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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