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SATURDAY, March 9, 1 793-1
THE AUGUSTA, CHRONICLE,
AND
GAZETTE of the STATE .
FREEDOM of the P?v ES S anl TRIAL bjr JURY (hall remain inviolate C;>»flitution of Georgia-
A UGVST A: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State; Essays , Articles of
Intelligence, Advenifcmnts , t£c. will be gratefully received, cna every kind of Printing performed.
From the GEORGIA GAZETTE.
GEORGIA.
* 4 E the Grand Juror* for the county of
\ K Chatham present, as a grievance of
an'-alarming natuie, that part of a clause in
the aft pass d by the legislature at their lad
meeting, entitled, “ An Aft to revise, and
attend, and confclidate the feverai judiciary
aft* of this date,” in the following words:
*‘ and no ve f dift /hall be received on any
ucliquidated demand wherein the jury have
increased their vertiift on account of interest,
nor /hall intetefl be given on any open ac
count in nature of damages.”
ift. Bjcaufe it i« agreeable to jufiire,
and long efiabl toed cufttm, that the'demor
should pay mrereft to the creditor, a* a c >ra
penfation for the life ethis money ; therefore
the operation of the Lid law wouid deprive
tbc creditor of part of bis jurt due
ad. Bccaufe we confider it partial
and uaiuft, calculated to promote private
purposes, tending to ••irich tbe debtor at the
cipence of tbe creditor, and todedioy confi
dence between mau and man, and ail'o high
ly irjuriou* to the general credit of the slate.
Laflly. Bccaufe we confider it a direct
violation of the 10th feftion of the iff article
vs the conflitution of the .United State*,
which declares, that no fate (hall pass any
ex fcji facto Aiw, or law impairing tbe ob
* luation of contrasts.
Jas. Hibetfhim, Fo>man , Geo. Houflouu,
Oliver Bawe i, /as* S iles, Balthafer Shaf
fer, Bint. Bourquin, Jofepli Abraham*,
Janie* Shaw, David, F. Bout quia, George
Faries, Wm. W. Gale J. W.
Dd. Mofe* Vallotton, Wo, Barnard,
John Oirick.
GEORGIA.
TI;E the Grand Juror* for the County of
VV Chatham on our oath* picfeut s
ift. We ptelent, a* a grievance that the
appointment of Vinduc-Mafle;* ihoold be
confined to any number of perfon*, a* we con
ceive that, in every free government, such
appointments should be left open to any
person who can give good and fufficient fc
curity, of which the Corporation* ought to
be judge*, and by whom, we are of opinior,
they should be appointed. We also recom
meod that lumber tneafurer*, and infpeftors
for other article* of the produce or »hi*
slate, be likewise appointed by the Corpo
ration.
2d. We prefen: as a grievance, the pre
sent mode of appointing Office:* by the Le
g ill ato re, by which a door is opened to coi
ruption, and an opportunity afforded to de
signing men of forming parties m support of
particular mcafures beneficial to themfclve*,
but highly injurious to tbe country.
3d. We present, a* an improper and in
juriou* impofi’ioo upon ratie, tbe exo bitant
fee, established by the Leg flitu e, in a
clause of an aft palled the 23d D cember
1789, to be paid to the Health-Officer by
all mailer* of velfels icdifcrimiuatelv who
may arrive from a foreign port; and recom
mend to the Legislature to repeal or amend
the said clause at their next meeting.
4th. We present Sapho Mitchell for keep
ing a dilorderly house, in which Ihs is sup
ported by D:, John Love, as appear* by the
affidavits of Peter S. Lifntte, City Marlhal,
James Johnston, jno. and Robert Mackay,
GEORGIA.
In the course of out session Mrt have had
occasion to look into the ptefcnt judiciary
Law, and observe that, by some unaccount*,
able inadvertency, no time is mentioned for
he comnwn cm.nt <>fa Summer Te m of the
Superior Court, although it wai evidently
the intention of the Legislature that such
Court* Ihould be hell twice a year, Uujer
such c rcumftancef, and irnprefied with cot)
cesn }'>r tb* cause of any u.if<*r uaaie person
who may be confined in gaol at that warm
fe -sou of the year, we beg leave to express
our sense to the judge that he ought by fame
means to Ml upon a me.hod of holding the
said Court* io the fumrntr season. If he
sh >u'd conceive that in case he clofcsthe pre
sent term he cannot opto a new one without
the faudion of law, we are decidedly of o, i
uior, and do so tecoromcnd tohu H .nor the
Judge, that he continue the prefeat term of
thi* Court, br such adjournment* a* he may
think proper, until July or Anguft next, be
ing fix moinhs from the preient term, and
then hold a Coutt for the riifpa ch of Bufiuefs.
We cannot by this inode lee auy irregularity,
(at far as we are judge*) and even ihould
there be some trifling ot jetitoas, the wetgl t
ot it will be loft in the gi«at cpufidcratioa of
public justice and indifpeofaole necessity.
We lament that thi* ftau, which p .if;fle*
so many oa ural advantages, sh mid be im
peded in its progrei* towards wealth and
prosperity by the mu ability of the laws,
partitularly the Judiciary Laws, which Ihould
be founded ou the plain and well known
piincipieiof equity and juftie, and invaria
bly adli ared to, otberwiic there is no fccu
rity for person or property ; but as this is
an evil of our own creating, or rather brought
on us by fonie of our fteprcfentacives, we
have no other remedy iu our power but that
of fending in future better msn to make
laws for us, such men as can and will set a
proper value on the blcftiugs of a liberal go
vernment, and witl not abuie them.
We recommend that some provision ihould
l e made for Jurors who ate called from the
country to atte id the Courts, and who are not
able to bear their cxpeuces without injuring
themlfLes or families.
JaS Hmeitham, Foreman , Geo. Houftoun,
Olivet Bowen, B.it hater Shaffer, Jofcph
Abralum*, Jo*. Stiles, David F. Bourqu n,
Wilitam W. Gale, DJ. Mole* Vailottou,
George Fates, Jas. Shaw, j. W. Spen
cer, Wni. Bernard, Benedt. Bt>u quiti.
We recoiiimc dc r at theie burprefeutments
together with the oue preteuted tne fecoud,
day of the Court, be pubhftied iu the Gazette,
and laid before the Honorable the Legiilaurc.
Columbia County .
In tee Superior Court , February
'■term , 179 -
Ordered ,
THAI the present Term b‘e ad
journed to tne third Monday m June
next, of which all juiors, falters, witneifee
and others concerned, are lit idly charged
and enjoined to take due notice.
Taken from the Minutes,
PETER CRAWFORD, Clk.
March j, 1793. *
Notice.
A LL persons indebted to the ef
* rate of Robert Dixon, late »f this pi tee
deceased, a e elired to make immediate pay*
raent, and those that have demands agihd
the fail de<c>fe!, are requeued (o make thtna
known im ietia ely, as the cxecutbrs are
dcliruus of fe'tiing the affairs of the estate as
lo#n as polflble.
fr ss }
GEORG 1 A. ?
Richmond County S
In the Superior Courts February
27, 179^.
Present bis Honor Wtn SfITH, jun. Efq*
Judge.
OrJe ed,
TH \T the present terra be adjourned
the firft M uiday in Jule ntx ,of
which all Grand and Petit Jurors, ail Suite s a
Wi ueffes and others cott'-erned, are ftudlf
enjoined and required to take due notice*
Extra 3 from the Minnies.
Test. THO. WATKINS, C k.
" T
GEORGIA. T By William Freeman,
(L. S ) S Esq. Rcgifter of Probates,
W FREEMAN J Richmond Cou^T.
WHEREAS James Smith and El*™*
Smith, (ate Elenor Barnett) *> av ®
applied to me for litters difmiffiry on the
estate and effects of Jefiec Barneetr, late of
said ■ omty deceased.
the»efore to cite and admonifl*
all aud lingular the kindred and creditors
of the said deceased, to be and appear be
fore me at my office, on or before the 6th
day of April nex', to ftiew cause, if any
they hive, why the said letters difmif
fory should not be granted.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, at ms
Office, the 6 h day of March in
the year ot our Lord, one thou s and se
ven hundred and ninety-three; and in
the eigb een h year of the Indepen
dence of the Uuitei States of America*
GEORGIA, } By W. Badnly Esq.
(L. S ) C Regifler of Probat*
Wui. BADULY. x for Burke County.
WHEREAS Sannlel Clarke, hath applied
to me for letter* difmiffry, on the
estate and effefts rs B«nj tmiu Edward* dec.
THE"»E are therefore to cite and admonirti all
and lingular the kindred and creditors of the
fiid deceased, to be and appear before me at
rar office, on or before the 9th day of Feb.
next, to ffiew cause, if any they have, why
the said letters difmiflury ihould not be
granted.
GIVEN under my hand and seal, at my
Office, the 9‘h day of Mirth in the
year of our Lord, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety, th ee ; and in the
eighteenth year of the Independence
of the United States of America.
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