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THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE.
~ T U E S D A Y, February 19, 1799. [No.
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JX/ESDAYf February *9' >799*
proceedings
OF THE
Of tk State oj Georgia,
jjeg’in and held at Lou.fville,
oa the fecond Tuefday m
January, 1799'
House or Representative*,
Saturday, February 9.
The houfe met purfuant to
by Mr. Butler.
Rc/olvd, that this houfe will
proceed immediately to take up
s<ld determ’ne what compenfa
tiort if am', ftiall be allowed the
i rdico’s of the inferior courts in ;
{heir refoafl've counties, where
upon the houfe refolved that U
would be highly impolitic to
allow anv compenfation to the
indices of the inferior courts;
and the yeas and nays being
required, are as follow Ayes
43 —Noes 12.
The houfe then came to the
following resolutions:
Refolved, that Robert Walton,
Abraham Jones, John Courfe,
J )hn WiTon, find John Catlett,
enquires. be and they are hereby
appointed juftices of the inferior
court, for the county of Rich
mond.
Refolved , that Thomas St n vens,
|as. Dunwoodie, Henry Wood,
Daniel Stewart, Sc Peter Winn,
efquires, be and they are hereby
appointed juftices of the inferior
court for the county of Liberty.
Refolved , that Arthur,.Eoi£,
John Law Ton, William Stith,
Samuel Alexander, and Levy
Prewet, efquires, be and they
are hereby appointed juftices of
the inferior court for the county
of Warren.
Refolved , that Burwell Pope,
John Lumpkin, William Har
vey, John Davenport, and Phi
lip Wray,be and they are hereby
appoin ed juftices of the inferior
court, for the county of Ogle
thorpe.
Refolve \ that Pvobe- t Walton,
Stubßa'kfdale, Newall Walton,
Robert Waie, and John Lock
bait, efquires, be and they are
hereby appointed juftices of the
inferior couit lor the county of
Lincoln.
Rtfoived, that John Spencer,
Jofbua Loper, James Bofton,
Godhelf Smith, and John Pow
ers» he and they are hereby ap
pointed juftices of the inferior
c °nrt for the county of Effing
ham. / ✓
Rcfctved, that * John King,
Richard Carnes, jarnes Sea
' cs, I homas King, and John
Jdoufton elquues, be
and they are hereby appointed
juftices of the inferior court for
the county of Camden.
Refolved, that Larkin Cleveland,
Rulfel Jones. Daniel Beall, Phi
liman Martin, and John Wal
lers, efquires, be and they are
hereby appointed juftices ot the
inferior couit for the county ot
Franklin;
Refolved , that Caleb Howell,
fames H. Rutherford. Stephen
Mills, Mund Grofs, Sc Wheeler
Grefham, efquires, be and they
are hereby appointed juftices of
the inferior court for the county
of Scrivcn.
Refo’ved , that William Bar
nett, Richardfon Hunt, Ralph
Banks, Reuben Allen, and Sa
! muel Higinbothem, elquires, be
i and they are heieby appointed
juftices of the inferior court for
Hie county of Elbert.
Ref jived, that David Dickfon,
Henry Gray bill, John Mitchell,
John Barley, and John 11aibert,
efquires, be and they are hereby
appointed juftices of the inferior
court for the county of Han
cock.
Refolved , that William MTn
tofh, William Middleton, Wil
liam Delony, James Gigneliat,
and Rofwell King, cfq'rs. be
and they are hereby appointed
juftices of the inferior court for
the county of Mlntofh.
Refo’ved, that Ifrael Bird, fas.
Bird, Drury Jones, Jofeph Ro
gers, and John Everett, efquires,
be and they arc hereby appoint
ed juftices of the inferior court
for the county of Bullock,
Refolved , that Jofeph Clay,
fen. Edward Telfair, William
Gibbons, fen Charles Oding
fells, and James B. Young, ef
quires, be and they are hereby
appointedjuliices of the inferior
court for the county of Chat
, ham.
Ref lved , that Michael Shell-,
■ man, John Clements, Douglafs
r Hancock, Thacker Vivian, and
r Richard Gray, efquires, be and
- they are hereby appointed jul
lices of the inferior court for the
county of Jeffeifon.
RefolveJ , that Edward Butler,
John Pope, Benjamin Porter,
Spencer Branham, and Daniel
Price, efquires, be and they arc
hereby appointed juftices of the
inferior court for the county of
Wilkes,*
Refolvcd, that James Nifbett,
William Grier, Archibald Grel
ham, Samuel Harper, and Wil
liam Fitzpatrick, efquires, be
and they are hereby appointed
;ullices of the inferior court for
the county of Green.
RefAv'd, that David Robin
fon, John Morrifon, John Davis,
Samuel Bird, and Simeon Lou-
ery, be and they arc hereby ap
pointed /offices of the inferior
court for the county of Burke.
On motion— Rcfolved , that
Mr, Porter and Mr, King, have
leave of abfence from the fer
vicc of this houfe during the
remainder of the feflion.
Rcfolved , that the refolutions
appointing ja dices of the infe
rior courts for the different
counties, To far as th y have
been agreed to by this houfe, be
fent to the fenate for their con
currence:
The houfe then refolved itfelf
into a committee of the whole,
on a bill to be entitled, “ an a6f
for apportioning reprefentatives
among the feverai counties in
tjiis Bate, according to the fiifl
enumeration/'
Mr. fames Jones in the
chair, and having fpent fome
time therein—Mr. fpeaker re
lumed the chair, and Mr* (ones
from the committee of the
whole, reported that they had
gone through the fame, and
made fome amendments, which
were received,, agreed to by the
houfe, and ordered to be en
groifed for a third reading,
A meffage fiom the fenate,
by their fecretary, Mr. Robert
full.
Mr. fpeaker—the fenate have
agreed to the report of the com
mittee, on the petitions of John
Harbcrt and John Ragan ; they
have paffed a refolution on the
fubjeft of a furvey of Samuel
Gufvvcl], deceafed —alfo a refo
lution on the fubjeft of opening
a road from Middleton's mill to
Fort Wiikinfon. They have
appointed Mr, Cuyler, Mr
Kafley and Mr. Tait, a commit
tee of confe:ence on their part,
on the fubjeft of contracting
with a printer. They have
paffed a refolution on the peti
tion of John Walton; they have
! palled a bill to be entitled, an
i a£f to impofe a tax for the fup
port of government for che year
1 799*"" h lVe a g reec * to
fome, and difagreed to others of
the amendments of the houfe of
reprefentatives. /
They have concurred with the
, houfe of reprefentatives on the
1 refolution appointing John Ma
thews, efq. (of Warren) a com
’ miffuncr of the academy of
Warren county, in the room of
Samuel Alexander, efq. refign
cd.
They have concurred with
■ the houfe of reprefentatives in
! their feverai refolutions, ap
pointing juftices of the inferior
courts of the counties of Rich
mond, Liberty, Warren, Ogle
thorpe, Lincoln, EHingharn,
’ Camden, Franklin, Semen,
Elbert, Hancock. MTntofh,
Bullock, Chatham, Jdferfon,
Wilkes, Green, and Burke,
They have* alio concurred
witli the houfeof reprefentatives
in the refutations, appointing
juft ices of the inferior courts
for the counties of Bryan, Wash
ington, jackfon, Gh nn, and
Montgomery, with amendments,
to all of which deftre con
currence ; and he withdrew.
i lie Ipeaker laid before the
houle, a letter from Robert
Watkins, elq. in behalf of him
felf and his brother George
Watkins ; inc’oling the title
page of a book, prepared by
them for publication; which
being read, was oidered to lie
on the tabic.
The houle then took up the
report of the committee of the
whole, on the bill to be entitled,
“ an atl lor preventing and
punching vice, profanenefs,
and immorality; and for keep
ing holy the Lord's day, com
monly called Sunday," And
on motion of Mr. (. Jones, that
the further confidcration of the
(aid bill be poflponed until the
fiift Monday in June next ;
the yeas and nays being requir
ed, arc as follow :—Ayes 28—
Noes 23.
So it was carried in the affir
mative.
Rtfolvtd % that Mr. Wood, ba
added to the committee on
the ftate of the republic.
Mr. Irwin, from the joint
committee on finance, reported
finally, which was ordered to
lie on the table.
On motion— Re/o r ved, that
Mr. Pugh have leave of abfence
from the feivice of this houfo
'till Monday, 11 o’clock.
The houfe then adjourned
’till Monday morning 9 o’clock.
Monday , February 11.
The houfe met purluant to
adjournment.
Mr. James Jones moved to
reconfider the minutes fo far as
refpeds the appointment of juf
tices of the inferior court, for
the county of Montgomery ;
and on the queftion put, it was
carried in the affirmative ; and
thereupon a motion was made
to (hike out “ Abraham Bird,"
as amended by the ferrate, and
• infert Robert Craigg; which
• was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. James
Jones.
Hefolved , that the negroes on
the iffand, included in the coun
ticsof Liberty, MTntofh, Glynn
and Camden; be and they are
hereby declared, to be liable to
woik, on the public roads of
thole counties, relpc6lively, in
like manner as negroes on tho
main.