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la GENERAL ASSEMBLY of Pennfylvan'ia,
Thursday, Maren irth, ',79
The bill intitled, “ An aX to compel certain persons
intruded with public money by or for tne use of this
commonweals , to account for the expenditure of the
fame, and to pay such pirts thereof as they shall be charge
able with into the State Treasury;” was read a fecund
time, and beihg again read and debated by paragraphs,
was ordered to be transcribed for a th rd reading, and
in the main time prin.el for public consideration.
Extract from the minutes,
JOHN MORRIS, Junior^
Clerk of the General Affembi,.
A ACT tt compel cerate persons intruded wtb public
mone, by orjor the use o, 'bis commonwealth, to account
jar the expenditure o ; be fame and to fa, jueb pats
there®, as they fbail be changeable wi^b into the State
Treafcry.
\X, HERBAS in and by an ordinance of the Court -
cil of Safety of this commonwealth, dated at
Lancaster, the twenty £rft d y oi OXob^r, One thousand
seven hundred and seventy feyea, it is ordained; resolved
and declared, that all and every the personal est de and
tfe&s whatsoever of fu«h of the inhabitants Of this coin,
mmweiltj as h i.ve, or hereafter ihd, abandon their fa+
m lies or habitations, and joined toe army of the Knag of
Great Britain, and of .11 such as fhall,refort to any city,
town or place within this commonwealt ; in poffeffieu of
the troops or armies of the laid King o. Great Britain,
carrying to them provisions, or that Th 11 ohierwife afford
to them such provisions or intelli ence, or other aid, thill
be seized upon and fifely Icept by tne Coittmikionfrs in
the said ordinance appointed for the use and purpose in t e
said ordin nee decl red, that is to fay, that trie said Com
missioners for the refpeXive counties, or any or cither of
t em, should and itiight, with all convenient speed, after
the publication of the said ordinance, seize upon and take
into his or their cu flody, a^d make a tru^and per est in
ventory of all the perfonai effate*nd erfeXs of every such
©Header, and . difyofe of all the perishable part thereof,
and at his or their diCrehon convey away and remove to
places of fafety, fell or otherwise drfpofe of where it may
be ne effary; all such goods an i erteXs of the said offen
ders as they ill ill apprehend to be in danger o' falling into
the hands of t e enemy ; and the said Comhuffioners were,
by the said ordinance, required to retain and <e p fafely,
fubjeX to the future dipJitioa of the Legislature of t is
commonwe ita, keeping true accouts of tneir pr > eedings,
and receiving for their trouble over and a ove their coils
and char es itthe rate of F ve per centum. And the said
Commissioners were by tne said ordinance directed and
enjoined, with all convenient speed, after making such
inventory and sale or tales as aforefa d, to deliver on oath
to the Treasurer a true copy of such inventory or account
®f sales. AND WHEREAS it is just and reason ^ble
that the property of such inhabitants of this ft de as have,
by so joining the unnatural enemies of these United States,
contribute! all that in them lay to defiroy the I berty.,
fafety and jmd<pendence thereof, should be confifcated,
appropriated and applied for and towards defraying the
expences incurred ip carrying on the just and necessary
war in which the Aid States are engaged, for the preserva
tion of all that is dear to freemen.
Be it the:e ore enacted by the Refafentatives of the
Freemen of the Commonne i/tb of Pennfthama in Gene al
Assembly met and b, the authority o, the fame, That each
and every of the said Corcmifforters frill, with all con
venient speed, pay hto the hands of the Treasurer of the
proper county where such Commissioner shall reside, to
be by him paid to the Tre surer of this slate, all and sin
gular the monies which they, or eit er of them, have ar
has received by the tale of such perfyul estate and effects,
after deducing out of the said monies over and alcove
their ends an Ich trges (to be liquid itsl and hfcertained
in manner herein after mentioned, at the rate of Five per
centum as aforefaid.
And be it further enafled fa the authority afeefed, That
such perforin! estate and eTeas as the hid Commissioners,
or either cf them, have or has seized upon and taken ia
'°, s ° r , e!r eft'? as aforefaid, and whi h remain un
be '°' by P ublic uflion as soon as may be,
from e ^ h and erfr y of the s aid
'fc th ° Commi ^cmer or Commissioners mak
!f e f a ' dP '" d ""° " e Treasury of this flare as
And to prevent frauds or my unfair proceed
^ ^ the Commoners 4ho shall
*,' '""' are hereb y retired and
least ten dq ys public notice thereof to
oe given by writfen or printed ad vertifements to be by
them put up mat lead fix of the most publi olaces in the
townfop, ward or (blind where such Lie thall be held,
7™ a °' ! phce ° fthef aid ( aie, the
^^ ^ ^ tobe ^ and to ^
r;^^ D " H z r EAS several of the Lieutenants and Sub
""fV" th 7 c ? mmomve ^h have notwith-
Sanding the refolds o f the Assembly for that purpose
THU RSD AT;
PHILADELPHI A.
[Price Fifteen. Pence single, One Shilling by the quantity.
passed, neglected or refund to fettle their account, or +o
pay the public money remaining in their hands, or with
which they are chargeable into the State Treasury. AND
WHEREAS public justice and a due regard to economy
require that all. officers entrusted or chargeable with pub,
lie money by or for tie commonwealth should faithfully
apply the fame for the purposes for which it was intended,
and fhduld duly ac ount for tne expenditure thereof from
time to time without fraud or del y, and p^y all and tv3-
ry sum or firmswhih is, are or shall be ptyatyie into tiie
Treasury of this commonwealth as soon as may be.
B it thereto eyn^aed by the authority afore,a d. That
each and every of tee Lieutenants and Sub Lieutenants
Hull and they are hereby enjoined apd required, within
months after the publication if this aft to pay all
and fin u!ar the monies which they, or either ^f them,
have r ceived as fines imposed on such as have remfed or
necleßed to perform their tour of militia duty; and also
all and fin-uhr the monies with which they or either of
them is or are chargeable, and whicn by the laws of this
flite, are directed to be paid by them into the Treasury
of this commonwealth in manner afarefaid, after dedetH
ing thereout the fees allowed to them<rcfpc&ively by the
laws of this Rate.
And to the end that the slid Commissioners, Lieutenants
and Sub Lieutenants m^y duly account for and pay the
laid monies, and tnat Cue h of them as reside at a d fiance
from the Le^iflature and State Treasury, may fettle the
said accounts and pay fu. h monies as they shall be charge
able with within each refpefyye county, and not be put
text e char e or inconvenience of attending at a defiance
for those purposes $ Be i enabled by the uutbw ity aio^faid.
Th i the fi 1 Commiffi mers, lieutenants and Sub Lieu
tenants, and every of them, (ball, aqd they are hereby
enjoined and required to produce their refpeftive a counts
to^e Justice, and Grand Jury at their General Q arter
Sessions of the Peace of the city or county in which such
^ommiffioner, Lieutenant er Sub-Lieutenant refries;
Had the said Court and Grand Jury (hall, and they are
hereby empowered, enjoined nd required to liquidate.
Audit, adjust and fettle the said accounts and every of
them; and the Clerk of the fa:d refpe&ive Courts th 11
certify under his hand and the seal of the said Court the
sum that shall appear due, if any, by each and every of
the said Comm ffoner. Lieutenant or Sub Lieutenant,
and shall deliver, or cause to be delivered the said certifi
cate to tle Treasurer of the refpe&ive county, and more
over shall keep fair copis of each of the said accounts,
which thall be open to be infpefled, gratis, by every per
lon who may require the fame, for whitn said Cervices the
said Clerk sh ill have and receive from the said Treasurer
at the rate of per centum op the amoun of the said
accounts, and no more, to be paid out of the flute taxes.
,And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid, That
if any of the said Commissioners flia.ll negleft or refufe to
produce their accounts as atorefnd, with proper vouchers
to enable the said Court and Jury to audit and fettle the
fame within months from and after the publica
tion of this aft, or shall produce falfe or fraudulent ac
coun s, or h ving fettled the said accounts shall neglect
or refufe to pay all and fin^ ular the monies, with which
Gey shall be chargeable by the said settlement within
days after ti e fme has b en liquidated as aforefaid, or
shall negiea or refufe to fell as aforefaid any of the said
personal estate or effe&4 by them seized as afo^frid, or
ih ill neglefl or reiyfe to make out and deliver on oath a
true copy of such inventory or account of sales as afore
faid within. months atier the publication of this aft,
every of tne said Commissioners so nedefting or refu
fing shall, for every such n^hd or refufal, forfeit and pay
double the sum and sum or value of such personal estate
and effi Its which flhall appear by the fid settlement or by
other fufficient evidence to be due to this slate by such
Commissioner as forefaid, or which ' he or they shall ne
gle£t or refufe to fell as aforefaid.
And be it juvite c aßed b, the authority aforefaid, That;
if any of th@ said Lieutenants or Sub Lieutenants (who
have not already fettled his or their accounts before the
Committee oi Accounts appointed by the General Assem
bly. ihilneglect or refufe to produce and fettle iis or
their amounts before the Court and Grand Jury of the
proper city arid county as aforefaid, within months
from and after the publication of this afl, and from thence
once in every fix months from time to time; or shall pro
du e falfe or fraudulent a< counts ; or having fettled the
fame in manner aforefaid, shall refufe or neglect to pay
all .nd fin ular the monies, with which he or they shall
be chargeable by the settlement aforefaid, to the Treasu
rer of tie proper county within days ifter the said fet 7 .
tlenvnt is made ; every Lieutenant or Sub-Lieutenant so
refufing or neglecting to pay as aforefaid, shall for every
such neglect or refufal, f rteit and pay double the sum or
firms whicn he or they shall so neglefl to account for, fet
tle rp y. And to the end that the said accounts may
be , justly and fairly fettled, and to prevent frauds or con
cealments in fettling tne fame, Be i enaficd h the autho
rity aforefaid, That the said accounts shall contain on the
debtor fide thereof a just and true slate of all and fingu ar
the fer Vices done or performed by the Accountant on the
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Fublifhed every Tueiday, Thursday and Saturday.]
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ADVERTISER
duties of his said office, and for which'he shall make a
charge mentioning the time he was employee therein, on
bath or affirmation where he has noother proper vouchers
for the fame, and receipts for all monies paid by him.
And ° n ? h ' (re ^ " e thereof shall contain true and corn
pleat lifts of all fines, forfeitures indpenalties which ' have
been pud to him ; by ^hom paid, and for what: And if
it shall appear that any perf ri, who has ne&leded to oer
form the tour of militia duty, lias been fined less for such
refufal than the sum mentioned in the fnpplement to the
aft for regulating the militia of this commonwealth ; the
Lieutenant or Sub Lieutenant, who cl arges himfelf with
such smaller fine, shall produce the judgment of the Ceurt
of Appeal in ord^r to disc large himfel! qf the deficien y.
. And be it further ,a\ed ) % autho fy j ref i , Tirt
^1 the said fines and forfeitures, which foil re incurred
byany of the fa^d off ers, for uegiefling or refufin. to
perform my of the duties aforefaid. shall an I m^y be fu<d
for a^d recovered by iQion of debt en t>e case or a out t
render, which the Treasurer of ithe rrfpeiive ^ty or
county where such debnqtetnt dw- Ils, is hereby empower
%i, required and enjoined to bring in the ri^eof the
comm nwealth of Peonfylvania, from time to tirre, and
^ often as th^ case may require ; and one moiety thereof
nidi be pJJ to the Tr^furer to whom the Did monies
ought to have been paid for the use of this fine, and the
other half to and for the use of the poor of tie township
where the ddin(|uenfcrefid(% Profiled airways andit
ftrt'er enaaed ty the autb^it, a, efeid, That the said
lieutenants and Sub Lieutenants fail only receive p-y
for the number of days or time which they have been or
shall be acridly ^ployed in performing the duties of
their said office, and for no greater.or other number of
days, or for any longer time. , w ich fail time dial! be
ascertained by. them reflexively as a drefaid.
, Ad be itjurtber enahedfy Pe u^^'M a/ri e Q That
*ach and every of the said County TreNurers fail', once
in every months, pay into t-e& te Treasury ill
and lingular the mealies which they shall receive by virtue
of this aX, after deducing out of (he fame their lawful
fees, which shall 1 e at the fame rate as their fees for re~
ceiving and paying the slate taxes.
Wilmington, Third m ntb 11th.
THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD;
qTRAYED or STOLEN fam<ffthe &mmoria
' of this borough, about thez^h or 28 hos latt month,
a dark b , Horse about leven years old, fourteen and a
half hands high, paces trots and cante-s, food 11 round,
has a switch tail, with a fmrll fore on his backhand hag
been lately trimmed. Any pefn giving information
of fa'd Horse, so that the owner mry get him again, shall
be entitled to Eight Dollars, but if stolen, to the
^bove reward on conviftion otahe thief, paid by
JOHN HILL
TWO HUNDRED DOT.LARS kl WARD.
CTOLEN on the eleventh inst -ut of the fu icriber'#
U hsufe at the Northern L het y Ferry, the following
articles, viz. one p. ir of fiber knee-buckles, one ttock
bucKle, one hat, one hlur failt's jacket, and four op
five hundred dollars, Continental mrnev. The perfoni
fufp &ed are four tailors, viz. William Jones, .about
five f <tten inches high; had on a red jacket, a red pair
of trowfers, and a round hat. Ncthxnie! Elliot, nearly!
about the fame heighth, red hatred ; had on a blue
jcket and striped trowfers. Ort: Kelley and one Hickey;
about the foe heighth and fame dr fs They are fup
poled to hive gone towards New-England. Whoever
apprehends the above perform and secures them in gaoL
shall receive the above reward, paid by
Marchis JESSE WILLIAMSON.
,APS6#+fcfr#s#,ss Q.,ti §
W-A.N T t d;
A MAN capable of driving a cirri, ge, tlw is at
-* qMinted wi h the c^re nd m^nagen etof ho fi%
Such apc on who c nbe well recommended f। honef
tv, fobney nd diligence, may hear of a place by ap
plying to me Printer be^o'.
To he SOLD by Private Sale,
AN E ^T, convenient three story bn<k Home, in
Sec nd street, between Spruce ano Union lteets 9
eighteen feet front, with 3 large yard behind v©y com
venient for a garden. Any person d firous of our Baling
said house, m^y view the fame by applying to Aft i ton
Humph eys, E q; row in tie houb.' Fu'teim of tale
apply t^Capt. Gibbs Jones, in Water-street, five dvorg
below Chefnut-fleet.
W s taken ow o' the boufe of t'athwait Jan B ', while
the Brhifli army was in this city, a large so to Bible with
cuts. Am perlon who has the fame, and wil teturn it
t) Capt. Gibbs Jones, shall receive Eight Dollars
reward.
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