprietors
and his six counsellors, who shall be called justices of the bench, shall
judge all appeals in cases both civil and criminal, except all such cases
as shall be under the jurisdiction and cognizance of any other of the
proprietor's courts, which shall be tried in those courts respectively.
The government and regulation of the registries of writings and
contracts, shall belong to the jurisdiction of this court. The twelve
assistants of this court shall be called masters.
XXXIX. The constable's court, consisting of one of the proprietors and
his six counsellors, who shall be called marshals, shall order and
determine of all military affairs by land, and all land-forces, arms,
ammunition, artillery, garrisons, forts, &c. and whatever belongs unto
war. His twelve assistants shall be called lieutenant-generals.
XL. In time of actual war, the constable, while he is in the army, shall
be general of the army, and the six counsellors, or such of them as the
Palatine's court shall for that time or service appoint, shall be the
immediate great officers under him, and the lieutenant-generals next to
them.
XLI. The admiral's court, consisting of one of the proprietors, and his
six counsellors, called consuls, shall have the care and inspection over
all ports, moles, and navigable rivers, so far as the tide flows, and
also all the public shipping of CAROLINA, and stores thereunto belonging,
and all maritime affairs. This court also shall have the power of the
court of admiralty; and shall have power to constitute judges in
port-towns, to try cases belonging to law-merchant, as shall be most
convenient for trade. The twelve assistants, belonging to this court,
shall be called proconsuls.
XLII. In time of actual war, the admiral, whilst he is at sea, shall
command in chief, and his six counsellors, or such of them as the
Palatine's court shall for that time and service appoint, shall be the
immediate great officers under him, and the proconsuls next to them.
XLIII. The treasurer's court, consisting of a proprietor and his his
counsellors, called under-treasurers, shall take care of all matters that
concern the public revenue and treasury. The twelve assistants shall be
called auditors.
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