Charleston:

DIGEST OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE YEAR 1783 TO JULY 1818; TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED, EXTRACTS FROM THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE WHICH RELATE TO THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.

Charleston: Archibald E. Miller, July 15, 1818. Red morocco presentation binding [rebacked, portion of original spine laid down], decorated in gilt, gilt spine title and rules; lettered in gilt on front cover, ' B.J. Howland. esq. | Warden Ward No. 3.' 268 [i.e., 269] pp, page 21 having been printed as '20,' as issued], [1 blank], 36, 21, [1 errata]. Scattered toning and foxing. Good+.

This is the first digest of Charleston's Ordinances, organized alphabetically; a reprint and update would be published in 1844. The Digest goes from Accounts, Amusements, Assize of Bread, and Auctions, to Weights & Measures, Wells & Pumps, and Work-House. An elaborate Negro and Slave Code is included, as are an Appendix and Index.
II Turnbull 29. Cohen 8744. Sabin 12048. AI 43585. Not in Marvin, Marke, Harv. Law Cat.

The following Ordinance Collections, each a separate imprint and collated complete, are bound with the above Digest. They are lightly to heavily foxed and toned. Good+.
[bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE TWENTY-EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1818, TO THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST, 1823. Charleston: Archibald E. Miller. 1823. [4], 57, [3 blanks] pp.
II Turnbull 103. AI 12102.
[bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE THIRD OF FEBRUARY, 1824, TO THE THIRTIETH OF MAY, 1826. Charleston: Archibald E. Miller. 1826.
II Turnbull 149.
[bound with] A COLLECTION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLESTON, FROM THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1826, TO THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 1832. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, THE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON, PASSED IN AND SINCE DECEMBER, 1825. Charleston: Archibald E. Miller. 1832. 90pp.
II Turnbull 262. AI 11725. Sabin 12044. Item #39098

Price: $850.00