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Comment House of/family, Mm day, Febriinry 26, 177 c.
*n^jHf^ ( &’'X*4 E ordinance for appointing James Kitchen coil. ‘Wand
V WW *f\aLJM( comptroller of the country duties at the pen of Sunbjry
T was read the third titne, and ■
Lj 1 xtS&( Eefolved, That the ordinance do pas-.
Order*J, That Mr. Deveaox and > carry the hid ordi
tWy *?L 3} nance to the Upper Houle, and d^-fm-their cor.ciirrcnn\
SLJR*TIy ordinance for appointing porkers mid infpeftors
for the ports of Savannah and Sunbnry, a-d also cullers and i-nfpcclors of
lumber in the said ports, wa* read the second time*, and otdered to be
engrofled. -i
A meflage from the Upper House by the Mailer it: Chancery That the
Upper Hou(c have agreed ip a bill, entitled, An ,1a far tie
Qualifications ct furors, and for eflMlfdng the Method of buihiittg and funimon a;
Jvrtt'j in tfse Brevime of Georgia, without amendments ; and ;if >, that the
Hoofs Have agreed to a bill, entitled, /ft /tt to prohibit, /or n c,r.
tm'Tuue, the Lxpot tat ten rs Indian Corn, witi out air.r n.hr.t 1 is ; an I <llfi ,
that the Upper HouCe have agreed to an ordinary l ’ for appointing James
Kitchen collector mad comptiollcr of t!ie country dctKi: t the ro-tof 3ujt
buty, without amendments ; end alio, th.it thv IJroer Ijou’c luv'ngierd
to a bill, entitled, /n /tl for the fatter Security if the ltdulitattlt, by oblig
ing the Male white Ptrjons to carry Fire-Ant:: ta Places of l': I'.d Hnfiip, w t!i
fomc amendments, to which amen imeuts they defirc t.kc concutrr-nct of
this House.
The Houfc teak the amendments made by the Upper Houfc to the f..id
bill into cdnfiderarWw, and agreed tlr. ; r-to
Ordered,’ That Mr. Morel do carry the bill To the Upper Houfc, and
acquair.t'tHem, that-this Hcufe doth agree to the amend .ictus made by
their Houfeto the said bill.
Mr'. Bulloch fr-orn the committee of conference of both Iloufcs on the
amendments made by. the Upper IJouA: to the ordinance appointing in.
fpeitors of hemp, flax, and wheat-flour, for the ports of Savannah and
Siunbury, reported, that the committee of both Houfc: had agreed oncer
tain ontendir.e.its to be made to the said bill, which he was directed to ic
port to the Iloufc, and he read the report in his place, and afterwards
delivered the facte at the table, where it was again read, and agreed to by
the House.
• And then the Iloufc adjourned till to-morrow morning, nine of
. thaciock. - •
. . : . > Tutfday , February 2J, 177 0. *
The order of- ths day being read for reading a fecotui time the bill to
enable tbvcomftnflloners appointed by an aft of the General AfTemblv <1
this province, '■entir-it'd, An Aid- far rtguln'ing the town of Savamah, and for
fijeert Mining the Common tier tut. to belonging, to ‘}.cn tod convey to
anti thtir fiiccefiors, in trull forever, part of the said common,
for the purpOifc ofenclofin'j n ttmetry or burial ground, the fame was read
accordingly a- fecotui tins-e, dod ordered to be committed to a committee
of the whole Houfc.
The Houlerefoi/dd itfclf into aeomniutcenccordinglv to take the said bill
into confidcimtion, and, after fome time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resum
ed the chair, and Mr- ( ; leo f from the committee, reported they had taken
the said bill into confideraticn, and had made fome progress therein, and j
thntbe'ivij ditched by the committee to move for bate to fit again.
Ordered, That the committee lone leave to fit again.
A mdfitgc from his. Excellency the Governor by the Mailer in C hanc'ry:
Mr. Speaker, 1 am ordered by bis Excellency the Governor to acquaint
you, that if yoor Houfc have'any bi'ls ready prepared for brs afient, hr
is ready to tcceivd the Houfc in the council-Chamber immediately, and
then withdrew. ’ ,
Accordingly Mr. Speaiter, with the Houfc, went to attend Ins Excm
lencyin the Council-Chamber ; and being returned, Mr. Speaker report
ed, that he, with the whole Houle, had attend'd hir Excellency ti'i (go
vernor in the Council-Chamber, w!r n he was yleafed to give his a'htnt to
the following afis and ordinances, v 1.
An A3 to piafabit, for e centerr. Time, tie Exportation of Indian Corn. An
Adi io amend an A:t, entitled, An Acl Jar afar tabling tie Qualifications of furors,
and for-tjlablTfnno the Method of balloting andJurirn nmg furors in the Province
oj Georgia.—Ah /Jd! for th better Secuc.ty f the Jnh.iiiiants, by dhying the Male
white Per font to carry Fire Arms to Pit's of public k IVorjhp An Ordinance for
treappoenfing Benjamhs Ft/ink in, £/j. Aged tojoltcit the A fans of this Province
i‘i Great ‘Ordinance atpcittrnr Injpttiers oj Hemp, Fla*, aud
IP teat Ftenr; fvr'l'hi Ports of Savannah and PunbstryAn Ordinance for ap
pointing Jamer Kitcven Ciltclcr and Comfitro/lsr of t-he Country Dunes at she
Port of Sdnbury. . . f
’ And then the Hotife adjourned till to-morrow morning, nine oi
the clock.
! ‘ ‘ ‘ Wtduefday , February 2?., 1770.
Ordered, That the treafurcr, ar.d the colletf or and comptroller .f the
country for the port of banbury, do lay an acdount before the Houle
of what monies ’hey have received in ccnfequence of an aOlpaficd the lith
Apfil, 1765, entitled, An AA for granting to his Mujefly a Duty upon Raw
AealiJidts exported from this Province, and for preventing toe Exportation of %
Unmerchantable Panned Isatb, r. . . _ . . .
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill to amend an act, crtitled,
An 4a fa rdifthga V ibfiei Store 0/ Gurpowder for the D/fcnct tCtlisPisuynce;
and also to kmeAd an -adt. entitled'. At Act for treeing a rtcsickh-agezHie ;
Mr. llulloch, ar.d Mr. Le Conte, do prepau-ami
bmigr4n*¥hfe'fi<i(i bill. *■ ; 1 1 ‘ ‘ a
Ordered, That be given, to bring in an f rdirutßCe f" r appOinUpC’’ 1
Report>f SavrnnaV, and lhatjuTi r. .Croojiß
pitfrpwe Irhd btSig In fimos • .. jh-r i.B'’ r s
A rA then the Hoefc adfctfrnrd tili td
WED NR o DAY, March j y 1770.
7 hurfd.iy, March 1, t^/ 0,
].r Conti, from t .e co,n;nlttu- ippoii'lCd to prepare and bring
*** ce appointing Artdicw F.l ion Wells harbour mailer fer thegbrtfaf
Sivann.,h, r ported tlu-y had ;rej>art‘d ihc fame, which was received and
re.id i lie fad time. ?nd ordered-to here and a second time,
l ho or’ tr o the day fvh taking under confidcration the memorial of 1
John ! . i'i ■■ i 7 ibly, C.lcr!:, and the petition from the freeholders nnd
indnlnt ■ hbenr'/.er, in thr pa'ifh ofS:. Matthew, being read, thj
House tc<o tail,<• into confide ..tion, an i Mr. /uhly was examined in
fuoportof his f.<id memorial, and fomc of the petitioner's were elsniihnl
in lupp.-tr of the fa: I petition; then the Houfj proceeded furchcr.iu the
conlulerniioii of the I id memorial and petition, and
A '<jdv,d, That the prnyci of the (aid memorial be granted, so far a: re
fpc'ts tin. cjl.thliiliir.g a ferry, as xiiCntioned in the said mcmcrial.
Ordh cd, ‘I Imt ! cave begivt n to bring in a bill for cflabiilhing two fer
l i's in thi - province, and lor veiling the fame in the persons therria n.en
tiofttd, and that Mr. Bulloch, Mr. William Young, and Mr. Grained
do prepate and bring in the said bill.
Aim flagc from tl.r Upper Houfc by the Mailer in
Upper H-JUlc h.ivt* agreed to a bill, entitled, An Ail .'v regulate nnd *f or
t.i n tie Pules of W oatjage tj Shipping cod Merchandize, and t IjO u nferair the
PAs r d P nrtuge, in tin f %rat Ports cj this Province, and for tie bolter.R, pu
lat.'n >f 11 h. rfs and rj Sh.p/utig in the Jail Peru, and fr appointing the Duty
of a Ilf.’ tour Maser for tie Port if Sava,: ash, with fe viral amendment, to
which amendments they ‘J lire the t.or currcucc of this iloufc.
Ihe H ufc took 11 •: Hid .mer.dmcnts into conlh-cruiian, and agreed
to f me, an< ; to others.
Ordersd. That Mr. Croultc <io c.rrry the bill to the Upper Houfc,
and at Mia;:.- them, that this ilo if.*, having taken tlie amendment; m.adp
bv theii 11 on ■ to the f.-'.ii bill <r (• > cinfiderstion, have agreed to fame
of the (a. i ;r: clmcnts, and and igiccd to c-thtrs, there foie this Houle
dcliie. ?he; vi 1 a, jioint a commiiac to jI: a committee of this Iloufc
in confer: rce u on >he lutjvM i. tier of the said amendments.
An I then the Houfc a Ijourned till to tnoiiow morning rJnc of
the and ck.
Ft id. I ;•, Me, rch 2, 11 7 O.
Th'ordinance appointing Andrew tlton Wells harbour-nnficr for the
port of bv annah was read the fecund time, and Ordered to be t ngroflc J.
And then the iloufc adjourned till to nioi.ow morning, uino-of-the
cloik,
Safa ‘da;, March 5, 177 c.
Mr K.v.-n, from the c. ntnittee appointed tu prepare arid br:rg in a bill
for ?ra'i:ing to his Majefiy a Juty on negroes, and other goods, wares,
an 1 nrre l.ordiic, i noorted into thi. pro.ir.te, reported they had pre
pared the f.mc, which was ;eicivcd and read the f.rli time, and ordered
to be rea 1 a f. cond time.
And then the Houfc adjourned till Monday morning, ten of the
clock.
* LOND O N, Nov I:mi.er 18.
•pC*U d.y, at noon, a ..heno nenon happened, which is likely
)Sd. X'* tn afford a matter of difeuifijn to the pti/onomers. About
LO T 0 . twelve, Mercury p..ficd o.cr the fun’s dist, 90 which he ap
r penal in the tornr ol a tojnd blaci. f-Ot, extremely
XL-a. Jit , 0 tl,. n | ;c .j t*y I.*, and contiuucd lb t.ll two o’clock,
when he bectms again invisible. _ .....
‘l”hurfday died of the fma!lpr>i, at his lodging* at Ifacitnerfittuh, the
Ri. ht H *n'. H.nty F.tget, Earl of Uxbridge, Baron Paget of Bcaudefert,
. and of Burton His Lordship vvas bom in U l ?* fucceeded the ltf
Earl Henry, hit Grandfather, in Augull 174 U a "d was ycmarried.
By the dtatl. of the above nobleman, the title of Baron Page', and an
efiate of upwards of Bqool- a year, dcfccud to Henry Ba/Iy, Elq. eluclt
foil ot Sir Nich Ls Bayly, Jktrr. . , , , , , ,
Nov 21. The Earl of Chatham is now in better health than he has.
enjoyed fome years pall, and ;is confidently alErtfd b y his friends, that
he will certainly’ attend the meeting of a great affcmhl.y, and wjl thence.
five-his fentimentson fome late vi dent proceedings.
V/e have it from pretty good authority, that UJ M 1 and
drewup a bill for regulating the Liberty of tbsPrefs; and gpon fending
it to Lord C -r, to expunge what he plcufcd, had it returned to bun
. “'aLidf'ff'riko.iik °r"j uinS refteflab!.- Lord Mayor k=s lately
kft. ■! A Olio, l a i cmne. aa, if w. can cred.t . M
tcfolvcd to die itb Vfcc fimi It- bfl mett Mbit l,>lf ol a *• •
‘“il. I.oid vno Mr 6*te<i in ibi FrJ!<to P= eftht gfcij, br.
Id. a p.opof.l willnn rlinie lew datsto *PVertimeu, that af they
i"| fell, Ii„ with ...ft, a.pv ol the line, and ten mnnfand Ud sot-
W i£ ,c. I, it repe-red, that .he intent of a ..watt conference on
wXidb lad bttftfn
mire on fnn.c method to o,aw the fc.— o^C—,.^ er , fc T.i-of
nor. Soin- fay 1...‘t - ,c no . rr cf anDtiiptine a certfio number of
c 1 a Dui-etiont, with the power ct apj ■ * ‘ , |d
Mi /’riends to pUcex. But it is a!,cr o “ a fi 0B betwcu, him
kJ ,rduekMtion of baaing a.
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witbuic repeal dfHie X-wica,Dna, Tbicb