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Presentments of the Grand Jury .
THE Grand Jury for the body of the coun
ty of Columbia taking into view the
very great injuries and inconvcniencies sus
tained by the citizens of this county, from
the itinerancy of the conrt-boufe and jail,
prcfent as an intolerable grievance, that the
late comraiffioners, after a new and well
built court-boufe had been erected at consi
derable expeace, and a jail nearly completed,
fliould have poitted out a different place for
creating the public buildings, not more cen
tral than the prefeat; and absolutely refuting
to have the ceuter of the couoty obtained,
although the fame was offered to be done on
private expenco.
The Grand Jury cannot but be confident
that the motives which indaced the Legisla
ture to appoint one of the new commiffiooers
for this county from the county of Wilkes,
were, that such commissioners thou id be im
partial and utterly difioterefled in the place to
be fixed on for the public buildings; that
comma Sioner having declined to aft, wepre
fent it as grievous and unwarrantable that
his Excellency the Governor thouid till that
vacancy, by appointing a per foe in this coun
ty, thereby totally defeating the intention of
the LegiffatuTe, and continuing it in the
power of party-leaders to ptoToog'the iucon
veaiencies the county has so long laboured
under. And it Is recommended by the Grand
Jury, that no additional expeace be incurred
until an attual farvey is made, and the center
of the county aCcCruiaed, which they con
ceive will do away rt*e unhappy d ifputes which
have too long exited axuoag the citizens of
this county.
The Grand Jury conceiving that the claims
agaieftthe countv for work done on bridges,
court-boufe and jail, as well as ail other mat
ters in which the coanty is interfiled, come
properly before them, have accordingly
taken up such claims as have been laid before
them, and report as follows i
That Stnjamin Rees, Esq. has fulfilled hie
esattaft in building a bridge over Town creek
at Wnght&wroagh, and that the firm of fif
teen pounds is doe him for the fame.. —That
tilts sane of thirty three poundsten •fhillmgsis due
John Graves, ET<j. for building abridge over
Germany** creek. —-That the fumwf fourteen
pounds is due Katban Stubbs for feu-ildmg a
bridge ovct Maddox creek art Wrightfco
rotijrh-—That the Cum of twenty-four pounds
arinsreen shillings and eleven-pence, three
feeftnags, is due Thomas Edmondson, for
fcuil&iag a bridge over Greenbrier creek.—
That Wittisno Stevens has completed fxis co«-
brsft iabmldiagtheoovrt-hocfe, except stable
arod she upjerr window made te open, lorwhich
deficiency we rbcemmend that -forty killings
he dedufted, unlsfe the fame are done on or be
fore the next meeting of the Inferior count, in
which-case -we find that the sum of two intn
fireS and fifty-five pound* is yudty .due the
Ikid William Stevens for faldbuildrag.
And we recojameud that the Honorable the
Inferior Court, at ’their next session, fie take
she nece-Sary means, that the foregoing sums
be paid without delay.
We -recommend that Caleb SLoHell and
Mathew Parham be exempted from pall tax
«ui accetmt of their age and infirmities, .and i
aftfo repealed from the payment es such tax
sow due.
We prefeat jofhua Ayres for profane j
Cwearicg.
We recommend to the Honorable the le
fferior Court to order payment far all stuns of
money Which are or may be due for public
tuiildtngs -within the county, such Xums ap
pearing just by legal -vouchers.
On the bills of indiftracat we find as .fal
lows e
The State 1
vs. C Negrefttaling—truebiH.
Davad Hudfpestb )
u The State T
vs. . VKorfe Sealing—no hilL
Janet George J
The State 1
vs. > Affatfft—true bill,
fames ISand \
The State 1
vs. s Affault —true biff.
Joshua Morgan J
The State J
vs. \ Negro fileilrng—ate&iU*
Robert Bonner j
The State |
«s. J Sfegroftcaling—feme IbH
William Suite 5
The Colledor of the county baling laid be
fore us a lift of defaulter* and iafolvents, and
we having examined the fame, cannot bat
express our concern at law» which fubjed the
officers of government to fucheinbarraffments
as the lavra in the present case do, which in
one instance enatf, that persons under the age
of twenty-one year* that! be exempted front
taxes ; and in another, that defaulters ihould
be fubjed to be double taxed, which involves
persons wholly exempted from tax in this
doable incumbrance, which we conceive arises
from the captains of companies returning to
the receivers of tax returns she whole num
ber of their refpeftivc companies, whether
within age or not: And we recommend that
the collector be relieved from his responsibi
lity for the tax of ail fucb persons, he making
a return on oath, to the best of his informa
tion, of pecfons within-such descriptions.
We feel ourfelve* much indebted to his
Honor the Judge for the politeneTs and refped
ifcewn the county, ia cauting a public inveffi
gitiou of the fubietl of the additional tax for
defraying the expeuces of the bridges of this
county: nor can we onvt exprediag our ea-»
tire fatisfalfien at ike appropriation rnide in
favor of Colonel Grave* and ftaudal Rumfey
by his Honor the judge.
We preJeac to his Honor the Judge owe
thanks for the excellent Charge delivered us,
and rcqwell that that,-together with liieie Pie
feotmeats,- be published zn die S'i'O Gazette.
Thus. Napier, her* was i Richard Jones,
James Ros«, Andrew Scurge*,
John Stith, John Gartreil,
Richard Randolph, N. Q. M‘Cruder,
John Cobbs, Abraham Johufon,
Matthew Duncan, H. Hampton.
William Shields.
Tire Grand Jury having made return cf
their Rrcfcut merits, the fame ate ordered- to
; be laid before the Honorable the Inferior
Court, and pub lifted in the State Gazette.
'Takenfrom 114I 1 4 Minutes*
- * PETER CRAWFORD, Clerk.
March ty,
#s* The Town Marihal no
] tiScs the {R'habk i«tJ-of the Augnfta,
that the **■ Ordinance for regulating the afftze
off thread souk place end *a full force, agrec
j ably to the fame, ox Wcdaefday thc ych inff.
! That the two firft feftio-ne of the •“ Ordinance
I to prevent the life of wooden chimities or fire
places, and for compelling persons to keep
j their cbimnics clean within the town of Au
gufta* lock place and in fell force, agreeably
to the fame, -en Monday ihe i-pth- ioftant.
And that the ** Ordinance to prevent g iHop
j iag of irerfes -or ns-ules-i faring of guns .and
i and to prevent hogs from running at
large, within tire towu of A-ugufla,** nxi'.l
‘ take place and be in full force, agreeably to
; the fame,, .an Tburfday the 2jgh ieft. There
fore, thole concerned are deli red to take no
tice. ' •
And also ailCouftables that are, or .may be
appointed under-the authority of the Honorable
<the Mayor and Aldermen-of the faidCorpo
; aratiao of Auguftx, are hereby directed to go
vern themfelvea accordingly.
Notice.
* I *HE Subscriber having pur chafed at the
j Sheriff’s sale, cm the ts.h day of June,
onethoufaud seven buudied and eighty-fix,
j two tra&s of land oa a branch cf the Big
Kioka creek, containing 300 acres, whereon
Samuel Hicks -siei» resided, and having in
puffieffion the titles duly made and -executed
i by him the said Sheriff, bearing date rhe etjth
day of June, one thousand fcven hundred and
! eighty-fix j and by-the ungenerous proceed
ings of Edmund B. Hicks and a lew is Barnes
> have dragged him into .two vexatious law
Juits, which have been commenced for some
i years a—l am therefore induced, in confe
qucnce of the faldfuitp, which are yet unde,
ter mined {and much xgainft my dedre) t«
- publilh the copies of the folio wing original
.paper* now in my poffeflion:
*• SIR,
<* Mta. Hicks has come up from Augnffa,
] and desired I would come up to youchoufe
with her. She want* to pay the money for
itcr ioxfii land tSf you fee caufc to give hup—
I if it is not too ill convenient, fhculdteglad t*
fee you.
“ I am, Sir, your humble fervaot,
« (Sighed) "Won. BARNETT/*
July 6, 1786.
Thomas Hamilton, Esq.
GEORGIA. }I DO hereby pfomife t®
Richmond couniy . ) pay, ot cause to he paid
unto Thomas Hamilton, his heirs, executors
and adminifiratoas, one bulhel of Indian corn,
when demanded, for the rent of two trafta
of land containing three hundred acres, where*
on ( now live (being part) on the 31st day
of Bee ember next. Ia witness whereof I
have hereunto let mj band, this 14th day of
July, iyß<s.
(Signed) SAMUEL HICKS*
Wit lie fs
William Barnett ,
Nathanul Hicks.
N. fi. After the expiration of the above
con wad with Samuel Hicks, 1 then rented the
whole of the piemife<s to the Rev. Nathaa
Han is, and never after had any coencdio®
or dealings whatever with him, and was is
peace until the following warrant made it*
appearance, and my property taken by tbs
courtable,; but upon toy producing fufficicat
1 papers, the magulrate gave me an order t®
the laid readable to xeleafe my property, ao4
to deliver up the warrant, as it was illegally
obtained, which are in the words followings
“ GEORGIA.
“ WHEREAS Samuel Hicks, of the coxa*
ty of Richmond, hath this day made oath
before aue, that Thomas Hamilton, Ekj. of
the fall county, is justly indebted to him ia
two hundred and thirty-four huJhels of Indian
i corn, for the rent of a plantation oa the wa
ters of the Great Kiokies, and delays tha
payment of ihe fame: THESE are therefore
to .a ut ho rife you to d idra :n and ieize theeffeda
of the bid Thomas Hamilton, if any to hff
found ou tlie prem:fes ; and after due aotifi
! cation, to fell agreeable to law, and so f-xiiu
<i iveu under my hand and leal, this acdi
day of November, jygß.
(signed) H. ALLISON. (L. f.)
(Szgued) Samud Hicks.”
N. B. Notwiihfiaudaug the total difappokt
meut of theeornmentioned in the body •of
the warraat, proceedings, illegal, were AiH
carried ou, which prods.ed the fellwaag <dt»
j petit ion :
GEORGIA, ) BEFORE srw, fobm
Wajbimgtau county. > Watt*, Esq. a Jodies
of the Peace for the said .county, perfo®ally
appeared John Rugg, and being duly fw.oan#
upon his oath declared. That a Saaaual
Hicks came to the house of this depouent,
tuca telidiug in the county <o£ Wilkes, and
made a tender of an tuftruaneat of writing,
supp )£ng to he an old deed made from
■ depeaenC to Jacob Caftleberry, for aoo actfts
land lying on the waters .of .the Big Kioka
ertek, originally granted this .deponent, whin®
deed was much obliterated and
faying -his brother-Edmond Bugg Hicks had
put chafed the said land; and alked this idepo*
if he d d not fell .the said Cafllebeiry, his
land, who answered ia rhe affirmative. That
me said Samuel Hicks replied, .that his bro
ther Edmond Bugg Hicks had 'bought the fa»4
land i and not .knowing rhat the said SamueS
Hicks came with a palpable and notorious Jits
in bis moil 1 ci.d, though withgreatxeiuffamce #
a wicked and fraudulent manner .obtaki
-prom this deponent a title for the .aforefaid
t wo hue Ired acre* of land, aetwithliandjnjf
h £ wed knew the right lay in another perfen.
hit
-(Signed) JOHN J BUGG*
' ’ mark.
Sworn to before rae'tiiis jil Joins, jyjjto.
(Signed) JOHN WAITS, J. t. 5
Mr. Smith*
Tfou will pieafe the above In your
.next Gaxette, and oblige., Sir,
Your humble servant,
THOMAS HAMILTON*
-
Match ijt *79*'
Notice.
THE Augtfta Company of Militia are «-
quelled to a;lend general mufler, at €l»
Academy, on the nth of next month, pro*
cilclyat r* o’clock, well armed and accoutred.
THOMAS WATKINS, Ctfutim
Augufla, March aa, 1793* 1