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The LAWS cfCAROLINA,

XXXIX.

The constable’s court, consisting of one of the proprietors and his sixcounsellors, wha shall be called marshals, shall order and determine of allmilitary affairs by land, and all land-forces, arms, ammunition, artillery,garrisons and forts, &c. and whatever belongs unto war. His twelve as-sistants shall be called lieutenant-generals.

XL.

In time of actual war, the constable, whilst he is in the army, shall begeneral of the army; and the six counsellors, or such of them as the pala-tine’s court shall for that time or service appoint, shall be the immediategreat officers under him, and the lieutenant-generals next to them.

XLI.

The admiral’s court, consisting of one of the proprietors, and his sixcounsellors, called consuls, shall have the care and inspection over allports, moles, and navigable rivers, so far as the tide flows, and also allthe publick shipping of Carolina/and stores thereunto belonging, andall maritime affairs. This court also shall have the power of the courtof admiralty; and shall have power to constitute judges in port-towns,to try cafes belonging to law-merchant, as shall be most convenient fortrade. The twelve assistants, belonging to this court, shall be calledproconsuls.

XLII.

In time of actual war, the admiral, whilst he is at sea, shall commandin chief, and his six counsellors, or such of them as the palatine’s courtshall for that time and service appoint, shall be the immediate great officersunder him, and the proconsuls next to them.

XLIII.

The treasurer’s court, consisting of a proprietor and his six counsel-lors, called under-treasurers, shall take care of all matters that concernthe publick revenue and treasury. The twelve assistants shall be calledauditors.

XLIV.

The high steward’s court, consisting of a proprietor and his six coun-sellors, called comptrollers, shall have the care of all foreign and do-mestick trade, manufactures, publick buildings, work-houses, highways,passages by water above the flood of the tide, drains, sewers, and banksagainst inundations, bridges, post, carriers, fairs, markets, corruption orinfection of the common air or water, and all things in order to thepublick commerce and health; also setting out and surveying of lands;and also setting out and appointing places for towns to be built on in theprecincts, and the prescribing and determining the figure and bigness ofthe said towns, according to such models as the said court shall order;contrary or differing from which models it shall not be lawful for anyone to build in any town. This court shall have power also to makeany publick building, or any new highway, or enlarge any old high-way, upon any man’s land whatsoever; as also to make cuts, channels,

banks,