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exemption from the evil thfv
frared (a war with England) and
juftift-s their partiality towards G
Britain which they tnainra n was
founded upon a full conviftmn of
her jufticc and fiicere difpofi on to
prelerve peace. Even the demo
crats affV 61 to be famfi and wi h it,
becaufe as they mfid it proves the
effi acy of the reftriftive lyftctn of
Mr. Jcflvrfon.
Bat the g eat berufi rhat will
probably reluit from i , will be that
Bonaparte may be inciu ed to
force this cmr *ry from her mutual
p’ fition. Bt(B and in his atumpts
to exclude from thia continent the
manufactures of Gnat Britain, he
will rsofl likely cor.fi a e all Ame
rican property in his dominions and
dependencies, and declare war.—-
Nothing could m re than th>sron
tribute to give irfl icnce and (labil
ity to the Britifli party, Tne in
vidious occurrence* of the rebellion
would be forgotten in the rrient
mmt of the people againft France ;
and they would be weanrd from
that attachment to her which is
founded on fhc aid rhat was render
ed to feparate from ;he mother
country.
While Great Brirain wa rs for this
narurjl, I m ght lay nrc*flfi y reluit
of die nrgnetation, would it not be
extremely wexp*-dhent to conclude
a treaty with the Arneri an g vrrn
tri'*n? ? Every fort of evident e
and experience prove, that the de
mocrats CO; fi ter their political al
cendency in a great meafure depen
dent upon the hoftile lpirit that ‘hey
ci\n keep alive towards Gi>a: Bri
tain, and recent events dtm mftrate
that their conduct will be predicat
ed upon that conviftion: it is
therefore not to be expelled that
they will meet with cnrrefpondirg
feelings . fi * ere dlp fidon on the
paa of England to acljuit all ma-ters
in ddpute. They are at heart
tnortfi and ad diiapp ‘inted r* fi and
that G cat B am has been in ad
vance of the French government in
taking advantage jf the pr nvifinnal
clauits of the nnn-intercourle la* ;
and if they (he* anv fpirit at the
rv x? fefti n of Cos g'eis towards
F *n e, ir will be only becaufe they
will find B maparte deaf toenrreaty
and infeidiole of part favors; or
that they may think it fafer t< il ar
with the tide of public fielmg nu h
will let ftrorgly agai rt him, unlcfs
hr keep pa i palTi with England in
a conciliartory policy.
When I begun my letter, Unten
ded to make lome obferva V <*s in
relation to the boundary line—- [Hr*
10 nr il l.nes of the tnanulcnpt are
I am, &c.
A. B,
(To be concluded in our next.)
AN ACT
To incorporate a company for the im •
povement of the navi gat on the
Oconee river , from the mouth of
htfhing creek war XliUedgrville,
up to the Big Skoals at John Bar
nett's.
W HER FAS, the improvement
of the inland navigation of every
country is of pr maiy importance
to its inhabitants, and as few coun
tries erjov greater natural avanrag
ts than rhts Hate, for the ex.ei fi >n
of commerce;; and it be.ng con
ceived that me clearing out, re
moving obftruftions, bu idi g of
dams, finking canals and crefti g
locks upon the river fr m the B g
Shoa s at John Barnett*-; to me
town of Miliedgevdir, would g'at
lv conduce to the intcreft *nd con
venience of tne inhabitant fettire
to the No e 1 ad oouiH Wat Urn
parts ol thu lt<uc;
i. Pr it therefore enafted by the
Senate and H ufe of Reprefent stives
of the State of Georgia tn eneral
dff'mbly met, and by the au'borit of
the ja*ie hat a umpa v ihali be
t fttoiilh and oy ’he name and ftyle of
the O once Nivga o Companv,
5c that all th<>(r v o u(T ureth m
-0-1 yet bv fubferibing to rhat efif.-ft,
or the r fucceliT sand affig 2 (hall
b* and th v are hereby crated ad
made a bodv politic and corporate,
a .and b’. that and ftyle are here
b made ab|r aid capable in law,
to have, pur hafr, receive, poffufa,
ei- and reran to them and their
fu If rs, la uis, rents, tenements,
g -oci.s, chattels ad cfF fts of what
k■ id, nature oi q ulity lde-e ; and
the fame to fell, dem ir, alien, or
difp .de of; tofue and be furd, plead
and impl tided, a tfwer and be an
fwrred in cowts of re .rd, or other
places, aid alio t-> nuke, have and
ufe a comm >n fral and the fame to
b eak, alter and renew ar their pl*
fu:e; aid alfo to ordain, eftabltlli
and put in execution fuch bve laws.,
ordinan es ad regu.ati >h* as (kail
feem nectffiry for tne improvement
of he naviga i a of (aid river, by
lo k<, dams, canals or otherwife,
as hev or a m*j <ltv of the direc
tors hereafter nam and, or their fuc-
CrfF rs in ffi mav deem neceffa
rv to carry that object into hfF:dl;
Ptovidrd, fuch bye laws, rules, re
gulations and ordinaries are not re
pug iant to the Conftltunon or the
to it turional laws i t i (la e.
§ 2. And be it father enabled,
Tnac for the well Okie ring of :ne
affairs of the f*:d c, ‘rissranon, there
lba 1 be nine directors, for
there fhall bean ele&ion on the fi rt
Monday of J i .uary m each year,
after January next, bv the ftiare
hoiders or a m-j rity of them, at
fu h place as they or a majority of
them may dirrdt, and by a plurality
of votes aft .ail > given, lball de
cide upon ihe directors who dial!
luc< red, a and are hereby made capa
ble of lerving as d;redh.rs by vir
tue of lu oh choice uml a future e-
Uft* n fhali bt h Iden ?n tejm* of
this aft; ad the laid directors or a
mJ ritv of them, fti4ll at heir firlt
meed g appoint one of their mem
beis as Prrfident} and may exer
eife die power ol filbi g all vacan
cy, that mav happen in their own
b dy for the rime bci g
§ 3. And be it further en ailed,
That James turner, Zanauah
Sims Henry I >dd, Jiifepn Phil
lij s, Thomas W Grimes, Ricnard
Paik, jo m Ga t , Th mas Reid
1 ilj dt ph C per be, and they are
heieb) appointed dirrftorvj and are
hereoy cur ftitu ed a body politic
wf r h a corporate capacity, t or the
ex nis pup dt of carrying the pro
v fins of th 3 *ft into complete cf
fdt, and that they or a maj rity of
them Ih tll convene at fuch time and
plat e as they may think proper to
app )iut for that purpuir; and to
mn t upon their o vn
and io loon as 100 (hares (hall have
bern fubfenbed far, the board tf
direft*rs or any three of them may
g vr public notice in one of the
Milircigevil Gazettes, pointing out
the time and pla .e of meeting to
arra. ge and commence the operati
on e.f the laui iurporaticn.
§ 4 And be it further ensfied,
Tiu nc Jindt rs far the tme be
ir g (h di nave power to appoint fuch
ffi rs and under them as
fh. i oe net .fT fy forexe uting the
bull els of he laid • o t oration, &
to all w them luth o. uipeniation
ror their lervices relp<ftively, as
Ih til be realonabh-, and (hall be ca
f..aole uf excrc fi g iuch other pow
ers and auvnonues tor the well gov
erning, and ordering the aff urs of
fhe faid v- rporation as (hall be def
cribed, fixed and determined by
the law , regulations and ordinaaces
of “he lame
§ 5. And be it further enaffed ,
That when tne laid corporation lhatl
have fo removed the obftruftions in
that part of the Oconee River b
tween the town f
the mourh or j inftion >t che A;>
palatchee, that B >ats can fafely pals
up nr down the faid river, then the
faid corporation fhall have ‘'ull p iw
er to levy, colleft and receive a toll
on ail articles carried up or duwn
the faid river, not exceeding 25
cffT ? for every hundred weight, ex
cept lumber, which Hull not ex
ceed the rate of 50 ere.ts for every
thoufand feet; and alfo levy a toll
in proportion to tha diflan e from
&ny other place on the fa-d river
between the fa*d t. wn of M iirdge
ville & the B g Shoals at Joli B ir
nerr's.
§ 6. And be tt further enaffed,
True the following rules, rdt- c
rinqs, limitations and prov fi .ns
fhall form rhe fundamental artaks
of theccnfi 011 in of the faid cor
porator :—The number o votes
to which each fhare holder ihail be
entitled, fijall tie according 10 tne
number of fiiares he, file or they
(hall hold, in the propor Tons fol
lowing, v>z. F>r one flii e, and
not m >re than four (hares, o c vo , j
for five fhares, and nor m >re than
nine, t-vo votesj for ten (harr-s three
rotesj and for every fEe (hares a
bove ten one v tf. Nme but a
lliare holder (hall be el g bie as
adirrft r; n> director or Prdidcnt
fhall be entitled o aoy emoluirtent
unlefs the lame Ih'll be allow,- dby
a majority or rhe (hare holders ar a
general m e ing } not lefs than fi e
direftnrs o ft.tute a board for
the tranfaft ion of any , b finefs, of
Whom che Fr fi me Ih-til be o e,
except in caies of fi k elsor nrttl
(ary abfcnce, in whicii cafe hi* pla e
(hall be lupplied by anotner direc
tor; every treafurer before he en
ters upon the dunes of his < ffi e,
(hall be r< q lirrd to give bond with
two or more fecuntses to che fatis
faftion of the directors, in a ium
not lefs than double the amount of
the anticipated funds that may be
committed to the charge and fafe
keeping of the faid treafurer, con
ditioned to be 0: good behavior, &
faithful performance of the trull re
poled in him.
The (hare or flurpa in the faid
corporation fhall be affigrable and
transferable according to lu.h rules
as (hail be infbtuted in their behah,
by rhe laws and ordinances of the
fame.
Yearly dividends fhall be made
of fo much of the pr< (i s ar fi g
from the corporation as (hall ap
pear to the directors advifeabie, and
once in every two years the direc
tors (kail lay before the (hare hol
ders at a general meetirg for their
information an exaft: and particular
fiatement of all debts due or owing,
and all monies received and expen
ded. And the Prefident and di
rectors for the time being, before
they enter on thedutiei of their of
fice (hall take and lubfcnbe on the
books of the coaporatio* the fol
lowing oath— M 1, A. B. will faith
fully oifcharge the leveral duties
confided to the cruft repoltd in me
by the corporation, to the belt of
my skill and abilities, fo help me
God.” And each ofH er that may
be appointed under ad by virtue
of this corporation, before they en
ter on the duties and thnr rcfpecuve
appointments (hall take ard lub
ienbe the lame oath miike manner.
§ 7. /fow be it further enaffed,
by the authority aj orej aid, l a r e
laid corp lau n (hull reman ad
continue a b dv politic undci tne
reftr <sbons, hnrrarioos and provi
fi >ns afor*laid, until the ifi: day of
June, 1830, and from throve to
contn
til the L g fli'urc of rhe Scatr of
Georgia a- , >v a fp'< l a 1 appropri
ation, remunerate rhe laid corpora,
tion in full -*? ail rxpendituces, w. h
l gal inrtrrft >.
§ 8 And be it further cnaU d>
Tnac noth hnei conta ned rti.dl
be lo conftru and as to authorise the
direftors, or any other per( r 'n or
p : rfons whaToever, to interfere
with, or if jure any mill darn *hat s
now made or begun on faid river,
wi t ..t rt the conlenc of the owner or
owners hereof.
BENJAMIN WHITAKER,
Speaker Ho ufe of Reprefentatives,
jare and Irwin,
Prejident of the Senate.
Executive Department, Georgia ,
Affentedto , 1 cth Dec 1810.
Davis B. Mitchell, Governor.
i . cofi queuce of a petition
from rhe orig nal direftors, the laftj
f fti in of he above charter was re -i
pral*d curing the laft feffi >n of ths
leg (I ure in iSii, by the follow-j
i g :
An iSt to amend an aff, to incortto .
rate a company for the improvement
of the Navigation of the Oconee
river , ftfe.
Be it evaded by the Senate and
H'ufe of Reprtfentatives of the Hate
of Georgia, in General Affembly met 3
and by the authority of tbs fame,
T a* the laid corp oration Hhall ha
full power and authority to ere ft a
lock in anv dam already began *r
mnd- : n faid river, above the m udi
of F 111 g creek, or to prom ce
and tiY ft any p >(Hg- in the faid O.
eonee river, that the corporation
mav deem neceflary to promote the
navigi ion thereof; any‘King to the
core rare thereof, norwirhftanding.
ROBER F IVERSON, Speaknr
of the Ihufe of Reprefentutives.
MA • HEW \AL i ,
Prefident of the Sedate.
Executive Department, Georgia ,
Ajfenied to 16th Dec 1811.
D. B. Mitchell, Governor.
At an eh ft ion held in Grrenf.
boroug, on Monday the 6th of Jan
uary lalt, the following perfons wire
duly elifteda- Direft irs of the O*
conee Nav gaoon Compaiv, to
ferve for the term of one year, y z.
Strrlirg G Imes, Cooptr,
F E Pirk, H-nry W. Todd, j Cm
Garner, Zarhariah Sims, Thjmai
Terrell, James Cunningham
Jeremiah Early.
Ac a meeting of the abtve Di
reftors, they paflVd the following
relolutions, which, in conneftioo
with the charter, forms the funda
mental laws for the g *vernment of
the -fta rs of the company.
Rejolvedy That the Capital Stock
of tne Oconee Navigation
ny lliail be thirty thoufand dollars 5
whicn ftdek (hall be divided into
(hares and half lhares. The fum
of 25 dollars (hall conftitu e a whole
lharr, and the fum of 12 dolla. s
an ! 50 cents (hall conftitute a half
(hare.
Refolved , That certificates of
Stock oe lfifjed to (hare holders,
which cercifi atet (hall be figned by
the Prefident and counterfigned by
the I realurer. Shares (hall be af
fignabie and transferrable on the
b oks of the Treafurer.
Refolved, That Ihare holders wHfc
cannot attend aneleftion perfonally.,
fnallhave the privilege of voting ojp
proxy, which proxy fhall be in the.
words following, ZiZ. “I, A. BA