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Seventh Congress of Untied
States.
At the Second Seflion, begun and held at
the City of Wafhingcon, in the Ter
ritory of Colombia, on Monday, the
sixth of December, one thousand eight
hundred and two.
AN ACT For the relief of Ivfolvent
Debtors within the Dijinc? of Colum
bia,
(Concluded.)
Sec. 9. And be it further enatledy
That the afting judge may, by order, li
mit and appoint a time for creditors to
bring in and exhibit their claims to the
trustee; and if the said trustee should
think proper to contest any claim exhibit
ed against the debtor, it (hall be his duty
to report the fame to the judge having
cognizance of the case, who may exa
mine the creditor and debtor upon oath
refpefting the fame, and may fubmittoa
jury, such ifiues as (hall be proper to fet
tle the points in contest, or may appoint
two indifferent persons to aft as arbitra
tors between the parties, with a power,
if they differ, to chufe an umpire, and .1
dccifion thus made lhall be final between
the parties; and the said justice may or
der any part of the debtor’s estate to be
set apart and retained for the eventual
fatisfaftion of any contcftcd claim, or to
be brought again into distribution, and
if any creditor to whom a debt is due, (hall
collude with a debtor to gain an undue
preference, or for the concealment of any
part of the debtor's estate or effefts, or
(hall contrive or concert any acknow
ledgement of the debtor by parol, or in
writing, to give faife color to his claim,
such creditor {hall lose the whole of his
debt.
Sec. 10. And be it further enabled.
That if any debtor who fball have been
relieved underthis aft, (hall be arrested or
imprisoned on any process sued out on a
ny* judgment or decree, obtained against
him for any debt, damages or colls con
trasted, owing or growing due before his
difeharge as afoWaid, the court before
whom such procefc 'hall be returned, or
returnable, or any judge thereof, (hall
difeharge such debtor; and if any such
debtor (hall be arrested or imprisoned
on any process for the recovery of any
debt, damages or costs contrasted, ow
ing or growing due before his difeharge
as aforefaid, the court before whom such
process is returned or returnable, or any
judge thereof, (hall difeharge such debtor
out of custody, on his common appear
ance being entered without fpeciai bail;
Provided, and it is the true intent and
meaning of this aft, that no di.charge
whatever under this aft shall be con'.lrued
or taken as a difeharge of any other per- %
lon, from any debt, contrast or engage
ment of any kind or nature soever.
Sec. 11. And be it further enadedy
That when the afting judge (hall, as a
bove preferibed, give to the marshal an
Order for the difeharge of a debtor, it
lhall be the duty of the said judge to
lodge with the clerk of the county in
which the difeharge lhall take place, a
certificate in the following words, viz.
4t I do hereby certify that I have this day
ordered the qjar&gi of the 4s^
lumbia, to ditcharge from imprisonment
A. B. an insolvent debtor, agreeably to
the aft of the Ccngrefs of the United
States, entitled “an aft for the relict of
insolvent debtors within the diftrift of
Columbia,” which said certificate shall
be recorded by the said clerk, and a copy
thereof, under leal, (hall be received in
evidence in any court of law in the U
nited States.
Sec. iz. And be it further enabled,
That if afty judge before whom the ope
ration of tin’s aft in any particular case,
(hall have been commenced, shall die, re
sign his office, or become disqualified, the
proceedings may be ro m t>Jeted by any o
ther couu, i n the f-mc
manner as n they had been originally
commenced before him. -*
Sec. 15, And be it further enabled,
That the application of the debtor, the
appointment of a truftce, the deed from
the debtor to the trustee, the several claims
exhibited to the trustee, and the amount
of sales of the debtor’s property, (hall
be transmitted to, and recorded by the
clerk of the county in which the debtor
was confined at the time of his applica
tion ; copies of which, under fcal, shall
be received as evidence in any court of
of law in the United States,| and the
clerk (hall receive the fame fees as are fix
ed by law for the like services in other
cases, to he paid by die truftces out of the
firft proceeds of the debtor’s eflate that
mav come into bis hands.
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Sec. 14. And be it farther enafled.
That no difeharge of an insolvent debtor
under this aft (ball have a greater effeft ”
in any particular date than if such debt
or had been difeharged under the insolvent
debtor’s law of any other date.
See. 15. And be it further enacted.
That the circuit court of the dill rift of
Columbia, shall by a general order, to be
entered on the records of the said court,
fix the daily allowance for the support and
maintenance of prisoners in execution for
debt or damages in civil, suits, which al
lowance the said court may, by a like ge
neral order, increase or diminilh from
time to time, as circamfiances may re
quire. And no person taken in executi
on for debt or damages in a civil suit,
fliall be detained in prison therefor, unless
the creditor, his agent or attorney, shall
after demand thereof by the marshal, pay
or give such fccuri ty, as he may require,
to pay such daily allowance, and the pri
fonfees. Provided, That a release from
prison for want of such payment or secu
rity, shall not difeharge the debt; but
the body of the debtor fliall never be a
gain taken in execution therefor.
Sec. 16. And he it further enafted.
That tfie* said court may cause to be
marked and laid out, reasonable bounds [
of the prisons in the said diflrift, to be
recorded in the said court; and from time
to time, may renew, enlarge or diminilh
the fame. And every priiontr not com
mitted tor treason or felony,,giving such
security to keep within the said bounds,
as any judge of the said court shall ap
prove, shall have liberty to walk therein,
out of the prison for the prefervafion of
his health; and keeping continually with
in the said bounds, shall be judged in law
a true pr.ixbner.
Sec. 17. And be it further encAed,
That the provisions of this act shall not
be construed to extend to any debtor who
is or (hall be imprisoned at the suit of the
United States, nor to alter, lessen or im
pair the right of the United States, to be
firft fatisfied out of the ellates of persons
indebted to them; nor to any debtor
who has not redded in the diftrift of Co.
luinhia one year next preceding his said
application.
Approved March 3, 1 So 3.
Th, JEFFERSON.
'Tobacco Notes f<?r fcJe at
this Office.-
GEOkGIJ.
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Ferdinand Phinixy y
INFORMS thr Merchants ar.d Planters
in this State and South Carolina, that
he is ere fling a large and commodious
STORE and W/IRE HOUSE ,
on the bank of the river, one lot above
the old Ferry. for the accommodation of
thufe who may plrafe to favor him with
any business in that line—they w ill he
ready between the middle of Oftobu
and fir ft November. His charges will
be Sound roufi (rrably lower than any
heretofore eflahiilhfd in this place,
Augu/h, dvpiji 29, 1803. ‘
COJRAJITNVi*-^*-
p*C • t r-s •/* • 1 • / • 1
k n ■ i.u lii-viiiss hi., friends
.5 t" ftmuers in Oglethorpe Greene,
Olatke, Jackson, &c, that he has taken
into copartncrlhip at China Grove
Score, Oglethorpe, county, SAMUEL.
SHIELDS —the business to commence
on the firft day of November: To be
conduced under .the Firm of
PHINIZT& SHIELDS,
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Where, as ufusl, a regular fuppiy of
GOODS, heft calculated to fuic the
country, will be kept up. The Subscri
ber need not fav any thing to hiscuftnm
ers refycfling Mr. Shields, he having
lived with him five years at the above
Store, where they have had every oppor
tunity of knowing him.
FERDINAND PMINIZY.
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1 Patent Medicine.
The fallowing Patent Medicines may be
had at Dr. J *hn Murray's Store.
Dr. Wheaton's Genuine Jaundic
Bitters.
TMf Medicine will be found particu
lar!}' uftftrl a* the fcafon advances when
Bilious affcflicr.s arc generally mere
prevalent than at the other seasons of
the sear, many certificates from petfons
of refpeflability and judgment can be
produced to prove its efficacy in all jaun
dicy and bilious complaints, removing
finking and faint feelings at the stomach,
difficulty of breathing, loss of apetite,
dizzinefr, &c. common to these labour
ing under bilious difordcra,
4 L S O
Wheaton's much approved Itch
Ointment.
A most effectual and certain cure for
the Itch, having in if neither Brim Pone
nor Mercury. One box cures ap«wn
person, and there need be no wafii’ng
after the use of it, as the Ikin is left
cleaner and fmootherthan before. On
the fitft appearance of this dlforder on
( the wrists, between the fingets, Sec, a
flight application of this ointment will
cure it—lt is neatly put up in tin boxes,
with suitable direfliuns, agreeable in its
smell, and will keep good for a confidc
rable time—should the patient have any
other eruptions or breaking out, which
he roiftakes for the itch, an application
of his ointment will do no injury, but
will cure the common breakings out
that arise from a (harp, hot humour in,
thcfblood, and will leave a smooth po-
U(h on the Ikin.
One half of a FIFTY DOL
LAR Note of the Bank of the U. States,
having been lately fiolon or loft in the
city of Atigufta, the person into whole
hands it has fallen, is rc-queftcd to feud
it to this Office, *» it can be of no us«
to any, but to him v/ho has the other
half j whoever brings it will be reward
ed for hi* trouble.
Sept 3.
Far Sale by the Subsc l iber ,
iic Casks of LIME, by the
Calk, or by a greater quantity, atTve
dollars tax calk,
F. PHINIZY
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[Vol. XVII. No. Sgfj.J
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For the Augusta Chronicle.
To the little Coffin man andhis Affijiantt*
Now, gentlemen, you have a fair op
port unity of dilplaylng your abilities, and.
{hewing your readers that yours is the
hotter caufc—the canfe of Kings und No
bles, Hitherto you have had tire field to
yourfelvcs; hut now, you have to contend
" ith a Democrat, and if you allow him
to defeat you, ail is loft ; we nrmft givte
on die last hold we retain in Georgia.
* :o v. (he many specimens we have ften
"i your ihcct, wc are fatisfied you are.
an overmatch at blackguarding, for the
greatell blackguard in the date ; hut con
ficier that perjonal ahufe and wanton at
twftiiPa>m»terrw iiSfi,« yji?
want of talen' , ct Loth—polTPoly, thin
mode of attack, or defence, may please
those, who have a relj/j for private jean*
dal, hut the generality of your readers,
the fodcralifts, are highly disgusted at it,
and expect you will bury it forever in the
little coffin, along with the Ucutlioufnefi
of lh% press.
When we fee you get out of the (latfr
and range the continent, in quest cf game,
we doubt wl.'Ctlier you do not destroy the
innocent along with the guilty j and wd
confef* it is owing to the gcncrofify ami
superior policy of your nntagonifts, that
*w # are not, on every occasion, dragged
individually, and hy name, before the
public. We do not, hy any means, hold
with these, who fay, that every advan
tage is fair in a Hate of warfare !
ter drop your pens, ink and paper, in cut
opinion, if you cannot .fight without
giving feandal to your hiencis and neigh
bors—it is easy to call names and invent
lies; hut truth requires no fdch aids, anti
this proves that the truth is not on your
fide, or if it be, that you Jo not know
how to defend it.
A feav of the OU Schocti
For the Augusta Chronicle.
By giving the following a place in
your ufeful paper for a week or two, you
w ill much oblige a number of your
SUBSCRIBERS.
(COPY.)
Bulloch, Mi Hedge 76 —Meriwether
54 — Early 00—Hammond 69—-Bryan
30—Willis 00— M*Alliftcr 75.
Camden. Millcdge 68—Meriwethers
—Early 61—Hammond 63—-Bryan a.
—Willisoo -M f Allifter 62.
Chatham. Millcdge 1
er toy-.-Early yq—-ILmmond 136---
Bryan 1-.-Willis io--M‘Allifter trz.
lYllHriVgx/ --- h/L -.i lldf
62—Early 2 2.--Hammond 48--. Bryan
55 — Willis 7- M'AliiOer 66.
Effingham. Millcdge 27—-Meriwether
42—Early 9j...Hammond 67-.-Bryan
60— Willis 00---M‘Ailifter 12r.
M‘lnto(h. Millcdge 40---Meriwether
26---Early 30 Hammond 8 Bryan 61
Willis 34 M'Allifler 69.
Glynn. Millcdge 36.--Meriwether 32
Early 00—Hammond 19— Bryan 36
Willis 00- M‘Ailifter 23.
Total Millcdge 464 —Meriwether
325 —Early 267 —Hammond y. o —Bry-
an 397 : —Willis 51 —M‘Ailiflt r 561. —
The. above is a correft lilt of the votes
for Reprefentativcs in Congress, agreea
bly returns, of the elections held
on the'firlf Monday in October last in the
/ /
counties ahovementioned, w hich returns
arc now filed in the Executive Office.
Loui/ville , Angi'Ji 28, 1803.
G. R. CLAY’I UN, b tt >. E. I).
From, the foregoing returns, it appears
that Mr. M'Allidcr had confiderabiy the
highelt vote in the Eastern Diflrict, 2c
the late general election, for members to
congress.
i\s the interior counties are disposed to
give their Eastern neighbors one Repre
sentative, it is to be prcfmned the people
will Itpport Mr. M‘Allilter, who ap*.
pears V> be the choice of the Eastern d—
vifion 4C the fUte.
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