Continued frcm the f.rft -pet'. \
anfwcr the charge aliedged a-
him, her or them, and
inch jlifticc Ihall iflue fummon-
Es to comnell the attendance of
fuch witneftes as may be thought
neceflary to eftablifh or defend
die faid charge, who lhall be
ftibjcft to attachment for non
attendance, or refuting to aalWer
on outh fuch queftions as may
be afkul them, and if upon fuch
examination it fhall appear that
fuch offender or offenders, is
or are ghilty of any breach of
this aft, it fhall be the duty of
faid Juftice to enter up feparate
Judgments, againft fuch offender
or offenders, for the fum of
twenty dollars for each day fuch
obftruftion fhull have continued.
And the faid Juftice fhall forth
with ijffue execution on the faid
judgment or judgments fo en
tered up, which judgments fhall
be levied on the goods and chat
ties, lands and tenements of inch
offender or offenders, and fold
agreeably to the law regulating
conftables Tales; and the money
anting from fuch tine or tines,
ihall be paid into the hand's of
fuch Juftice of the Peace, one
half thereof to the life of the
informer, and the remaining
moiety ihall be paid by the laid
Juftice of the Peace* to the
Clerk of the Inferior Court, to
be appropriated to the fame
Lifts as the other County funds.
Sec. 4. /bid he it further
enabled by the authority aforefaid >
That if any Juftice of the Peace
ihall in any manner offend againft
this aft, it fhall and may be law
ful for kim or them to be fued
or profecuted in any one of the
adjoining Diftrifts; and the fame
fees fhall be levied and collected
/or fervices performed under
iritis aft, as are allowed for like
fervices iumagiftrates courts.
Shc. 5. And he it further
tn acted y That fo much of the
uhove recited aft as militates
againft this aft, be and the fame
is hereby repealed.
D avid Meriwether, Speaker
of the Houfe of Reprrfentatives.
John Jones, Pr eft dent of the
SenatCy pro tempore.
Aflented to, Dec. 2, 1801.
Josiah Tattnall, Jim.
Governor .
dn ACT explanatory , and to
amend that part of the Judicia
ry Atdy paffed in the year one
thoufand feven hundred and
ninety-feven y tvhich ref pells
Juft ices Courts.
WHEREAS it has been
found by experience,
that that part of the Judiciary
Aft, parted in the year of our
X.ord one thoufand leveu hun
dred and ninety-feven, which
rdpefts Juftices Courts, does
not anfwcr the effeft thereby in
tended—
RE it therefore enabled hy the
Senate and Houfe of Reprefenta
fives of the State of Georgia, in
General AJfembly met , and by the
authority of the fame. That from
and immediately after the puf
fing of this aft, it fhall and may
be lawful for any perfon or per
sons, who has or have in his, her
Or their hands, any bond, note
or account, which was given for
*ny fum not exceeding thirty
dollars, and the amount of which
has been reduced, by any pay
ment or payments, to a fum un
der thirty dollars, and which
payment or payments are indorf
ed on the back of laid bond or
note j or where any bond, note,
account or other agreement,
(gaming debts excepted) which
in its original, exceeds the fum
of thirty dollars, but has been
reduced by bond or bonds, note
or notes, although of equal date
and payable at the fame period,
to a fum orfums under or of thirty
dollars each; that then, and in
every fuch cafe, it lhatl and may
be lawful for eve ry perfon or per
lons, who has or have in his, her
or their hands, any fuch bond or
bonds, note or notes, or accounts
aforefaid, to bring fuit thereon
in the Magiftrate’s Court of the
Diftrift where the faid debtor or
debtors may re tide; and the
Magiflratc before whom fuch
fuit is brought, may give Judg
ment for whatever fum in his
judgment appears to be due on
fuch bond or bonds, note or
notes, or account, provided the
faid Judgment does not exceed
in any one trial the fum of thirty
dollars.
And he it further enadledy That
a J uftice of the Peace fhall be,
and he is hereby authorized to
ilfue hisfummonsto any part of
the county, compelling witnefles
to attend, and give evidence in
any cafe to be tried before him,
which being ferved ten days be
fore the day of • trial, each wit
nels fo fummoned, and not at
tending, fhall be fubjeft to a fine
not exceeding ten dollars, unlefs
fatisfaftory excufe be made on
oath i the faid Juftice on failure
of fuch excufe, fhall ilfue his
execution therefor, and the mo
ney when collected to be applied
for county purpofes ; and the
witnefs, if refitting out of the
diftrift, ihall be allowed feven
ty-tive cents per day for atten
dancej which fum or fums fhall
be added to the bill of cofts.
D avid Meriwether, Speaker
of the Houfe of Reprejent at Ives.
John Jones, Prefid nit of the
SenatCy pro tempore.
Aflented to, December 4, 1801.
Josiah Tattnall, pin.
Governor *
A CAUTION.
COME time in the month of
Oftober, in the year 1790,
the underfigned arid Benjamin
Smith, gave an inftrument of
writing to John Shankle, for
fifty fix pounds North-Carolina
currency; thefe are therefore to
warn all perfons from purchafing
the lame, as it has long tince
been difeharged, as can be made
appear by fufficient vouchers in
the pofll tiion of the Subfcriber.
Cornelius Murphv.
Wafhington County,
Aug. 19, 1801.
Notice to 7 hofc it may concern.
From and after the third
1 Monday in this month, no fer
| vices will be performed by the
Clerks of the Superior or Infe
rior Courts of Wafhington
county, until the fees required
by law are fir ft paid.
Thos.B. Rutherford, c.s.c.
William M‘Murr ay, c. i. c.
i November g, 1801. camj
tni i. be sol i'),
On MONDAY, the lift of
Dec eh/ her next, at tke planta
tion whereon James Parftns ,
dec eafed, formerly iefided,
THE PERSONAL ES
TATE of faid deceased.—Con
ditions will be made known On
the day of Sale.
ANN PARSONS,
Adm i n ijlratrix .
JOHN BRUMMITT*
Adminijlrutor.
November 7. td
WILL BE SOU),
On the 24th day of December
next) at the plantation of Chas .
Coates , deceafcdy
THE PERSONAL PRO
PER'ID of faid deceafed. Con
ditions will be mads known on the
day of Jdie.
ANN COATES,
Adm in ijl r air ix .
JAMES COATES,
Adminijlrutor .
November 14, 1801. td
FOR SAL E.
On the 2gtb day of December next)
at public auction , at the planta
tion now occupied by Henry
Taylor , on Limefione Creeky in
fPafjingtcn county ,
A Tiracl of Land containing
305 acres, as appears from the
original plat; this trad of land
has been fettled, there is 100 a
cres of it cleared, and improved
with houfes and fences—a thriv
ing peach orchard, and feme ap
ple trees; this is a plantation
late the property of John Tay
lor, dec. and is fold by a rule
abloltite of the Inferior Court
of Wafhington county, for the
benelirof die heirs and creditors,
agreeable to the ftatute in ftich
cafes made and provided.
The terms of conveyance
will be one moiety of the pur
chafe money to be paid one year
from the day of file ; the re -
maining half to be paid at the
expiration of one year from the
time of the firfl payment. A
bond, with good fecurity will be
required, before the right ofthe
land is altered, by
JESSE BRETT,
OWEN FORI',
Executors.
Wafhington county, o<fL 17.
~rTo~T~I C K.
On the *jth day of January next,
will be Jcld , on the premifes of
Frederick Wimberly , of JVcJh
ington county , deceafed ;
THE perfonal property of
the faid deceafed ; confining of
valuable Negroes, Horfes, &c.
Twelve months credit will be
given ; and notes with approv
ed fecurity required.
Frederick Cullens,
Henry Wimberly,
Adminifirators,
November 19, 1801.
TAKE NOTICE.
'"PHAT nine months from the
date hereof, there will be
an application made to the ho
norable the Court of Ordinary
of the County of Wafhington,
for leave to fell all the realefhte
of Benjamin Griffin, deceafed,
for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of laid deceafed.
ALIEN GRIFFIN,
Surviving Adminijlrator .
' November 14. 6m
Department*,
Lcuihille , Niv. 25, 1801.
CEALED piopofals will be
received at the Executive
Office, until the 20th day of
December next, for contracting
for the printing", agreeably to 4
joint and approved refulutioa
of the Legillature, one thoufanj
copies of the Laws, one thou
sand copies of the Journal of
the Houle of Representatives,
and one thoufand copies of the
Journal of the Senate of the
prefent feffion of the General
Affembiy.
The frze of the ffieet, the
extent of the margin, and a
Sample of the type and of the
paper to accompany the propo
sals.
The perfon with whom the
contrabt is made, to give bond
with two approved Securities,
in the Sum of three thoufand
dollars, conditioned for the pro
per completion of the above
mentioned number of Laws and
Journals, and the delivery there
of into the Executive Office,
on or before the firft day of
April next.
G. R. CLAYTON,
Secretary.
The SUBSCRIBER
Acknowledging the
kindnefs, and fenfible of
the benefits he has received
from his friends and a generous
public, by a long continued
cuftom— t or which he returns
them his fincere and hearty
thanks, and hopes they will
favour him with their future
patronage. He has now re
ceived in addition to his former
dock, a large AfToftment of
DRY GOODS, Suitable to the
prefent feafon. Such as
Broad Cloths fine and coarfe
Gray and Clouded Bath Coating
Green, Red & Yellow Flannels
Swanfdown Blankets
Cloaks Linens
Calicoes and Stamped Mullins
Durants Oznaburgs
Ladies and Gentlemens Hats
Sewing Silk and Twift
Thread of all colours
Handkerchiefs and Shawls
Gentlemens white, ffriped and
twilled Hole
Worded Do,
Gentlemens Shoes
Paper and Pound Pins
Pewter Plates and Bafons.
Alfo , a large Quantity of
GROCERIES, confiding of
Rum and Gin, Brown and Loaf
Sugar, Coffee, Raifins, Alfpice
and Nutmegs, Turpentine Soap,
Manufactured Tobacco, &c.
DANIEL LEMLE.
November 28.
. - , u , , —a*
TAKE NOTICE.
THAT there will be application
made to the honorable Inferior
Court of the County of Wajhtng
ton, after nine months from the
prefent date , to Jell a tract of land
lying in Jald county, containing
one hundred forty three and three
fourths acres on the waters cf
Buffalo, adjoining lands of Henry
Harris and John Wright, for the
benefit cf the heirs cf Robert Ea
theredge, deceajed.
Calle.y EaTHEREDGEj
Adminiftratrix.
John Hardy, Adm'or.
September j, ISOI,
