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for SATURDAY, March 7, 1789* GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE % • O R INDEPENDENT REGISTER. 1 " 1 * -.1—77- . - 1 ' 1 ill.. «*i nil u _ FREEDOM of the PRESS, ATRIAL b 7 JURY, to remain inviolate forever. C n fli,.„ n ./ G„rp a . AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State-, Plays, Art,ties of gence, Advertisements, (sc. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed. 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 [Vol. 111. No. CXXVII.j ■ ■ 1 — 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. A LIKELY NEGRO BOY To be fold for Tobacco. Inquire of the Printer.