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PUBLIC. INTELLIGENCER.
[Vol. 11. No. 86]
the INTELLIGENCER,
J 6 published OH TUESDAYS ahd fuday#
Bv NORMAN MTJthAN,
ON THE BAY,
4T ?l£ taLpARS PER ANHUM, PAYABLE
ONE HALF It* AOPANCE.
an ordinance,
7o a’tcr and mentl at OrJitiince, ent-ded “ Ad Or
<j,n xce toamcid ad cens .delate the different IT
lma- ces for ta #ng a l ; urud f r be iuypon os a
Vateii, in tae City ot av*uii*k.”
xU. iie ie i “Gained, bv the Mayo# arv 4
of tt;e cm vit iavantirih, and :t
lerebv is ordained, by t he authority of the
in con tormity with tae at* of the
>.iifla:ure, ns that case trade and provid
ej ” that tor flip porting a Public Watch,
jn tire city of Savannah* A tax (stall be le*
vied on perfotis and pmperty within the
|.,ni:s and iurTsdititOßx-f the laid city, as
fupow*, to wit:
On ail hou'e;, builldings, loti and
vtiiarves, within the f:-id city, as well un.
im.ixived as improved, rxcep ini/ lots held
by leaie from t> e corporation, twenty
cents on every hundred dollar* value
thereof, to be aflefled 4rd valued at is
jn-realter provided for, by virtue of this
0 dtnarice, and to be pa(id by the owner
|ti ri-ofi
O all houfe*, buiildinjs, lots snd
v jf’ es, owned by pc ons refirfiog out of
the hmiti c* this Hate, •well unimproved
as improved, fifty cents oti eVerv hundred
dollars value there-d, to fie paid by the
turner thereof, his agent Tr auornty„
2d* And te it further oJdainetl, that eve
rv person trading in this city, v ho resides
therein, lha’l pay :we*i( < five'cents or ‘ ve
ry hundred dollars valu'e ot his (took. in
trade, and t!.,.t every person refidtn;; and
trading >n tins city, who bath not paid, or
fc-><? iuhjett to tL>” city tan., lor the Uii
y<V r, ill at * poy titty ffitf an ever’- hun,
died dollars value olf his (fork iu trade.
That every triale w'hue inhabitant!, above
he age ot twee v-orafe years, lbal> pay a
Us of iw * dollars, which ium (hail fct
pud by petfons as above closer,Lai, wh<
have no tc Y'.b'e pt per,y.
L That e.icb and ev try free negrn rr per
fifon of color, inbabmnt of this c. 7, anc
?xercifmi; any tr.uk’. or handicraft, or the
buirttfs of a huckffe-T, tanei or drayman,
Hull p y a tax oi ton dollars, over and
More therr taxable property ; <rnM that
each and every other free negro o; perfoi
<>f color, males from t :e age oi fix rest u
forty -f: ><? ye.rs, and females ffoni the ajp •
ot fourteen to tony. five years of age, that
pay a tax of five dollars, over and above
lh. ii taxable propc- ny.
That every iobabi ant within (hie citv
(h I phy a tax of tweiiry.five on -, acl
save nrnlim the city, from the age et
fourteen ty forty-five years, of whom ii
or <he is the owner, or of tvbum he 01 ih
may have the ca:e or 1 iiiagetnem.
Likewise, the under mention and 1 :mi 01
carriages of pleafuie,-£rf the following ‘ dr
ier ip t ions, ur-d and employed w t ,i • tb
city, ip wit „* On every c< ach, chat riot,
ptflacharse, coacheey phaet; n, or othei
four wheel carriage, and i.very curricle,
three dollars.
On every chair, chaise, pg, fuiky, cr
Other two vfheel carriages, with tops, one
do lar; without tor;s, ieventy-five cents.
\nd that'each aiui every praffittiot.er ot
lav and phyiic, fahicr, broker and corn
milion merchant, fiiuli pay a tax ot two
di'bis.
. And he it further ordained, that a
tsxlcf frty cer.r* be levied on all goods
Vvrts ami tr.erchancliie, not the produce
Oi his if ate, and with the exception cf
f'ctj cotton, lumber, corn, tar and un
tt'atbfaf’urcd tobacco, the produce of
Carolina, which lhal! be fold on
Comiiflior, by any person iciidini; with.
’> limits of the city, (except such as
fold at publit.auct.oc) on every
SAVANN AH, FKIDAY, J au** 27, ISO).
snored , :gUtr, fold, to b * p„d by ibe
Z2> t’ i f * m ' S fndtt ke
he doty of every t omB3IC S B ttcrch , m
pe.aun fell.ng „ o ti ,
v.tb.n the Inr.fts of th.s city r, to nt.k< tuft
CdvTl e h/fT rnS lbere, r s * °* lb
City Trtifurer on the fi.ff day D f J,nua.
rv.at and ot. .be firfl day of K Ly. in every
wear after the palling 0 ‘ it, fc Q d.nancc
and he or they Aall wtthtu t tn days „tt
making luch return, p ; ty , m ,he T e-f
rvot tbuetty, the amount of tax, to which
the fold g *ds and merefcar ,di*e fball be
(u je, hy Virtue of this O. dinanfct ; and
‘ R f ‘ )e “* u, {; ma . k ’ n * such i. stum, it (hull
art! may be uw-fuTtor thr C. * r r....,r a , cr
-.urn* twenty clay- thereat, ter, trom the
U! .iterm,,,.wb.ci be c an ofc,„„. , c
1I is the valued all good* or merctian
oire, which rray have been i old as afore,
(aid by every fucb person in default ana
a warrant of diftrefsand faU i, r the 3m 'ount
of tax. conformably to fair#. affefTtnent
thal-forthwith bv t? se Trcafurer
dtreGcu to the City Marihal!. againtt the
and chatties ol Every A ,ch defaulter
and also again*! Mr goods arid chatties of
every person who £h f U make • a return, but
foall neg,e£t to pay the amount of his. her
or their tax ars aforefaid, a l he tune re.
c’ ‘1 e’ l ttil UCh Wlb,ief pcocetdings
he had as u hereafter Lirecied by vir.
tur- of this Ordinance.
*1 h. And be it further -ordained by-h e
aforesaid, that a, .a* of fi iy cert*
“*v b ‘‘ le ' -led anri P’d <on every hundred
dtMarS value of all goods or meVebandizt
‘• fl eh tr-aV arrive or be -*, oS rd to f.>
vhtn tr e lini>t of this ck } , by any non.
reiident, after the afselsttnent fbalj bavc
been iradeand the dig.* coxpleteo—f U c ,
fha lon his arnvJ make tori
return on oath, and gtv< (ecurriy to the
trcafurer of the c ty, to pay the tax accru.
■ 1 w o. fuen goods and nacrcha-'dtisc*, vvttf-.
in ten cays aUe r .A.d us c a; ;e any tuc!>
non.rt'fident on his arrival iljjlJ ueg left 0 i
■e:use to t* ale a re*u ri( B nd Rive lecurny
.. ot.iciii.i, .. or u.c cury or ffit C;-
iv Treafortr to sffe,'* the O/ue of the ( a to
goods, according to the fa, g~f kj 4 r t ol .
Qiat on, and uch ctitur proCcetdinus Otu.
-v.ke place ror fccunng and cou.peliiiij.
he p’aytr.tr.t of the uid lax, as are provid
ed in ard by this Oidtrance, for colltcl
nt; the tax of defaulting com.Hiiflioft tue*
chacts^
ill). And be it briber ordained, that
all property and pertors liGb’e to u>*a u,r
y virtue of this Ordinance, (hail be B lses.
:ed by committees appointed by C unctl,
vhose duty it (hall bs, and they _re ert.
ny authorised And required - 0 naalt- ajnt
..r.-.i 3ccu:ate fUtee tut ,u and return o! a
erfor* a oil property, fubjcb to the t.ixe
ei <>ve fpecifeed, c and toafse.'s art d efttmau
■he value thereor, by >he be ft it.fcrtiiAiioi
which can be ptocu’ed.
60. Aid be it further o laired, tht
‘b-dl be tiie duty cf the Ltd co.-mnutee.
espeftively to proce ed ia each of tbedi.-.
ds above fperified, to make the bid A
efsmenu in ten da_ s after the palling c
hi*Ordina ce.arsdannualiy itithti rronta 1.
D-cember tf.er< after, and tr. make rettuu.-
thereof, ecrt.fiarf -nd signed by thcr, t.
1.-e City Treasurer, whiefi returns fh-ili
. pe-cify at'd enumerate the property afses
red cie-tlv STtd difttnftiy, and ihili als<
contain and have znn- xc-d thereto, the va
■fie by thitn so asses ed upon the faiT pro
.perty, arid so foot) as the fai i returos sh!
have been made into ti e Treafnre.-’ O •
fice, it tliall be the duty of the Citv Trea
surer to give public notice thereof by ad
vertisement in two of the public g-z -ttf
within the city, that the returns of assess
ments have been msdi to his office, ami
that any person or whj rsay cun
/ider him, her or tfierofel’ es agrievt-d by
< uy valuation of his, her or their proper.
ty, which may have been 50 made and re
turned, may enter an appeal thereon in the
Treafuret’s Office, within fen days sftci
the publication of such notice, and the
Treaturer fb (I be Jlowed for *>•*
of fecu apjCals B tw**-. r cn \ l *
voty.fivc cents, to 1
PA.d by t e appellant. And the City
Counctl .< e hereby authorised ana requir.
cn, at the next regular meeting, Ritei the
f tur Cl,terin * ‘■spirals as afore
laid inall expired, to decide uo such
appea s, gad alio tp decide on the v!us.
r J #% a d returned, by adding tv,
cb at y or either of them,
and that tbt said valautions and * lS ci*
f’ents so returned, whqn revised. sorrebJ.
ed and o',ended on by Coated, LYsl! b->
final and tcfncliifive,
“f-.'.. A * be it further orda'red, that
after iht Aid afTeff.nents (bail have been
fruits, and decided or, in the
manner Grcjn -a fore diretied, the, fJGh
he allotse4 compeniation i t eighty del
ai>, am: confortnably htteto, to lecelvc
he laxi-s so atl-fieti, andth.jll be alh.vred
,s a compeniation lor receiving and pay*
1 g ‘be nforcy to be levied and raifo. b*.
’ inue o, the. oi. inance, two and a hi‘i pu
cnntutn, out of the rr.oney so raised.
8 fi. Arfi t.e it further ordained, that
within thi ty days after the trcafurer has
d ,v< r. notice that the digest .j completed,
1 and ‘^ at l )e ,s Ecsijy to receive (he taxes
hereon, the per Tons lu j*.ct to taxation a*
above (pec.ified, iha'l pay the amount* ot
ieir afjcflfrrietits respectively to him, and
it any owner of any house, nu siding, let,
wharf or Other real property, *rany other
p'rfnft c ha ever, fjt j ct ,to taxation by
irtue of sis ordinance, (hall relule to
piy the affi tfioei ts mmle at af jrelaid ei
1 cr upon such house, building, lot, wharf
r ether real piuperty, h wanact of dis.
refs and (i.e fh.il Itmhvvitb b# Aiurd fc>
e trcafurer vgain.l any go ds or chat.Je;
hat may be fuurid. on the pretuifes, an
f:e f|mefh,il'l be feixed .nd so and at public
uction, and so much shall ty deducted
the .iinount of such sale, as will t.
’ officii nt o pay asttsstne'nt aiorefaid, ami
. vie:ray the cofi and changes of such fe:z
’* f arui (ale —and ibe overplus (-f j,-, J
!> ti be psi'd • . the n-rs r. wh. f joictSs t r
- R f i-. <"> ij| y been leer feixtd a* a
meiaitJ, Anti it i a or ciiamv
. e (out ‘Kin ti.t or it the (arr,
‘<? infutnoiont e’l.'bhargs the whole a.
moL'r.t dot a* then the Aid house,
Puiiding, lot, wha t or oiher.property *h*u
he fold at pi* die auction by the tre,t<uret
ti such a manner arn under !ucb regula
tors ami reftricrions as aie diucted by ih.
ax la w ot this fiate.
9 h. Ad be it further Ordained, that if
my I rit.n fubjbet to tr# payment ot an-,
ax or assessment by virtue of this c/dtn
r.cc, fhtill ccglcxt or refufe to pay to the
■eafurer, v.-iiiun and etinie l.m.ied as afore-
Uii, the atoount < f hrs or her tax or arress
.et; , warrant of dtiiieis ma fair* (had t
sued and proret-oed on, fa ;hs marine
hove pointed out again il the goods’ nn
hatteU < f h nclinqucntj. And ti atu
fe any tree negro ot free person of coir
iia i neglect dr retufe ty pay trie frrafure
is or her tax as aior-IT.'. svi.hir. the tut
hove limbed a tv.vrant c r difirefs and !a!
iiill isafie 9g dr.ft tiiCgoieS* aid chatties o
uch free negro or hre pc ion of color, an<
that! be piucecded on in iberr an.-ier abov
oir-ted cut. ivt if no goods'or chikile.
•:ao (c io ,-./d f-e)-.Piling to any free negti
r person -f coin:, wbomav be delit, quest
s a-"retain, th e trcafurer is .vtht>i ifed 1
:.u- an t *■ -u'lcn agnihll tiie body of fuel
re negro or free per lor? ot color, an 1 ic
somniit him or her to the cuffody of th
oaler, who te hen bv required to rcceiv.
he bod ; of fut.h free negro or person <
color until his cr her tax with cofi and
1 nargi-s be paid, anei every free rugio ~i;>
c ’ e>y free perion of color, (hall in confer.
■ nity with a public r ■ t ficaiion to be give
>y ti c trcafurer, make n urn of bis or be
name and age, at do- tl.? names a:.d ages
<•* his her ci.tldren, a:.d<-’ hrs, iter or ti
re'pec’.ive places < f afc J e ard occupatior
to the trealurcr, who (lull enter the lame
on a brook to hek’ pt tor that purpose
And :f any free negro or fr -e person •
color V*l neglect or to mJxe Uci
I return; within thu time and m the manner
> • ‘•—ibeti, or ffiall eivc ;
I above £iv*v.~ t rwiU'iong
[ VVitOLJE No. 11-*;. J
•.ame, with a intention to deceive the tie •>
u cr, fe or the ffia | n tiuier c u, Le
daub y taxed and proceeded againfftnihe
l,n,e ißSuneras xbeved .ecteu with rear&
■o free negroes and peilous of color, **
A:ld fun er ordained, that
all rexl and pcrfonal property vvithm the
aty of S-vanr.ab, le jto taxation as
•itorcljK,, and discovticd by the iieaiu^
(R r t. at c f r e .* {sc!s ® cr,t has b '"> ®adc>
fh**i be liable It* afselsmeut at the |, me
s:e and in the f.-rnc proportion, and lub
jeu to ti.t f me procels and disrofitty,,*
?yj ,ie I‘* ?re )’ 10 ‘fie c v hich rv
* sr,s,re ‘ ,fl made, end ttie Trea/urer it
‘’ UJ IVKh :be 1a,,,e P and
chsrgtd with t. e fame du les to enforce
p-y me.Tt of taxes on property cisccrcred
N ;,i^ rtsa,J . a sf they ha,! been a!sef i; and
ov the commutees appointed by iLu uidi.
Cc
i.h, A.,dbc it further ordaired, t haS
lna, ‘ vvar ‘an;s of diUr lis aid sale, andex
scutton, i SsUf d by the Trcafurer pu.su, nt
o this ordtr.a cr, it thail be tuthl and t
fifty cents on tact.,
12 b. And be it rurther erdained, that
“ ,e °’ d ( ,il ' ,rc f e *o.v.lrd an.otdinance, t
ra-se a fund for the fupppit of a Watch.
: 'S * h f c ' S N' ar >Pfi. pissed the; b J
- , i , ibofi, „nd the
n [ ur d'uce te amend an ordinance.
rtitled an.ordi.Mtnce, to ruse a fund fur
, c tuppo.l of a watch, in the city ul Sa
■vann-h, passed the 2q h cfay of Novem
pe*l ’ “ >Me 3,e btlßb >’ ,e
13 “. A'dbeit further orda-ned, tha*
■° ot atl >fdinar-.-e, pass*ti th ’l4 fx
ay vs December, 180;, entitled rtn ur
dl cs * r - ,!fi *!'■* Consoiida e. he differ.
<nt or din*Rf es for railing a t U ;id < v r the
upport of a Waieh, in ih ci,y ; S.v rfn .
-h. as >s Contraiy to or repugnant to this
‘ ! - i,r ce . be and the fame i, hereby
pealed. •
In CcvNctt,
Icjarvnnh e,
P 1 Pjuus, 9
; Z. 5. |J. i*. WitLlAMSObf.
1 /Mayor,
A TTRST;
D. D. WILLIAMS, C C,
a-,-
Marshal’s Sales.
tr tl ‘ f irit TUESDAT in Ftlrviry next,
V y f; :oid a the court.houfe, in Savannah.
1 Avi,r ViW r; - 0, “‘y o£ a TRACT c£
E Aa4V uated 111 -Liberty county, containing,
n t.re whose, J. 900 ; 4 or £oo ts which are
mk quai.ty inland fwanip, with a never failing
rrfirvioroi black-water, which embraces all the
lie id waters ct Buil-town swamp; ISO acre*
a c cleared and under dam. ‘I here are ferera!
improvement* on the premises, The whole of
‘Lis trait will make one of the nofl vi.luabrv
da.id rice plantations in this (fate. Levied o l>
- the p'.ipeity if Joseph Miller, efq. to fatuff
■1 ( xecution obtained by Be Wolf, aganft
him.
A t ; 0,
inght -il-GRO r'S, (being part of an tint!i
■ med property) between Lewis feJarr.es Cuttv.
1 ""t. Seized as the fropertv of Lewis G„
■ ‘thbert, by virtue cf an exrcfition obtained o
dofcph Baker.
Two TRACTS of LAND, in Wilkinfoit
county. Levied on as the property of Alexan
der. S. Roe, to fatisfy sundry judgments obtain
ed hy the United States againfl said P.oe and
William Smith, efq
Een Wall, m. r>..c*
January 6 ?Sf
Notice.
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All perfins are cautioned again!! giving)
any perfos credit on my acct Hint, witlioul
written cider from rat-.
Norman M'Keazi.’
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