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THE R.O Y A L GEORGIA GAZETTE. ■ n ACT for the securing his Majesty’s Govern 'l pient, and rhe Peace of this Province ; nnd for 5 [ the more effectual Protediorf of the King’s loyal [ Subjeds here again ft the wicked Attempts and i I ]>efigns of Rebeis, and other difaffeded Persons; ■B and for other Purposes herein aftermentioned. ■ TrHF.REAS a wicked and unprovoked rebellion wa3 levie ! and carried on in this province hgainft your ■faiefty’s authority and government, and although the B:ne hath, through the blefHng of Divine Providence, funprefled, yet there are fevera! persons in this pvq- who were deeply concerned and very active in such and there is the greatest rcafoo to believe that difaffefted persons hold a traiterous correspondence enemies and rebels, and meditate the ruin and dc- of the King’s loyal fuhjefts hete ; to prevent as tar as may be, such wicked attempts andde- Hns. We pray your mod sacred Majcfty that it may be •Bast-d, And be it EnaFted, by his Excellency Sir Jam es ■:t icyir, . Baionet, Captain General and Governor in in and over this his Majesty’s province of Georgia, and with the advice and consent of the Honourable the vr Iloufe. and the Commons House of AfTembly of the province, in General AfTembly met-, and by the au -£ :.'.LJvIS. f anie > That, from'and. immediately after wHa^very : ■ .la or fh-Ufhereafter be or- corn* within this province, and : B > may be fufpefted to be difaffefted to his MajefVy’s go- B.tment, carrying on any traiterous correfpondencc,* and fhall. be apprehended by a warrant From any one Majefty’s Indices of the Peace for the pariih or dif | l wh“re such fufpefted perf n may reside, and whether fuf icion may arise from the Justice’s own know ■ige. or from infoimatron given to him by any white IBr-kn u ‘on oato ; and, on the fail fufpefted Derfon being before any one of his Mijeffy’s Junices of the |Ba c, if it shall fppear to him, on the examination of Be sud party, or by the evidence or information of any Bfon or persons, that the said suspicion is well founded, there is probable cause for the fame, that then, in such cafc, it may and shall be lawful for the said and he is hereby required to compel such fufpefted Bf u i.n mediately to give, good and fuflicient fccurity to dr* B ’ P r >v nee, by land orfea, within twenty-four hours Berlucii fccurity is given, and not to return into this pro- Bc; a r,ng the rebellion in tneßritifh coljwics in America; IB if iu::i fufpefted person cannot, or will not, give fe ty f>- his departure as a fore fa id, he (hall be forthwith ■n uitted to the common gaol in ‘Savannah, bv warrant ■mittimus under the hand and seal of such JuftTce,'there jßrta-.iin, without bail or mainprizc, until iie (hull be B-” • c ‘ depart this province, by land or sea as aforefaid, Bp ; |i give full and fuflicient fccurity not to fsturn •B J dhit province during the rebellion in the British ~^B snid* 5 nid* in America; and it the (aid delinquent lo ordered this province -shall presume to return into, and 8.-vmJ or seen within the Turn-. at any time before the V'tex pi ration and thi Ino II o, nd be there fla w ■ onvicted. 1 e shall be cpgimittrd to-chafe confine- in tire common gaol at. Savannah, without bull or ißnp.riz-;, and the said recognizance entered into as a ■iiiTih.Tl be deemed forfeited to his M.jety, his heirs <B ficceflors, and be put in flit accordingly. to the end that the f.ilut.iry purposes aforefaid may ■norc e Actually carried info execution, hit further En- Wed , by the a ithority lforefuid, That every person who (halt B give a frtisfaSnry account of himself, or hern-I.and who m-; or attempt to come within the works and lines ■ ‘ ! i- round the fawn or .Savannah, shall be tdopt it the where he or lire may attempt to come in until he or ure any one of his JViijefty ’s fultices Hh Judice of the Peace thoroughly examined who he <>r ■ it, and from whence he or she came, and his or her **n ls, and whatever slfe- the.tatd Ju3Tce may fee fit to ■uirc into relative to such fufpefted perf in’s attachment ■usMatehy’s government; and if such perfm cannot, vill not, give a snit arid clear account at himfelf, or |B‘ V ‘ ’to tU latisfavlion of such Justice, and shew that ■? r - ,’,\W V ' and and ?ojal fubjeft, it then shall and may B j . ul to aud for such Justice of the Peace to proceed, V| e 13 hcr eby required to proceed against every such per ■ fi t defenbed in>thtfame manner as is herein before J with refpedt to fufpefted persons herein bes -rc nothing in this act contained shall aMthorife anycen- Je , or other person, to (top anv Mcmbcr.nf the Lcgifla *Bc °f this province, or any Officer in his Mujedy’s land or ■ •ci vice, or any person who may have a pass from the Go wnoror Commander in chief for the time being, or any ■lu er of his Mujefly’s Council,-orfrom the Command- S *” incc r of the troops here, any thing in this aft con.r i to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithdaiiding. m;*™* Fueled, by the authority aforefaid, That, Jj, aiter the pafling of this aft, every person g into the town of Savannah, from any place out oik ■..-3> 3 - V r.’I Ce '* within twenty-four hours after his or “M . I . r 1 \\ , r P* f to the Secretary’s Office, and give an B I ' s r ‘ r k cr name.,: the from whence he or ■ 2,1 ’ here he or she lodges, in a hook to be kept B r k i"ft.; and fu ( ch person shall obtain a cepriitcate i* ! ‘••’ nvcm cncionf(l, under thd penalty of five *1 mn n‘?y. f Great Rtita’n for every negieft or ‘B |‘l°* to hr recover. by wanent under the hand ■ -* v. anj gpg 0 . hii ;,t-_j ;ity*s Judkcs of the Teacc j •Thursday, march i 5 , i 7 Bi. and that the inhabitants at targe flia.ll be at liberty to in fpeft the said regifler free of any expence; and the Secretary far such business sh ril be allowed and paid by the General Aflemhfy, < rtbfriai there are certain persons within this pro vince w*ho are known to have been aftive rebels, and who pretend to fereen themfelvrs under colour of being prison ers of war on parole, and as it is dang moos to the publick welfare to fufter such persons to remain at large in this province ; and alihougb they arc clearly liable to the ccn fure of the law for such theii mifeondufb, notwithstanding any parole they may have given or laid themselves under to any military Officer, yet, for removing all doubts and pretences whatever with ref,, dt tb the fame, it is hereby htiafhd and by the authority aforefaid, Thdt every pe.rfon l ilt above deferihed, notwithstanding any ex cule of having given a parole, thill be liable to be proceeded argilnft, and fnbjcdt to all puiMflimcnts and restraints what ever that other fufp :£ted persons are made liable to bythisadf. And whereas there are many Tufpe&cd and idle and dis orderly persons within the town or Savanaah, and others w ho may come into the fame by water, be it therefore afiedj by the authority aforefaid, That it shall and may be lawful lor any of his Majesty’s Juftice* of the Peace in the town of Savannah, and every such Justice is hereby au thorifed and required to ifTue his warrant against any such . aetCaa last any such person cannot, or will notj gi\e a fatisfaftory account of himfelf or herfelf, and make it appear that he or fheis a good and loyal fubjrft, that the* it shall and may be law ful to and for such Justice of the Peadfe, and he i hereby required to proceed against every such person in the fame manner as is herein before directed with rcfpe€l to any d ther tufpeSed person. And whereas the re were formerly many persons resident within this province who profclfed themselves to be of the Jiivvilh religion, or who held their tenets, and shewed by their conJuft that they were of the people called Jews, and not Christians, mo , if not all, of which Jews, were very aftive in promoting and carrying on the late rebellion in this province, iid in oppreffihg his Majesty’s loyal fub j-ifls, and who, frtr.n part experience, have been found to be dangerous m-mbers of the com rumity, be it therefore A nasied, Tha: Irom henceforth, if any person whorafoe ver profi ffing the Jewish religion or tenets, or who appears by his conduct to he one of the people called Jews, and not a Chriftlan, (hall be fvund within any part of this pro vince, or shall come within the fame, he shall not befuf fereJ to renri ii v here on ajiy account or pretence whatfoe ter; and ‘’Very Justice or the Peace is hereby authorifed and required, whe any such person fhsll come or may be found w’i T tllii ms dlftrifl, by funmons and notice under his hand and ieal, to order every such Jew to depart from, and go and continue without the limits of this province, before the *nd and expiration df any space of time he may think fit, not exceeding ten days from the day any such Jew sh dl be luund and difeovered to be within his diftrift; and in case spy such Jew sh til not depart from this province wit iln t.yc time limited by the said summons or notice, or flnfl depart and afterwards return within the fame, at any time during the continuance of this adt, then, and in such case, every such Jew is hereby fubjefted and made, hahic to hz apprehended by the warrant of any TqiHee of the I'cacand committed to the common gaol in Savan nah, there to remain, without bail or mninpr'rze, until such Jew shall agree and be willing to depart this province, and shall a ftually-pay and difeharge the expences of such Jew s confinement; and in case any such Jew shall return a lecond rime into province,’ or fhalLcontinue and be found within tile-fame upwards of three days after such en largement in order to,depart the province, every fitch Jew shall iufter corporal punishment tot such offence, not ex ceeding thirty-nine lathes, to be ihfli&ed by warrant of any Justice ot the Peace for that purpose, and shall immediate ly thereafter be conduced, under a fafe and feeure guard, oat of the province, at the publick expence; and if any fuch JLew shall return a third time, such delinquent fliali - -and shall be trawfported to f me place beyond the leas cut of the dominions of Great Britain, and shall forfeit all his or her real and pcrfonal4- ftatc to his Majesty, to be applied to the use of this province, and to go in aid of thdpilblick taxes: PrcviJcdalways, that not lung; herein contained fhtll extend, or be conflrucd to extend, to such person or peTlons profefling the Jewish re l'gion as haVc resided within this province, and demeaned thenifelvcs as loyal to his Majesty, ever lince the re e/lablifhmeht of his Majesty’s government here, any* thing herein iieforcmentioned to the contrary in anywise Provided also, that it shall Und may be lawful for eWry person who may confider him or herfelf a 3S r| cved ); hy this aft to appeal from the dccifion of any Justice of the Peace to the General Court, w, if that should , ..not be fitting, then to any Jti.lge thereof at Chambers, of this province, upon the person convifted entering into re cognizance, in two hundred pound* lawful money of Grrat pritain, and two fuflicient sureties in one hundred pounds each of like monf y, conditioned, that such appellant fliali and do prolecute such appeal toeffeft within ten days after obtaining a copy of the conviftion from such Justice, or eJfe shall forfeit the said recOgn'z nice j %nd the General Cuurt, or any Judge thereof, (as the case may be) is re lj'cCUvelv licreby authorifed either to affirm or repeal the ilecTfibn of the Magistrate who convlfted such appellant, in tne mpft fummavv and expeditiojis manner, at the expejicie of the party appzaflng; and no cutjyiftion ftuil be quashed for any tiefetf in form, provided the fame is fu/fiemat in lubflancc, ’ - / And be it F.naftedy T)i.lt Levi Sheftall, a person pro feffing the Jewish religion, and now residing in Savannah, lhall have time given him, from the pafling of this aft un til the firft day of February, fcventecu hundred and eighty-two, to fettle his affairs Here, on his entering into the ufuai recognizance to the peace, and be of good behaviour, in the meantime, toward?the King and a.l his liege fiibjefts, himf.lf i? 001. fterling> and two sureties in 1001. -each, it being alledged that the said Lc#i Sncfull hath fhewcd fiwne afts of humanity to apprefled Loyalists, any thing in this aft: contained to the contrary thereof in anywise and the wife and children of the said I.evi Sheftall fliali be permitted td came into this province, and live here with him during the time last mentiorie l. Andbe st Enafftd , That all the penalties dnd forfeitures which shall or may arise urtd?r the authority of this aft fliali go to his Majesty, his heirs and facerffors, to be ap plied to the use ot this province, and in aid of the gene ral tax here. And be it further F.netted, by the authority aforef V ’d, T hat It any aftton or suit is ar shall be commenced or pro fwruted against any person for any thing done in pursuance of this aft, every person forfired may plead the general is sue, and give this aft and the special matter in evident, and if the plaintiff shall become forbear fur- or V if aVerdift r ~ P afs . for the defendant, or if upon demuffer judgment fliali be given for the defendant, every such defendant shall recover his double costs, for he lhall have the like remedy as in cases where costs by law are given defend ants. . farther Enatledi That this aft lhall continue ifl /° rCe i for an - d durlng the tenn of ehe years from the pafhng thereol, and from thence to the end of the then next felhon of the General AfTembly, and no longgr. v. By Order of the Cbmmans House of AJfembly, n n , / , SAMI. FARLEY, Spoiler. By Order of the Upper House of AfTembly , J ° HN °RAHAM 6tb March , 1781, Affentcd to , * aE i-KaL of‘“ An*ACJ W® theTTl March, 1781, “ for supplying the Loss of such ot the Bonds and Mortgages that were executed by the Debtors of the Publick to the Commissi oners of the General Loan Office of the vince of Georgia at are now unfatisfied; and for making the Ledger or Account Book of the said Commiflioners, beginning the seventeenth Day of February, one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine, and ending the seventeenth Day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fe venty-five, Evidence in all Courts of Uw and Equity in this Province, for the Purpose of re covering the Monies due to the Publick, and for other Purposes herein aftermentioned.’* WHERE AS, by an aft cf the General AfTembly, *na An Aft for stamping, imprinting, Tffu mg, and making current, the Sum of seven thousand four hundred and ten Pounds Sterling, in Paper Bills of Cre dit, and for applying and finking the fame,” the Commis sioners therein appointed were empowered and required to lend out upon interest, at fix pounds per centum per annum. the sum of thousand five hundred pound* Sterling of 1 irly direfted 5 and the said Commiflioners were thereby also empowered and required, in thair own names, as Com* mifliouers of the General Loan Office of the province of Georgia, to t?ke security for the fever.il sums refpeftively that they ftiould lend out upon interest by virtue of that aft, and fu;h securities were direfted to be by way of mortgage in each case for the money lent, with a bond and warrant of attorney as a collateral fccurity', and a mode is thereby preficribed for recovering such monies when due : And whereas the said Commiflioners did ac cordingly lend out on interest large sums of such money* and took mortgages and bonds for freuring the repayment tnereof, but in the usurpation of the King’s government nefe by the Rebels (uch mortgages and bonds 3s ere either carried away or rieftroyed: And wberefrf tHeT*edgcr or Account Book of the said ComnriflfioncA, kept by lames Edward Powell, Efqutrt', thtiA'ierk. and under Heirdi- ‘ reftion hath been lately difeovered, and h now in the haniior the Treasurer of pr(>vjnce, in which theac counts of the said General Loan OP; V ce, from the feven-’ teenth day ot February, one thousand JTeven hundred and nxty nine, to the leventeenth day of September, one thou sand seven hundred and feventy-ffire, are entered in a clear and correft manner, and credit is given tb the debtors ofthe publick for fcveral payments made by them to such C.romif.’ fioners on account et monies lent them as aforefaid: Best Enabled, 1 hat, from and immediately after the paflingof this aft, the said LeJgar or Account Bbok ofthe said Com miflioners of ?hg General Loan Office of the provinee ofc Georgia lhall be evidence in all courts of law and equitv this province for the purpose of recovering all debts due tv the on account of anv monies tent by the fai4 Commiflioners of the GcnFraJ Lotn Office, Ai not rt>- paid them, and of all interest money d'ue thereon, wiierer ,A>* C mortgages.and bonds aie carried awiv or del!coved as aforefaid : Provided always, that if anv fuVh -kst-n r® tin publick can make it appear to th* t tas Tret* [N o. fo 7 .]