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lands) cultivated or uncultivated, from the
mouth of Tugaloe river to the laid marked
line, of the full quality, at eleven shillings.
Os the second quality, at fix shillings.
Os the third quality, at three shillings.
All oak and hickory land, (including
islands) cultivated or uncultivated, from
the mouth of Broad river to the marked line
or head thereof, of the firft quality, at eleven
lhillings.
Os the second quality, at fix shillings.
Os the third quality, at three shillings.
All high river fwarnp, or low grounds,
(including islands) cultivated or uncultivated,
(including such as are commonly called se
cond low grounds) lying above Fort Argyle,
to the mouth of Buckhead creek, on the
river Ogechee, of the firft quality, at nine
teen shillings.
Os the second quality, at eleven shillings.
Os the third quality, at four shillings.
All oak and hickory land, (including is
lands) cultivated or uncultivated, from the
mouth of Buckhead creek to the head of
Ogechee river, of the firft quality, at fifteen
shillings.
Os the second quality, at seven shillings.
Os the third quality, at four shillings.
All high river fwarnp, or low grounds,
(including iflands)cultivated or uncultivated,
(including iuch as are commonly called ie
cond low grounds) from Cathead, on the ri
ver Alatamaha, to the mouth of Oconee ri
ver, of the firft quality, at one pound two
shillings.
Os the second quality, at eleven shillings.
Os the third quality, at four shillings.
All high river fwarnp, or low grounds,
(including islands) cultivated or uncultivated,
(including such as are commonly called se
cond low grounds) from the mouth of Oconee
River, along the northern and southern
streams, and on the north fide of the Indian
boundary line, of the firft quality, at thirty
shillings.
Os the second quality, at fifteen shillings.
Os the third quality, at four lhillings.
All oak and hickory land, (including is
lands) above the flowing of the tide, on all
the rivers from Cathead, on the River Ala
tamaha, to the River Saint Marys, inclusive,
to the marked line, of the firft quality, at se
ven shillings.
Os the second quality, at four shillings.
Os the third quality, at two shillings.
All other oak and hickory land through
out the state, of the firft quality, at eleven
shillings.
Os the second quality, at fix shillings.
Os the third quality, at three shillings.
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All other pine land throughout the Gate m
two (hillings.
All lands on the Sea Islands, or lying or |
or contiguous to the sea ft ore, usually culti.l
vated, or capable of cultivation, in corn o r |
ir digo, of the firfl quality, at two pounds!
five {hillings.
Ol the ieccnd quality, at one pound two!
(hillings.
Os the third quality, at eleven {hillings,!
And be it enadied by tie authority aforeJaidM
That the lum of hve {hillings {hall be levied!
on all free male white perlons, from the!
age of twenty- one years and upwards, in thisl
icate; and the lum of five {hillings cn all!
h egrces and other {laves whatsoever within!
the limits of the lame; and the sum of twelve!
{hillings and fix-pence for every one hun-l
dred pounds v»lue of every lot, wharf, or|
other lands, and on all buildings within the I
limits of any town, village, or borqugh, with-1
in this {fate; and the lum of two pounds up* I
on every lour-wheeled, and the sum of one!
pound upon every two-wheeled carriage, I
(except waggons, carts, and drays); and the I
sum of five lhillings upon all male free Ne*|
groes,Mulattoes, and Meftizoes, tromtwen-l
ty-one to sixty years of age, over and above!
any taxable property they may be poffe&dl
of; and the lum of twelve {hillings and iix-|
pence lor every one hundred pounds v&fae of I
every perfcn’s flock in trade, of persons in I
trade, shopkeepers, and others ; to be given I
in upon oaih ; and the lum of four pounds!
on every Practitioner of Physic or Law; and I
the sum of tour pounds on all Fa&ors, I
Brokers, and Vendue-Mailers, throughout I
this {late : Provided nevertheless, 1 hat, in I
cases of extreme indigence or infirmity, the I
Superior Court of each county {hall be, and
they are hereby empowered to remit the poll
tax, upon such indigent or infirm perfpn’s
claiming such indulgence.
(To be continued.)
N E W -LONDON, December zx.
On Wednesday last Hannah Occui'.h, a Mulatto girl, aged
twelve years and nine mouths, was executed here, pursuant
to the sentence of the Honorable Superior Court in Sept, last,
for the murder of Eunice Boiler.
N E W - V O R K, December zB.
Capt. Moore, of the Penelope, arrived at Boston from
London, on the Banks fell in with the wreck of a ihip, which
he discovered to be the Congress of Philadelphia, with no per
son on board
The Hoop Return, Capt. Perine, from New-Providence for
this port, was call away the pth inst. near Cape Henlopen i a
part of her cargo is saved.
FAYETVILLE, (horib-Carolina) Dec . 31.
The Hon. J. White, Alexander Martin, John B. Alhe,
Timothy Blood worth, Benjamin Hawkins, and Thomas Polk,
Efqrs. were elected Delegates to reprefeat this Hate in Con
gvefs for the ensuing year.
The Honorable Benjamin Hawkins, and John B. Alhe were
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