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r paftge, by-any chue or more of the Jufticesof the Inferior
6 Courts, of the refpedive Comities, the Governor being re
y quelled forthwith, to iffue his proclamation, to be publilhed
S in ail the Gazettes of this ft ace, fetting forth the outlines of
n this ad, and requiring all perfons interelled therein, to cxhi
-10 bit their claims in the counties of their refpedive refidence,
12 fupponed by the oath or affirmation cf fome reputable evi
-1 n dence, where doubts extft in the minds cf the juft ices aforefaid.
Sec. io. And be it further enabled ly the authority nfeufaid ,
2 That immediately after the return by the diftrid furveyors
j and the juft ices of the Inferior Courts, his Excellency
4 the Governor be authorifed and hereby is required, to
5 caufe fair lifts to be made and arranged in alphabetical order,
6 of the perfons entitled to draw ; and caufe the lottery to be
y carried into effi d, conformably to the provifions contained
3 in this Ad, under the fupcrintehdency of finch and fo many
cj managers as he may deem it r.ectftary to appoint for that
10 purpufe, who fhall apportion the blanks and prizes, in the
11 manner aforefaid, and give one month’s public notice
12 in all the Gazettes of the ftate, previous to the commencc
-13 men: of the drawing, and ftiall fee forth in fuch notification
14 the days of drawing for the names enrolled under the letter
15 A; the days of drawing for the names enrolled under the
*26 letter B ; and fo on throughout the alphabet, commencing the
yj drawing with the names belonging to the full letter.
Sec. ii. And he ii further enabled by the authority aforefaid ,
2 That all perfons againft whofe names lands may be drawn
j in purfuance of this Ad, ftiall become adual fettiers
4 thereon in their own proper perfons, and fhall clear and cift.
5 tivace at leaft five acres for every hundred thereof, and re
-6 fide thereon at leaft twelve months before any grant from the
y ftate fhall iffue; at the expiration of which term, grants un
-3 der the hand of his Excellency the Governor, and the great
9 feal of the ftate, fhall ilfue in favour of the fortunate draw
-10 crs, who fhall then have complied with all the requifitions
i 1 contained in this Ad, and being applicable to them, their re
-12 fpedive heirs or devifees, invefting in them fee 'vnple titles to
13 the particular fedions or fub-furveys of lands drawn againft
14 their names refpedively; for which grants, perfons obtaining
15 the fame, ftiall pay cents per acre, out of which ftiall
16 firft be paid, the feestov/hich the furveyor general, fecretary
17 of ftate and other officers, are entitled by exifting laws, and the
1 8 lurplus fhall be depoftted in the trealury, to reimburfe the ftate
19 for the money which ftiall have been expended in making the
20. furveys, and dividing the counties and diftrids: Provided, that
21 all lands drawn in purfuance of this Ad, which fhall not be lectkd
22 and cultivated as aforefaid, within twelve months after the draw
-23 ing fhall take place, ftiall revert to and reveft in the ftate, and
a 4 be difpofed of in fuch manner as a future legiftature may dired,
25 any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof, in
26 any wife notwithftanding; And provided alfo, that any per
-27 Ton convided before any Court of judicature, within this ftate,
28 of fpeculating, by procuring or attempting to procure any
29 perfon or perfons, diredly or in di redly to fettle on the faid
30 lands or any part thereof, for his ufe, benefit or emolument,
31 in any manner what foe ver, ftiall forfeit and pay the fum of
32 Dollars for every fuch offence; the one half to the
33 informer, the other half to the ufe of the ftate.
Sec. 12. And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid ,
1 That where vacancies may happen by death, refignation or
2 otherwise, of any diftrid furvtyor or furveyors, appointed in
3 purfuance of this Ad, the Governor is authorifed and re
-4 required to fill up fuch vacancy or vacancies; and in cafe
5 any furveyor ftiall fail to profecute the truft repofed in him
6 either from inattention or ctherwife, in fuch manner as in the
7 opinion of the Governor, may render doubtful the finifliing
8 the furveys within the time limited, he ftiall have power to
9 declare fuch appointment vacant, and to fill up the fame as
10 in cafe of other vacancies; but taking the precaution to
11 afeertainthe qualifications of the perfon or perfons whom
12 he may at any time appoint to fill vacancies, by requiring them
13 to undergo an examination by the furveyor general, as aforefaid.
Sec. 13. And he it further enabled by the authority aforefaid]
a That the furveyors to be appointed in purfuance of this Ad*
3 before they proceed to the duties of their appointment/
4 the following oath or affirmation, to wit: I -
5 “ 7~-> do folemnly fwear or affirm (as the cafe may be)
6 that 1 wul well and faithfully, to the utmoft of my (kill
7 “ and abilities, dilcharge the duties of furveyor of diftrid
8 “ No. , agreeably to the requifitions of an Ad enti
-9 1 4< j An L °, dillribucion of the late Ceftion
30 of Lands, obtained from the Creek Nation by the United
11 States Commiffioners in a Treaty entered into at or near
12 Lore Wilkin foil, on the 16 th day of June, i8o2.”~So
13 hep me God; winch oath the furveyor general is au
-14 thonfed and required to adnfinifter : and all chain-men to
15 be employed in purfuance of this ad, ftiall, before they enter
16 feverally upon their duty, take the following oath, or affirm a-
r l £lo, b Vlz - “ J do folemnly fwear, or affirm fas the
18 cafe may be) that I viJ], to the utmoft of my ikilland judpmcm
19 meafure ail lines, which I fhall or may be employed on as a
20 chain-carrier, as accurately, and with as little deviation Vrom
21 the courfes pointed out by the furveyor, as poflibk— So help
22 me Gcd.” Which oath, the diftrid furveyors arc hereby
MARSHAL'S SALE.
William Smith, fen.}
vs. < fifa.
Bator ett Brewer, j
j B 'ill be expefed to f 'ale , <7/ //?*
Merket-Heufe in Lcuifville, on
the fee end day cf Airy next,
between tie Lours if jo and
12 o' clocks theJ'dietingproper -
ty, to wit:
*1 WO Lots in Georgetown,
in Warren County, known in
the plan cf laid Town by Nos.
11, and 12, on which is a good
dwelling-houfe, kitchen, Itore*-
halike, and other out houfes,
good gin- houfe, in com
plete order, with a cotton ma
chine of fifty circles, including
the permit, or licence from Mii
ler and Whitney; *AUb one
other Lot in Georgetown,
known by No. 10, on which is
a good dwelling-houfe--—One
tradt of land in the County of
Greene, on the waters cf Shoul
der bone Creek, containing three
hundred -acres—One do. in the
County of Hancock, lying be
tween the Shoals of
and Georgetown, on Ogechee
River, containing two hundred
and fifty acres—Alfo, two thou -
land five hundred acres offend in
Franklin County, lying on the
Cherokee Trading Path, on
the waters of Broad River.
1 he above property, pointed
out by the defendant, and taken
under execution, to fatisfy two
judgments obtained in the Fe
deral Court, by William Smith,
fen. againfl Barrett Brewer.
Leonard Abercrombie,
Deputy Marjheil .
April 6, 1803.
L 0 T T E R T.
Jn compliance with an act of
the Legiflature of the Bate of
Georgia, authorifing certain
CommifTioners, therein named,
to ellablifh a Lottery for the
purpofe of railing three thoufand
dollars, for the purpofe of im
proving the Navigation of Oge
chee and Canouchie Rivers. A
majority cf laid Comimffioners
having met on the iSch day cf
February, 1803, adopted the
following fcheme of a Lottery,
for the purpofe above mentioned,
which they beg leave to prelent
to the public.
The SCHEME,
f prize of 500 dlls, is 500 dlls
1200 200
1 ICO ICO
2 50 ICO
50 10 500
200 6 I2CO
400 5 2000
866 4 34 6 5
812 3 2436
2333 prizes, iosoo dlls
7000 tickets, at two dollars
each, are 14000 dollars, which
leaves for the navigation, and
expences of the lottery, 3500
dolls. Two blanks to a'prize.
The CommiHioncrs flatter
them Fives they will be able to
commence drawing the above
Lottery in the month of May
next.
Tickets to be had at
Me firs. Day & Holy’s printing
office, Louifv’ille, and of die
CommifTioners.
FT lAS CASSELS, A .
JESSE NFC ALL, ( A
JAMFSBIKI), /i
<J
SITiUTI-*; fAIES.
On the jrrft Tuefday in J\fa •
next y will he Jo Id. , at the Mar
ket llcujc , in Lent faille , /<?
high eft bidder ,
r/to three o'clock , *
2co Acres of Lind, the pro
|wfty of* Ifaac Kawis, whereon
he now lives, bounded by Ends
ofGcorge Jones, Andrews, Her
ring and James Stubbs, tofatisf/
an execution J. M. Sieretr dr
Jas. Stubbs, executors of Wm.
M'Dowcll, vs. Ifaac £awls and
J. M‘DanieJ.
AHb, 200 Acres of Land,
granted to Robert Ronaldfon!
taken as the property of Wiiliaru
Ronald fun, and George \V,
Chifholm, to facisfy Seaborn
Jones’s execution.
DAVID THOMAS, Sheriff.
April 5, 1803.
SHERIFF’S SALEsT"
On the fir ft Tuejday in Jan. next,
will be fold to the higheft
bidder , at the Market-Hcuje.,
in Lcuijvilie , between the hour:
of ten and three o' clock ,
ONE Negro Fellow, named
York ; taken as the property of
Cheftry Boftwick , adminiftratcr cf
JftJeph P reft on y deceafed, to Jatisfy
Jofeph Clay , adminiftratoref
JoJeph P reft an.
Ailb, Eleven Negroes, named
as fellows': Charles, Chlce, Sa*
vanah York, Nelly, Be Hind a, Ja
coby Ned , Becky Adala , Mary
and Marratton , pointed out cs
the property of Chefiey Boftwick ,
ftn. to Jatisfy an execution of Pa
trick Hays, vs. Chefiey Boftwick,
and other executions.
DAVID THOMAS, Sheriff.
(Iff The Sale cf the above
Property , w/// the
fir ft Tuefday in May next , if
the former terms of fale arc not
complied with .
5, JBO3.
•N O T I C E.
0;z TUESDAY , the vjth May
next , -zH// A expefed to public
fale, at the late Dwelling Hcuje
cf Nathan Powell, deceafea ,
A confidtrable quantity of
COTTON and CORN, the
property of laid deceafed.—
Conditions, caili.
Nancy Powell, Admix.
John Bryan,
Benjamin Bryan,
Adminiftrators.
April 4, 'lBO3.
noticeT
fff ON Friday the 2Cth of
May next, at the plantation cf
the late Col. Henry G. Cald
well, deceafed, will be fold, the
perfonal eflate of the (aid de
ceafed—ccnfifting of flock of
different kinds, houfehold furni
ture, corn, fodder, Ac. r lhe
fale to commence precifely at
10 o’clock, and continue until
all is fold.—Conditions will be
made known on the day of fale.
DRUSILLA CALDWELL,
Executrix.
March 30, 1803.
CON FINED in Jail , in Spar
ta, Hancock County , two
negro men, whoJpcak broken Eng
lijhy fay their names are Charles
and Jim , and that they belong to
a Samuel V/tikins ( ar IP'HE 2)
near Savannah.
JOHN FREEMAN,
Jaih'-
March cq, iSoy