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SATURDAY, Felruarp\6, 178& » •* *#k . * ** •* iK\ > GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE O R r INDEPENDENT REGISTER. *' • * FREEDOM of tlie PRESS, and TRIAL b> Jll V, to un,ain inviolate lorever. Lcrrftmtun cj Gtergia. AUGUST A: Printed JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State; If aye, Article* of Intelligence, Advertijements, &c, will be gratefully received, and eviry kind of Printing ferfcrmed. —i l 1 J - • • - - " 1 - " g-1 AN A c r To amend and repeal certain parts and clauses of an Aft entitled, “ An Aft for regulating the trade, laying duties on all goods, wares, liquors, merchandize and Negroes im ported into this state, and also an import on the tonnage of shipping, and for other purposes therein mentioned.” WHbKEAS it is found from experience that the time pointed out for captains or com manders of (hips or veflels, who ihall arrive at any port in this fiate, is not iufficient: Be it therefore enabled, by the Reprejen. atives of the Freemen of the State of Georgia , in Ge neral /IJfembly met , and by the authority of the fame , That the capt iinor commander of any (hip cr veffei who (hall arrive at any port in this date, (hall within three days after his arrival, (pro vided he arrives in any out port, and within forty-eight hours af ter his arrival into the river Sa vannah) make a report to the Colledor of such port, and with in three days after such report £hall enter his veffei, and make Out two manifefts of the cargo on boa d, one of which he shall lodge with the Comptroller, any thing in tht afore recited Ad to the contrary notwithstanding. And be it enabled, That the captain or commander of each veffei (hall make out a general manifeft to be delivered to the Colledor as aforefaid, in which he (hall make a fair and clear statement of the bales, calks, thanks, packages* as well as of any other merchandize or Ne groes, with the marks and num bers, and to whom consigned, which (hall be inserted in the said rhahifefts; and all and every per lon or persons to whom such merchandize or Negroes as afore faid may be consigned, orfcntin trull for lale, (hall make out two clear manifefts with the marks and numbers of each package, Ipecifying the contents ana prime cofl thereof or of (uch other merchandize or IS egroes as afore faid, one of which manifefts (hall be delivered to the Colledor, and the other to the Comptroller; which said officers relpedively (hall make out a fair and clear statement to the end of every month, and (hall transmit the fame to.the Executive, and the fame (hall be publilhed in a fair manner in one of the Gazettes, for the better information of the public, and (ecurity of the finances. Be it further enabled , That every mafler or owner of any vef fei, entering cr clearing in any port of this Hate, (hall p y the several fees of pilotage agreeable to law, if a pilot is offered, (ex cept the constant coasting veflels to and from Charleston) and they (hall pay half pilotage if they take no pilot, and whole pilotage if they take one; and the laid fees (hall be paid at the time of clea rance, any former law, cuflom, or ulage to the contrary notwith standing. *nd be it further enabled, That no Colledor (hall furnilh a regi ster for any veffei owned either wholly or in part by any foreigner or foreigners. And every captain of a veffei or other perlon apply ing for a register for any veffei, (hall previous to his receiving it cancel all former regif ers obtain ed for the (aid veffei, and bepefit them in the Colledor’s office, and fliall take the following oath or THE } f ' * ■ > •» CN°. LXXIII.J affirmation as the case may be« “ I A. B. do solemnly fwear* ct (or affirm as the cale may be) “ that the veflel named lor which i wilh to obtain a * “ register, and of which ic is master, is wholly the pro~ “ petty of a citizen or citizens of il this or of the United States of lt .America ; and that J have can “ celled and delivered re~ “ gifters heretolore obtained for cc the lame veflel. M And to pt evert as much as pos sible contagious dilorders being j brought into this country: Be it therefore further enacted , 1 hat all vefieis coming into Savannah ri ver from the cosAs of Africa all vessels frem the Mediterranean iea,the Levant, and coast of Por tugal, previous to tntrj fhallccme to an anchor at Cockfpur or 1 y bee, until the Uealth-C ffice- ex amines and reports the state < f health of the crew or Negrces th'cit may he on board : And the officer (hall give a certificate of health if receflary; but, it other wise, such vefitl (hall perform quarantine agreeable to law : All vefieis from the Weft Indies or any part of America with new Negroes (hall be allowed to come to five fathom hole, but liable to the above regulations: Ihe Col | lefler (hall previous to entry re ceive a bill of health from every master of a vtfiel so given by the Health-Cff < er as aforefaid. be it further enacted , 1 hat every captain or con n arde/ of sm veflel, who fpall arrive with in the bar of Sun f ury f <m ary i other state or fc reign ports, with intent to unload or It ad at any place iouthwara of the north