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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)
BE IT ORDAINED Bp the Mayor
-and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, and
it 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 for fuppouing a public Watch in
the city of Savannah, a 1 ax (hull be icviee
on persons and property within the
and jufisdi&ioii o i the said city, as fa!*
Jow 6 —to wit: On all Houses, Buildings,
Lou and Wharves, within the laid city,
as well unimproved as improved, except
ing lots held by lease from the Corpora
tion, on every hundred dol
lars value tneifebt to be alfsfscd and valueo
as is hereafter provided for by virtue of
this ordinance, and to be paid by the own
er thereo! —on all houses, buddings, lots,
and wharves, owned by persons ieliding
out of the limits of this state, as well un
improved as improved, fifty cents on ev
ery hundred doltars value thereof, to b?
paid by the owner thereof, his agent or at
torney.
11. ‘And be it further ordained, That
every person trading in this city, who re
fit] ts therein, (hail pay twenty fire cents
on eveiy hundred dollars value ol hi?
•tuck in trade—& that every per fan trading
in (his city, who hail; not paid or become
fubjedi to the City Tax, ior the lad year,
Hull pry twenty five cents ori every hun
dred dollars value of his flock in trade.
That every male whit? inhabitant, above
the age of 2t years, who may not eth
r?t wife be fubjeS to payment of a tax equal
to three dollars by virtue of this ordi
nance, shall psy an additional tax of two
dollars, which lum (ball also be paid b)
persons as above deferibed, who have ni
taxable property.
That each and every ftce negro or per
son of colour inhabitant ol this city, and
cxercifing any trade o: handicraft, or the
business of a iiuckfter, caiter, or drayman,
iliall pay a tax of ten dollars over and a
bove their taxable property ; arid that
each and every other tree negro or perfou
of colour, males from the age of fifteen to
loriy-five years, and females from the age
of fourteen to foity-five years qf age, (hall
pay a tax of five dollars over and above
their taxable properly.
That eveiy inhabitant within this city,
shall pay a tax of twenty-Eve ceuts on each
Have within the city, from the age of four
teen to forty-five years, ol whom he or (he
is the owpgr, or of whom he cr file may
luve the care or management. Likewise
the undermentioned firms cu Carriages of
pleasure of the following deferiptions,
tifed and employed within the city—viz :
On every Coach, Chariot, Poll Chaise,
Coachce, Phreton, or other four wheel car
nage, and every Curricle, three dollars—
On eveiy Chair, Chaise, Gig, Sulkey, or
other two wheel carriages with top3, oris
dollar, without tops feventy.five cents.
And that each & eveiy Praftifioner ol Law
and Physic, Fabot, Brooker and Commit,
lion Merchant, (hall pay a tax of two dol
lars.
111. And be it further ordained, That
a tax of fitly cents (hall be levied on ali
Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, not the
produce ol this slate, and with the excep.
tion of Rice, Cotton, Lumber, Corn, Tar,
end unmanufactured Tobacco, the pro
duce of South Carolina, which (hall be
fold on commtfiion by any person refilling
within the limits of the city (except such
as shall be fold at public audiion) ou every
hundred dollars fold, to be paid by the
person felling the fame ; and it shall bf
the duty of every Ccmmifiion Merchant
or other person felling on comtntfiion,
within the limits of this city, to make just
and true returns thereof on oath, to the
City Treasurer on the firft day of Janua
tyandon the firft day of May in ever)
year, alter the pairing of this Ordinance,
and he or they (hail within ten days aftei
making such returns, pay into the Treafu
ty of this city, the amount cf tax to which
the said goods and merchandise shall be
fubjeft by virtue of this ordinance, aud
in-default of making such return, it shall
and may be lawful ior the City Treasurer.
within twenty days thereafter, from the
heft information which he can obtain, u
ait-efs the value of all goods or merchan
due which may bavabeen fold as aferefaii.
by every loch petfon in default, and .
warrant cf dtilreis and sale ior the amount,
oi tax, conformably ta said effiefi*
rnent. shall torthwith be ifTued by the Trea
surer, diiefle I to the Cjty'Marfba! againfl
the goods ar.d chattels pi eveiy such de
faulter ; and also, agalnft the goods anc
char tela pf every pcifon who shall make
a return, but (hail negleß to pay the a
mount of his, her or their ux as aforefaid,
Sitfce tithe required, and thal such ether.
proceedings Stall be had, as is hereafter di
aled by virtue of this ordinance'.
IV. And be it further ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That a tax of fitly
cents shall be levied and paid on every
hundred dollars value of all goods or mer
chandise which may arrive or he exposed
to fa 1 e within the limims of this city, by
any non.refidci t after the aiTeiTnteot (ball
have Lean made and the Digest completed,
such a >n.refident shall on his arrival, make
such return on oath, and give feouiity to
the Treasurer of the city, to pay the tax ac
cruing on such goods a'ad merchandize
within ten days after—and jn case any such
nen-refident on his arrival utail negleO: or
refufe to mate a retui’n and give Security
as aforefaid, it shall be the duty of the Ci
ty Treasurer to affitifs the value ol the said
goods according -to the bell ol his informa
tion, and such other proceedings (hail take
place, tor fecuringand compelling the pay
ment of the said tax, as are provided in
and by this ordinance tor coileeling the
tax of defaulting Comtntflion Merchants.
V. And be it fur the.r ordained, That all j
property and persons liable to taxation,]
by virtue of this ordinance, (hall be aflefs- j
ed by committees.appointed by Council, j
wnofe duty it shall be, and they are hereby i
authorized and acquired to make a jufland
accurate (Element and retutu of all per
form and property fuhject to the taxes a
bove fpecified, and to a(fe!s arid ‘eft m-ue
the value thereof by the best into, (nation
which can be procured.
VI. And be it further ordained, That it
(liall be the duly of the said Committees
refpcclively to proceed in each of the dis
tricts above fpecified, to make the aflefs
ments in ten days alter the palling of this
ordinance, and to make returns thereof,
certified ar.d figited by them, to the City
Treasurer, which returns fliafi fpecity and
enumerateibe pioperty afieffed clearly and
diftmctly, and shall also contain and have
annexed thereto the value by them (o as-
Idled upon the said property, ar.d so focn
as the laid Returns Ihall. have been made
into the Treasurer’s Office, it shall be the
duty of the City Treasurer to give public
notice thereof by advertifeteent in two cl
the public Gazettes within the city, that
the returns ol affieffiment bave been made
to his office, and that any person or per-
Pens, who may ccaftder him, her or them,
selves aggrieved by any valuation of bis,
her or their property, which may have
been so made and returned, may enter an
appeal thereon in the tteafurer's office
wtfhin ifen days after the publication of
(uch notice, and the Treasurer shall be al
lowed !ur the entry of such appeal twen
ty-five cents to be paid by the appellant;
aud the City Council ate hereby authoris
ed and required, at the next regular meet
ing, al.et the time limited tor entering ap
peals as sforefsid (hail have expired, to
decide on such appeals, and also, to decide
on the valuations lo made and returned by
adding to or deducting from any or cither
of them, and that the said valuations and
affieffiments so returned, whenrevifed, cor
rected and decided on by the city conn,
cil, shall be final and conciufive.
VII, And be itfurther ordained. That
after the said affieffiments (hall have been
reviled, coirected and decided on, in the
manner herein before directed : they (hall
be delivered to the Treasurer uhofe duty
it shall be to compile a digest therefrom, for
which he (hail be allowed a cumpenfatton
of eighty dollars, and conformably thaeto
to receive the taxes foaffeffied, and fliall be
allowed as a compeniotion for receiving
and paying the money to bfe levied and
railed by virtue of this ordinance, two and
a half per centum out us the money so
railed.
VIII. And be it further ordained, That
within thirty days after the Treasurer ha*
given notice that the digefl is completed
aud that he is ready to receive the taxes
thereon, the persons fubjeclto taxation as
above fpecified, shall pay the araouuts of
their afieffitneats refpectivcly to him ; and
if any owner of any house, building, lot,
wharf, or other real property, or any- elhei
Plen whatever fuhject to taxation by vir
tue of this ordinance, (hall refufe to pay
the affieffiments made as sforefaid, either
upon such house. buildihg, lot, wharf, or
other real property, a wai rant of difhefs
md sale shall forthwith be iffiued by the
Treasurer, again! any goods or chsuiet
that ruay be found on the preruifes, and
the fame shall be seized and (old at public
auction, and so much shall be deducted
from the amount of such sale, as will br
fufficientto pay the affieffimeiu aforefaid,
and to defray the cod and charges of such
teisuieand laic, and the overplus, if any,
shall be paid to the person whole goods or
.battles shall have been seized, as aforefaid,
& i 1 no goods or chditlescanbc found on the
premiles, or if the fame he infufheient to
iifeharge the whole amount due, ss afore
faid, then the said house, building, !ot,
wharf, cr other property, shall be sold a<
public auction by the Treasurer, ia such
manner and under fuck regtilaticas and
reftrictiopycs ars infected by the lax Law
of this slate. , . , t-i
IX. And be it further ordained, a hat
if any person fubjcct to the payment of a
ny tax or affieffnicin by virtue cf ibis orai
‘nance, shall neglefil or rciufe to pay to ,iC
Treasurer, within the time limited as alore
faid, the amount of his or her tsx or
meat, a warrant of diilrefs and fa! s (hat.
be ififued and proceeded ou, ia the manner
above pointed out, atnll the goods and
chatties of such delinquents. And that in
case any (tee negro, or free person of co
lour, shall ueglect us rtfufe to pay lo the
Treasurer, bis or her tax as aforeiai J, with
in the time above limited, a warrant of
diflrcfs andfale shall tffue against the goads
and-chatties of such (ice negro or Iree
person of colour, and (hall be proceed on,
in the manner above pointed out ; but it
no goods or chatties can be iour.d belong*
mg to any free negro cr free person of co
lour who may be delinquent as aferefaid,
the Treasurer is authorised to issue an ex
ecution against the body of such Iree negro
or person of colour, and to commit hint or
her ta the custody of the goaler, tv ho is here
by required to receive the body of such
(fee negro or person of colour until it:. or
her tax, with Cull and charges be paid $ and
every free negro and free person ol colom
(hall to confoiruity with a public notifica
tion to be given by the Treasurer, make a
return of hh or her nufbe and age, arid o’i
the names and ages oi Lis or her chtl<irC v '.
and of his, her and their tcfpcctivc place
of abode, and occupation to the Treasurer ‘
who (hall enter the fame in a book to b
kept for that purpose ; and if any free ne
gro or fice person of colour Shall neglect oi
refufe to make (uch returns, within tin
time and in the inznner above prefcitbed.
or (hall give in a wrong name with an in
tention to deceive the Treasurer, he o
(he (hail in either case be doubly taxed
and proceed again;! in the fame manner a
above directed with rcgid u free negroe
and per lons ol colour.
X. And bcit further ordained, That a I ‘
real atidperfonal property vvithiu the tit)
of Savannah, ful j.rct to taxation os ofore
said, and difeoveied by the Treasurer al
ter the assessment has been made, (hall
liable to assessment at the fame rate, an<
in ths fame proportion, arid fuhject to tb
fame process and difpofitiori ts any !ik
property in the city, of w hich an assess
merit is mads, and the Treasurer is liercb)
V£ -ftcd with the feme powers, aud charge,
with the fame duties to enforce payment
of taxes on propeny difeovered as afore
said, as if they had been assessed by tin
committees appointed by this ordinance.
XI. And belt further ordained, That ir.
all wamants ofdiftrcls and Lie, and exe
cutions issued by the Treasurer, purfuan
to this ordinance, Lu fiiali be eruitl- and tt
fifty cents on each.
XI!. And be it further ordained, That
the ordinance entitled an ordinance to raise
a fund for the fuppott of a Watch in the
City of Savannah, passed ytii April, 1806,
and the Ordinance entitled “ An Otdi
nanceto amend an Ordinance, entitled an
Ordinance to raise a fund ior the support
of a watch in the city of Savannah, passed
the sqth day of November, 1806, be and
the fame are hereby repealed.
In COUNCIL,
Savannah, 30 tk Nov. tßoy.
Passed,
t L.S. i Wm. DAVIS,
+ T
•*■++++++o-4-f-i Chairman.
ATTEST,
D. D. WILLIAMS, C. C. -
MarfliaFs Sales.
ON the firft Tusfday ia JaaLary uestj Will b#
Sold at the Court-hcufe ia the Ci’tv of Savannah
Oce NEGHO WOMAN and CHILD. Also, a nunk
ter of Article* of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
levied on a* the property of Do est or Jam;, Ewcil, by
virtue of aa execution’ obtained by C. N-tvell.
BENJAMIN WALL, M. D G.
November 30 gt
CONTINUED
Marshal’s Sales.
On the firft TUESDAY in January next,
At the Court-Hotife, will be fold,
A variety of DRY GOODS, and fome
GROCERIES ; levied on as the property of
Jonn Hilton, at the futt of Robert 11. Jaownc.
Conditions Calh.
JBen. Wail, m. and. g.
Nov. 30 si
MarfhaTs Sale.
On the firft Tuesday j s j January ncx. , will be fold at
the Ccurt-r.oufe intiiii eity, between tnc hour* r.
ten and three o'clock.
The unexpired lease of a Two Story House and
Bu'ldmga,on Harden'.(late Clark's) vchatf,balow the
Bluit of Savannah-, Ute ia the occupancy or Benjamin
Crook, aud taken in cx.ica m, tiis property, at the
uit cl William MSgee.
BLN, WALL. m. and. o.
Novernbe; 17 p<s
LOAN OFFICE* GEORGIA*.
June
Notice is hereby given, that in con
formity with the provilions of the aft
fupplcmentaxy to the aft, intitled - Arv
act making provision for Ate redemp
tion of the whole of the public debt ot
the United States,” books will be open
attheoffice of the cotnmifTioner of loane
for Georgia, on the firft day of July
next, to continue open until the
teenth day of Match, iBcS, incldfiye,
!y, the fourteen last days o each quat
ter excepted, for the purpose of re
ceiving fubferiptions for such pans of
the old fix per cent, deferred fix per
cent, and three per cent, stock, as may,
on the day of fubfcripiion, (land on
the books ol the said commiffioßer cf
loans.
Those proprietors of the old fix per
cent, and deferred stocks, who may
fubferibe, will receive in lieu thereof
anew fix per cent, liock, equal to the
unredeemed amount of the stock sur
rendered, redeemable at the pleasure of
tire United States, under a provifo*
however, tha tno rcinaburfement shall
he rrtr.de except for the whole amount
of any such new certificate of Rocky
nor till alter fix months previous no
tice : and the proprietors cf the three
per cent, stock who may fubffribiv
will receive in lieti thereof, a fix pc.
cent, flock, equal to fixty-five per
cent, of the amount of three per cent,
surrendered, redeemable in the fame
manner as the new fix per cent, above
mentioned but not reimbursable, how
ever, without the aflfent of the holders,
until after the whole of the new fix
per cent, (given in exchange for old
iix cr deferred as above mentioned) as
well as the whole of the eight per cent,
(lock of the United Skates, shall have
been rcimburfed. it is also provided,
that ia every reimburfemetn which
may take place, it preference will be
given to those creditors who may no
tify their wish to be reimbursed; aud
that if the applications to that efted
shall at any time either exceed or fall
tkort cf (he sum then applicable to
that purpose, the priority of payment
Ihall, so far as may be necdfaiy, be
determined by lot.
The prelent stock holders who re
side in any part of Europe, and truy
alfent to that modification, may, at
their option, receive the inset est ac
cruing on the new stock, either in the
United States as heretofore, or in Lon
don or Amfierdam, at par; in which
last case, the intered will be paid there
by the bankers of the United Auiw,
.fix months subsequent to tire day oa
which the fame would be payable ia
the United Slates and fubjeft toco
variation; ttor to any other deduction
than a commHlioner to the bankers,
of one half per cent, on the ii.tcvcd
thus paid,
JAMES ALGER,
1 Commissioner of
NOTE .
Proprietors of 1000 dol
lars nominal fix per tent.
(lock, fnbfcribed before tire
Grot of ORobcr, IBo7> will
be entitled to receive, G-l-C* 62 cf nev-’ (--■
tween the Gi ft, of Gdlober,
and 81 ft December, 1807, 611-37
between the
Ift January, Si 17th Match,
ISO3. ‘ 619 03 —“*
Proprietors cf 1000 dol
lars nominal defined, fub
feribed before the firft of
October, 1807, will be enti
tled to receive 855 78 ■*’
—— If fnbfcribed be
tween the firft OAober, and
31st December, 1807, 853 62 -
bewteen the
lft January, and the 17th
March, 1.808, . 831 4$ —/’
13 ;h;g- the unredeemed amount of the cld i’s
ou the Ift of J aly ar.d Gtlabcr ISO", f-’-d
January, 1803, refpectivcly.
Proprietors cf 1000 dollars three p-“ f ‘
v/iii be ettti'Jed to receive CJO dollait o; 1 *
fix.
VVanted Immediately, |f
A r.M VLU NT-GS.O BOV .-Fof r jrt’en- r
apply at taa DJicy at liie k'.tilligev.cr, „„
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