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For sale A GAt four wheel CARRIAGE and HARNESS, near ly new. Apply to R. & J. HABERS HA Id* june 25 75 ^ tiaiuv ot'tne State of Georgia. The stockholders of the Bank of the State of Georgia are hereby notified, that the second instalment of twenty per centum will be received at the State Bank in Savan nah; and for the accommodation of westerfr stockhold- llolli «MtU 1U1 LllU av<vt/llIlU''UAUUIl VI IfVJWiti L tAVUavj VII ers, an agent will be ap pointed to attend at the Bank of thirty days. Court-T-Cliatham comity. Afay'l'erm, 1816. Nathaniel^ Adams, (Stephen F. Williams, Jacob Falun, Lewis Turner, grand jurors, and Geo*ge LOw, Rode rick M’Leod, Ezekiel Yamell, John G. Scheurman, Sa muel M. Mordecii, Henry Haupt, Gabriel W. Denton, petit jurors, having heen duly summoned to attend this court, and being in default, Ordered, That the said grand-jurors be fined forty dollars, and the sajdpetit- juro^s twenty dollars each, unless good and sufficient excuse, on oath, be filed in the clerk’s office Within Augusta for that purpose also, from the first of August next. The holders of-stock are required to pay this in stalment within six months from the time of subscribing for the same, in specie or notes of the Banks of Georgia. W. B. Bulloch, president. The editors of newspapers throughout the state are requested to publish the above, and forward their bills for p- vm* at. Savannah, 25th June, 1816—‘—75 bix and a quarter Cents* REWARD Will be paid for delivering to the subscriber, THOMAS BRADLEY, an indented apprentice, belonging to this office, who absconded last Wednesday morning. He is about fifteen years old, four feet nine inches high, stout mad^ has blue eyes and fair skin, much freckled in the face, pleasing countenance—when spoken to hangs down his head; but answers quick, and is very plausi ble and shrewd in his reply. He may attempt to pass by the name of Thomas Payne. Had on when he went away a pair of yellow nankeen pantaloons, and a dark brown coat. All persons are cautioned against harbor ing, employing, or concealing him, and meters of ves sels are forbid carrying him off, as the law will be put in force on conviction. FREDERICK S. FELL, june 26—76 An Ordinance To amend an ordinance, entitled aw ordinance to al ter and amend an ordinance, entitled an ordinance to amend and consolidate the different ordinances for raising a fund for the support of a watch in the city of Savannah. i Whereas, the power given to the Treasurer of this ci ty, by the above recited ordinance, passed the 3d of Ja nuary, 1812, of imposing assessments where no returns have been made at the periods designated in said ordi nance—is deemed irregular, and leaves too much to the authority and discretion of said Treasurer in ascertaining and fixing the amounts of said assessments: And where as, great inequality is produced iqthe collection of taxes imposed by said ordinance on commission s ties, by the said ordinance not requiring transient or temporary resi dent merchants, and others, selling on commission, to make returns at oilier periods, than those, designated in said ordinance; fok remedt whereof, 1st. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Savannah, and it is hereby ordained by the authori ty of the saineg That, from and immediately after the pas sing of this ordinance, the Treasurer of this city shall give notice in’the Gazettes of this city, for the space of ten davs, that he will receive returns from all those w ho have failed to uiake their returns at the periods desig nated in said ordinance, or who are still in art-ears for taxes imposed by said ordinance on commission Sales. 2d. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid: That, upon the failure of nay person or persons so to make his or their return or returns, the said Treasurer shall be, and he is hereby authorised, aided by two or more citizens, to be nominated and appointed by the Mayor, within five days after the expiration of said no. tice—to proceed to assess the person or pprsohs so fail ing to make his- or their return or returns of goods, wares and merchandize (with the exceptions contained in said ordinance) sold by him or them on commission, according to the best information he the said Treasurer, and the citizens associated with him can obtain; and after such assessments shall have been completed, it shall, and is, hereby, declared to be tlie duty of the Treasurer to lay the same in the form of a report, signed by him and the citizens associated with him as aforesaid, before the next regular meeting of Council, winch shall take place after, the completion of said assessments. 3d. Be it farther ordained by the authority aforesaid, That after the said report of the treasurer and citizens shall •have been submitted to council, the clerk of council shall give notice in the gazettes of this city, tliat appeals will be allowed from the assessments of said report, to be determined at the next regular meeting of council: and if after such notice no appeals are entered, it shall be tiifc duty of the said treasurer to issue executions against every and ^11 persons for the amounts assessed in said report. 4th. Be it further ordained by t/w^uthority aforesaid, That in future, where any person or persons permanently june Extract from the minutes, Job T. Bolles, elk. 11—69 Notice. All person* having demands'against the estate of John H. Dbuhell, dec. and those indebted are requested to call on C. H. Hayden, and settle the same, who is authorised to transact the business of said estate. Ann Deubell. june 25 cm -7-5 ex rx Savannah, May.11, 1816. Present their honors judge Johnson and judge Stephens. In consequence of an act of Congress having passed, changing thestimes and places of the sitting of this court, so that the next co*urt for th£ district will be holdcn at at’this place‘on die 14th day of December next; and whereas by die said act, power is given to this cdurt to make such rules and orders as may be necessary to pre vent delay of justice *hnd injury to parties; it is ordered, that die next (jury to be drawn, shall be drawn and sum moned to me et at this place in pursuance of the said act, and diat all writs, and process of ali kinds, issued return able to the term in course at Milledgeviile, shall be held returnable to the court next to be hoideu at this place; and diat the parties be required to appear accordingly to plead or prosecute; and it is further ordered, that the act of Congress on the foregoing subject, together widi this order, be published by the clerk of diis court for two niondis during die ensuing vacadon. Extract from the minutes of the sixth circuit court of the United States, for the District of Georgia. John J. Bulloch, clerk. residing in this city, and selling goods, wares and mer chandize on commission (widi die exceptions contained in said ordinance) shall fail to make returns at the pe- . riods mentioned in said ordinance, it shall be tile duty of said treasurer, aided and assisted as aforesaid to make- assessments on the defaulters, and to report to council in the manner herein before directed, upon which die clerk of council shall give notice, and appeals allowed, and executions issue in the manner as is also herein before directed. * 5th. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That ail transient merchants or persons coming to tills city for the purpose of residing within its limits tempo rarily, or for a few montiis, shall, at die expiration of every tWo months after said temporary residence shall have commenced, make a true and just return upon oath to the treasurer, of all goods, wares and merchandize -(with the exceptions aforesaid) sold by them on commis sion, and pay to the said treasurer the taxes and: assess ments due thereon: and upon failure to make’th e said returns and to pay tin said taxes or assessments, it shall be the duty of the treasurer forthwidi, aided and assisted by citizens as before mentioned, to assess the said per sons, and report the same to council, and if, after notice -by the clerk of council as before mentioned, no appeals are entered by said defaulters, it shall tiien be the duty of the treasurer to issue executions for the amounts specified and contained in the report aforesaid. 6th. And be it farther -jrdainejfaby the authority aforesaid, Thafany person against whom an execution shall issue, ■pursuant to the directing of this ordinance, may, on appli cation to the Mayor for a suspension of said tW cution, ..mi payment of costs, which may have accrued, be permitted to make a return on oath .of goods, wares and merchan dize, (with the exceptions aforesaid) sold by him on com mission, which return shall be made to the Clerk of Council, and by him laid before the next regular meet ing of Council; and it shall be decided at their meeting, after hearing the party against whom the execution niay have issued, whether it is just and right, that another exe cution shull issue for an assessment made conformably to eaid returns. 7th. Be it further ordained, That the following fees shall be allowed, to the assistant assessors, treasurer and •clerk, under this ordinance: Assistant Assessors, for •each assessment made with the treasurer, and certifying same, to each assessor, J§2, 00—Treasurer,"for every as sessment, g5,00; for every executiomgl, 00; on sales of goods, the same charges and fees, as allowed to the she riff—Clerk of Council', for notifying time of appeal, to be paid by each defaulter, g00, 50; for filing return, al ter as sessment made, gl, 00; for entering appeal, pursuant to ’ this ordinance, g2, 00. 8tli. And be it further orrlained by the authority aforesaid, That so much of tlie before recited ordinance, which militates with, or, is repugnant to this ordinance, be, and the same is hereby repealed. In Council, Savannah, 17th June, 1816, [L. S.] Attest, . PijfSed, AN ACT. • For the more convenient arrangement of the times fhd places of holding tlie circuit Courts of the United States, for tlie District of South Carolina and Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America, in Congress assem bled, that from and after the first dayjfcf June next, the Circuit Courts in and for the sixth circuit of the United States, shall be held at the following times and places, and no others; that is to say,- for the District of Georgia, at Savannah, on the fourteenth day of December in every year, and at,Milledgeviile, on the sixth day of May in evert year; for the District of South Carolina, at Charles ton, on the twentieth day of November in every year, and at Columbia on the twentieth day of April in everv year, and the Circuit Court for the said Districts respectively, or the Circuit iudg«feof the said Sixth Circuit is authori sed and required to make all such rules and orders as may Ire necessary to cany into effect the change in time and (jl&F of holding the said courts according to the true intentxftd meaning of tins act. H. CLAY. Speaker of the house of representatives\ * JOHN GAILLAltD, President of the senate pro-tcinpor April 24, 1816—approved, JAMES o: june 16—AT.-S71^ STATE NOTICE. The Commissioners appointed bf the president of the United States, to syperintend.at Augusta, (Ga.) the scriptioRs towards constituting the capital of the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, hereby give notice, ■ — Jay of April last, entitled “An Act to incorporate the S / conforr nity to an act of congress, passed on the tenth day * . — . A vr . > f. . . ii 1 knnVO when the saipe will be closed. , . ., . „ That any individual, company,-corporation, or state, may subscribe for any number of shares of the capital of said bank, not exceeding three thousand shares, and at the time of Subscribing, there must be paid on each sh ar v 'five dollars in gold or silver coin of the United States, or of foreign coins, and twenty-five dollars more i n ijt ’ coin or in fuifeed debt, in the manner following^ that is to say, the payments in coin must be made in gold or s j» ver cotffef the United States, or in gold coin of Spain or the dominions of Spam, at the rate of one hundred ce m ' for every twenty-eight grains and sixty hundredths of a grain of the actual weight thereof, or in other forei^ gold or silver coin, at the several rates prescribed by the first section of an act regulating the currency of foreil), coin in the United States, passed on the 10th day of April, 1806; that is to sav, The gold coins of Ggeat Britain and Portugal, tlie rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-seven grains of the actual tteight thereof. • „ The gold coins ofrFyance, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-seven grains and two fifths of a grain of the actual weight thereof. , . . . , _ , „ Spanish milled dollars at tiie rate of one hundred cents for each, the actual weight whereof shall not be l ess than seventeen nenny weights and seven grains, and in proportion for the parts of a dollar—crownsofFrar.ee at the rate of one hundred and ten cents for each crown, the actual weight whereof shall not be less than * eighteen penny weights and seventeen grains, and in proportion for the parts of a crown. The payments made In the funded debt of tlie United States, will be received at the following rates, thatij to say, The funded debt bearing an interest of six per centum per annum, at the nominal'or par value thereof; th- * * ' - ’ * " • * ♦- ‘ -"ty-five dollars fci ever' funded debt bearing* an inrerest of three per centum per annum, at the rate of sixty- sum of one hundred'dollars of tile nominal amount thereof; and the funded debt bearing an interest of sever per centum per annum, at tlie rate of on hundred and six dollars ahd fifty-one cents, for every sum of one j hundred dollars of the nominal amount thereof; together with the amount of the interest accrued on the said several denominations of funded debt, to be computed aqd allowed to tlie-first July.—Provided nevertheless, That it shall be incumbent on the subscribers to produce such evidence as may be satisfactory to the commission „ ers that tlie inter* st has not been paid—for which purpose a certificate from the commissioner of loans wifi be required—and . That at tlie time and place of subscribing each and every subscriber must deliver to the Commissioners % certificates of funded debt, for tiie funded debt proportion of then* respective subscriptions, together with a power of attorney, in the form following: that is to say, « Know all men by these presents, that I of the state of subscriber for shares of the capital of tiie Bank of the United States, do hereby authorise and empower Edward Har den, James S. Walker, and John Camming, or a majority of them, Commissioners for superintending the subscriptions at Augusta, in tlie state of Georgia, in person, or by substituteto transfer in due forni - scribers in tiit*nunnee bv l .w directed, the said funded debt shall be of a greater amount than shall be necessary to complete the payments of the funded debt portion for the shares to be apportioned only so much of tiie funded deli*shall be transferred by virtue of the power' and authority hereby given, as siKill be necessary to complete such payments. Witness my hand and seal, this —— day of » 1616. _ Signed and delivered, > in the presence of J Notice is hereby given, That, agreeably to acts passed during the last session of congress— 1. The duties on licenses to retailers will, from the 31st of December, 1816, be reduced to those payable accord ing to the act of August 2,1813. These licenses will be granted for a .year, except in case of an application for a .license to retail between the 30th day of June and the ’lst of January next, which will be granted for a period that will expire on the 31st of December next, on pay ing a sum which shall bear the same proportion to tlie duty for a year, according to the existing rates, as tiie time for which the license may be granted shall bear to a year. 2. That the duties oh spirits, distilled within the United States, will cease after the 30th of June, 1816, to which period returns must be made of tiie spirits that may be distilled on or before that day. ■ 3. That after the 30th day of June, 1816, new rates of duties on licenses, for stills and boilers, will take efitet, which rates are as follows, in cents, fur each g-allon of tlieir capacity. DOMESTIC materials. N. B. Tlie wording of tiie power must be changed when necessary to meet the cases of subscriptions by coir., panics, corporations, or states; and the parties should, acknowledge the execution of the power before a ma. gistrute, who wiR certify the same Under his hand and seal in tiie usual form. The Commissihners iurte adopted tiie following regulations in receiving Subscriptions. The payments, as well in com as in funded debt of any number of subscribers may be consolidated the pay. ments of coin into one sum, and tiie funded debt into one or more certfficatfo; Provided, there shall be annexed to tiie power to transfer a schedule of the proportions which the subscribers sor*combined are severally entitled to! Every Attorney claiming to receive any surplus which may arise ini consequence of‘a redundant subscription, will be required to produce to tiie commissioners, at the time of any such application j satisfactory evidence of his lav,! ful authority to receive the same. _ _ jfc At any time during the term all owed by law for receiving subscriptions to the said bank, any person in. tending to subscribe, may deliver to the cashier of the Planter’s Bank in Savannah, or to the cashier of tiie Bank of Augusta, on every share so intended to be subscribed, five dollars in gold or silver coin, according to tiie ratts prescribed by the act of incorporation—and particularized above. The cashiers will give to the person, or the attorney of any person or number of persons intending to subscribe, a certificate of tiie deposit so made, to. be '“’ jAecificaUv held su ’ ct to the order of the commissioners designating tiie several kinds of coin and tiie value there- —according to tiie rates aforesaid, which certificate will be received by the commissioners at the time of sub- ■THHcribing', iis evidence of the payment in coin—for the number of shares so subscribed, provided tiie number of shares to which each subscriber may be entitled, shall be endorsed thereon, or annexed thereto, and signed by the sub- scriber or Subscribers, or their attorney duly authorized. _ As it may be inconvenient in many cases, to obtain certificates of funded debt, for the exact amounts intended to be subscribed, it has been determined that payments of such are not necessarily to be made precisely equal to the portion of subscription payal^e—but they must be sufficient to coyer tiie s:une^v- Stills, Boilers, 1 week. 41-2 2 Weeks. 9 1« X 1 month. 18 36 “ 2 montiis. 36 72 3 montiis. 108 4 months. 72 144 5 montiis. 90 180 6 months. 108 8 montiis. 216 1 year. 216 432 * ROOTS. Stills. Boilers, 1 week. 21-2 4 1-2 2 weeks. 4 1-2 9 1 month. 9 18 2 months. 18 36 3 montiis. 27 54 4 months. 36 72 5 montiis. 45 90 6 months. 8 months. 54 108 1 year. 108 * 216 » ; FOREIGN MATERIALS. 1 week. 2 weeks, Stills. Boilers. 1 month. 23 46 2 months. 46 92 3 montiis. 68 136 4 montiis. 5 months. 90 180 6 months. 35 270 8 mouths. 180 260 1 year. 270 540 Augusta, CGa.J June 17, 1816. EDWARD HARDEN, JAMES S. WALKER, JOHN GUMMING, [tN Commissioner; -74] & During my absence from this state, Messrs." William H. Gtlleland and Samcel Daven port, are legally authorised to transart my business. Isaiah Davenport. june 14—ca 66 For sale or rent The house at present occupied by Mr. John Carno- .chan, situated at the corner of Bay and Jefferson-streets, the former residence of Wiiliam Wallace, esq. Applica tion for the sam^to be made to Joseph Cumming. mav 19—ir*—60 $ Tendoffars* reward. Ranaway from tiie subscriber, on Sunday, 16th instant, negro man Joe, about 20 or 21 years of yge, rather yel- lowish'complexion, and about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high; , had bn when he went allay, a black coat, light cassimere pantaloons, boots and a black hat; has been seen several times about toyn since with light,clothes on. Tlie above reward will be paid for lodging him in gaol or delivering him to me, and all reuonable expenecs. . J. E. Hartridge. bine 22 74 D. D. WILLIAMS, o. c. T. U. P. CHAffLTON, Mnyor. Notice. City Treasurer's Office, June 25, 1816. Pursuant to an Ordinance, passed at tiie last meeting of Council, notice is hereby given, that I will receive re turns of Commission Sales, for ten dors, from all persons who have failed to make returns, as directed by a former ordinance. JOHN-1. ROBERTS, jun 25 75 r 'i■■■ T- y. sur>g months, i iie subsuriOcr 'Will be absent from Savani-ah for few and leaves John Lawson, esq. his a*v: ey. James Bilbo. june 27——76 The provisions applicable to the dutieson licences to distillers, are, in general, tiie same with those laid by the act of July 24, 1813. The most important ofihe new previsions are—-that the duty is invariably to be paid in money, when that payable upon the t> ill or stills, or boilers, licensed at any one time, does not exceed twenty dollars; that a deduction of eight per centum is, in all cases, to be made for prompt pavinent; that in cases where the duties are bonded, they are to be given, with two sureties at the least (instead of one as heretofore) and are to be paid at pic end of twelve months, from the expiration of tije license; that all stills are to be li censed, that are used, or kept in a situation for usg; ♦ a at a penalty lies against any person wfioahall keep,in or about distillery, any beer, or otheaBkpKir, prepared from grain, for the purpofp of distillation, fot more than eight days, without having a license; that a collector is authorised to enter a distillery at any time, whether be tween the rising and setting of the sun, or at any other time. In cases in which a license for distilling shall have been granted, according td the present rates of duty, for a period extending beyond the 30th day of June, 1816, it is required under a penalty for neglect, that the person to whom the same may have been granted or transfer red, shall, on or before the said day, apply to the col lector, and pay, or secure the payment of, the addi-* tional duty, according to the new rates, for the unex pired period of the licence from the 30th of June. New forms for bonds, will be prepare^ by the collec tors and furnished to distillers on application. '■ John Stevens, Collector 1st District Georgia. Riceborough, jvme 7, 1816, ( p f—70} £5* During my absence from this state, Mr. Bars a M'Kixxi will act as myattorncy. William I. Scott. june 25 m* 75 Stolen, Lost or mislaid, Two family Pictures, a mahogany tea Table, and bow.: small articles. These tilings were put in charge of a servant, who was directed to put them on board of the sloop Volant, bound for Charleston, about 10 days since. Instead of their being put on board the Volant, it is sup posed that they have through mistake been received by some other vessel. Any person having said articles in their possession, will much oblige the owner by giving information at this office:*; june 29—m—77 Notice. During the absence of the subscribers, Mr. Johx M'Nish is authorized to transact any business for them. Joseph Carruthers & Co. june 29 -— m 77 Notice. During my absence John Cocper, esq. of St. Simon’s, and Mr. John M‘Nisn, of Savannah, are appointed my attormes. ROSWELL KING. Darien, June 25, 1816 w 77 Brought to gaol, m Savannah. on the 7th June, 1816, a Negro Man, who says is nam; is Ccffee, land that he belongs to the estate of John Fraser, but has been in tiie charge of John H. MTntos: He is about 35 years of age, and 5 feet 9 inches high; he has an ulcer on his left leg, and has lost the little toe ofliis left foot; has on white cotton shirt, jacket and trowsers. * HUGH M‘CALL, s. c. c. june 13—70 From the subscriber’s house, on the night of the 25th, a PORTABLE DESK, containing ’(as near as can be re collected) about seventy-five dollars in cash, and sundry letters and paper*}- which can be of no consequence to any person but the owner. A generous rewani will be given on information to conviction of the thief;, and Ten Dollars for the desk and contents. JOHN GLASS, june 27- m ■ 76 Notice. All demands against the estate of V. A. Stookes, dec. must be rendered in’, duly attested, without delay, to Jbhn Cariiochan, june 27 ct 76 adm’or ' To rent A spacious dwelling HOUSE, on the Bay. Apply to june 27 76 George Glen. Six and a quarter Cents* REWARD For an apprentice, ranaway from the subscriber on the night of tiie 5th instant; he is a mulatto bov, about five feet six inches high, stout made, looks considerably sul len when spoken to—his name is Cornelius, or otherwise John. All persons are forbid harboring said boy, as the lay will be rigidly put in force if led to conviction. The above reward will be paid for the delivering of said bov to JOHN G. YOUNG, june 27—m—76 Brought to gaol, m Savannah, June 1, 1816, a Negro Man, who says his name is Bis, and that he belongs to Wiiliam Cable, near New-Oriear. He is about forty-five years of age, and five feet three ' inches liigh: He was formerly owned by Mr. Deiburj in this city. H. M/Call, g. c. c. fune 4— £> Brought to gaol, in Savannah, March 29, 1816, a Negro Woman, whosavs her name is Mart, and that she belongs to Mrs. Thompson, of Augusta, alias Jesse Walton of Wilkes county. Siie is five feet one inch high, very corpulent, and about thirtv- five years of age. H. M‘Call, g. nine 4—66 C. C. I otice. , A few Gentlemen can be accommodated with LODG INGS in a healthy part of the town during the summer. Apply to Mrs. Mcnro, corner of Broughton and Bar nard streets, in the house lately occupied by Mrs. Smith, tune 27—a—76 — 1816. Police Office, June It has been observed, that more hog? are seen in the streets on Sunday, than on any other day; presuming it is supposed, that on that day the police ofltcera will nut molest them.' Notice is now given, that hogs will beta ken up or shot if found in the streets on any day,- and ai- so, that keeping hogs in the city is a nuisance, and that they will be taken from yards or enclosures wherever found in three days from this date. F. M. Stone, m. c. s. june 25—71 t . * £>* Brought to gaol, in Savannah, on the 14th of June, 1816, a negro woman, w*ho says her name is NaNct, and that she belongs to Mr. Carr, on Ogechee; she is about twenty years of age and four fret tejtfSwes high; has on striped homespu shirt and pe- ticSht, and formerly belonged to Mrs. Lawrence, of tills “ty* II. MHJALL, s. c. c. June 18 , .72 brought to gaol, in Savannah, *** June 17, 1816, a negro man, wtio says his name is Ccdjo, and that he belongs to John Miller, near Jacksonboro’, (Ga.) He is about forty years of age and five feet nine inches high; has'on oznaburgs shirt and trowsers and drab woolen jacket, _ H. MKJALL, g. c. c. june -72 125 Dollars* reward. Ranaway, some months past, the following Negroes, belonging to foe estate of Peter H. Morel, deceased—Jot, a likely man, about five feet six inches high, a carpenter by trade, of a yellowish eomplection—he is well known in Savannah, and was formerly owned by the late John P- Ward, esq. Simon, a young man, about twenty-five years old,has a downcast look, when spoken to. Modia, a young woman, of light eomplection, about twenty-fi ve years old, and Asst, a woman about thirty years old* limps yrhen she walks, occasioned by a burn. The above negroes are harbored at the south end of Ossabaw, where Joe was recently taken, but made his escape. Fifty dol lars will be paid for Joe’s being lodged in the county gaol and twenty-fire dollars each for the others. John A. Morel june 1^-70 - '■m