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Ap (Georgia) Printed by D. DRISCOL, near the market. SATURDAY June 21, 1806. Dolls, per Ann.~\
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Bpßy Authority.)
AN ACT
• to alter and ejiahlijb certain piji
finds; and fur other purpojes
t enacted by the Senate and Hon/e of
'prefer: fa times of the United States of
2, m Co/tgrcfs Affemhled, That the
12; pod roads (hall he discontinued :
)ixon’s spring, to Lebanon, in Tcn
aml from Raleigh by Haywood,
n court.hoafe, and Chapel Hill, to
rough in North. Carolina.
2. And he it further enacted, That
owing pod reads be eflablilhed :
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
ft Granville, through Sandisfitld and
Lriborotigh, to Stockbridgc ; and
.ocheilcr by Middlchorough, Ea(l
I House, to Eid Bridgewater ; from
eld through Brimfield in Maffacufetts;
>rd Springs, and thence to Tolland,
leflicnt.
N THE DISTRICT OF MAINS.
1 Brewer’s to plantation number five,
r allalbarough, through Fairfax, Unit
edgetown, to Hamden. From Buck-
W Hartford, to Livermore ; & from
litlford, through Balltlovvn, Palermo,
down, toßelfatt*
IN VERMONT.
Royalton, through Tunbridge,
, and Vcflhire, to Corinth,
IN CONNECTICUT.
Pom fret, through Gloucester, to
uce, in Rhode-Ilhnd,
IN NEW-YORK.
the town of Cherry Valley, through
.chi, Richfield, Plainfield, & Bridgc
o Sangerfidd ; & Irom Harrilhurgh,
1 Williarcdo'.vn, Ogden (burgh, Pots.
Chateaugay, to Piattfinirg. From
:hrough Redfield, Adamo, by Smith’s
Backet Harbor, anti from thence to
gh. From Bath, through Caniftio
Danville, and WilliamlLurgh to
rd, and from Onandago to the vil-
Ofwego in Lyfander ; and a. cross
n Well Hanrpron, to River Head,
few Lebanon, in the (late of New
by Hancock, Richmond, Lennox,
Becker, Lradon, and Sandisfteld,
icauieus to New Hartford, in Con-*
.
IN NEW-JERSEY.
Belvidere to Stroudiburg, in Fenn-
L
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
■' From Berlin, through Salilbary, to Cmn
letland. From Green (burgh to Kittaning;
rom Tonckhanr.oclc, t* Chenango point in
Saw-York ; and fi»rn Greenfburgh'through
•ilountPleafant, Robbftown, and Williams
jort, to Wafliington ; and from Wafning
[ton, through Alexandria, to Wheeling.
From Getty (burg, through Miller’s town,
Nichclfun’s Gap, and Wayndbarg to Green
Callle. IN DELAWARE.
From the village of Chrilliana, through
Newark, to Stratlburg, in Pennsylvania ;
rnd from Georgetown, through Concord, to
Lantd. in Maryland. ,
The pofi road from Vienna, in Dorches
ter county, to Snow Hill, in Worchefter
county, and thence returning tp Vienna,
may, in the diferetioa of the post mailer gen
eral, be so altered as to pass over Wicomico
lower ferry, and Qwtntico mills : Provided
no additional expence in transporting the
mail (hall be incurred thereby.
IN VIRGINIA.
; From Lynchburgh to Lexington. From
Waterford to Snicker’s Gap, by the dotes
cF Robert Branden and Jesse Janay, Sc from
thence to Upperville, and to return by If
rmljanny’smitl. From Wytnc court houic,
by Tazewell court house, RufihU couxt
houfe, Lee court hrufe, to Robinson’s
mills. And from Madison court house, to
Stanardfville. The pod road itom Man
chdt'Jr, to Colssville, (hall pa fa by Chelter
xlcld court house and Spring Hill.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
From Avery (borough to Haywood, Chat
ham court-house to cross Haw river, near
Jane’s ftrrv, to Hillfinrough. From Ra-
Ligh, by Chapel Hill to Hilliborough.
From Wilmington through Convvayborough
to Georgetown, in South-Carclina ; and
from Wilkfljorcugh to Alhe court houie.
IN SOUTH-CAROL IN A.
From Portsfcrry to Conway borough ; Sc
from Portsfcrry, by Marion court-house, to
Thomas Harley’s.
IN GEORGIA.
From Wafliington, to Peterfimrg,
from Athens to Knoxville, in Tenlieuec.
IN •HIO#
From Cincinnati, by N«rth bend, to
Lawrenceburg, in the Indiana territory.
From Auftinburg to Erie, in Pennfyivama ;
and from
Franklin ton to Worthington.
IN KENTUCKY.
From New-Caflle or Henry court-Houle,
by Gallatin court house, and Boose court
house, to Lawrenceburgh, in the Indiana
territory ; and the pest road from > h| en< ~ ef "
son to Eddcville (hall pass by Livingaon
court houfe*.
IN TENNESSEE,
fro* Mount Grangers Carthage, thence
by Kavecaagh, to Lebanon. From Naflu
viile to Charlotte. From Burrville by
Walnut cove, thence along the tu'rnp ike
roaa byway ot Chitwood’s to Pulafk coart
house, in Kentucky; and from Palmira
to Stuart court-house; and thence to Eddy*
villc.
IN ORLEANS TERRITORY.
From Rapid Settlement to Appleoitfa.
Sec 3. And be it further enabled, That
a ,sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty
dollars, be, and the fame is hereby appro
priated, cut of any monies in the treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, to enable the
poll mailer general to defray the expences
which already are, or hereafter may be in
curred in providing for the accommodation
of Joseph H. Webb, who in August last,
was wounded by feme perfen unknown,
whilfthe vyas employed in carrying the mail
of the United States, and who is now under
the care of the commandant, at Fort-Stod
dart.
Sec. 4, And be it further enabled, That
(hall not be lo ronftrued as to affeft
any existing aontraft for carrying the mail.
NATHI. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
S. SMITH,
Prcfidtnt of the Senate, pro tempwe.
Approved—April 2i, ISO 6.
Til : JEFFERSON*
AN ACT
Making proas if on for the compensation of
nuitneffet xuho attended the trial of the
impeachment of Samuel Chafe,
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Reprefentatvves of the United States of
America, in congress cjfembled, That to
every witness summoned to attend the trial
of the impeachment of Samuel Chafe, there
(hall be ailowed and paid for every day’s at
tendance upon the said trial the sum »f three
dollars ; also for mileage at the rate of twelve
and an half cents fer every mile's distance
corning to the City of Wafhingtona and re
turning to the afual place of rcTidence of the
witnefles, refpeftivcly.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled. That
it (hall be the duty of the secretary of tko
Senate to afeerrain and certify the amount
due to each witness for attendance and mi
leage ; width certificate (hall be a fufHcient
voucher to entitle the witness to receive
from the treasury es the United States the
amount certified to be due, unless otherwise
ordered by the Senate.
See. 3. And be it farther: enabled, That
the sum of fix thousand dollars be appropria
ted t« defray the expences to be incurred un
der the provisions of this aft, to be paid out
of any money in the treasury, not otherwise
aporopriated.
NATHI. MACON,
Speaker of the House of Reprefentatvves,
S. SMITH,
Prefedent of the Senate, pro tcm.
Approved, April ax, 1806.
TH : JEFFERSON*
AN ACT
For the regulation of the times of holding Use
Courts of the dijlribl of 'Columbia ; and
for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Reprefontatives of the U. States of
America , in Congress ajfsmbled, That tnc
circuit court for Walking ton county, it) the
diftrift of Columbia, lhail hereafter com
mence and be held on the firil Monday in
June in each year, inrtcad of the fourth
Monday in July, as now fixed by lav/ ; and
the circuit c»urt for Alexandria county, in
said difttift, on the firft Monday in July,'
instead of the fourth Monday in June, as
now eftahlHhsd, and that the circuit court
for Wadiington county, which now Hands
adjourned to the 4th Monday in July next;
fh.dl be, & is hereby adjourned to the 1 ft. Mon
day in June next, & the circuit court for A
lexadria county (hall be adjourned to, Sc held \
00 the Tuft M ind-iy in July next; and that all
process whatfoevernow issued, or that may be
iiTuedintberefpeftive countiesof Wadiington
and Alexandria, in said difttift, returnable
to the fourth Mondays in June and July
next refpeftively, or to any particular day
inthefird, feennd, or other fuccecding weeks
during the said terms, as heretofore eftab-
JifnedT (hall he return dole, and returned to
the firft Mondays in June & July next, or to
corrcfponding days in the fint, second, or
other Succeeding weeks during the laid term?,
refpeftively a* now by this law cftaolhhed
and all causes, recognizances, pleas, and pro
ceedings, civil and criminal, returnuole to,
and depending before the said courts, at the
r*fp*ftivs times of holding tue fame as here
tofore eftablidhed, (ball be returned and con.
tinned to the said firft Mondays in June and
Tulv next, in the fame counties refpeftively,
in the fame manner, as if. the said causes,
recognizances, pleas, and procsedings had
been regularly retured or continued to said
the refpeftive times appointed by this aft,
for holding the said courts.
g. Ct 2. And be it further enabled. That
the provi(i*ns ®f the aft, mtituled ** An aft
for the relief of infolvcnt debtors within the
dlfttift of Columbia,” (hall extend to any
debtor who may have been, or hereafter (hall
be arrested and hidden to bail in the faiddi
drift, and who at the time of hi* arrest (ball
have l)ern a resident in the said diftrift one
year, next preceding his arrest.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That
fer all ferv ices performed by the clerks of the
laid counties, net provided for by the laws
regulating the fees of the general court of Ma
ry land and the diftrift court cf Virginia,
rcfpeftively, they (hall each be entitled to
fuck compensation as the circuit court for
the diftrift atorefaid (hall allow.
NATHI. MACON.
Speaker cf the llc/ufe of Reprefenlatives,
S. SMITH,
P ref deni nf the Senate . pro tern.
Approved, April 21. xB#6.
TH: JEFFERSON.
AN A<?T
To f-mvide for the adjnflmcnt cf titles cf land
in the town of Detroit and territory of
..Michigan, and for other purpofei.
V 5 E it enabled by ike Senate and lloufe cf
A y Reprefentati'ves of the United States of
America in Cong refs pjjembled, That the
gavernor and judges of the territory of Mi
chigan, (hall be, and they, or any three of ,
them, arc hereby zuthotifed to lay out a
4r- oluJi...g| i\« •«•!>•/ Vnw••
of Detroit, and ten thousand acres adjacent,
excepting such parts as the President of the
United States (hall direst to be reserved for.
the ufeofthe military department, and shall
hear, examine, and finally adjnft all claims
to lots herein, aad jive deeds for the fame.
And to every person, or the legal representa
tive or reprclcntatives of every person, who
not mvingor profeflingallegiance toany for
eign power, being above the age of fevtn
tven years, did »n the eleventh day of June, one
rhoufard eight hundred and five, when the
■ol i toy a of Detroit was burnt, own or in
habit a iv'iifc in the fame, there (hail be
granted by the gov. & the judges atorefaid,
or an y three of them, and Where they shall
judtje moil proper,, a let not exceeding the
quantity of five thousand fqnare (ect.
cec. z. And be it farther enabled, TJb«t
the land remaining of the said ten thousand
acres, after fatisfymg claims provided for
by the preceding feftion, (hall be disposed
©f by the governor and judges aforefaid, at
their difcrction, to the bell advantage, who
are hereby smthorifed to make deeds to the
pa«chafcrs thereof, and the proceeds of the
land fodifpsited of, flrall be applied by the
governor and judges atorefaid, towards buil
ding a court-house and jail in the t«wn of
Detroit; and the said governor and judges
arc required to make a reportjto Congrcfs, in
writing, of their proceedings under this aft,
NATHI. MACON,
Speaker of the lloufe of Reprefentati'ves ,
S. SMITH.
President of the Senate , pro tern.
Approved, April 21, 1806.
TH: JEFFERSON.
ACTS.
Faffed by the lafi Legijluture of the fate of
Georgia.
AN ACT,
To alter and amend an ad entitled an ab? t
to revise and amend the fever al mahtia
lavos of this fate, and adapt the fame
to the abl of the ccngrefs of the United
Slates , , j
\/Sf HEREAS the twenty feccnd feftion
cf the above recited aft requires a regimen
tal court cf enquiry to be held once a year
in each county ; and whereas great detri
ment will refillt to those counties, where
two or more are required to compete a re
giment, in consequence of (uch requisition,
BE it enabled by the Senate and lloufe of
Reprefentatvves, in General AQ'embly
met , That where two or more counties arc
required to compose a regiment, the re
gimental court of enquiry be abolished,
and battalion courts of enquiry be instituted,
competed of (he commanding officer cf the
battalion, and at least five commifiioncd
officers j and in case the commander of the
battalion does not attend, the senior captain
dial! takeprefidney; which (aidcourts (hall
poficfsall the powers of a regimental court,
as in counties furnilhing a full regiment.
Sec. 2*. And he it further er.atled. That
the refpeftive battalion courts of enquiry,
(hall annually appoint by ballot, a clerk,
who shall he fubjeft to the fame duties, and
liable to the fame penalties relative to the
ba f ta!ion, as though he had derived his
appointment from the rigimcntal courts cf
enquiry.
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled , That
in future, all fubaltem officers in this (late,
(hall, upon all courts of enquiry and courts
martial, be entitled to take a feat, as is
praftifed in the army cf the United States.
And whereas, by the said recited aft,
a part of the duties required of the brigade
inCpcftors and adjutants (other than the
adjutant general) is in practice found to be
\
I inconvenient and expensive, and dircfts the
prcformance #f duties, not properly attached
10 those officers..
Sec. 4. And bp it further enafledy That
in future the brigade infpeftors (hall not he
bound to attend any regimental or battalion
mutters, except these in the counties where
they may rcfpeftively reside j and that the
adjutants (hall net he required to attend
company mutters, but Audi attend the re,
gimental and battalion mutters of the regiJ
ments, to which they arc attached; and
(hall perform such other duties as are re
quired of them by said recited aft, all of
which they (hall perform without pay.
See. 5. And be it further enaSik, That
all able bodied free male inhabitants, be
tween the age of eighteen and forty five
years, as well aliens as others, (hall after
ten days rciidcnce in any captain's company,
be bound when called on, t« perform militia
duty, in the fame manner as citizens arc
bound by said aft.
See. 6. And be it further etiaßtd, That
all lines ipfllfted by regimental and battal
ion .com#, (hall be collefted by the prevnft
martial, under the hand ard v
seal cf iheWcrs prefidihg at such court,
and (ball be entitled to like costs as arc al
lowed conrtables for such duty; and all
fines inflifted by company courts, (hall he
collefted by a ferjeant of such company, by
warrant, under tire hand and -foal of the
officer orelidirur a* •» -yorr, aru mall oe
allowed such cotts as conttables arc entitled
to for like fcrvices.
Sec. 7. And he it further entitled by the
authority aforefaid, That all former afts
or parts of afts, contrary cr repugnant to
this afl, be, and the fame Is hereby re
pealed.
ABRAHAM JACKSON,
Speaker of the Hot/fe cf Reirefentativet,
JARED IRWIN,
P ref dent of the Senate,
Aflented to, December 7, iBor.
JOHN MILLEDGE, Governor.
AN ACT
To amend an tfl entitled “ an aft fir trier*
tng and governing saves within this pro.
•vince, and far ejt a b lifting a juri/dit!lsn
fer thr'tnial »f «ffeytrer,--xVfamttted by such
Jlaves, and other perfitts therein men Aon.
ed, and to prevent the invtighlwg and
tarrying away /laves from their majiers,
owners ot employers
BE it enatled by the Senate and tfeufe of
Reprefentativts of the fate of Georgia ,
in General AJfembly met, and it is enabled by ♦
the authority aforefaid, That after the pr,fi
fing «4 this aft, if any (lave wbo (hajl he in
the lawful buftnefs or fcrvice •fids or her
matter, owner, overseer or •In ’• perfor
having the charge, care and management of
such (lave, (ball be beaten, hruifed woueded,
maimed cr difablcd, by any petfon or pe: .
sons net having (efficient caujfe for so doim
every perfonor pcrfpns so offending (hall f’. t
liable to indiftment in the superior ecu;
in the fame manner as though such beat in
'bruifirg, woendirg, maiming or difah' :
had been committed on a white peifcn,
on conviftion, (hall he fubjeft to fu. 1
or punifliment as the said couit (hall. •
and such offender or offenders (hall
liable to anfwcr to the owner, •
other pcifon having the charge • / ■
in an aftion of damages fer the ir.jnr
loss which such owner, matter or o!h:>
son (hall or may fnftainbv such beating, St .
ing wounding, maiming or disabling M;. ..v
herilav# as aforefaid, any thing in the find
aft fer ordering and governing (laves, to
the contrary notwithstanding. Provided
always, that upon the trial #f such indift
ment or aftion, the jury (hall he judges of
the fufliciency of the cause of such heating,
weanding or maiming aforefaid.
ABRAHAM JACKSON, - -
Speaker of the Hours of Reprejenlalivet .
JARED IRWIN,
Prejident of the Senate,
Aflented to December 7, iSo^.
JOHN MILLEDGE, Governor.
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VENICE, spyt 2.
The Ruflians and English have blocked
this port twelve days past, and fuffer ro
veffd to enter or go out.
HAMBURG, April at.
Letters have been received here which
afiert that an English squadron cf fix fail of *
the km- has patted the Sound, to cruize in
the Baltic.
S.*~SSXi
GREENOCK, May 2.
Permiflion, as it is called, is Lid to have
been granted to the French to pass through
the Austrian territory, and 40,000 men arc
on their march towards Dalmatia.
Blanks of all kinds executed
the ffiorteft notice, at
this Office.
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