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for SATURDAY, March 7, 1789*
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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INDEPENDENT REGISTER.
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GEORGIA.
Bjr his Honor GEORGE WALTON, Esq.
Captain-General, Governor and Comman
der in Chief in and over the said State.
A Proclamation.
WHEREAS the Honorable the
Foule of Afiembly in the last
tediou held at Augusta, en
tered into the following pro
ceedings and refolotions:
4 ‘ WEDNESDAY, the qtb February , 1789.
** WHEREAS pursuant to Refutations of
«* the General Affembiy, palled the thirtieth
** and thirty-fiill days of January, one thou
“ sand seven hundred and eighty-eight, a
44 number of citizens were nominated and
44 did convene at Augusta on the fourth day
44 of November last, for the purpose of revif
“ ing and amending the Constitution of this
** Rate, and did then and there proceed and
44 agree, to such alterations and amendments
“ thereof as they concluded would be moil
44 expedient; which revision of the said con
“ ftitution or plan of government of this date
44 was transmitted to the different counties
** for the perusal and coniideration of che
44 citizens thereof, who were then recoin
-44 mended to choose three citizens of each
** county, to meet at Augusta on the fourth
44 day of January last, for the foie purpose of
“ adopting.or rejecting the said proposed cou*
tl ftitution or plan of government.
44 That in pursuance thereof the freemen of
** this state did on the firft Tuefday in Decem
-44 ber last eleft three citizens of each couuty,
41 for the purpose aforefaid, win* did in con
-44 sequence thereof convene at Augusta on the
44 fourth day of January last, and after taking
44 up the said proposed confliturion or plan of
44 government, and having the fame under
“ their coniideration, did neither adopt nor
•* rejert the fame, but have agreed to such
alterations and amendments thereto, as
they conceived would be conducive to the
44 imereft and fafe y of the state.
“ Rejoined therefore, That it be earnestly
44 recommended to the freemen and voters
44 of each county, on the firft Monday in April
44 next to convene at rheufual place for hold
-44 ing elections, and choose three fit and dil
-44 creet persons for each couuty, to meet at
44 Augusta on the firft Monday in May next,
44 to be vested with full power only to take
44 under their serious coniideration the ai'ore
-44 said proposed couftitution or plan of go
“ vernment, together with the provisos or
44 proposed amendments thereto, and to fully
44 ratify and adopt the said proposed conftitu
-44 tion, with such parts of said proposed
44 amendments as they may think moll pro
-44 per > without any farther alteiation or at
-44 tempt of amendments thereto j which thall
44 be received and considered as the conftitn
-44 tion and plan of government of the people
44 of this state.
44 Re/elntd, That if approved of by the
44 people, the laid Convention be authurifed
44 to insert a clause in the said conftitutiou,
44 9 bat no monies be drawn out of the Yreujury
44 or from the public funds of this Ji ate, except
44 bj appropriations made by law .
“ Rejoined , That his Honor the Governor
44 in Council have power aud authority to
44 draw upon the treasury for the pay of the
“ members of the Couvcuuun, iu like .aaw»
THE
“ ner as the pay of the members of the Ge
reral AffemLly, as well as the uetcllary
** charges attending the fame.
“ Rejoined , That a majoiity of ihtf n
-44 vention be authorifed to proceed to buu
** iiefs.*
Now, the r efore, for the more certain pro
mulgation and execu ion of the said proceed
ings and refoiutions, I HAVE thought lit,
by and with the advice of the Honorable the
Executive Council, to ifiue this my Proclama
tion, notifying to the people at large, that it
is earnestly lecommended that they do a lie in
bie at the- uiual places in their refpeftivc counr
ties on the firft Monday in April next, and
choole three fit and difereet persons for each
to meet at Augusta on the firft Monday iu
• May following for the purposes theiein ex
prelEtd. And it is commanded that two or
more Jbfliees of the Peace do give their at
tendance in the said counties refpeftively lor
receiving and counting the ballots, and mak
ing return thereof And farther, that the
Sherifls of the said counties do ado attend for
preserving good order and decorum at the
said elections.
GIVEN under my Hand, and the Great
beal of the laid btate, in the Council
Chamber, at Augusta, this filth day
of March, in the Year of our Lord,
one' thoiifand, seven hundred and
eighty-uiue» a nd in the thirteenth
Year of the ludepeudeuce of the United
States of America.
GEORGE WALTON.
By bis Honor's Command 1
JOHN MILTON, Secretary.
GuD *AVE THE STATE.
In COUNCIL, Augusta, March 2, *789.
Ml - . Fitzpatrick, a member of this board
f oin the county of Greene, delivered in from
his place a sealed letter* addiefted to the Go
vernor and Executive, which, being opened
bv the Secretary, purported to be a return of
the cleftion for Representatives fiom the said
county, and is expressed in the terms follow
ing, viz.
Georgia, Crrene county.
At an election begun and held at the town
of Greenfhorotuh, agreeable to the Gover
nor’s Proclamation, on the fecund Monday of
Eebruaiy, 1789.
The ballots being taken and call up, areas
follows, to wit,
Number of voters, 116.
Do. 01 persons voted for with the num
ber of votes annexed to their names x
Mr. Baldwiu 103
Mr. Osborne- 109
Mr. Mathews 110
Mr. Jackson 10
Mr. Sumner 19
Mr. Wayne 8
Mr. Telfair 1
Mr. Houftoun. 5
Superinr.ndant. of \ I?*"'** .
said election, <»» Cochran . As.
* L Win. Greer, As.
Whereupon Mr.Fitzpscnck was afked,how
long he had been in pofteffion of the said letter,
purporting as aforefaid, aud whence be had
tcceived it ?
To which be answered, that he had receiv
ed it this foienoou, at the hour of about teu,
of Adam Kofa, at the Upper Ware-boule 1
tbit the U. 4 Rols ii 1 u iubibitaut at the said
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county, and hearing that he was in town, i
wert to make inquiiy rtfpetting the detention
of the return of the election.
Whereupon it is oraered, on the motion of •
Mr. Hopkins, ieronded by Mr. Lyman, that *
the said Adam Ross be fumnioned and tequ red
to attend this boaid at the hour of four o’clock
il is afternoon, to anfwei on oath refpettiug *
the premises
The boaid adjourned until four o’clock this
evening. >
The board met agreeably to adjournment*
Adam Kofs attending and being qualified,
answered the following questions ;
Q:. How did you come by the letter you t
delivered the Hon. Reue Fitzpatrick, ElVi
this day ? • •'
A. I received it from William Greer, Esq.
on Thorfday lafl, the 26th February, in the
evening.
Did you understand the contents of that
letter ?
A. Mr. Greer told me it was the return of
the eledtii a, which he feared had been de
layed too long, he having depended on Major
Harris to go.
day did you leave Greene county?
A. On Friday last, and travelled with a‘
waggon. Mr. Greer desired above all things
that I would deliver rhe letter to the Gover
uor.
On motion of Mr. Fitzpatrick, seconded
by Mr. Pi evident. It is ordered , That the fore
going proceedings be publilhcd in the State
Gazette.
Extratl from the Minutes,
J. MERIWETHER, S. E C.
Notice.
HER FAS the Books that Mr. John
Davifon, deceased, kept for Crook *
Jhanks & Speers, and Crookjhan/ts iff Co. were
ailigned over to me on the ift of May 1788,
and alio received a full power of attorney
from the above concerns to recover the deb's
due on the laid Books, in payment of a debt
due me by the said Company, and being in
formed that the deceased took fpecialtics fiom
the different people who Hand indebted on
the books, and as lbme of them are withheld
fiom me; I give this notice, that no per lon
can he tale in paying them to any other person
than 111) lelf, as their, refpettive accompts, as
yei, hand open on the Books.
I row take the liberty to inform all persons
• who Hand indebted on the Did Books, that
I am about to place their accounts in the
hands of an Attorney, to be recovered as the
law diretts, as no further indulgence can be
given *, and all those to whom the said deceas
ed was indebted on account of the above con
cern, are desired to render in their accounts
properly atiertej to me.
BAMUEL WILLISSON.
March 9, 1789.
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