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An Ordinance,
To amend and consolidate the different
Ordinances for raising a jv.nl for
the support of a Watch in the City off
Savannah)
I. BE IT ORDAINED By the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and
it hereby is ordained by the authority oj the
same, in conformity with the am oj hie Le
gislature in that case made and provided,
That lor iupporting a public Watch in
the city of Savannah, a 1 ax bull he !e vied
on peifoni and property within the limits
and jurisdifUon ot the fair! city, as fol
lows— to wit: On all Houses, Buildings,
•Tots ami Wharves, within tne said city,
as well unimproved as
ing lots held by lease hom the Corpora
tion, twenty cents on every hundred dol
lars value thereoi to be affelscd and valued
as is hereafter provided for by virtue ot
this ordinance, and to be paid by the own
er thereof —on all houses, buildings, lots,
end wharves, owned by persons refining
out of the limits of this (Lie, as well un
improved as improved, silty cents on ev
ery hundred dollars value thereof, to he
paid by the owner thereof, his agent or at
torney.
11. And be it farther ordain'd. That
every person trading in tins city, who rs
fides therein, Hull jhy twenty five cents
on evety hundred dollars value of his
flock in trade—& that every peifon trading
in this city, who hath not paid or become
(übjeft to the City Tax, for the lafl year,
shall p3y twenty five cents on every ban
aired dollars value of his flock :n ttade.
That every male white inhabitant, above
“the age of 21 years, who may not oth
-erwile be fubjell to payment t)f a tax equal
to three dollars by virtue of this ctdi
nance, Hull pay an additional tax of two
dollars, which sum (hall aifo be paid by
per Tons as above dcfcribeJ, who have m
•taxable property.
That each and every free negro or per
son of colour inhabitant of this city, and
exercising any trade or handicraft, or the
business of a huckfler, carter, or drayman,
fliali pay a tax of ten dollars over and a
bove 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 females from the age
of fourteen to forty-five years of age, (hail
pay a tax ot five dollars over and above
their taxable property.
That evety inhabitant within this city,
shall pay a tax of twenty-five cents on each
• Have within the city, from the age of four
teen to loriy-fiveyears, of whom he or Ihe
is the owner, or of whom he or she may
have the care or management. L'kewife
* lie undermentioned sums on Carriages ot
pleasure of the following deferiptions,
tifed and employed within the city—viz :
On every Coach, Chariot, Pott Chaise,
Coachee, Pnaeton. or other four wheel car
’ triage, and eveiy Curricle, three dollars-
On every Chair, Chaile, Gig, Suikey, or
other two wheel carnages with tops, one
dollar, without tops feventy-five cents.
And that each & evety Pfadhionrr of Law
and Physic, FafctO', Urcoker and Commis
fton Merchant, lhall pay a tax of two dol
lars.
111. And be it further ordained, That
‘a tax of fitly cents lhall be levied on all
Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, not the
produce ol this slate, and with the excep.
tion ol Rice, Cotton, Lumber, Corn, Tar,
and unmanulaciured Tobacco, the pro.
duce of South Carolina, which lhall be
fold on commijlicn by any peifon redding
within the limits of the city (except foch
as fliali be fuld at public aufiion) on every,
hundred dedlars fold, to be paid by the’
person felling the fame ; and it (hall b#
the duty ol every Comnuflion Merchant
or other peifon felling on commiflion,
within the limits of this city, to makejufl
and true returns thereof on oath, to the
City Treafurcron the firil day of Janua
ry and on the fit ft day of May in every
year, alter the palling of this Ordinance,
and he or they lhall within ten days altet
making (uch returns, pay into the Treasu
ry of th:a city, the amount ot tax to which
die said goods and merchandize lhall be
fubjefl by virtue of this ordinance, and
in default of making such ftall
-and may be lawful lor the City Treasurer,
within twenty days thereafter, trom the
bell information which he can obtain, t<
aifefs the value of all goods or merchan
dize which may have been fold as alerelax
hy every such person in default, and ■*.
warrant of diltrelj and sale for the amoun
ol tax, conformably to said aflefs
ment, lhall ‘orthwith be ilTued by the Trea
fuier* direOei to the City Matihal againli
the goods and chattels ot every such de
faulter ; and also, against the goods amt
chattels of every perfort who fliali make
a return, but fliali negleft to pay the a
ntcumof his, her or their tax as afoicfaid,
Cilhc lime required, aad that such other
proceedings (hall be had, as is hereafter di
refled by virtue of this ordinance.
IV. And be it further ordamed by the
authority aforesaid, That a tax ot fiity
cents (hail be levied and paid on every
hundred dollars value ot all goods or mer
chandize which may arrive or be expoled
to sale within the limints of this city, by
any noii-refidei t after the affettment (hail
have been made and the Digest completed,
such nm-resident (hall on bis arrival, make
such return on oath, and g've security to
the Tre ts urer of the city, to pay the tax ac
cruing on such goods and merchandize
within ten days alter—and <n case any iucn
non-resident on his artival (hall neglefit or
refufe to make a return and give security
as aforefaid, it (hall be the duty of the Ci
ty Tieafurer to aifefs the value of the said
goods according to tits best ol his inlorttia
tion, and fach other proceedings lhall take
place, for fecuringand compelling the pay
ment of the laid tax, as am provided in
and by this ordinance lor collecting the
lax ol defaulting Cotmniflion Merchants.
V. Aid belt further ordained, That all
property and persons liable to taxation,
by viitue of this ordinance, (hall be afiefs
ei by committees appointed by Council,
whose duty it lhall be, anil they are hereby
-authorized and acquiied to mate a just arid
accurate (Element and return of all per
lons and property (object to the taxesa
bove fpecified, and to affeis and eltmrvate
the value thereof by the bell information
which can be procured.
VI. And be it further ordained, That it
fliali be the duty of the said Committ es
refpectiveiy to proceed in each of the dis
tricts above fpecified, to make the affels
ments in ten days alter the patting cf this
ordinance, and to make returns thereof,
certified and ftgned by them, to the City
Treasurer, which mums shall fpecify and
enutmfatethe property assessed clearly and
Jilt nctly, and shall also contain and have
annexed thereto the value by thetn (o as
(effed upon the said property, and to soon
as the said Returns (hall have been made
into the Treasurer's Office, it (ha!! be the
duty of the City Treasurer to give public
notice thereof by -advertisement in two ol
the public Gazettes within the city, that
the returns of affettment have been made
to his office, and that any person or per
rons, who may conftder him, her or thetn
felves-aggrievedby any valuation of bis,
her or their property, which may have
been so made and returned, may enter an
appeal thereon in the treasurer’s office
within ten days alter the publication of
such notice, and the Treasurer (hall be al
lowed tor the ectry of such appeal twen
ty-five cents to be paid by the appellant ;
and the City Council are hereby authoris
ed and tequiied, at the next regular meet
ing, after the time limited for entering ap
peals as aforefaid lhall have expired, to
decide on such appeals. and also, to decide
on the valuation* so made and returned by
adding to or deducting from any or either
of them, and that the laid valuations and
aflVflmeuis so returned, when revised, cor
rected and decided on by the c ty coun
cil, (hall be final and conclusive.
VII. And be it further -ordained. That
alter the (aid afleilments (hall have been
revtfed, corrected and decided on, in the
manner herein before directed : they fhali
be delivered to the Treasurer whose duty
it (hall be tocompiic a digest therelrom, for
which he (hall be allowed a com pen fat ion
of eighty dollars, and conformably thereto
to receive the taxes so attetted, and (hall be l
allowed as a compenfatton for receiving
and paying the money to be levied and
railed by virtue ofthts ordinance, two and
a half per centum out of the money so
raised.
VIII. And be it jutther ordained. That
within thirty days alter the Tiealurer has
gn en notice that the dtgeft is completed
and that he is ready to receive the tzxes
iheieon, the persons subject to taxation as
above Ipecified, (hall pay the amounts ol
their affettmems icfpectively tc him ; and
if any owner of any house, building, lot,
wharl, or other real property, or any other
perlcn whatever fubjcct to taxation by vir
tue ol this ordinance, (hall refufe to pay
the affettments made as aforefaid, eithei
upon such house, building, lot, wharf, or
other real property, a warrant of distress
<nd sale shall forthwith be ittued by the
Ireafurcr, against any goods or chatties
that may be found on the premsfes, and
be fame shall be seized and Ibid at public
auction, and so much shall be deducted
Irotn the amount of (uch sale, as will b*
uttictent to pay the alfcttment atarefaid,
nd to defray t-hc cod and charges of such
Itizureand iale, and the overplus, if any,
‘hall be paid to the person whose goods or
battles shall have been seized, as aforefaid,
&c tl nogoods or chattlescanbe found ort tbr
prerniies, or if the fame be inefficient t<
lifcharge the whole amount due, as afore
laid, then the fatd house, building, lot
wharf, or other property, (hall be sold a
public auction by the Trcalmer, in such
manna and under fuck reguUtioas anu
restrictions as are directed by the as Law
of this (late. . , •
IX. And be it further ordained, J bat
if any person subject to the payment o **
ny l ox. oraffettment by virtue of this ordi
nance, shall negleft or refufe to pay to me
Treasurer, within the time-limited as afore
faid, the amount ol his or her tax ora.L *’
ment, a warrant of diftrels and sale flia'l
be ittued and proceeded on, in the manner
above pointed out, against the gooos and
chatties of such delinquent?. And that in
case any free negro, or tree person of co
lour, (hall neglect or refufe to pay to joe
Treasurer, his or her tax as aforefaid, with
in the time above limited, a warrant of
didtefs andfale (hall issue againli the goods
and chatties of such iree negro or Iree
person of colour, and fhali be proceed on,
tri the manner above pointed out ; but il
no goods or chatties can be found belong
ing to any free negro or free person of co
lour who may be delinquent as aforefaid,
the Treasurer is authorized to issue an ex
ecution against the body of such free negro
or peifon of colour, and to commit him or
her to the cnflody of the goaier, whoishere
by required to-receive the body of such
Iree negro or person of colour until his o<
hertax, with coil and charges be paid ; and
every free negro and Iree person of colou
(hall in conformity with a public notifica
tion to be given hj; the Treasurer, make a
return of hk or her name and age, and o
the names and ages of bis or her children,
and of his, her and their tefpective place
of abode, and occupation to the Treasurer
who fliali enter the fame in a book to b.
kept for that purpose ; and if any free ne
gro or free person of colour.fhall neglect 01
refufe to make luch returns, within tb
time and in the manner above prefertbed
or (lull give in a wrong name with an in-,
tendon to deceive the Treasurer, he o
she (ha!! in either case be doubly taxed
and proceed against in the fame manner -a?
above directed with regard to Lee negrae
and perf <ns of colour.
X. And beitfurther ordained, That at
real and personal property within the cit
ol Savannah, subject to taxation as aipre
said, and difeovered by the Treasurer at
ter the assessment has been made, (hall b
liable to assessment at the fame rate, atn
in the fame proportion, and subject to tb#
fame process and difpofiiion as any lik.
property in the city, of which an assess
mentis made, and the Treasurer is herebt
veiled with the fame powers, and cbaigei
with the fame duties to enforce paymem
of on property difeovered as alore
said, as if they had been assessed by th*
committees appointed by this ordinance.
XL And beit farther ordained, That it
all warrrants ol distress and sale, and exe
cutions issued by the Treasurer, purfuam
to this ordinance, lie (hall be etmthd U
fifty cents on each.
XII. And be it further ordained, That
the ordinance entitled an ordinance to raise
a fund for the (upport ol a Watch in the
City of Savannah, passed 7th Apiil, 1806
and the Ordinance entitled ‘* An Ordi
ranceto amend an Ordinance, entitled an
Ordinance to raise a fund for the support
of a watch in the city of Savannah, passed
the2qthday of November, 1806, be and
the fame are hereby repealed.
In COUNCIL,
Savannah, -go th Nov. 1807.
I++++++++4-I p ASSED|
{ L.S. | Wm, DAVIS,
++-H"W-+-t-H-i Chairman.
ATTEST,
D. D. WILLIAMS, c. C.
Marshal’s Sales.
ON the Crft Tuesday i n January ne it, Will be
Sold at the Court-haute in the City of Savannah
One NEGRO WOMAN and CHfLD. A Ifo, a uurrJ
her of Articles of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
levied on as the proper ty of Boi3or James Ewell, by
virtue of an execution obtained hy C. Newell
BENJAMIN WALL, M. L) G.
CONTINUED
Marshal’s Sales.
On the firft TUESDAY in January next,
At the Court-House, will be fold,
A variety of DRY GOODS, and fome
GROCERIES ; levied on as the property of
John Hilton, at the suit of Robert H. JBowne.
Conditions Culh.
Ben. Wall, m. and. g.
Nov. 30 gj
MarfhuVa Sale.
On the firft Tuesday in January next, will be fold at
the Court house in this city, betweeu the hours of
ten and three o'clock.
The uuexpired lease of a Two Story House and
Bmldrnga.on Harden', (late Clank’s) wharf, below the
■lull of Savannah, late m the occupancy of Beniamin
it°°of Wlfiam kf Mi a .e ,tCU,i0 ° “ hU 4t the
M , BEN. WALL, m-d. G..
November 57 g 2
I LOAM OFFICE, GEORGIA,
June 23 d, 1807,
Notice is hereby given, that in con
formity with the provihons of the aft
supplementary to the aft, intillcd “Art
aft making provision for the redemp.
tion of the whole of the public debt or
the United States,” books will be open
at iheofiftce ofthe commiflioner of loans
for Georgia, on the firft day of July
next, to continue open until the fever*
ieenih day of March, iBcB, in cl u live
ly, the fourteen lad days of each quar
ter excepted, for the purpose of re
ceiving fubferiptions for such parts of
the old fix per cent, deferred fix per
cent, and three per cent, dock, as may,
on the day of fubfeription, (land on
the books of the said comtntflioner of
loans.
Thole proprietors of the old fix per
cent, and deferred (locks, who may
fubferibe, will receive in lieu thereof
anew fix per cent, (lock, equal to thu
unredeemed amount of the (lock sur
rendered, redeemable at the pleasure of
the United States, under a proviso,
however, tha tno reiinburfemeet fliali
be made except for the whole amoun:
of any such new certificate of flock,
nor till after fix months previous no
tice-: and the proprietors of the three
per cent. Hock who may fubferibe,
will receive in lieu -thereof, a fix per
cent, flock, equal to fixty-five p.;
cent, of the amount of three per cent,
surrendered, redeemable in the farce
manner as the new fix per cent, above
nentioned but not reimbursable, how
ever, without the afTent of the holders,
until after the whole of the new fix
per cent, (given in exchange for old
ix or deferred as above mentioned) as
well as the whole of the eight per centi
lock of the United States, fliali have
ieen reimbursed. It is also provided,
hat in every reimbursement which
nay take place, a preference will be
given to those creditors who may no'*
tify their wilh to be reimbursed; anc
that if the applications to that efieft
shall at any time either exceed or fail
ftiort of the sum then applicable to
that purpose, the priority of payment
(hall, as may be necessary, be
determined by lot.
The present Rock-holders who re
side in any part of Europe, and may
afient to that modification, may, at
their option, receive the filtered ac
cruing on the new (lock, either in the
United Statts as heretofore, or in Lon
don or Amsterdam, at par; in whicb
lall case, the interest will be paid there
by the bankers of the United Stater,
(ix months subsequent to the day on
which the fame would be payable in
the United .States and fubjefl tone
variation; nor to arty other deduction
than a commiffiarier to the bankers,
of one half per cent, on the intereii
thus paid.
JAMES ALGER,
CotKtr.issinner of ZtQceu
NOTE .
Proprietors of lOGO dol
lars nominal lix per cent.
Hock, (nbferibed before the
firft of O&obfT, 1807, will
be entitled to receive, 649 62 of usw uJU
—— If fubferibed be
tween the firft of O(Sober,
and 31st December, 1807, 644 37
between the
Ift January, & 17th March, .
1803. 619 03
Proprietors of 1000 dol
lars nominal deferred, fub
feribed before'the firft of
October, 1807, will be enti
tled to receive 855 7S •*
—— If fubferibed be
tween the firft October, and
31st December, 1807, 853 62
bewteen the
Ift January, and the 17th
March, 1808, 831 42
Being the unredeemed amount of the old ft°ck
on the lft of July and Oftobcr 1807, and ftdfc
January, 1808, refpeftivcly.
Proprietors of 1000 dollars three per cent,
will be entitled to receive 650 dollars of nevr
fix.
Wanted Immediately,
A SM-VLL NEGRO BOY.—For particular?!
apply at the Ofticc of the IctelKgencer.
Deseabw 8 “g