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P^ OL> XXIII.] FREEDOM or thi PRESS and TRIAL *r JURY inall kimain inviolati. [No. ij63
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Dancing School .
H Mr. Colmefnil,
Bfißefpedfully inform 1 ! the * in-
Rjibitants of Augusta, and its vicinity, that
|.j juji intends to teach DANCING one qu*r.
more, which will cb'fe his School for
|i%ris fcafon He begs those parents who
ii Wlh ro give that genteel accomplishment to
ir Children, to fend them to his School
Sh all the confidence he fltrters himfelf to
;rve, by the at tendon and pains he takes,
gjgfaf the progress ol his Pupils.
i HfiCJ* Subscription will be open
(ffirom this until the 25th ol February—.o
Scholar w;ll b: admitted for }cfs than a
®QtTARTER.
«> Jan, aB. (ts)
R - THE BOLINGREEN
■Jockey Club Races,
flft Will commenceon the last Wednesday in
| nehruary next, free for any Hmfe M.ue or
|#elding, from any part o* the world.
The Pur/es and Distances as fl/evjs
: —VIZ:—
Ht First day’s running, three mile heats, for a
|JBkir(e of 300 dollars,
HR Second day’s running, two mile heats,
Kwr a pnrfe of 200 dollars,
jpg Third day’s running, a fweerft.'k'.s one
Rdjpile heats, for the entrance money and
■Mftvrrplus.
yß| The weights and regulations agrcthle to
SRhe eftablilhed Rules.
11l order of the PRESIDENT.
ci| Oglethorpe county, January 28. (51) 1
■ Notice.
f THE fubferibers arc under the
Hjairful ncaflity of calling cm their old cuf.
'ißomers who are still in arcars to come For.
T»ard for an immediate fettlrmcnt, as they r *
-iß** deteimintd not to credit them any longer
■mi] they liquidate their accoun s and make
payment,
'W It mud be obvious to all our enftomers that
it would be unncf( flbry to aflign any rrafons
■or ailing thus ; those who have bren punr-
Jjßual mav expeft to have a credit extended ro
r’Hhrm as ofoa), hut no longer indulgence will
ft|»e granted to those in arrears under any pre-
Rwcxf whatever.
|Kf The fubferibers return their warmed thanks
their fpen«is f r she very liberal ercour.
they have hi;h^rtoreceived, and as.
IRhire them that no pains and attention shall
R?e wanting on their part to fnpgly them with
ar irte in their line of buftnefs on mo.
| Rderate terms.
I, H. DOYAL & Co.
I January 28. ( 2t )
■ To Sheriffs*
jP Executions will be forward
|«cd from this office, byextry mail
|Bbetwcen the date of this and the
Mfirfi of April next, tofomeoneor
Hmofe of the ffien/fs of this Hate.
jliThey will consult their own infr-
Bcft therefore, by applying in per-
Rpon, at the Port Offi'es in their
counties, and receiving
Jltheir letters as early as pollible
Hafterthe arrival of each moil.
X GEO: R. CLAYTON
| Treafurcr.
H 7 reafury Office, Georgia,
WmMilledgeville, 2 d Jan , I*o9.
I Attention!
mm Monday the 30th of January instant,
Pf I shall attend at she (tore houle of Doctor
|HHarris for dittrift No 1, for the pufpofe of
Mcollefting the tax dtf* for the year 1808.
II On Tuefday the 31st at the house of Win.
■MLongftreet tfq, for diftrift No 4.
I Ou Wednesday the firft dav of February,
KJ at house of WilHam M‘Tyre cfq. for diftridl
RNO6.
K On Fhurfday the jnd at the house of Jo-
Hendcrfon in Harrilburg, for diftrift
5.
R ° n Friday the 3rd at the house of James
M Fulcher cfq. fnr ciiftrifl number 2.
H An(} or » Saturday the at the house of
|| James Collins cfq. for diftrift No. 3.
« H. M'Tyre, t. c.
I • January 14. * /^,j
|4, All kind of Blanks
[;i For Sale at this Office.
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(By Authority.)
AN ACT
To enforce and make more efle final an afi,
entitled, (t An afi. laying an ernbarge on
all flip* and veffrls, in the ports and bar
lors of the United Sta'es,” -and thefeve
ral alls Jupplementary thereto,
HE it matted by the Senate and House of
Rrpref ntatives of the United States of Arne
rica la Cnngrefs Aflimhled , That if any pr
fin or perf'inB (hall put, p’arc, or load-on
board any (hip, vessel, boat or watercraft,
or into anv cart, waggon, fled, nr other
carriage or vehicle, with or without wheel*,
any specie, goods, wares or merchandize,
with intent to export, transport or convey
the fame without the United States or the
territories thereof, to any foreign place,
kingdom or country, or with intent to con
vey the fame on board any (hip or vessel
within or without the limits of the United
Sfa'cs, of with the intent in any other man.
net to evade the afts in which this aft is a
funplcment, all such fpccie, goods, ware*
and merchandiz*. and a If.) the (hip, vessel
boat, water craft, cart waggon, fl-d or o
ther carnape or vehicle, on board, or in
which the f.tmc may he so pur, placed, or
loaded as afon laid, shall be forfeited, and
the person or persons so putting, placing
or loading in (he fame as rtorefaid, and also
the aiders and abettors therein, (hall upon
cct viftion, be adjudged guilty of a high
mifdemeamr, and fined a fnm, by the court
before w hich the ronviftion is had, equal (o
f wr times the value of forh fpecic, goods,
wares and merchandize. Provided howev
er, That this feftion (hall nor he conftrurd
toextend toany person orpetfons, notbeing
the ower or own ers of such fpecic, geds, ’
waies or merchandize, who (hall firth inform
l and make complaint to the colleftor of the
diftrift of anv such offence committed with
in the fame diftrift; and any informer or
informers not being the owner or owners as
aforefaid, upon conviftion of the offenders,
Jball be entitled to one haff of the fine afore
faid, when the fame (hall be received by the
United States, and (kali he entitled to cer.
■ tifkate for that pnrpofe from ihe court be
fore whom the con vision, (hall b shad.
•Sec, 2. And be it further enafied, That
it (hall not be lawful to pur on hoard any
(hip, vessel, or boat ofany defeription w has
, ever, any species of goods, M'ares or mer
\ chandize, cithcrof domeSicor foreign growth
produce or manufacture, and the fame is here- .
by prohibited unless a permit particularly (fa
ting the articles thus to he laden (hall have
been previously obtained from the collector
the diftrift in which such (flip, vessel, or
boat may then be, or from a revenue officer
fpecidly avihorifed by the colleftor to grant
fuvdi permits ; nor unless the lading (hall be
made under the inlpeftion of the proper rev
enue officers, nor unless the owner or owners
ccnfignec or (after of such (kip, vessel, or
boat (hall, with thereafter, have given bond
wiihone or rfiore furetit* to the U. States
in a sum fix times the value of the vessel and
cargo, that the veff-l (hall not leave the port
without a clearance, nor (hall, when leav
iig the port, proceed to a foreign port or
place, nor Avail put any article on board of
?n ’ other vessel; and that the whole cargo
(hall be relanded, either in the port where
the vessel may then be, or in such ocher port
of the United States as (hall he designated
ia the clearance. And it (hall •he lawful for
the colleftors of the ratoms to refute permif
ficn to pat any cargo on board any C* h (hip,
r ffel, or beat, whenever in their opinion
tierc is an intention to violate the embargo,
or whenever they (bail have received inlfruc
tions to shat (ffeft by dmftion of the prefi
drnt o( the United States. Provided , that
nothing contained In this feftion (hall be
cenftrued toextend to any (hip, vcfltl, or
boat, unifoimly employed in the navigation
only of bai ', founds., rivers and lakes, with
in the ju ifdiftion of the U. States, which
(hail have obtained a general permission, a
grrcjhly so the provisions in the fourth fac
tion of this aft.
Sec. 3. And he it further mailed , That
t! c owner or owners, consignee or faftor, of
any (hip, vessel, or boat, as deferihed in the
preceding feftion, which may, .at the time
when notice of this aft (h ill be received at
the feverai cuftem fv uses refpeftively, be la
den in whole or in part, (hall, on notice gi
ven by the colleftor, either difeharge such
cargo or givebond for the fame, in the man.
rer and on the conditions mentioned in the
preceding feftion ; and if the cargo (hall not
lie difeharged w itbin ten days or the bond
given within three days after such notice,
the fliip, vessel, or boat and cargo (hall be
wholly forfeited : But the colleftors are
‘hereby authoris'd to order or to cause the
cargoes, of such vcffcls to be difeharged fer
the fame causes as they may refofc permission
to put any cargo on hoard of vessels not yet
laden in whole or in part. And they are
likewise authorifed in the meanwhile, and
until the cargoes (hall have been difeharged
or bonds gilcor as the case may be, to take
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I coflcflion of (och vcffels, and to tike such *
other measures as may be neccffary to prc.
vent their departure.
Sec. 4- And he it further enaffed, That
the collators of the cuflbmi be, and they are
hereby amhorifcd to grant, .under such pen.
cral inflruftions as the prefidcnt of the Uni.
ted States may give to that effect, a general
permiflion to (hips, vcffels, or boats, whose
employment has uniformly been confined to
the navigation of hays, founds, rivers, or
lakes, within the jnrifdiftion of the United
States, when it can be done without danger
of the embargo ceing violated, to take oh
board at any time (uch articles of domestic
or foreign growth as may be designated in
such general permiflion or permiflions, bond
with one or more furerics being ,prcvioully
given to the United States by the owner,
owners, confignce, or faftora of such (hip
T'ffsl, or boat, and by the tnafter thereof,
in an amout equal to three hundred dollars
for each ton of the find vessel, that such vef.
fel (ball not, during the time limited in the
condition of the bond, depart from any dif
frift of the United States without having
previously obtained a clearance, nor until
the raafter or commander (hall have deliver
ed to the colleftor or farveyor of the port
of departure a manifeff of the whole cargo on
bond, that the said veffft (hall riot during i
thcatirae above mentioned, proceed to any o.
th* port than that mentioned in her clear,
ance, or put any article on board of any o.
ther vessel, or be employed in any foreign
trade; and that on every voyage or trip the
whole of the cargo (hall be landed in a port
of the United States within the bay, found
rivers, or lakes to which the navigation of
such veflVl is confined.
Sec. f. And he if further enaStd , That
if any (hip, yeffel or boat, not having re
ceived a general permiflion, and a general
bond not having been firft given in the man
ner provided for in the next preceding feftinn
(hall take on board any specie, or any goods,
water, or merchandize, either of foreign or
domestic growth pr dnee, or manufafture,
.contrary to the provisions of the second fic
tion jnf this aft, such (kip, vessel, or boat,
together with the specie and goods, ware*
or Merchandize, (hall be wholly foifcited ;
and the owner or owners, agent, freighter,
or hrftors, m after or commander of such (hip,
vessel, nr boat, (hall moreover severally for.
feit and pay a sum equal to the value of the
(hip, vessel, boat, and of the cargo put on
board the fame.
Sec. 6. And he it further enabled, That
the person or persons whefe names do or may
appear as owner or owners of any (hip or
vessel either on the certificate of registry,
enrollment, or lioenfe of any such (hip or
veflVl, orifnetther registered or liernfed, on
the last clearance or coflom.houfe document
issued before the pafling of this aft for such
fliip or vessel, (hall he reputed as the true
owner or owners of such (hip or vessel, and
be liable to the payment of all penalties which
may be incurred by the owners of such (hip
o r vrflel, bv reason of any violation oi any
of the provisions of this aft, or of the aft
laying an embargo on all (hips and vcffels in
the ports and harbors of the United States or
of any of the afts supplementary thereto, by
such (hip or vessel: Provided always, That
noting in this feftion con tained (hall be con.
ft rued to release any other person or persons
from the payment of any penalty incitrred by
virtue of any of the afts aforefaid. And in
case of any new register or licence being gran,
ted daring the continuance of the said afts,
or in case of the sale of any (hip or Vrfle! nci
ther registered or liccnfed, a bond with one
or morefurcties to the United States (hall,
previous to the granting any such new reg
ister or license, or to recognizing the sale of
such vessel not registered or liccnfcd, be re
quired by the colleftor, in an amount equal
to three hundred dollars for each ton o( such
(hip or vessel that such fliip or vessel (hall not
during the continuance of the afts laying an
embargo on all (hips and veff*s in the oorts
and harbors of the United S ates, contravene
or infringe any of the provisions of the said
afts ; Provided, That nothing herein con
tained, (hall he conftrocd to extend to the
owner or owners of any (hip or vessel who
(hall have nude a bona fide sale of such ship
or vessel, in any port or harbor of the Uni.
ted States, before notice of this aft at such
port or harbor, refpeftivcl) ; nor to the ow.
ner or owners of any (hip or vessel, in any
foreign port or place, who (hall have made
a bona fide sale thereof, before notice of this
act: And provided also. That such bond
(hall not release the owners and maftcr of
such (hip or vessel or any other perfoh from
the obligation of giving every other bond
required by this act or by any of the acts a
forefiid.
Sec, 7. And be it further enabled, That
in all cases where cither under this aft or un
der the aft laying an embargo on all (hips or
vcffels in the ports and harbors of the U. S.'
or under any of the afts fupplemenrary there
to, a bond hasbeeuor (hall be given to the
U. States with condition that certain goods,
wares and mcrclit ndizc or the cargo of a
vessel (hall bt rclandcd in font yon of the
U. S. the party df parties to (itch bond*
(hall within two months after the date of
the fame (unlcfs in the case of a voyage from
New-Orleans to an Atlantic port, or from
an Atlantic port to New-Orleans, in either
of which ccafcs four months (hall as hereto,
fore be allowed) produce to the collcftor of
the port from which the veflel had beep
cleared with such goods, wares, merchan
dize or cargo, a certificate of the relarding
of the fame from the collector of the proper
( port; on failure whereof, the bond (hall be
put in suit, and in every such suit, as well
as in every suit inftintcd on a Iwnd givers
for a voyage from of to New-Orleans judg
ment (hall be given againfl rhe defendant or
defendants, unlcfs proof (hall be given of
such relanding, or of loss of the veflel at feat
But neither capture, dittrefs, nor any other
: accident whatever, (hall be pleaded or givert
in evidence in any such suit; Unlef* such
capture dia l be expressly proved to "have
been hostile, and such dittrefs or accident
occasioned hv no intelligence or deviation,
nor onlefs such veflel (hall have been from
the commencement of the voyage wholly
navigated by a matter, mate pr mates, ma
riners and crew, all of whom (hall be citi
zens of (he U. States, not unlcfs such mate
or mates, marmers and crew, (hall al) if li
ving, (and the proof their death (hall licoir
the defendant) be produced on the trial, and
fwnrn as competent witnefles, nor onlefs ftfch
matter, mate or mates, mariners and crew,
(hall have signed a (hipping paper, in due
form of law, and a copy thereof,4icfignating
fpcctfically the matter* mate or mates, ma
riners and crew, and their permanent place*
of refidcnce, (hall have been lodged with the
collector of the port, to whom the bond a
forefaid (hall have been given before tht
commencement of the voyage and fubferibed
and sworn to by the matter before such col
' lectoa, and any matter who (hall falfely*
wilfully and corruptly swear as to the fact*
contained in such copy, (hall, on convicti
on, fuffer the pains and penalties of perjury.
And in every.foit instituted on a bond given
as aforefaid, the defendant (hall pay all cofls,
if they (hall not within the limitted time '
have produced the certificate of relandirg to
. the collector of the proper port.
Sec. 8, And he If further entitled, That
no registered or sea letter veflel, although in
ballafl, (hall receive a clearance, or Ire per
mitted to depart from any port of the Uni
ted States, unlcfs the fame bond (hall have
been previouttp given which is required from
velfels licensed for the coatting trade, before
they arc allowed to depart.. And if any such
(hip or veflel (hall dc.-iart without bond ha
ving been given as aforefaid ; and the own
er, or owners, agent, consignee, factor, and
matter or commander of such (hip or veflel,
as well as any other person concerned in such
prohibited departure, (hall be liable to the
fame penalties imposed by law in the case of
veflela licensed for rhe coaftirg trade, de
( parting without bond having been given, or
without clearance, as aforefaid.
Sec. f). And be lt further entitled, That
the collector* of all the diflricts of the Uni
ted States, (hall, and they are hereby autho
rized to take into their cuttody fperie or a.
, ny articles of domettic growthi produce, or
1 manufacture, found on hoard any Ihipor vef
fcl, boat or other water craft, when there
is reason to believe, that (hey are intended
for exportation, or when in vcflels, cans,
waggons, fleigbs, or any other carriage, or
in any manner apparentlj on their way to
wards the territories of a foreign nation, or
the vicinity thereof, or towards a place
whence such articles ar* intended to be ex
ported ; and nor to permit such articles to
he aemoved until bond w ith fvfiicient fore
tics ihall have been given for the landing or
delivery of the fame in some place of the U.
States, whence, in the opinion of the col-
Icflor there (hall rot he any danger of such
article* being exported.
Sec. 10. And be It further entitled, That
the powers given to the cullertors, either bv
this or any other aft refperting the embargo,
to refufe permiflion to pnt any cargo on board
any veflel, boat, or other water craft, to
detain any veflel, or to take into their cus
tody any articles for the purpose of prevent
ing violations of the embargo, (hall be exer*
cifed in conformity with furb inftrurtions as
the prefideut may give, and fu< h general
ru'es as he may piefcrlbe for that purpose,
m ule in pursuance of the powers aforefaid ;
which infkxnrtions and general rules the col-
Jcrtorsfnall he bound to cbev : And if any
artion or suit be brought against any col
leger or othei person acting under the di
rections of and in pursuance of this art, he
mav plead the general iflue, and give this
art and the intt'urtlons and regulations of 'he
president in evidence of his jnfl’ficalion and
defence. And any person aggrieved by the
arts o' any collector in either of the cases a
forefaid, may file his petition before the
diftrirt court o( the difttirt wherein the cnl
i lertor rtfides, flaring the farts of his c?fe,
! and thereupon, after due nodcc given to the
J diftrirt attorney and the colle.rtor, the f:.id
court may (ummardy hear and adjudge there
upon as law and jidliCe may a require, and the