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Executive Detartment,
iM'svilk, noth Dec. 1802.
ORDERED , That the all
entitled “ An Act sor mere essec
tually keeping open the River
Savannah," and the ast entitled
€C an aCi to amend an all sor
keeping open the Ounce River ,
srom the Rock l anding to John
Barnett's , in the County os Clark,
pased the 2 d December , 1801,
«rW /£ keep open the navigation
cs Great Ogechee River , /<?
the Shoals"—be puhlissed in the
Ecuisville, Waskington, and one
(s the Augusla Gazettes, sor the
insormation 0] the citizens at large.
George R. Clayton,
Secretary.
An ACT sor the more essectu
ally keeping open the River
Savannah.
WHEREAS the keeping
open the River Savan
nah, is os the greatest impor
tance to the citizens os the back
country, as well in consequence
os navigation, as the advantages
resolding to the citizens generally,
by having an annual supply os
sish theresrom; and whereas
many persons on the said River
have so obstrusted the paslage
os Boats by dams, as to render
it highly injurious to commerce,
and almost tottally prevented
the sish srom getting up the
same.
Sec. 1. BE it theresore en
acted by the Senate and House os
Reprcsentatives os the State os
Georgia in General Assembly met ,
That srom and aster the palling
os this Ast it sliall not be law
sul sor anyperson or persons, to
dam, slop or obllrust the River
Savannah srom the City os Au
gusta to the junstion os the
Rivers Tugalo and Keowee,
and srom thence up the Tugalo
River to Hatton’s Ford; but that
theonethirdpartosthe saidßiver
including the main sluce, is
hereby declared to remain and
continue open sor a sree paslage.
Sec. 2. And he it surther
enacted, That any person or
persons who now have dams or
other obstrustions placed in the
said River Savannah between
the City os Augusta and Hat
ton's Ford on Tugalo River con
trary to the true intent and
meaning os this Ast, shall re
move the same on or besore the
sirst day os January next.
Sec. 3, And he it surther
enacted, That is any person or
persons shall, in violation os this
ast, either build dams, or other
%wise ohstrust: the said passage,
or sail to remove those already
made, shall be iubjest to a pe
nalty os twenty dollars per day
sor every day they may remain
aster the time preseribed bv this
ast.
Sec. 4. And he it surther
enacted , That it sliall be the
duty os any justice os the peace,
in whole distristsuch ossence or
r '{sences may be committed, to
isslie his warrant upon his own
knowledge, or insormation on
oath os any sree white person,
commanding inch ossender or
ossenders to be brought besore
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him withm ten days, to answer to
the charge alledged against him or
them, and siichjustice shall issue
Ills subpoena, commanding the
attendance os such witness or
witnesses, as may be thought
neces&ry to establish or desend
the said charge or charges, who
sliall be iubjest: to ail the pains
and penalties sor non-attendance
or resusing to answer on oath,
such questions as may be asked
him or them as is customary in
justices courts sor the collection
os small debts, and, is upon exa
mination, it should appear that
siith ossender or ossenders is or
are guilty os any breach os this
ast, it shall be the duty os such
just ice, to enter up separate
judgments against each ossen
der so concerned sor the sum os
twenty dollars and costs, sor
each and every day that such ob
strustions sliall have continued,
and the said justicc sliall sorth
with, issue execution on the said
judgment or judgments, so
entered up, which shall be le
vied on the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements os such os
sender or ossenders, and sold
agreeably to law regulating
constables Tales, and in case the
ossender or ossenders should
prove msolvent, it shall be the
duty os the justice or justices
who sliall preside at the trial os
such ossender or ossenders, to
issue a capias ad satissaciendum
against the body os such ossender
or ossenders, and commit him
or them to the common jail os
the county where such ossence
may be committed, there to re
main sor the space os twenty
days sor each ossence so com
mitted : and provided there shall
he no jail in the county where
such ossence may be committed,
then, and in that case, it shall
be lawsul sor the justices asore -
said, to commit the said ossen
der or ossenders to the com
.mon jail os the next adjacent
county, and the money arismg
srom sueh sine or sines shall be
paid into the hands os such jus
tice os the peace, who shall pay
one hals thereos to the insormer,
sor his own proper use, and the
remaining moiety shall be paid
by the said justice, to the Clerk
os the Inserior Court os the
county in which he re Tides, which
sliall be considered as a part os
the county sunds, and appro
priated accordingly.
Sec. 5. And be it surther
enacted by the authority asoresaid',
That is any Justicc os the
peace shall in any manner asore -
said, ossend against this Ast, it
mall be lawsul sor him or them
to be sued or prosecuted in any
one os the adjoining distrists.—
And the same sees shall be
levied and collected sor services
persormed under this Ast, as
are allowed sor like services in
Justices Courts.
Abraham Jackson,
Speaker os the House os Repre~
sentatives.
D avid Emanuel,
President os the Senate.
Asicnted to, Dec. 1, 1802.
John Milledch,
Governor,
AN ACT to amend an ad sor
keeping open the Oconee River,
srom the Rock Landing to John
Barnett's, in the County os
Clark, passed the see on d day os
December , 1801, and to keep
open the navigation cs Great
Ogechee River , up to the sjcals.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House os Reprcsentatives
os the State os in Gent
ral AssmJAy wet, That srom and
aster the passmg os this ast, no
person or persons, under the
penalty os twenty dollars per
day, shall dam, slop or obslrust
the Oconee River, srom the
Rock Landing, up the main
Bream thereos, to the consluence
os the Apalachee ; but the same
is hereby declared to be, (at
least one third part thereos, in
cluding the main channel) a
sree passage; and any person or
persons who now has or have
dams or other obstrustions pla
ced in the said River Oconee,
contrary to the true intent and
meaning os this ast, and who
will not remove the same, on or
besore the sirst day os January
next, sliall be liable to the same
sines as above mentioned. Pro
vided neverthelcss , that nothing
contained in this ast, sliall be
construed to extend to assest
any mill dam or dams, other
than such as sliall have been
erested, or may hereaster be
erested or extended into the said
River Oconee, contrary to law.
Sec. 2. And he it surther
cnaCled, That so much os the
above recited ast, as operates
against this ast, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. And he it surther
enacted, that any person or per
sons who, aster the passmg os
this ast, sliall obslrust the main
channel os Great Ogechee Ri
ver, srom the slioals to the
Mouth thereos, sliall be subjest
and liable to the same sines and
penalties as are pointed out by
the above ast.
Abraham Jackson,
Speaker os the House os Repre
sentatives.
David Emanuel,
President os the Senate,
Assented to, 26th Nov. 1802.
John Milledge,
Governor.
NOTICE.
ALL those indebted to the
EJlate os William Pollard,
or to the suhjcriher, by note or
book account, are entreated to
diseharge them immediately , par
ticularly those indebted sor the year
1801, as all those accounts wih
be put in suit is not paid besore
the sirst os January next.
DAVID M‘CORMICK.
Louisville, Dec. 18, 1802.
The SUBSCRIBER
HAVING pur chased out the
remaining Stock os Goods
os David M ( Ccrmick, now opens
at his late Store (in addition) an
ossertment os GOODS, s elected
by himjels, and well adapted to
theJeason, which he now ossers
sorsale sor Cash or Produce , on
more reasonahls terms than has
ever been ossered here.
ISAAC BOWER.
December 21, 1802.
noIFTce;
And sor the lost time.
'T'HOSE who have any De
mands againsl me, are re
quested to bring them sorward ;
and those indebted to me, or to
the late concern os Posner and
Bensdix, to settle besore the sirsl
os January next, otherwise all the
accounts and notes Jhall be put in
the hands os jusiices and attor
titp r
7. G. POSNER,
Dec. 15, 1802,
cron G 1 A,
Waskington ComiE.
H h REAS Middlemen P oo i
hath this applied to
me sor letters os administration
on the estate and estests G s
Charles Pate, late cs the county
asoresaid deceased ; these are
theresore to cite and admoniso
all and Angular the kindred and
creditors os the said deccased, to
sile their objestions is any they
have, in tny ossice, on or besore
the 2d Monday in Feb. next
otherwise letters os administra
tion will be granted him.
Given under my hand this
14th day os Dec 1802. and
in the 26th year os Amen*
can Independence.
I. WATTS, c. c.o;
G E O R G 1 A,
I Vajhington County,
WHEREAS David
Fluker, and James Har
vey, bath this day applied to
me sor letters os administra
tion, on the essate and essests os
Jeremiah Kindall, late os the
county asoresaid, dec./ these am
theresore to cite and admonish
all and Angular the kindred
and creditors os the said deceas
ed, to sile their objestions is
any they have, in tny ossice,
on or besore the second Monday
in Feb. next, otherwise letters
osadministration will be granted
them.
Given under my hand at
ossice, this 14th os Dec.
1802, and in the 27th yeat
os American Independence
s, WATTS, c.c. o.
CEO RG I A,
Waskington County .
HER RA S solia
Howard hath this clay ap
plied to me sor letters os admi
nistration, on the estate and es
sests os Peter Matthews, late os
the county asoresaid, deceased ;
these are theresore to cite and
admonish all and singular the
kindred and creditors os the said
deceased, to sile their objestions
is any they have, in my ossice,
on or besore the 2d Monday in
February next, otherwise lesicrs
os administration will be grant
ed him.
Given under my hand this
14th os Dec. 1802. and
in the 27th year os Ame
rican Independence,
J. WATTS, c.c. o.
GEOR G I a7~ ~
Waskington county .
W HE R E A S Mosea
Daniel, and Mills Young,
hath this day applied to me sor
letters os administration on the
estate and essests os John
Daniel, late os the county asore
laid, deceased ; these are there
sore to cite and admonish all and
singular the kindred and creditors
os the said deceased, to sile their
objections is any they have, in
my ossice, on or besore the -d
Monday in Feb. next, other
wise letters os administration
will be granted them.
Given under my hand Fms
14th day os Dec. 10 »
and in the 27th year os
American Independence.
J. Watts, c. c. o.
BLANK DEEDS
Os CONVEYANCE,
sor Calc at this Qssic**