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THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE. ""‘ il 1 I TUESDAY, May 21, 1799. [No. 18. ' RFASO.V ANDTRUTH IMPA Gin PH LOUISVILLE :—Published every Tuefday, by AMBROSE DAY, at 3 dollars pei ann. payable half yearly. LAWS OF the STATE or GEORGI A. An ACT to oiler and amend an aft t entitled “an to render more faft and expeditious the na tation from the river Altamaha to’the town of Brunfwick, and . Jor other purples therein men tioned!* Whereas the above re cited aft hath been found j bv experience to be inf’ufficientj and of no efFcfcl, inafmuch as it; reouircs the cammiffioners of the roadsof fhe county of Bryan, to keep in repair the bridge which is laid over the river Oge chcc, between the counties of Bryan and Chatham, in cafe jfie owners of the fame bridge fhall | refufe or negleft to repair the fame when neceflary, but hath not empowered the faid com- 1 miffioners to ufiae executions to fatisfy the fum or Turns neceflary foi the pm pole aforefaid. Be it therefore matted ly the Senate and Houfe of Reprejentalives of the Slate of Georgia in General j AJfemUy met , and by the authority of the fame, it is hereby enabled t That whenever the faid bridge (hall he in finch, a condition as to expol'e patTengers or others, or their property to injury or dam age, or to obftruft or caufc delay to veffels paffing up and down the faid river; the commiflioners of the roads of the county of Bryan, or either of them (hall give notice rhereof, and of the repiirs which may be neceflary to one of the owners of the faid bridge, or his or their executor 01 adminiilrator, or one of them, or the agent or attorney of the owners thereof. And if in the coinfe of thirty days after fuch notice the repairs are not done, j _ tfVn it fliall and may be lawful for the faid commi(boners ora majority of them, and they aie . hereby empowered and re- Cd to have made fuch repairs, a nd to furnifh an account thereof to the owners of faid bridge or peilon receiving the toll thereof, requiring him, her or them to the amount thereof, and if Umr ! fhould be made in pay the { P ace of thirty days , (lull be the duty of the laid commiflioners or a majority of r ‘‘T* t 0 hTue execution for the anT’ 7 r .' Varrant of diftrefs, chi :^;- of tbe 8° 0(h and of d' e S ’ ands and tensments A, e Q "; ner owners of faid ( . Ae. vvh.ch execution (hall be roSir a ma J nrit V of the (he flie,iff ne c S ’ and dlrefted [ o of n r U ° 4 tne Eaid counties eondableot thn ’ ° rany Lid t»: r tbe c °uoties afore -> ■ ao.e duty it fhatl be to execute the fame, notice thereof being firfl given as required by law in fhcriiTs (ales for the pro perly; and return the amount of Tales to the commiflioners, to be applied firfl to difeharging the Turns due for repairing the bridge ' aforefaid, and the balance if any, | to be paid over to the owner bfi the aforefaid bridge. And be it further matted , That } the faid cornmilfioners fhall an | nually make return to thejuflices |of the inferior court of Bryan ; county, on their proceedings re* lative to the faid bridge. D AVID Mf.r I wether, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives: Robert Walton, Prefident of the Senate . AfTented to, Feb. 15. 1799. J%mks Jackson, Governor . jAn ACT to alter and amend the militia law of this fate , and to provide for arming the militia thereof. WHEREAS the defence and fafety of republican | Rates mud greatly depend on their militia, which cannot be well organized and difciplined without arms and experienced officers; and no adequate pro vifion has been made by this Rate for the attainment of thofe definable objefts. Be it therefore enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia , in General AJfmhly mety and by the authority of the fame t That the field officers in each county (hall have power to arrange and define the com pany and bdtialion dißfidh, fio as to make the fame compadl and convenient for exercifie, Sc when they fhall be of opinion that any afteration orralterations are ne ceffary in any of the di drifts aforefaid, they fliall tranfimit an | account of fuch alteration or alterations to the commanding officer of the brigade to which the company or battalion be longs, for his approbation, and if he approves of the alteration or alterations, the company or: battalion dißrift, as altered, (ball | thenceforth be the dißrift of fuch company or battalion, any law or ufage to the contrary notwith- Randing; Provided, I hat nothing, herein contained fhall extend to j authorize or empower the faid ' field officers, to make any alter- < ation or alterations that fliall or | may derange, or deprive any officer of his commiffion, rank or command. And be it further enabled , That all fines incurred by the militia, when not in the fervice of the United States. Riail be applied and difpofed of for military pur-1 poles, the good of the militia ♦ ' fei vice, and at Icaß one moiety ; of the fame, fhall be applied foi the payment of non-commiffion ed officers, and appoitioncd among them according to the fer vice pei formed by them refi peftively. And he it further enabled , That his Excellency the Governor, Rial! be, and he is hereby em powered and required to pur chafe on the beR terms, one thoufand mufkets and bayonets, five hundred pair of horfeman's piflols and five hundred fwords; and as foon as the fame can be procured, they lha-1 be depofited at |Ke feat of government, and Rial! be (old out by*the keeper of the pub ic arms qMfnagaz : ne to the miliiia of this Rate, for felt defence at coR and charges. And be it further enabled , That the keeper of the public arms fhall be anfwerable for the fafe keeping of the fame, and that he (hall annually on the firfl Monday in January, account with, and pay to the treafuier of this. Rate, all Rich fiam or Turns of money, as he fliall. or may from time fo timeroceivc*ih pay- ULeijt of any oT the public arms And be it further enabled y That the officer or officers command ing court martials, (hall keep a record of the proceeding of fuch courts ; and fliall alfo keep a re cord of the receipt and diflburfe rnent of all monies which may be impofed by any court martial fo osdered for the infpeftion of any perfion or perfbns whatever. David Meriwether, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. Robert Walton, Prefident of the Senate . AfTented to, Feb. 18, 1799. James Jackson, Governor . 1 An ACT for apportioning repre- Jentatives among the feveral counties in this fate , according to the firf enumeration. HERE AS the feventh feftion of the firfl article : of the conflitution direfts, that | the houfe of reprefentatives fhall be compoficd of mem bers from all the counties accord ing to their refpeftive numbers of free white perfbns, and inclu- I ding three fifths of all the people ' 1 of colour; the aftual enurnera-; tion to be made within two years ; from the date of the faid confli tution; and each enumeration having been made agreeably to the twenty.fifth fe6tion of the, faid article > and reported to the j Icgiflaiure, in order therefore to j apportion the reprefeniation of each county refpcftively to the laid enumeration or ccnfus. 1 Be it therefore enabled by the j Senate and IJovfe of Reprefentatives °f Hie State of Georgia, That in future the rcprefentation of the relpe6hvc counties ftiall be ap poit;oned in the following man ner, to wit: Camden one, Glyrm one, M‘lntofhone, Liberty two, Bryan one, Chatham three, Ef fingham one, Scriven one, Burke three, Bullock one, Montgomery one, lefFerfon two, Lincoln two, Elbert three, lackfon two, Richmond two, Wilkes three, Columbia three, Warren two, Wafhington three, Hancock three, Greene two, Oglethorpe three, and Franklin two, David Meriw f. m e r Speaker of the Houfe of Rep'cfcntatives. Robert Walton, P*efident of the Senate . ACcnted to, Feb. 15, 1799. James Jackson, Governor . notice . PUGSLEY & DEVEAUX Inform 'heir Fricidi end the Public, tint ihev- have icr'ived by the way of Au« a FRESH Aflortment of MEDICINE, Suitable to the Praft'ce ; and aflure. t' ern, that the drifted aucutiun will be |>ii:l to all Ordeii, See, April 23. notice. \LL fhofe indebted t . the Hifatc of John C’ai.hoon, tier rated, aie rc» j rjutncd to conic forward arid fettle their j rc UM | S j fc ' (o ail thnfe to whom the fail! Enat<» i% tiny wife indebted, arc rCqucUcd to 1 r n ‘j forward cheir D'cnandj regularly atteftrd, to e:cci\r payment of John Burton, adminiflraior « February 19. N O T I c E. A LL Pcrfons ;rrc hereby forwarred from li tr - dug for ether of Two NOT KJ of riANI), given by the Suhfctiber, to Mathjvs D • Itoir; c ijc for One Hundred and F. rfy Dollart, and -he ctl er for One Hun-< nrtd and 1 ;i t/ Dollars, ai the conditio** for which 1 give the laid Notes for, lias failed. Ifaac Rawls. April 18. TO BE SOLD , Cheap Jor Ca/Ii or Produce, (OEVKrs nundred ?nd ninety-two Arret G) of O. Jc and Hickory 1 AND, third ijuai ty, lying rn dir Eight Mi c Branch, pn 1 fie new r< ad leading from LouifviJle to Savannah j ch:ity Acicsof die Paid Lind is c eared, rui t u.'dcr good fence. For fur rher varciculan, enquire at this Oliice, or <>i the Subfcribct* Arthur Claik. April 23. FOR SALE, At the OFFICE of the LOUISVILLE GAZ - E T'Tcheap for Cajk t pair Gold Kar-Ringa Twelve pair round G»id Wires Si* G’lr Sec-ls 'o tell the day of the month S < Silver Bottle Tables Six Plated do. do. I 11 er Silver Tea Caddie Ladles Si< Flared do. do. d<>. F »ur pair of Silver Bore Buckles 'vx pair r{ Flared Spurs Plated Whi s Four Thoufand Needle* ' One groce large Pearl Buttons Cotton or Tobacco will be received in payment for the above Articles. March u.