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EU ST A: (Georgia) Printed by D. DRISCOL, near the market. SATURDAY, March 18, 1809. [3 Dolls, per Ann*
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BELLING OFF!
The Subscribers
■//??'<• Hand, the following Articles,
■Jamaica and N. E. Rum,
■Holland and Country Gin,
■Loaf and Brown Sugars,
■Coffee and Hyf’n l ea,
■Copp- rafs, Peper & Alfpicc,.
■ ron, German cY Blifferd Steels.
I A Few Creates of
I CROCKERY,
WELL ASSORTED.
A I S O
\ A VJlilL-Tr OF
)RY GOODS;
And (i otnc 11 Atf-rtment of
lARDWARE.
The above goods arc offered
fair, on moderate iten*, on a (boil ctcd
for appiovrd feentby bv \
LEGGETT & WILLIAMS.
March 11. (ip) |
TEN DOLLARS
WILL he paid to rny person tor sppre
ndirg HENRY PORCH who deserted
an my company ot Rifictrtn < n the 4 I1 of
tfituty kfi, I e is a native of Virginia, y
;t nn and a quarter irchtfi high, Cmk c< m
twn, black eyes, daik hair, and hyoc.
Hpation a Shce-maker.—Whoever will fe
ire the PaidPoult it jail, c.’ deliver h’.m to
ly commiflihried rflitet in the armies cf the
nired Stater, shall receive the above rc.
aid, ar:d their travelling exyenfe? borne to
t place cf delivery or cor filament.
For 1 HO'S A. SMITH, Captain oj
the L. States Rtgivieht of Rijit men,
E. STALLINGS, Er.ftgn,
(fT The Editor ot the Geo gia Express
111 pltalc inlert the above in hit paper three
n et, ter which he (hall he paid by towaid
ig his account to Fort Hawkins.
March 11. (31)
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Runaway \
From the Subfcribrrs planta
on in Monigomeiy 0 m.ij, a negro fellcvv
in.tc pLKET, ~h< ut forty years of age,
if? cflfis toes is ir.iihrg off one of his feet,
ny j'Pffon apprehending Lid mgio and
dge him in the necreit jail in this (late
aii be Efficiently rewarded for their Men.
c. CHRISTOPHER SNELL.
March 11.
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A 1 wenty Dollar Bill
HAS been taken one day Jaft
rclc from a Imali negro bey in this town.
he owner is to enquire at die Chronicle
Etc, prove property and have it, by pay
ip he expencc otih:s advertifemeot.
Miarch 11.
For Sale.
he Land and Plantation whereon 1
now live*
COiN 1 LINING three hundred acrc*i
Sjointog the land* of Germany and Paid
in, wish a good dwelling house and oih?r
r. hcufci, and a young thriving PEACF
RCHARD j it jt 11 presumed no perfoi.
ouid widi to pu 1 chafe without viewing the
rcrc'ifcs, a further description would bcun
;ccl:ary,— For term* which will be ac
titunodatir.g apply to
HENRY PEEK.
Sheriff’s Sale.
n the firjl Tuefday in April next, at the
Court house in the town of PTayneJbotough,
between the vfus.l hours.
Will be Sold,
} S»ooo lbs of feed Colton, more
itli, in Burke county, levied on at the
opirty of Homer V. Milton, ;o fitiify
cxecariont in favor of the State of
eorgia againd the said Mißon.—Term*
laic Ca(h.
Jofcpil Perry, ShetiJ.
March 4. (jg
All kind ot Blanks y
For Sale at this Office.
(By Authoiity.)
AN ACT '
For dividing the Indiana *ei riiory into two
feperate governments,
BE it tnatud hy the Senate end Hcteft of
Reprefntatives of the United Slates of time,
nra in Congrcfs Affembhcd, That from and
alter the firft day of Match next, all that
part of the Indiana territory which lies weft
of the Wahnih river and a duett line drawn
frem the laid Wabaffi river and Poll Vin.
cennes, du» north to the territorial line be.
tween the United States and Canada, (hull,
for the purpose of temporary government,
conhitute a fepaate territory, and be called
Illinois*
See. 2. And be it further enatted, That
thete fli-ill be cftabliftied within the faidter
ritojy a government in all refpefts ftmilat to
that provided by the ordinance of Congrcß,
pa Bed on the 13th day of July, 1787, for
the government of the renimry of the Uni
ted Stater, north-weft cf the river Ohio ;
and by an aft paffird cn the 7th day ot Au
gnft, 1789, entitled “ An aft to provide for
the government of the territory north-weft
of the rivet Ohi and the inhabitants there
of (hail be tnti icd to, and enjoy all and
lingular the rights, priviledges and advan
j tages, granted and secured to the people of
the territory of the United Stares, north,
weft of the river Ohio, by the fatd ordi. /
nance.
Sec. 1. And be it further em fled. Ti nt
the office is for the (aid territory, who, by
virtue Os this aft, (hall he appointed by the
Proficient of the United S ates, by with i
the advice and consent of the Senate, (hail 1
refpeftively execute the fame powers, fer.
form the fame duties, and receive for their
fttvices the fame compenfationt, as by the
ordinance aforefaid, and the la ws of the U
nited States, have been provided and tftab.
liflied for the (imilar officers in the Indiana
territory. And the duties and emoluments
of fuperintendance of Indian affairs ftuli be
united with those of governor. Provided,
That the Prcfident o( the United Sraeslhad
have full power in the rccefs:f Congrcfs, to
appoint and comm.ffi >n ail officers herein au
thoriied, and their com millions (hall conti.
nne in force, until the end of the next fcfii
on of Cong rtfs.
Sec. 4. And be it further matted, That
so mu. h of the ordinance tor the government
of the territory of the United States north
west of the Ohio river, as relates to thcor
-1 gmization of the general Affemhly therein, j
\ and pteferibes the powers thereof (hall be in 1
/ force, and operate in the. Illinois territory,
j whenever fatisfaftory evidence (hall be giv
en to the governor thereof that such is the
with, of a majority of the freeholders, not.
withft,Hiding there may not be therein five
thoufacd free male inhabitants of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards: Provided
That until there (hall be five thousand tree
male inhabitants of twenty.one years and
upwards in said tertitorv, the whole number
of reprefentativs to the general alfcmhly (h,<il
net be Bfs than seven, nor more than nine,
to he appointed by the, governor to the fe
verai counties in the said territory, agreea
bly to the number of free malt s of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards, w'hich they
may refpeftively contain.
Sec. 5. And be it further enaSed, That
nothin;* in this aft contained fhd. be con-
O
ftrued, (has in any manner to affl-ft the go
vernment now in force in the Indiana terri- /
tory, farther than to prohibit the cxcrcife •
thereof within the Illinois territory, from /
and after the aforefaid fit ft day of M rch
next.
Sec. 6. And he it further tnatted. That
all suits, process and proceedings, which,
on the firft day of M-irdi next, (hill be pen
j ding in the court of any county which (h.» 11
Be included within the find terrifory of Illi
nois, and also ali suits, process and proceed,
ings, which, on thTaid fim day of March
next, (hall he pending id the general courr
of the Indiana territory, in coufcquence of
anv writ.of removal, or order for trial at bar
and which had been removed from any of
the counties included within the limits ot
the territory of Illinois aforefaid, (hall, in
all things concerning the fame, be proceed
ed on, and judgment and deciees rendered
thereon, in the fame manner as if the said
Indiana ferriiorv, had remained undivided^
Sec. 7. And be it further enabled. That
nothing in this aft contained (hail Ire fa con.
ftrued as to prevent the ccilcftion of taxes
which may, op the find day of March next, *
he due to the Indiana territory on lands ly
ing in the said territory of Illinois.
;*jSsc. 8. And be it further endtteJ, That
until it (hall be otherwise ordered by the le
giflarure of the said Illinois territory, Kaf
kafleia on the Milfilfippi river (hall be the
(cat of governmtntTor the said Illinois terri
tory, \
J. B. VARNUM, I
Speaker of the House of Reprefeutatives. I
JN ; MILLEDGE,
I
President of the Senate, pro tem.
Approved, Ftb. 3, 1809.
TH : JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
7c revive and continue for a fnrther time,
the authority of the comnrJJitjnert of KaJ
kr.fhia.
ME it enacted by the Senate and Haufe of
Repiejentativis of the U, S, of America tn
Ccvgrtjt assembled , TTlirtt the powets here
tofore vett*d in the register and receiver of
public monies lor the oiflrid of Kaiilkia,
be, and the fame are hereby revived and
the said rrgj/ifr and receiver (ball be allow
ed until the firft day of Jar. next, to com
plete the itiwfl igation cf claims to land in
said difliid they (had have lull power to
revile any of their former decisions, and also
the- fame power and authority in relation to
claims to land in the village of Pioria j no
tices of which have heretofore been filed as
they have in relation to other claims in the
fa id did lift ; and the said regift cr and re
ceiver, and th# clerk of the board, (Kali
each he allowed an additional compensation
of five hundred dollars in full for his ferfi
ces in relation to fach claims.
. , J. B. VARNUM,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
JOHN MILLEDGE,
President of the Senate pro tem.
Approved,.Fcb. 15, 1809.
TH : JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
7a incorporate a Company for opening the
Canal tn the city of Wajhingtoti.
BE it '.vacted by the Senate and Honfc of
i Hepiefentati'ves of the U . S. of America tn
/ Cong.cf off mb led, That Robert Brent,
Samuel N, Smallwood, Dm iel Carroll of
Dudd'ogt.on, John Law, William Bren;,
Frederick Mav, Kdas B. Caldwell, James
D B&rny, G iMhh Cooiribe, and George
Ei gder, or anv five of them be, and the/
are hereby appointed coali.tiftoners to open,
o- cat|fe to be opened, a book for receiving
and entering fuWcriptions for railing a capi
ta; -It'.iffik “XCuC-li” 15 nna h'Jrulrf*o th m
fani dollars, in (hires of one pundre.,l dol
lies each, fir the ptirpofe of opening the
canal to con ninicare from the Potomac ri
vet to the fiiftern Branch 'hereof, through
a part of th ; city of W..lhingfon, and that
one month's notice be give i in one of the
newspapers printed in Wahington, Giurgc.
/ town, and Alexandria, of the time &pi ice
of opening ihe frid fu feriptjon bock, and
that the fame be kep' open until the firm of
(forty tlihufand dollars he fuhfcribed : Pro
vided, that no subs ription (hail be receiv
ed uni -f s the fain of ten dollars be paid into
the hinds of .he per fins auih.'.l'ed to receive
the fame, on each (hare fabferibed for.
Sec. 2. dud be it further enacted, That
as soon as the aforelaid firni of forty than,
sand dollars be fubferibed, the said corn
ni’fii msts, or any five of them, (hail call a
meeting of .the stockholders at the city cf
1 Wjfhington, by advertifment in one of the
ncwfpapers printed in Walhmgrpo, George. \
town and A 'xi-»dria, appointing a fit and (
convenient time and place of meeting ; and
the said (b'ckholceis null proceed in person,
or by proxy, to the ehdion, by bailor, of
a prefi lent and fix directors fur co-j lading
the l.iid undertaking, and managing the bu
(intfs of the company, for and during the
term of cnc year from the time of their ap.
p'-'inrmeat.
f ee. 3. 4»d he it further enacted, Thai
the said ftockhuldf rs and their (ucceflbts,
from the time cf the said firft meeting, (hall
he, and they are hereby declared to be, in.
| corpora ted by the name c f th? “ Washing.
ton Canal Company," and by that name
may sue and be feed, implead and be im
pleaded, answer and be anfwcrcd, and way
make all neceflary bye-laws and jegulations
f ..t the proper management of the bulinefs of
the company l Provided, that the fan/ be
not contrary to the laws of the U. States,
or the laws in force in the diftrid of Colum
bia.
Sec. 4* And be it further enacted, That
the said proficient and di,-odors fnall continue
in cilice one year from the time of their e.
ledior, and the d?r-efo-s may fill any va
cancy which may happen in their own body
during the term for which they were elected
and in case of the death, rofignation or dis.
qualification of the president, they may eled 1
a president to serve for the residue of the
term 1 <.nu the sud (loeKnoldtr?, i-n ors year
after the day on which the eledion of Presi
dent and diredors fiiall he firft made, & on
the fame day in every year thereafter, (ex.
cept the fame lhall happen on Sunday, in !
that case uii the day fuccceding) (hall 'eled ■
by bailot from among rim (lock holders, ore !
person as president, and fix pcifjnsas direc. I
tors ; and the president and diredots for the !
time being, fnall giv« public notice, in pne I
of the newspapers printed in Wafliington, i
1 Georgetown and Alexandria, f Jr a new e.
| ledion, at lead |.n days previous to the ex- 1
I piration uftiic time lor which they were c- I
/ leded, and each ftcck bolder (hail be alleged 1
o ne vote for every (hare by him or lu* I*l ft
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at the tima in Hud company ; and any ftock
bolder, by a written au.hotity ur.dcf hia
or her hard - , ard executed in the ptefence of
two witnrflts, may deputaany other dock
der to vote and aft its proxy ior him or her
at any general meeting.
Sec. 5. And be it Jurther enacted, That
thefaid president and directors so elcfteif, ie
their fudeeflors, (hall be, and they ate here,
by authotiied and tmpoweicd to agree with
any pcifcn or persons, on behalf of (aid
company , to cue the canal as laid down on
the plan of the city of Walhirgtoti, eteft
furh locks, and perform such oilier work*
as they lhall judge ncccffary tor opening the
canal atr icfaid, at d the folks theicoi; and
oat of the monies arising (ran futlcripiions,
whaifageand tolls, tapay fur the (ame, &
to repair & improve the said cat a), locks. Sc
other woiks necefl'aiy thereto, ard to defray
all incidental charges. Sc aifo to appoint a
ticafurer, clerk, and toch other officers, toll,
gatherers, m<nage r s arid (treat,is, as they
(hall judge teqiiilhr, fctolcttlc their lefpcftive
wages*
Sec. S. Aiid be if further enacted , That
the treasurer ot (he fata company (hah, before
he afts as such, give bend to the company in
futh penalty, and with futhfccutity as the
said president Sc directors lhall direct, condi
tioned ior the taichtul performance oi the du*
tics cf his office.
Sec. 7. And be it further enaßed, That
the said president ami vflircftuis so tlcfted,
and their successors, (hall have iuil power
and authority to demand and receive of tb*
ftockbolders, in equal ptoporcions, the re
maining ninc-tcnths of ihe (hares, from
time to time, as they (hall judge ncccffary j
and if any of the ftockholdets thali neglect
or refufe to pay their proportions, within
•ne month after the fame (hah have been
ordered, the (hare or (h ms of such defaulter
(hail be forfeited: Provided , That noitc*
(hall be given, by advertiiemotu in one of
the ncvvfpapcrs printed in Wafhtagron
Georgetown and Alexandria, of the ttmd
when the fame (hall he ordered to he paid.
S'C. 8. And be it further enacted , That
the said company (hall not begin to collect
wharfage or tolls, until the canal is made
navigable for boats and scows drawing three
(cer water to pail through the fame, from
the Potomac river to the Eastern hrancll
thereof : And if at any time the said canal
" (h a ’l become obftrufted, so that boots and
scows drawing three feet water cannot pass
through Ihe fame, fro j the Potomac river
to the Eastern branch thereof, it lhall not
be lawful (or the said company to colleft any
wharfage or tolls, until such obftruftion
ftull h ave been removed*
Soc. o. And be if further enaßed, That
every president and dircftor, before he affs
as such, lhall take an oath or affi,nation that
he will weil and faithfully difeharge the du
ties ot his o ffice ; and any (our of the direc
tors, with the president, (hall copftitute a
q worn for traufafting any bufiaefa of thd
company,
Sro. li And be ti further ettaSlrd, Til a?
the (hares in the said company (hall be deem-'- ,•
ed perfond and not real property, and trans.
ferable in such manner as the company fkall
dtreft, and tnal the (hares held by uny indi
vidua( (hill be liable to be attached or taken
by fieii facias, to fitisfy the debts due from
any “such individual, in like manner as other
pet Tonal property may be.
See. it. And be it further tnaßrd, That
there lhall be a general meeting of the ftoc*
khoiders on the firft Monday to June, end
the fir/l Monday in December, in every
year, in the city of Wafhihgrrjn, to which
mating the president and direftors (hall
make a report, and render diftinft and just
accoants of all their proceedings j and on
finding th*-m jttftjy and (airly bated, the
ftockbolders then prefenr, dr a majority of
them, (hall give a certificate thereof: and
at such half yearly gyp-rd mec:in»B, aftef
leaving in the hands of the treafurtr such
sums as (h ill be judged necessary for repairs,
imravements Jor contingent charges, an e
qual dividend of all r(j- nett profits arising
.mm the wharfage ard toils heteby granted
Hull be order*d, and made to and among all
the (lockholdets cf the said company, in pro.
portion to their several (hates ; provided,
that if *• e nett profits lhall, in any year,
exceed fifteen per centum on the fmn aftually
expended by the said company, in.opening
the said canal, and completing ills fartie,
the fifteen per centum only of the nett pro
fits (hall be divided among the (lookhoJdet.s,
and the excess (hall be paid to the mayor
and city council o( the city of Walhitigton,
for the ufeof the said city.
Sec. lit Arid be ti Jurtthr enaßed, Th\:
l)t and to cmfi lent lion of ihe expenfis, ihs
said ftockiKJidcrs (hall incur in cutting rite
canal, erecting and in maintaining
and keeping the fame in rcpvir, and in the
c.i' 1 rgetreni o* toe fume, the (aid company is
hereby auihmTed to collect <jn ail anicus
and tn aerials laud d on each fiji; of the canal,
front on ho-ito ,< y boat or fcc-v, or pla - ed
on cither (l ie of tiie fdj can.*!, for the pur
pof? of being takru tfierelcoui by any bcfctt
ox scow, according j j such rates as ibe prc«