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lore mentioned refptfclively, lhall
tic fufficient to pet form the duties of
’ their appointment* which fubfcriptiorrs
lhall continue open until the whole of
the said Itock fhail have been fubfcrib
edfor; and that tt fhail be lawful for
any per lon being a citizen of the Uni’ - i
led States, corporation or body politic 1
to subscribe for such or so many shares ]
as he she or they, fhail think fit, not ex
ceeding fifty ; Pr'cvidia always, that if
. the said capiial Itock lhall not be filled
up in fix months after t l, e cotmniilion•
era herein appointed* (hall open theis
books forfubf'eriptians for that pur
pose, that then, and in that case, any
person, copartiserfhip or body politic,
being citize-ns as aldrefaid, may sub-
feribe for such or so many shares, as
he, she or they may think fit, not ex
ceeding in the whole one hundred.
Sec. 11. And be it further enabled,
That all thole who fhail become fub
feriber* to the laid Bank, their fuccef
i'ors and fhail be, and are here.,
by created and made a corporation
and bod/ politic, by the name and
Ryle of 4i The Prejrdent, Directors and
company of tht Planters’ Bank, of the
State of Georgia,’’ and by that name
ill* 11 be and arc hereby made able and
capable, in law, to have, purchase, re
ceive* pofTelV, enjoy and retain to
them and their luccefTors, lands, rents,
tenements, hereditaments, goods, chat
tels and effects-, of whatever kind or
nature, or quality soever, to an amount
not exceeding in the whole three miiii
ons of dollars, including the amount
of the capital itock of the {'aid Bank;
and the fame to fell, grant, demise,
alien or dilpose oC, to Cue and be fil
ed, plead and be impleaded, answer
and be answered, defend and be de
fended, in courts of record or any
other place or places >i>lufoever; and
also to make, have and wfc a common
leal, and the fame to break, alter anu
renew at their piealure j and also to or
dain, eitablifii and put in execution,
luch bye laws, oidtnances and
rionj as (lull feera necessary and con.
Veruent foi the government of the cor
poration, not being contrary to the
law's or cpnllitutiou of this hate or the
U. States ; for which purpose general
meetings of ihe flock holders lhall and
may be called by the dire&ors, at such
time or times as by them final! be deem
ed eeceffaiy, and generally to do and
execute all and finguiar such ads, mat
ters and things, which to them fhail or
may appertain.
Sec. 111. And be it further znafted,
by the authority eforefaid, That for the
well ordering of the affairs of the laid
corporation, there (hall be a Prcfident
and directors appointed by the legisla
ture, eight of whom fhail relick* in the
city of Savannah, and three in each
diltrict, wno fhail be citizens of the
U. States (even years, and of this (fine
three years, and the piefidem and any
four or more of the- said directors, lhall
be competent to proceed wiih the or
dinary Oufinefs of ihe said Bank, ana
in case of the death, resignation, re
moval, or relufal to serve of a director,
his place fhail be filled up by tiie flock
holders.
Sec. IV. And jt c it further enabled
by the authority aforefaid, That the lan
formers to the lait/iio, k fhail at the
time of fubfmbing for the fame, pay
into the hands of the commdiioners
wno lhall receive such fublcription,
r twc> p&r centum, of the amount of tin
Iharci sub leubed for, and alter the ex
piration of fix months from the palling
of this aid, the coimtuffionefrs {hall and
are hereby required to reiUtn the fob.
’ lctiption books with ail papers apper
taining theie.o, wihin 30 days aftei
the expiraiion of the fatd fix month*
ro the coinmdhoners in Savannah, to
gether with the amount of cafli h\
them received; and the said couimif
ironcis in Savannah fhail ihereupor*
call on the directors herein befoic‘
named, by .• pubhc nonce for that
puip.de, to .dr.“.n.b!c in Savannah, for
the purpqfi* of teccivisig lire books of
lubiwnptibns, papers and crh in the
hands <>(, or received by the said com
mifiioaers, and he iubfci ibers to cut
Rot k < i iLp l.d Bunk, fhail, upon 3 > |
*i)v's notice go mi by ihe laid diiebtois, j
pay iroo iSur ban is cither ah per con- 1
Ititu of ii*v ail) juju iubkctbid t ; and up- J
on the hHk* notice of the dire£lor.* of
other 60 days, the (aid itock holders
lhall pay a further finh of 20 oe r cent,
of the amount fubferibed; and that as
soon as the stun of three hundred
thousand dollars in gold and lilvfer,
fliali have been actually receivecUon
account of the fubferiptiohs to the ;
(aid itock, notice thereof lhall be given
by the said diretlors, or such nmtibei
of theiti as are herein before declared
to be competent to proceed with the I
bulinefs of ihe laid Bank; and thev j
lhall, at 6r after the expiration of tin
laid notice, proceed to organize and
commence bufiriels at and for the laid
Bank.
: Src.. V. The President and directors ;
I who shall be appointed bv ihe legislature i
as aforesaid, snail continue in office For J
the space of one year, b it the president
shall at all times be clligible to be re elec-
directors shall p,o out in rotation
1 in the following order:—one fourth ol
the said directors shall g< out b\ hallo?
at the expiration of the t< rtn of every
and which said vacancies shall he tilleil
up by a majority of th*- stockholders, in
the following manner : For one chare, one
vote ; for two shares, two votes ; for ev<-
rv twe* shares above two, and not exceed
ing eight, one vote ; for every four ehar*.
above eight, and not exceeding twenty,
one vote ; fur eveiv eight share* above
twentv, and not exceeding siXiy one vote?
for every twelve shares ab*ve sixty, an 4
n#t exceeding one hundred, one vote :
Pounded nevertheless, that the director*
so tc be chosen, shall reside in the
district, that those did whose places ait
j so to b_- filled up.
Sec. VI. No person shell he eligible to
be a director, except stock holders of at
least ten shares iu the Bank in his own
r,Bht *
Sec. VII. The President, or anv one
of the said directors, shall at no time, di
rectly or indit-eirtlv, draw out of the said
public stock or bank, a sum that shall ex
ceed five thousand dollars,-nor shall the
President or unv of the directors of the
•aid Bank, or anv branch thereof, draw
out of the sai B urk, anv money but up
on the same terms and conditions, as oilier
persons ; and in case anv of the directors
or the presidra: drawing out a greater
sum at one tune, h:s stock tn the bank
shall be forfeited, and the seat of such
ptrson shall be v.-.tat- and ; neither shall ant
stock holder be eligible to %e a director,
who shall be in an ear*- over and above
the sum at five thousand dollar*, to the
| said Bank.
Sec. VIII. And he if further erected,
by the authority afon-sutd I bat a b anth
at the uiorc mid Bank, -half be eso nefid
to ihe city of Augusta, under the-super,
i i;t elide nee of eight directors, one of
whom shall he President, to lie appbivu-d
by the legislature, whose s*a;s *h.di be
vacated and fi 11 1 cl up at the same ti nes
and in the same manner a* the Presiden
and directors of ihe B ink in Savannah,-
slid the said Branch at Augusta, shl!
into operation at the same period vV nh tiv.
Bmik in Savannah.
f Sec. IX- Aid he it farther enacted, by
I the authority a foie uni, I hat rh- .--.id
i><anch shail at all times be ..iv.enithic to
the Inc laws, ruh-s and regulation*, char
may be aciopn and bv she corporation of cue
Planters* Bank of the ,Vtate of i*. 0r,;..,.
.S’, c. X. shut be it Jar (her enacted, ! I-at
the sdo esaid d-rectois, siiall !i,ve full
power to extend a branch or branches ot
ihe said Bon ~to any part of this tare,
which in ihei: judgement they may think
iieedfui and. necessaryk
Sec. XI. Flic state unv at any time
within five years, subsc ibe for ana num
ber ol scares, not exceeding one thousand.
.Sec. Xll. I’lie President sn-all be elecfed
by the directors out of their own body,
aber the first president app -inted by the
legislature shall go out of office, and shall
have such compensation lor his seivicc6
as may be decided bv the direcrors ; the
cmhier ami otl.ei ciheers apyoiiued by iht
directors, shall be coiunrnsated by <he di
tectors ; they shall give bond and secutitv
as shall be pc itnul out bv the directors,
and shall tuk< an oath, to Ire entered on
th minutes or piccccdmgs cd said direc
tors.
scc. XIU. The directors shall from
time to time have powei and authority- to
n.akr such. ml. sand regulations, as shall
br found needful to carry into fleet the
design, intent and ineiniii}j of ibis ins.itu*
lion ; Provided, that such tides and regu
| lavions, 00 in no way militate with tin
constitution ami laws oft! o .State, ui with
die luics and reguta.ioui herein pointed
out.
•Vec. XIV, No pert-.on shall he eligible to
>e a director, who is a director in anv
otucr bank; neither shall any pernoti lav
eligible aho -hall be a jiartner in anv
uou .t, copartnership or firm, to or wfib
anv suth person, or v. o is in arrears to
any •h. f Dial. ,;i’ Iji<Jcr there in
- “j-
S- c. XV And be it fart*eft eiui<f;d: j
rh 1 c thi- act and incorporation tfieiein j
‘nemioned, shall continue an t !;,• n fo*ce. I
’0 years, and s rnn thence n I’-ieo id of j
.be next sess’on of ihe General -rt.senr?• S
idy, thereafter, an! uo t >nger.
f
t
Cfje afobecate. !
Savannah, Dec. 17, 1807.
Appoint me ft* s tm the L<? tufa tar?,
IV-Tajor J'la-a Sc 11-r. gcaeril r>C tlu B r i’
gade, e(l<ibined by tne o'.’tbc new Terri*
i r y-
Brididirr denrra’. latwtck Tim, &-Ta)or Oenersl,
j vice Oru. John C arlr, refig’ed.
Col. D.uu si.. Brigadier Guerak vice J u-k p -oao-
I ted.
Nic*oi,a r.B Rn, Poet, :.r i Js’jes Hoirs
i tom, Er.jrs fJammi.Ti >necß, to arc.-ESTT tiie p-d-iiiel of
*!ie njiti degree r,f norrh'atitede ; and t > fe i!c the
rliffercicct relative so boundary, betwcon this (V<-
and North ear: !ina— ars -o be a,? ted b • two
•irtift*, together with Mr. utu.g o, tb ur Geacr.
i al.
The Bpr rs Hue vt t s.ty,v r '?~ on the
loth i.ift. During their feißan she fee**
’vai-c p.-nTr*. via.
I. Vn a.A tub.eaip'r*t< the Planter's Bank of the
•State *f Georgia -
*?• An isl to enovn-il th* eVeka to V*sp their em.€i
at the roart houfr of their rfpe iti v ?c c.'-undes, ’>r witjj
in one rft.! thereof
n. An -<sl for vt-ftiny -tewerii in conrW’S -o.en* of pi
'•tage nd for prvemiag ohlbudtioao j*p feyasßab
rivar. - ‘
4. aft to ferurethr nf -wills, f?Ti , ?i r jv iht
time for ti.-cutors to {a.lify ar>d wiJov/a to anfed'tbeir
eU-ftiou. v ‘j
■ 5. An aft to ameod an aft :o iaeorporate tbs iMra
of St Notary’*.
* Sn aft to repeal *n aft prj.;]->gr oau th* modO'o-r’
ddjufling claims ofeitieeas A this line,
Creelt ua ion.
7. An aft to arnvnd an est to appoint cntn-ni TionciV
for the lietter rfgn'ation of tno tourn of iVJ lieda-j /iIM
and for ineorpor uin? the fa;::®
5. An aft to dispose of the .ate ii-die houfc onb
lic f.iuare in uwu of J-Ouifvil'*
9. An aft to provide for the aremigo# the militia
oft hi* fVnte.
so. An *ft to admit Charles Goodwin Richard
Gnatt, and Edmund Bacon,to praftice ia the eourta
•f law equity of this ft.-ttc.
11. An aft to authorise the jt’dgr-s of the inferior
Conrt.of Grter.e county, to levy ia extra tar to est-st
* public g<nl.
IS. An aft to lay out and identify fi* new coun
ties out of the enunties of Ba'dwin and Witkinfoo
IS An aft to amend an act, to re'iers err au> ror
tuuate c'rr.we-a in the h’e land Lottery.
I 4. An aft for the t-lfor’ of John Corr/tirV.
15. An aft to divorce ‘'r/il’iam Ha-i’in aud Mary
lis wife.
115. An aft to autfior’fo th* miTitn'Eioners c* *liJ
’edgrvillfe, i< ty -u* lot* not exceeding *0 acres car'i
of part of the town trift of land nor fpeciall-r apr>li
td to otV.e-porpoies, to he leafnd out, s.!.r<> :.j JsJi nors
:f tht town lotsabe. tiy ‘aid
17. All aft to alter tije nefcte of JefTe Dome! a? -aflirt
to that ot Jelie Dj.Jtefi
it An aft to after the ram* of Kffy Ar.n Ld"Warl
Cah wcl! to rhat of Kitty An Edward W.flis.
rq An aft -ernlatirg roatf* in Buike,
Pvi.'hri.ouc. tlr.cnf, avul Morgan ton titles,
aO Am ;.ft to alter and amend the road Bwe, so f*-.-
? rrfpeft fbc-counttcsol Ctir.tham rod Lfc.yd-iaa.-.
21. An aft :o authorf/e Thadeus Holt, rs j to n
e est a hridif. ac-rofa the Oconfe riaxr, at r ueat jap
hrvy, on the main road leading from Mitltffgcville ia
Auvu/xu. a ’d Darien,
i aA. An aft to au’Sonfc a lotcary for ?I?£t f-urpofe ,-f
J -aihi: the fund of t-ono dollars, to he pp-c.prtaied for
the purpof* of more efT ftnally faying sh. town of
St,>•{••.a’* frr-qj the over flawing of the rnpf.
tS \n aft to a‘tec, tmendaftd sonfolddau?’ the ft
veial-mi'-ti’ !aw of thia Oa t and adapt th: ic
the mtli-i* hn of the United h ue •
?<!• An aftto.-idd a part of Harcopk rount-y to
B-T<lwin coin-iy.
25. An aft to raif- a taX lor the support es govei u.
rpe-it for tht year IS 8.
06 An aft to apppfopriite jprnitj lor the year
ißs3.
POUT OF SA FANNA ft
ARRIVED.
Seb’r. TTnltcd State., P.-rlcm*, JS .rbttJora
lnd.oet'.deo’ P a es, Marigahute
Sio*p Prefj lea', 3‘aub-s, Philadelphia
U.EAPTD.
S’-.ip^"^rrs t'e'-fv, for dc.n
Sh-b’r tii. &.tedy, !iid ill, T^i’-de.phia
Char/fstaff, 7'r: mber j 1
The tebooner Maria, J-mssef, of this,
port, has arrived at fJavanna from .l;-n>att-a.
On in s fiasMiwe, slit, was boarded off ("ate
Aitro? io, l>v a French privateer, who over. \
iiauied evprv \rctt of the ves-atl 1:, search of :
money, robbed ra|tf. J. ol his watch, sabre
‘trui pistols, and tlit-tt jilnndcred the vessel
cf ail her spare cordage ; tbev alteruards
< o 111 pel led rapt. Jottssej :o take with him
iwo Aoierican prisoners, of’ tviui n they had
a great number on board.
( apt. Pa Tog left or. Cape V't itnrois, a
number ol Eogiisi., and Swedish
vessels; the liiaikcti wen? completely
glutted with every kind of American pro
ut ice, utul dry good*. ('<dlee was seibno- ‘
it’ £4- sous; at Guiiaivcs u sus selling at. |
lo sous. Amen;; tin vessels iclt at t., -i
were if bi igs uml 8 cr 10 schetnuys be
bu.giojr to fia'.fiivmtx*, l b.-ig. arfioohers
U arsaw, Kfiittj i idi, a-ul G astava, trum
I’iilladclpiin ; m all about -J\ vesvris fiutu
the United States,
00. Keglish lying off Cn|>e |
N'iclioln Mute, uivd anoiln r off (.'ape Mav ; j
ibt ‘• had tendevsconstantly pit nig between j
them ; tliesy vessels find lapmeii wiiltfii a-
wet Is, nftv three vessel-, ad
bound Iq ii, D . !vni>,o—among :he. eap
turrd \ s>rl.s were Bntiyb -*> svttli
‘Of ced Pi'li.ceg ; lilt- leal viuc BaiUiii and
dult
IVOTICK
/% LI. persons luivtm/ duiri.v life xija ( insi
C~\. tin’ of joint (Jo-’i* (b’c.- asfd,
i. r e ib-siiyyl fir rc-ulcr fin'in du. > u'trei-d to
.|m a i.tri. b ed \utlve sy.il
stale, are requested 10 .u;*ke iunued e
.riymeut, 1) c. \f 4
HENRY ii )•'FT?F.\ ! v
Dog Stolen.
{'a Su ufifi- Issf, a
puked up bv a oLrtl lelio v ~<•
’he door ot iflri. MH.;a‘iV jfinj :r in \V*it
o oad-15 re*t, b n bt-ulg r.o id-of it
af hand. perlonn-id Un; trick so JiviGv .r i'/
that h.t was observed by sryeraf ;, -.,iv!
Hr is therefore advi-cd 10 t-... {> o t
dtf t, Cos the place her took in a f-om -
o.ncrvvise Y.r. wi-l be, pivlji-d tip hinealf,
and ///>( t.rJhj. trcaVcd wiifi hieii* ts csl. -
Fi e Dog Uol a dark bro.vir cno t; no
lour sett aud -h< tip of ins u*U .vnuc, ami
ao- tttu to the oailie hi i> - rtti’o* t..
J Oil if PAS VI and.
| , •- -- -
A list of Hi use pets >ns and
‘-iv> fcom whom. *lO rerjr*-..s <*? <*x
r.b e property, havt; hce i leceived’ for
■br yzAtz-iiibiy and
In fytihv.ty & Skiff. h f ,r 'c* rj^ v lr,,
i DcmaKfi'Friife-, Wil ! ; | lB .r-\
> ‘w'jn Juu., S Pi . ,uh.e LfttriH*
I pHiiwr,- J J.-h.'m 1*
I .Sj'.l'Jc J. ’Vi ’ 1 1 0 f :i:,
. Awn diwi’4, i r-,.,,, 1] ft }l) - as>
i Mtchstfl Fi-rn, <) n? |i: a -n O' ,
j Tisniti 3v.Uiv.sn', F F.i vxri C.-rrh.
! bm.surivaut, y T-*h-n H,
j Jvhn Retry, < r....--,
! 7;'JrMitThcw*, n K ., t
Kfutrshh T>an : ci O -rric.’
, Hcpwre'h Biker, S fsw §.***.
f H-mpr!*-’ WitkiiM, > 7 >h-i -, jei.
i n*con,
I K-inmneh Ma-ins, e Armuet XwiH*,
- Tti.-,rnn*3miili, v Jam:* M'w.dM.
; T-.hu Bccfiv, J; it*,, r. -.i ti: n,; r ia.
j joh Gnt'rxfy, ; B-njeiiin iini‘cs.
Nathacftl P ? tr-t) y Tphr.nn Dei.iatHj,
j Mar/ Mtllff.ij?. S 7,, - o |, P v)t -h.
j —A Parker, Ton.,, w \VH4‘r t
| Miller, 1 J;.g u H-rr>-tge,
I Thomas B Mine-, G;o-g.; Tarter, jnn,
j Ee. jaiain hk.-, h A lron n.v'-'r,
V-'plia.n Kil.jrttririr, a rh Urcvs,
1 SaT.itfl Wiikius, h D--! Binth, *
: Ifavc I-swis, Wit Han fift-r..
! AV-I vp>ri ij Saou?l r -ni:.h.
T/illiam AnderG*. s Wr y IM.-iils
BroS .fttrt er, D=yi.l It c <t.,
Jt.ha Cbother, ‘ Th-m t Sn-'-fc,
-tlate of George Jfohnfoa, ; ,-y f,,
| Chads* Law, W Miy-.-eJ? (> f.r ler ' t
E-Slte Jofilfl 3te'l*rt, £ Ou-ft f.ana-riiu,
S.laie Henry Wbod, r.nv
Charles Waff (ntinor) ‘ ()„„ O.te is
Cftme.it D-jhofe, Owen t-nrs,
John Jackfou, u ’, ti
Oenj.nrin Baker, fen. c JnaS Ter- i-,
Hs-dy Deloateh, v F‘>,rs of a Bacoa.
‘"h h.iua Shoenutt, Sarah Hnwftv.
j Thonaas Bae-n.feß. Bii!ie and I, vine.
J hecaaa I>radv,
ROBER r STACY, R. T. R L C. ■
theatreT
I VV PfiRMiS-JO?*? DjT 7’HK CJTY COTTVfTL
I Tcviaorrow evening. Decemiier 1 1, will he exhibited by
Messrs ft A . V \ / I'. ‘K /’ *l’
A and TlxTyorri-narv d.-'p'av of v?t-io*.s
; fcrinaners. Jo adiirjnn to which w.!l tic pre era. 4
that -VA :.:i;.;it farce, ca.'ft-J
Ide Ducks and Green Peas,
Os, the \ fvcAT’ f R: o r.r
To wiiich v-i) be added,
1 1'be Cobier going to London.
1 Particulars tviij be expressed in ’littbins
rsf rh - dny.
i T ’- * MeiTK Rcnrie and Be : have enya-ged two
C mcdw, w!.o art dai’y expefted stem Chaticftou
! Ui jo® tiic/n,
i Doors will by opened at six o'clock,
iam-J tfre ctirmiu at seven.
1 >ckvts 10 oe had At the office of the
j Theat
J Sheriff'’s Safes,
I On the first Tuesday in fan a ary next,
WILL BE SOLD,
j At the court bonne rn M Irtish County, b*.
j hi'Ccn iae hour*, of ten and three o'clock,
rm. I'oLLOWING PR* PtaTY.viz.
I One likely negro in an nam
ed Smart, levied on as the property ol
( hut'er D.cks, to saiidj an execution to
favor of Edward Stebbius, pointed out by
plaintiff'* attorney.
ALSO,
One tract of land, contain*
ing sin hundred r, -? S) by re-svrvev, fift
iog iw the Tttriv:i o( ft,. Tho.nn. {.,ov
--•'ißjon C'oiitMv,) K-vied 00, as the p?o
fuvty JOUO M‘intoah, sat’slv two
tfXcciuions, ago;ust him, one in favour of
fames Uaaifiton, the other in fav-r of
Martha .vitlvin, pointed out by the de ten
dan..
Postponed from December sales.
Conditions cash, on the dy nf sale.
JOHN ROSS, s. m. c.
H 42
Rum and Molasses .
J f hhds. 3*l proof Wesr India RUM
14 ditto MOLASSES, fu for retailing
2< barrels fresh FLOUR
*.> boxes Doclittle’s S<) VP
]4 hhds prune SUGARS.
Tor. sale by
L. WAINRIGHT.
iicpt, i*B JQ