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Volume V.]
/2JS S AM3ROSE DAY &
, pi; i\ wiUCS 0 Advcrtifements, &c. &c.
-nG in ail its variety, is executed with neacncls and di
I£/* ACIS of the General
AiTcnibly ot this ft ace, paffed
ar the heiTion which commenced
the 18th of April Eft, publifhed
by order of tlie Executive.
A'2 AC r to amend an al, point
ing cut a mode for adjufiim
the claims of the citizens of this
State, again]} the Creek Na
tion.
BE it enabled by the Senate
and Houfe of Rsprefsntatives
of the State of Georgia , in Gene
ral Affemhly met, Tha: it fhall
be the duty of the Comptroll
er General, to examine a!] fuch
claims of the Citizens of this
State again ft the Creek Indians,
fur property plundered and de
tained from them by the laid
Indians, as may he laid before
him by the Executive, on or be
fore the firft day of November
nexr, and that he do report to
the Executive a fchedule there
of as foon as portable thereafter,
and chat his Excellency the Gov
ernor be, and he is hereby re
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quired to deliver to the Comp
troller General, fuch claims as
are now dep-ofired in the Exe
cutive Department, againft the
laid Indians; and aifoall fuch as
may be received on nr before
the faid hill day of November
next.
Sec. t. And be it further
enabled, That the Comptroller
General be allowed and paid out
of the Contingent fund, a Turn
which may be deemed by the
Executive an adequate coinpen
fation for his trouble.
Abraham Jackson, Speaker
cf the I loufe of Repreftrntatives .
So lo mo n Wood, Prefidcnt cf
the Senate, pro tern.
AlTenred to May 9, 1803,
John Mill edge, Governor.
An AC F, Supplementary to an
all entitled, “ an Aft to eft al lifts
a fund for the redemption cf the
public debt of this ft ate."
WHEREAS by the above
recited aft, it is made
the duty of the commiftioners
therein named and appointed,
to fuperintend the lurveyor by
them to be appointed, while on
the duties of his cilice, while
feeking cut and re-furveying
the lands belonging to this Stare,
(agreeable to tire aft of con
fifeation) previous to their be
ing ltd I as direfted bv faid aft,
and no corn pen fat ion is allowed
by laid aft, to faid comrnlfiio
ners, lor their time and expell
ees, while attending on that
part of the duties of their office, j
bor remedy whereof —
Sec. 1. BE it enabled, by
thdSenate md Houfe of Represen
tatives cf the State of Georgia, in
the Louisville gazJ
_ R _ E PUBLICAN T RUM*
WEDNESDAY, J„ NI ,j, 18 0 3 . 1
IS CUP. MOTTO TRUTH WR GUIDE.
Gcjjl? a I Ajjemlly met, and by the
authority of the fame, r \ hat from
and immediately after the paf
img the above-recited aft, the
laid commifTioners dial! be enti
tled to receive at the rates of
three dollars per day, each,
wnilc in aftual fervice of the
ffate, in luperinccnding the faid
lurveyor, while on the duties
of his office, as pointed out by
laid aft, as a compcnfation for
their time and expences while
attending on that part of the
duties of their office, which fhall
be paid out of the monies aris
ing from the Tales of fuch pro -
perty, And whereas it appears
by the repo t of laid commif-
Tionets, laid before this leg!na
ture, that there is a probability
that property to a large amount
belonging to this (late, ftill re
mains undilcovercd or concealed
from the com m i fil one rs ofthe ftate
for wane of proper encourage
ment being given to individuals
to encourage them to make fuch
w
p roper ty knov. n. —7 ht ref ore —
Sec. 2. Be it enaided by
the authority after c fad l, Thai
it (hall be the duty of faid
commifTioners, on receiving
from any per Ton or perfons,
good information of any pro
perty belonging to this ftate, by
virtue of toe act of confifcation,
(not uncovered or pointed out
before the pafling the above-re
el ted aft) to proceed and make
file of the fame agreeable to laid
aft, and fhall pay unto fuch in
former or informers, at the rate
of twenty per centum, out of the
nett proceeds of Tales of fuch
property by them pointed out;
provided he or they fhall go
forward witli one or more ofthe
commiftioners, and affift them
to identify faid property, to the
fatisfaftion of faid commiftion
ers ; and the faid commiffioner.
fhall take bond and fecurity of
fuch informer or informers, in
double the amount of the pre
mium to be received by him or
them, conditioned, that if any
or all of faid property To point
ed our by him or them, fhall
hereafter be legally claimed, and
trie ftate fhall think ftr and pro
per to refund the lame, or the
amount of Tales thereof, that
then and in that cafe, he or they
fhall refund to the ftate, his or
their commiftion fo n ceived, for
or on account oi fuch informa
tion, f>r Tech part thereof as
may be fo legally claimed.
Sec. 3. And he it further
enabled, That it (hall be lawful
for Eaid commiftioners, to tax a
bill of coft for any necdury ex
pences they may be at in taking
into pc Hellion, and fupporting
any negro or negroes they may
have occafion to take into their
pofieftion, by and in compliance
with laid aft, and all other ne
cdury expenres they may be at
in feeking after and Iccuring any
property belonging to this ftate,
in order to make Tale thereof,
in conformity to laid aft, and the
laid bill of expences fo an Ting,
ftiall be laid before his Excellency
the Governor for his approba
tion, and fhall be paid out of the
monies arifing from the lale of
fuch property.
Sec. 4. And he it further
enabled , That when it ftiall ap
pear to the Legi ft at ure of this
ftate, that the fa;d commiftioners
have fold any property (by vir
tue of this or the before recited
aft) to which the ftate had not
a legal claim, and the per lon or
ptrlons claiming the fame, have
fupporttd their claim in a court
properly author!lt d to try the
lame, and obtained a judgment
in his or their favor, the pur
chafer or purchafers lliaii be re
funded out of the treafuryof this
ftate, the amount of Tales of fuch
property in the fame kind of
payment, as lie or they have
made to the commiftioners.
Sec. 5. Be it tha eftore enabl
ed, That a plat of each tract of
land, which ftiall be fold in pur
fuanceof this, the before recited
or confifcation aft, ftiall be made
cut by the aforefaid comm.ffion
ers, who fhall affix the fame to
each title, which ftiall be given
or figned by them.
Sec. 6. And be it further
enabled. That it fhall be the
duty of the Secretary of State,
ar.d Surveyor General, to give
fuch information to the aforefaid
commiftioners, as their reflec
tive offices may afford, for which
fervices they ihali be paid the
ufual office fees, and no perfon
fhall receive any emolument for
any information whatever, ex
cept for fhewing the prernifes,
and more fully identifying the
property, than can be obtained
by information of record.
Abraham Jackson, Speaker
ofthe Houfe ofßeprefentatives.
Solomon Wood, Preft dent of
the Senate, pro tern.
Aftented to May 9, 1803.
John Mil ledge, Governor.
NOTICE.
JSJ' INE months after date, ap
plication will be made to the In
ferior Court of Jeff erf on County,
for leave to fell the real eft ate cf
Patrick M* Neely of faid county,
dec safe d—for the benefit cf the
heirs and creditors ofjaid dtcecfcd.
Hugh
Adminiftrator.
May 11, HO3,
Records Inite SrwtlnTs
Office, and will remain in f.cuij
ville a few weeks, thinks prefer
to inform the inhabitants cf the
town an.l its vicinity, that they
can have any Books whatever re
bound cn reajonahle terms.
sip ply at Meffirs. Day tj I Pei
ly's Printing Office , to
Id Hi am Powers,
Louifville , May \-jth , iBoj.
COLLECTOR’S SALES
Will he fold on Tucjday the 2$ th
of "June next, at the Court -
Hcufe in IVayneJhorP Burke
County, the following trails cf
land, cr as much thereof \ as
will fettle the taxes due for the
years 1801, and 1802 , to wit:
2000 acres of pine land, lying
on Savannah River, the pro
perty of White R officer—'Lax
due, 31 dollars 87 1-2 cents.
A lib 100 acres Savannah
fwamp, lirft quality, the proper
ty of Francis Paris, fen.—Tax
due, 9 dollars 87 1-2 cents.
540 acres of pine land, the
property of James Stringer, of
Burke County—Lax due, 2
dollars.
150 acres of land, 2d quality,
the propert) of Samuel Redd—
Tax due, 2 dollars 25 cents.
500 acres of land, 3d quality,
the property of Solomon 3 Jac
kins—l ax due, 4 dollars 12 1-2
cents.
200 acres land, 3d quality,
the property of Willis Drew—
Tax due, 3 dollars 87 r- 2 cents.
300 acres of land, 3d quality,
the proj'erty of Benjamin
Green—lax due, 15 dollars
37 1-2 cents.
86 acres of land, jd quality,
the property ofShadrack Dukes
—Tax due, 1 dollar 12 1-2
cents.
300 acres land, ifl quality,
the property of Hugh Steal—
Tax due, 6 dollars 25 cents.
300 acres of land, the proper
ty of Robert Nobles—Tax due,
5 dollars 50 cents.
250 acres of kind, jd quality,
the property of Charles Simons
Pax due, 2 dollars 75 cents.
250 acres of land, the proper
ty of Mills W oodard —-Tax due,
2 dollars, 87 1-2 cents.
250 acres of land, part of the
eflate of Elizabeth Odom, giv
en in by Mills Woodard—Lax
due, 87 1-2 cents.
606 acres of land, 3d quality,
the property of Richard Moore
—Tax due, 5 dollars 75 cents.
ABNER HOLLIDAY,
r. c. b, c.
April 27, 1803.
cents.