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An Ordinance, ‘ To amend and consolidate the different Ordinances for raising a fund for the support of-a Watch in the City of Savannah , I. BEIT ORDAINED By the May op and Aldermen of the City, 0} Savannah, and U hereby is ordained by the authority oj the same, in conformity with the ad of the Le gislature in that case made and provided, That lor iupporting a public Watch in the city of Savannah, a Fax fr.all be levied on persons and property within the limits and jurisd ttion of the ‘aid city, as fol ]OWK_towi: : On all Houses, Buildings, Lots and Wharves, within the laid city, as well unimproved as improved, except ing lots held by lease from the Corpora tion, twenty cents on every hundred dol lars value thereof to be assessed and valued as is hereafter provided for by virtue ol this ordinance, and to be paid by the own er thereof—on all houses, buildings, lots, and wharves, owned by persons redding out of the limits of this Hate, as well un improved as improved, fifty cents on ev ery hundred dollars value thereof, to be paid by the owner thereof, his agent or at torney. 11. And be it further ordained, Thi every perlon trading in this city, who re sides therein, (hall pay twenty five cent; on every hundred dollars value of hi llock in trade—& that every perfontrading in this city, who hath not paid or beconn fubjeatothe City Tax, for the lad year fh.ll pay twenty five cents on every hun dred dollars value of his flock in trade. That every male white inhabitant, above the age of at years, who may not oth erwise be fubjeflt to payment of a tax equa! to three dollars by virtue of this ordi nance, (hall piy an additional tax of twt dollars, which sum shall also be paid by pei Tons as above deferibed, who have m taxable properly. That each ami every free negro or per son of colour inhalant of this city, and ex- rcifing any trade or handicraft, cr tht business of a huckster, carter, or drayrnan. dhall pay a tax of ten dollars over and a bovc their taxable property ; and that each and every other free negro or person of colour, males from the age of fixteento forty-five years, and temales from the age of fourteen to forty-five years of 3ge, shall pay a tax of five dollars over and above their taxable property. That every inhabitant within this city, shall pay a tax of twenty-five cents on each {lave within the city, from the age of four teen to loity-five years, of whom he or the is the owner, or ol whom he or she may have the care or management. Likewise the undermentioned sums on Carriages ol pleasure of the following deferiptions, u(ed and employed within the city—viz : On every C ‘acli, Chariot, Poll Chaile, Coachee, Ft acton, or other four wheel car riage, and every Curricle, three dollars— On every Chair, Ghaife, Gig, Sulkey, or other two wheel carriages with tops, one dollar, without tops (eveniy-five cent*. And that each & eveiy Prafliiioner of Law and Physic, Fatioi, lin oker and Commis iion Merchant, lhall pay a tax of two dol lars. 111. And be it further ordained. That a tax of fitty cents lhall be levied on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, not the produce ol this Hate, and with the excep. tion ol Rice, Cotton, Lumber, Corn, Tar, and unmanufactured Tobacco, the pro duce of South Carolina, which lhall be fold on commillionby any person residing within the limits of the city (except such as shall be fold at public auftion) on every hundred dollars fold, to be paid by the person felling the fame ; and it shall be the duty ol every Commiflion Merchant or other person felling on commiflion, within the limits of this city, to makejuft and true returns thereof on oath, to the City Treafureron the firflday of Janus ry and on the fill) day of May in ever) year, alter the palling of this Ordinance, and lie or they lhall within ten days after making such returns, pay into the Treasu ry of this city, the amount of tax to which the said goods and merchandize lhall be fubjetf by virtue ol this ordinance, and in cleiault of making such return, it (hall and may be lawful for the City Trealurer, within twenty days thereafter, Irora the bell information which he can obtain, a aifefs the value of all goods or merchan. ilize which may have been fold as aferefaic by every such person in default, and warrant of drllrefs and sale for the amount of tax, conformably to said aflefi tnent, shall ‘orthwith be issued by the Trea surer. ditefled to the City Marlhal against the goods and chattels of every such de faulter ; snd also, against the goods anc chattels of every person who (hall make a return, but (hall negleft to pay the 4- mountof his, hrr or their tax as aforefaid, aufcc lime required, and that such other rpfloTeecJings (hall be had, as Is hereafter di rected by virtue of this ordinance. IV. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That a tax ol fiuy cents lhall be levied and paid on eVery hundred dollars value ot all goods or mer chandize which may arrive or be 10 sale within the limints of this city, by any noti-refidei t after the assessment (haft have been made and the Digest completed, such n r-resident (hall on his arrival, make such return on oath, and give ‘ security to the Treasurer of the city, to pay the tax ac cruing on such goods and merchandize within ten days alter—and in case any such non-rffident on his arrival lhall negleft or refufe to make a return ar,d give security as aforefaid, it shall be the duty of rheC ; - fy Tieafurer to sffefs the value of the said goods according to the bell ol his informa tion, and such other pr. ceedings shall take place, for fecur-ingand compelling the pay ment of the said tax, as are provided in and by this ordinance for cohering the tax of defaulting Commilfion Merchants.: v. And be it further ordaiiped, That all property and periods liable to taxation, by virtue Os this ordinance, lhall be alfe/s ----ed by committees appointed by Council, whose duty it (hall be, and they are hereby authorized and acquired to make a just and accurate ILtement and return of all ,per lons and property subject to the taxes a bove fpecified, and to assess and est mate die value thereof by tire bell inlorraation which can be procured. VI. And be it further ordained, That it lhall be the duty of the said Commiites respectively to proceed in each of the dis ricts above fpecified, to make the assess ments in ten days after the palling of this ordinance, and to make returns thereof, certified and fsgncd by them, to the .City Treasurer, which returns shall fpeCify and enumt ratethe nrqperty alfeffed clearly and liftinctly, and (hall also contain and have annexed thereto the value by them so as leffed upon the said property, and so soon as the laid Returns shall have been made into the Treafurer’* Office, it shall be the duty ol the City Treasurer to give public notice thereof by advertisement in two ol the public Gazettes within the city, that the returns of alfeiTment have been made to his office, and that any person or per sons, who may confider him, her or them selves aggrieved by any valuation of his, her or their property, which may have been so made and returned, may enter an appeal thereon in the treafurer’* office within ten days after the publication of such notice, and the Treasurer shall be al lowed for the entry of such appeal twen ty-five cents to be paid by the appellant; and the City Council are hereby authoris ed and icquiied, at the next regular meet ing, alter the time limited for entering ap peals as aforefaid (hail have expired, to decide on such appeals, and also, to decide on the valuations so made and returned by adding to or deducting from any or either of them, and that the said valuations and afTefftnenij fu returned, when revised, cor rected and decided on by the c ty coun cil, shall be final and conclusive. VII. And be it further ordained. That after the said afleliments (hail have been revised, corrected and decided on, in tbe manner herein before directed : they shall be delivered to the Treasurer whose duty it shall be tocompilea digest therefrom, for which he lhall be allowed a compensation of eighty dollar*, and conformably thereto to receive the taxes so affefftd, and (hail be allowed as a compensation for receiving and paying the money to be levied and railed by virtue of this ordinance, two and a half per centum out of the money so raised. VIII. And be it further ordained, That within thirty days alter the Trealurer has. given notice that the digest ts completed •nd that he is ready to receive the taxes thereon, the persons subject to taxation as above fpecified, shall pay die amounts of their affeflments refpcctively to him ; and tl any owner of any house, building, lot, wharf, or other real property, or any other perlon whatever subject to taxation by vir tue ol this ordinance, shall refute to pa) the affeffment* made as aforefaid, eithei upon such house, building, lot, wharf, or other real property, a warrant of diftrefi •nd sale shall forthwith be issued by thr Treasurer, against any goods or chattle* that may be found on the premife*, and the fame shall be seized and lold at public auction, and so much shall be deducted Irom the amount of luch sale, as will b efficient to pay the assessment aforefaid, nd to defray the cost and charges of fuel’ eizureand Ule, and the overplus, if any, ‘h*H be paid to the person whose goods o chatties shall have been leized, as aforefaid, & if no goods or chatties can be found on (hr premises, or if the fame be insufficient t. iifcharge tbe whole amount due, as afore laid, then the said house, building, lot wharf, or other property, (hall be sold a public auction by the Treasurer, in such wanner aa<i under such regulations anc reftrictidns as are directed by the Tax Law ®f this state. , T ANARUS, , IX. And be it further ordained, i hat ijf any perlon subject to the payment ol a ny tax or assessment by virtue of this ordi nance, shall neglefl or refufe to pay to the treasurer, within the time limited as afore faid, the amount ol his or her tax or aftefs ment, a warrant of diftreli and sale shall be iffutd and proceeded on, in the manner above pointed out, a.ainft the good3 and chatties of such delinquent.'* And that in case any free negro, or free person of co lour, shall neglect or refufe to pay to the Treasurer, his or her tax as aforefaid, with in the time above limited, a warrant of diftre r s and sale shall :ffue against the goods and chattle* of such free negro cr free person of colour, and shall be proceed on, in the manner above pointed out ; but if no goods or chatties can be found belong ing to,any free negro or free peifon of co lour who may be delinquent as aforefaid, the Treasurer is authorized to issue an ex ecution agamft ihe body of such free negro or person ol colour, and to commit him or her to the custody of the goaier, who ishcre !>y required to receive the body of such free negro or peifon of colour until his or her tax, with cost and charges be paid ; and every tree negro and free person ot colour shall iri conformi y with a public notifica tion to be given \y the Treasurer, make a; return ol riser ber name and age, and oi Ihe names and ages of his or her children, and of his, her and their respective places of abode, and occupation 10 the Treasurer., who shall enter the fame in a book to be kept for that purpose ; and if ary free ne gro or free person of colour lhall neglect or refufe to make such returns, within the time and hft the* manner above prefenhed, or (full give in a wrong name with an in tention to deceive the Tieafurer, he 01 she lhall in either case bed. üb*y taxed, and proceed against in the fan e manner a* above directed with regard to free negroes and perf >n* of colour. X. And beitfurther ordained. That all real and perfuna! property within the city ol Savannah, subject to taxation as afoie faid, and difeovered by the Treasurer af ter the assessment has been made, shall be liable to assessment at the fame rate, and in the fame proportion, and subject to the fame process and disposition as any like property in the city, of which an assess ment :s made, and the Tieafurer is hereby veiled with the fame powers, and chained with the fame duties to enforce payment of taxes on property difeuvered as afore faid, as if they had been assessed by the committees appointed by this ordinance. XI. And be it further ordained , That in all warrrants oldiftrel* and sale, and exe cutions issued by the Treasurer, pursuant to this ordinance, he lhall be entithd to fifty cents on each. XII. And be it further ordained, That the ordinance entitled an ordinance to raise a fund for the support of a Watch in the City of Savannah, passed yth April, 1806, and the Ordinance entitled “ An Ordi nance to amend an Ordinance, entitled an Ordinance to raise a fund for the support of a watch in the city of Savannah, passed the gqth day of November, 1806, be and the fame are hereby repealed. In COUNCIL, Savannah, Nov. 1807. **++++++++ Passeo, |L.S. I Wm. DAVIS, T-n Chairman. ATTEST, D. D. WILLIAMS, C. C. Marshal’s Sales. ON the fir(l Turfday in January next, Will be Sold at the Court-house in the City of Savannah One NEGRO WOMAN and CHILD. Also, a uum’ ber of Articles of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE levied on aa the property of Do&or James Swell, by virtue of an execution obtained by C. Newell 1 BENJAMIN WALL, M. D G. November 30 g, CONTINUED Marshal’s Sales, On the firfl TUESDAY in January next, At the Court-House, will be fold, gro?fr{4 G001 ? s - a " d LxKtJCE.KIL,v> ; levied on as the property of John Hilton, at the suit of Robert H. Bowue. Conditions Calh. Ben. Wall, m. and. c. Nov. SO gj Marihal’s Sale. On the firft Tuesday in January next. Will be fold at the Court house in thia city, betweeu the houra of teu and three o’clock. the uneipired lease of a Two Story House and Biuldmgs.on Harden’a (late Clark’*) wharf, below the *rook° f ba , V T ih ’>' e m the oceu P anc 7 of Bcr jamiu ;nfwSa M; e r cutioa his property ’* M BEN, WALL, M, and. g. November 37 es WASHINTON, Nov. 30. When the Senate was about convj, ning on Friday, Mr. Stjuth, of Ohio entered their chamber. Having exhife. ited a record from the circuit court of Virginia, attesting that a nolle profit had been entered on the indi&nwrjtj for treason and misdemeanor him, and expressed a purpose to take his feat, it was intimated to him by Dr, Mitchiil, that it was the opinion of fomc members of the body that an en. quiry ought previously to be made with relpect to his implication in any trans. actions hoflile to ihe peace of the uni on. This induced him to wave taking his feat that day, to allow any measure; to be taken which the Senate might fee fit. When the Senate had Formed, Mr, Maclay offered the following refolu. tion : Resolved , That a committee fc>. s appointed to enquire and report tOthe Senate their opinion whether John Smith, a Senator from the ilaie of Ohio, ought not to be expelled from Senate in cofequence of the part which he took in the conspiracy of Aaron Burr againlt the peace and profperiry of the United Slates or what other {ftps in their opinion it may be necessary and proper under the preTent circuin itances for the Senate to adopt. Mr. Pope moved to amend this re. solution ; to make way for which a. mendment Mr. Machiy withdrew his resolution. Mr. Thruston moved the follow, lowing resolution as an amendment,c. initting that part in Italics, which Dr. Jones moved as an amendment to the amendment : Relolvcd, That a committee bea’ r pointed to enquire whether it be com patible with the honor and privileges of this House, that John Smith, a Se nator from the Rate of Ohio, again!; whom bills of ind&iment were found at the circuit court of Virginia, held at Richmond in Augult lad, for treason and misdemeanor, should be permitted any longer to have a feat therein, and that the committee do enquiie into nil the fads regarding the conduit of Mr. Smith, as an alleged associate of Aaron Burr , and report the lame to the Senate. In this stage of the business we ent ered the Senate chamber. Mr. Hillhoufe objeded to the reso lution on the ground of allowing the committee too wide a latitude. Mr. Adams vindicated the resolu tion from this objection. Mr. Pope moved an adjournment to allow further time for reflecting on the molt correct course to be perfued. Mr. Thrullon advocated the pow ers given by the resolution to the con mittee; and in reply to fome observa tions, prcvjoufly made, remarked tbit a very different species of testimony from that required by a court of law, would conliitute fufhcicnt ground so; the Senate to a£l on in a case where tbs effed might be the expulsion of a mem ber. The motion to adjourn was loft; only four members riling in favor and it. Mr. Hillhoufe replied to the obser vations of Mr. Thrufton on the fcove of testimony. He viewed those obser vations as extremely dangerous.— Should they be carried into effebt, the character of a man, however innocent, might be blalted. He thought the cale called for great circumfpedion. He wilhed the enquiry to be made, and had prepared a resolution, which lie read as follows, as exprellive of his opinion oi the molt proper course : Resolved , That the message of the Prelident of the U. S. of November 23d, 1807, together with the docu ments which accompanied the fame, be referred to a committee to enquire how* far John .Smith, a member of this Se nate, has been connedted with or con cerned in the tranfadtions therein refer red to, and report whether any and what proceedings ought to be had I }f : this Senate in relation to said J 0 * 1^