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About The Augusta chronicle and gazette of the state. (Augusta [Ga.]) 1789-1806 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1790)
SATURDAY, September iS, 1795.] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE - . - . v • • * W4«| * n d ~?*« GAZETTE of the STATE, % % ... . . T * * '* f —^———^———— _ , - - fEL ii t_ _l _ * V $ 1— ■ l * "■"■ "" * ” ■— * FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, ihall remain inviolate. Confiitutitn #/ Gtorgim . 4 •. . - »* V * f < -#*•** AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to Tiit State-, Essays, Articles es Intelligence , Advertisements , fcfc. will be gratefully received, ana every kind of Printing performed. Presentments Prom the Grand Jury of the county of Burke , August 26, *790. • 1. II? E present, a* a grievance, that' ? v the improvement of the navi gation of the river Oegechee ii not properly attended to, owing to the want of i'ufficient number of Commissioners to superintend the b'lfinefs i we therefore recommend that Ste phen Johnson be appointed in the room of Matthzw Paramote, deceased; Thomas May in the room of Samuel Lanier, (who has re igned) between Buckfccud and Horse Creek; also, that Hudson Whitaker be appointed iu the room of John Davis, whs has removed from the diflrid next above Buckhead. 2. We present as a grievance that Brier Creek has not been cleared out, agreeably to an ad of the General Aflembly, as we con ceive that the improvement of the naviga tion of said creek would be of public utility, 3. We present Nicholas Cavenah, for taking compensation from John Roberts, for dealing a calf the property of said Cavenah, and thereby fufferin# said Roberts to escape condign puuifhmect, which said matter may be proved by James Coward, Patrick Connel ly and John Scott. 4. On the information of William Wo mack, we prelent Jefie Bad tor keeping a difordeily houfc, and for retailing spirituous liquors without licence, contrary to law. 5. We present as a grievance, that the j-oad leading from Louilvilie to vvafhiugtou, in the county of Wilke*, has not been opened agreeable to an ad of Adembly for that purpose ; and we tecommend that Blailingham Jiarvey, fen. Zacharuh Gray, and Alexander Ir win, be appointed CommiSoners to fupei in end the laying out and opening the said foad; in the molt dired and heft war rewards the laid place, as far as the county extends. 6. We pieient as a grievance, that the road leading from Aeguria to Savannah, be tween B er Creek midge to RV.ky Creek, is Without a Commifiioner ; aud we recommend that William Be l, fen. be appointed a Com ti'iiffioner for the fame, in the room of Eiitha Thornton, who has resigned. j We pxefcnt William Jones for turning the road from LouifviUe to Savannah several nufes out of the dired and usual course of said road, whtneby it is rendered irapaflable, and fevetai citizens are thereby materially in jured. We recommend that Reuben Lett bo appointed a Commiflioner of said road, in the room of Francis Pugh, who has refigued, and that John Vickers be appoint'd a Commif f,oners of the fame in the room es William Jones. 8. We present the Colledor of taxes of the county, for the year 1789, for not col lecting an extra tax imposed by the Superior Court, for the purpose of ending and keep ing in repair the public brigdei in this county. We desire that thtfe our Piefemments be Bublirtied in the Gaze te f aud that his Houor the Judge receive our thanks for his ( barge •t the commencement of the present term, iamuel Lini(K» F»rtmun, Jefle Barns, John Wade, J'd»n Moure, Matthew Msrfhall, W.llism filming. Williita iuuglil»» JsWM Wi<tttiu#bsPV GEORGIA. William Courfey, Thos. Yarbro"gh, Robert Bowling, Robert Ronaldloa. Mill* Murphy, Extraß from tin Court Bockty EDWARD WAT 1 S, G. 3. C. B. C. The Jcllowifig is publijhed by Requr/L Copy of tbt Arndts of the COMBINED SO CIETY. Article I. Society (hall be no- A minated and known by the name of the Combined Society ; and tt»f member* thereof (hall be considered a* men of Arid integrity and perfeveiance, who ihall be firft firmly bound to secrecy, previ ous to theii being admitted to the knowledge or myfieries thereof. Art. a. Any member of this foci*:y w. tiling other* of their acquaintance to be initiated, (hall recommend tta person or perfon* so wilhed to be initiated, and if approved of by a majority of the member* thereof, the* the pert on cr perfooefo wiftied to be initiated, may, by approbation of a majority of the laid society, be foheited and brought forward agieeable to the firit article theteof. An. 3. That thufe who may be admit ted into the Combined Society dull boar an equal expeuce, and ufa their utraoft endea vour* to carry into effttt all plant that may be proposed and agreed to by a majority of the member* of said lociety. Provided the laid plan be continent with the principle* of these article*. And no plan or rei'olutioii (hall be entered into that haa not been read twice at two different meetings. Art. 4. The general meetißg* of the Com bined Society (hall be annually 011 the lift Thursday in September, when they (hall pro ceed to the choice of a Prefideqt, Secretary, aud Treasurer, who (hall, with a majority of the metnoer* of’ said society, proceed to bulincls : The monthly mectiugs (lull be on the iaft Thursday in each month, for the pur pole of initiating such a* may he approved of by a majority of the members of (aid society. Art. 5. In case of emergency, the Tre fident (hall have power to convene the society at any time or place neccdary, and proceed to bufinefs* A.rt. 6. The President (hall have power to give a difpenfationtoany thtee ot the members of this society, to form themfelve* into prime bodies, and initiate such a* may be approved of and found worthy, agreeable to these ar ticle?.. Art. 7. Whenever there ft»a!l be effablilh td five prime bodies, they (hail proceed to cboofe out of their refpettive focietiet, on* repreieutativc for every twenty members, which said representative* (hall compofa the General Society. Art. 8* The representatives to the Ge neral Society (lull be cholen annually on the temb day of August, which said reprefenta tive* so cholen out of the refpedive prime bodies, Hull form th*tuf«lve* into a koocul cenvcudoo, it any trine or piece they (hall lieicafter agree on or think proper. Ait, 9, The general convention (hall pro. reeU 10 ibe choice of a Grand Preri tent, Vtee , ftekuw esd lewiftny) who tail, wuh 4 majority of the said Representative* chof?» from the refpeftive prime bodies, form the Geucrai Society, and proceed to bufinef*. 1 Art. 10. Whatever plan or refolutioa * may be entered into by the General Society, • ihall at the expeucc of the whole of theCorn timed Society be carried in o effect. Art. if. After the General Society is compofcd, the Grand President and Vice -I’ielident alone (lull have power to issue all dd'penlatiou* 10 the refpeflive prime bodies* or to auy five of the combined friend*, t# form tnemfc'.ves into prime bodies. Art. iz. In cases of emergency, the Granff President aud Vice-President clone (hall have power 10 ionv«n* the General Society at an/ . time or place uectlFary, and preceed to bufi* uefs. Art. 13. Provided any member or raern* bars of the Combined Society (hall neglctf to attend th# general, monthly, or called mect iugs ot laid (octet/, such member or mem- * bcis without a fatisiaftory apology, (hall bd fubjeef to such a tint a* a majority of said so ciety may heteaftcr point out, not exceeding tea dollars. Art. 14. And there (hall he no alterati«tf in thefs article* of the Combined Society, ex cept it be by approbation of four-fifth* of the combiued fiieudr or members of said fociety* 'Jheic article* wet*euteiad info aud agreed on the twenty-third day of July, “no thousand (even hundred and ninety, Os the Matnbei* of said Society. Purport of iht ntctffary Oaths f Initiation* I. Th-t 1 wiU never reveal, nor caule i* be revealed, in auy manner whs ever, an/ secret or fecret*, which may at this or an/ .tim* heieafter be tevealed unto me lefpcfi iug this society, without the content and ap« probation of the society henu fiifi obtained* ». That I will support, maintain, and de . feud the foregoing article*, and he true t# each one of the Combined Society. the two foie or fir# fingers ©f your right hand act of* yout taoutb. The following is a copy •! an inffrument of writing delivered with th* foregoing ar ticles. A PUn to proms it the inter est of tbt Combined Society . That all that trtft of country situate, lying and being, fouth of the Orooec river, and bounding by a line running from the head eg source of the Appalachee river, or fouth fori# of the Oconee river, in a direr! line to tb© head or source of Flint river; thence down the said river to the confluence of it and Cbatahouchee ; thence in a direst line to thd head or source of Saint Maty*! river; thenc© to the confluence of the Oakmulgee and Oco nee ; thence up the Oconee to the place of be ginning ; and eftixnated to include abooß eight millions of acres, which was set spare by the Geueral Aflembly of thl* flats in Au g- 1a cue thousand (even hundred and eighty feveu, and pieferved lor accommodating the late (late trno[ e, Agreeably to their contra'? with the (late, 011 entering into feme* fo* fupprefliug the violence* ot the Creek Indian*, as preferibed by the General Assembly of f*»«s (late, (lull he f«t apart for that pnrpef©, And whereat the claim* due M/n Hear* ind foldier* amount only to 1 wo bundled and t *en« ty tluic li&uieud out bandied forty actifr .j £Vol. IY. 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