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PHILADELPHIA.
A BILL to incorporate the German Society, contribut
ing for the Relief of difireffed Germans in the State of
Penafylvania.
Printed for consideration against the next meeting of the
General Assembly. January 19, 1780.
Thomas Paine, Clerk of the General Assembly.
WHEREAS the arrival of Germans from Eu
rope, and the numerous settlements rhade by them
in Pennsylvania, have greatly contributed to the present
wealth and strength of this State, and the means of en
couraging these foreigners to come and fettle amongst urs;
by removing or lessening their distresses in a new county,
have on sundry occafioms deservedly engaged the attention
of the former government of this country.
AND WHEREAS^ number of German inhabitants
of the city of Philadelphia, on behalf of themselves and
others herein after mentioned, have represented and shewn,
that some time in the year of our Lord One thousand se
ven hundred and fixty-fbur, moved by the (offerings of
their countrymen then newly arrived, they formed them
selves int® a charitable Society, under the name of "The
German Society at Philadelphia, in the Province of Penn
sylvania,” and by voluntary fubfcriptiens, and stated con
tributions from time to time, supplied the poor, the sick
and otherwise difireffed Germans brought to the city of
Philadelphia, and have aided and assisted such passengers
as, for want of acquaintance with the language and laws
of the country, were in danger of being eppreffed ; that
for this purpose they have appointed four general meetings
in the yearof the members of the Society, and as many
meetings of their officers and committees as from time to
time may be found necessary ; that they have purchased
two contiguous lots in the city of Philadelphia, in order
to build thereon, and have it in view to purchase more
grouhdfor the reception and accommodation of their coun
trymen when need shall be, and to found schools and se
minaries of learning, and a library : Wherefore they
havehumbly prayed that they may be incorporated by a
Law for this purpose.
Be it therefore enabled by the Representatives of the
Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Ge
neral Assembly met, and by the authority of the fame,
That Lewis Weiss, Henry Keppele, Christian Snyder,
David Shaffer, George C. Reinhold, Casper Geyer,
Chriflian Dirick, Christopher Ludwick, Philip Ulrick,
Elias L. Twitchel, Frederic Hagner, Geerge Walker,
George Knor, Frederic Phile, Peter Paris, Jacob Graff,
Christopher Kucher, Henry W. Stiefel, Martin Noll,
John Philip De Haas, Emanuel Frederic Weckerly,
Frederic Snyder, Henry Keppele, jun. Henry Mulen
berg, Matthias Landenberger, Frederic Hailer, John
Fritz, William Young, jun. Philip M^rtz, Samuel
Reicher, Daniel Wiftar, Jacob Hiltzheimer, William Stoy,
Peter Dick, Michael Shubart, Martin Rols, Fredc ric An
tis, John Steinmetz, Sebafiian Muffler, Reinhart Kahmer,
Philip Yost, Jacob Bentz, Jacob Working, Philp Had,
George D. Seickel, Conrad Lambarter, Philip Hoyl, Ja
eob Shallus, Isaac Melchior, Geor?eKufFer, Adam Zant
zinger, Jacob Frank, John C. Kunge, Andrew Burkhard,
Adam Foulk, Henry Kammer r, George G. Woelpper,
Henry Leuthaufer, Zacharias Endre, Francis C. Haffen
clever, Charles W. Nuhag, George Stounfelt, Chri ftleib
Bartling, Christopher Lochner, Hairy Muhlenberg, jun.
Peter Krefs, George Forebach, Peter Ozeas, Jacob
Kehmle, Adam Hubley, jun. Daniel Draw, Peter Die
trick, H. Weinkauff, Jacob Geiger, George Heidel,
Charles Stoltz, Andrew Geyer, Peter Kraft, John Geier,
George Seitz, John Cauffman, Charles Cift, Melchior
Steiner, Jacob Wagner, Daniel Schmeier, John Egner,
Henry Egner, John Martin, Matthias Gaumer, Henry
Gaunter, Peter Kaiser, John Klein, Adam Defch, Con
rad Meitzler, Henry Meitzler, Henry Knabenberger,
Henry Geiger, William Rodiger, Casper Singer, Frede
ric Seiger, Jacob Rebfum, Frederic August Muhlenberg,
Godfrey Buckens, George Sneider, George Dowig, Ja
cob Eckfelt, Henry Handflruts, Godfrey Schwinn, John
Conrad Zollikoffer, and George Knabenberger, and their
successors, duly cho'en and appointed in such manner
and form as herein after is mentioned and directed, be,
and they are hereby made and conflicted a Corporation,
and body politic in law and in fad, to have continuance
for ever, by the name, stile and title of “ The German
Society, contributing for the relief of difireffed Germans
in the State of Pennsylvania "
And be it further eiiaHed by the authority aforefaid,
That the said Corporation and their successors, by the
name, stile and title aforefaid, fliall forever hereafter be per
~°s able and capable in law, as well to take, receive and
bold all and all manner of lands, tenements, rents, annui
ties, liberties, franchifes and other hereditaments, which
at any time or rimes heretofore have been granted, bar
gained, fold, enfeoffed, released, devised, or otherwise
conveyed, to the fame German Society, or to any person
Spoils for their use, or in traft for them ; and the fame
, tenements, rents, annuities, liberties, franchifes and
Gather hereditaments, are hereby vested and established in
the said Corporation and their successors for, ever j and the
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GENERAL
SATURDAY
OR
[ Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ]
said Corporation and their successors are herby declared to
be seized and possessed of such estate or effaces therein, as
in and by the refpedive grants, bargains, sales, enfeoff
ments, releases, devif&s, or other conveyances thereof, ^
or are declared, limited and expressed; as also that the
said Corporation and their successors, at all times hereaf
ter, shall be capable and able to purchase, have, receiver,
take, hold and enjoy in fee simple, or of any other lefferer
Rate ©reflates, any lands, tenements, rents, annuities, liber
ties, franchifes andother hereditaments, by the gift, grant,
bargain, sale, alienation, enfeoffment, rei^afe, confirma
tion or devise, of any person or persons, bodies politic or
corporate, capable and able to make the fame : And fur
ther, That the said Corporation and their successors may
take and receive any sum or furns of money, and any
manner and portion of goodsand chattels, that shall be gi
ven or bequeathed to them by any person or perfoos, bo
dies corporate or politic, capable to make a gift or bequest
thereof; such money, good and chattels to be laid out by
them in a purchase or purchases of lands, tenements, mef
fuages, houses, rents, annuities, or ether hereditaments,
to them and their successors forever ; or the monies lent on
interest, or otherwise disposed cf, according to the articles
and bye-laws of the said society, and the intention of the
donors.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid.
That at every of the four quarterly meetings of the said
society, that is to lay, on the day next aftr Chriftroas
day, the day of the Annunciation ®f the Virgin Mary,
the day of St. John the Baptist, and the day of St. Mi
chael the Arch-Angel, or when'either of those days shall
happen to be on a Sunday, then on the day following, each
and every of the members of the said society may propose
any person or perfans to be ballotted for as a member of
the said society or corporation, and such person or per
sons so proposed and ballotted for, upon being elefled by
two-thirds in number of the members prefect, by ballot
as aforefaid, and signing the fubfeription and articles of
the said society, fhhl, from thenceforth, become a mem
ber of the said corporation, and not otherwise.
Provided always, And be it enabled by the authority
aforefaid, T*at the members of the said Corporation shall
not at any time hereafter be less than seventy five in num
ber ; but that the fame Corporation may at any time cen
fift of an, larger or greater number of members whatso
ever.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid;
That the rents, profits and interest, arising from the said
real and personal estate of the said Corporation, shall, by
the officers of the said Corpo ration and their successors,
be by them chosen and appointed in such manner and farm
as herein after is directed and required, from time to time,
be applied for the relief and fuppert of poor and difireffed
Germans arriving in this Stak f rom parts beyond the sea,
for the creating and fupportiiig schools and seminaries of
learning and a library, within this State, for the better
educating and intruding the children and youth of the
Germans and defendants of Germans, and in building,
repairing and maintaining schoolhouses, and other houses
neceffa/y for the purposes aforefaid, for salaries to school
masters and teachers, and for such other charitable uses
as are conformable to the true design and intent of the
fame society.
Provided always, and be it enabled by the authority
aforefaid, That in the disposal and aplication ofthe public
monies of the said Corporation, or in the making sale or
disposition of any part or parcel of the real or personal
estate of the said Corporation, for any of the purposes
aforefaid, the content and concurrence of the major part
of the members of the said society or corporation met at
some one of their quarterly meetings, shall be had and ob
tained.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,
That the said Corporation and their successors, or the
majority of such as shall be convened at the four quarterly
meetings of the said society, shall be authorifed and impow
ered, and they are hereby authorifed and impowered to
make rules, bye-laws and ordinances, and to do every
thing needful for the good government and support ofthe
affairs of the said Corporation. Provided always, That
the said bye-laws, rules and ordinances, or any of them,
be not repugnant to the laws of this Commonwealth ; and
that all their proceedings be fairly and regularly entered
in a book t® be kept for that psfrpefe; and that on the ge
neral meeting of the members of the said society or Corpo
ration, on the day following Chrifimas day as aforefaid,
they be authcrifed and impowered to eled and choose by
ballot one President, one Vice-President, fix Oveffeers,
a Treasurer, two Secretaries, one Sollicitor and one Dea
con ; the said officers t® be inhabitants of the city of Phi
ladelphia, and to remain in office, without being re-elea
ed, until the next meeting of the said Corporation on the
day following Christmas-day in the next year; and in
case of the death, or refufal to serve, of any one or mote
of the officers so chosen, his or their place so dying or refu
fing shall be supplied by an election in like manner at the
next quarterly meeting, and the person or persons so cho
sen shall remain in his said office, by virtue of the said
deftion, until the next Christmas meeting aforefaid.
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And be it further ena&ed by the authority aforefaid,'
That the said Corporation and their successors shall have
full power and authority to make, have and use one com
mon seal, with such device and infeription as they shall
think proper, and the fame to break, alter and renew, at
their pleasure.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid,
That the said corporation and their successors, by the
name, stile and title aforefaid, shall be able and capable
in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any
Court or Courts, before any Judge or Judges, Juflice or
Justices, in all and all manner of suits, complaints, pleas,
causes, matters and demands, of whatsoever kind, nature
or form they may be ; and al! and every matter and thing
therein to do, in as full and cfFeaual a manner as any other
person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, within this
Commonwealth may or can do.
Provided always, And be it further enaßed by the au
thority aforefaid, That the clear yearly value or income
of the meffuages; houses, lands, tenements, rents, annui
ties, or other hereditaments, and real or ptrfonal estate of
the said Corporation, shall not exceed the sum of
lawful money of Pennsylvania, to be taken and esteemed,
exciufive of the monies arising from annual or other stat
ed subscriptions and payments; which said monies shall be
received by the Treasurer of the said corporation, and
disposed of by him upon the order of the other c fficers, cr
the majority of them, in the manner herein before de
scribed, pursuant to a vote or votes of the members of the
said society appropriating the fame, at one of their quar
terly meetings.
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January 12, 1780.
Three Hundred Dollars Reward.
STOLEN iaft evening, from tho sign of the Ship;
on the Lancaster Read, a sorrel GELDIN G,
f v^n yean old, fourteen and a half hands high, with a
fbr in his foiehead, a feather on both fidcs of in head,
long sided, fwiteb tail, some saddle marks, and shod all
round; also a good faddie with jointed stirrups, a lea
ther furcingfe, and a Muffle bridle ; fuppefed to be ta^
ken by a certain James Warran, who fays he has been
privateering; he is a young man, about five feet eight
inches high ; had on a rewind hat with an ostrich feather
in it, a li, hi c loured great coat with a small red cape
and buttons to the Ibeves, his other cloaths not parti
cularly known. Whoever takes up and secures said
gelding, with the saddle, bridle and thief, fc that the
thief may be brought to justice and the owner get his
horse, saddle and bridle again, shall revert the above
reward, or without the thief One Hundred Dollars,
and reasonable charges, paid by
JAMES RFE D,
Niar the above oace.
Philadelphia, januir,
TO BE SOL D,
At the Coffee-hou'e, on Wednesday the 19th instant, at
Six o'clock in the evening,
A THREE-story brick HOUSE, ^th a Kitchen
two Tories high, situate on the e?ft fide of Thirds
firefly near Race street, now in the pofleffior, of Fredas
rick Fogel : The house is twelve feet front and fifteen
feet deep, xxclufive of the kitchen, with the privilege
or an alley :I he lot is f orty feet deep, and clear of any
ground-rent. WILLIAM BROWN,
Au&iooeer Cien.
Coarse blue B R O~AlsirLO^^
al s o,
MADEIRA WI NE,
By the pipe or quarter-cask ; and a foil quantity of
P E P P E R,
TO BE SOLD BY
PETER K U H N,
In Muket-ftreet, between Fourth and Fifth ftrects,
Philadelphia.
WHITE SWANSKINS;
Also an affoftment of
Irish Linens, Chintzes, Blue Callicoes,
Ofnabrufy &c.
TO BE SOLD BY
COXE, FURMAN and COXE,
In Water street, below Fine street, Philadelphia.
The HI GHEST PRIC E
IS GIVEN FOR
CLEAN LINEN RAGS,
BY
JOHN DUN LAP.
JANUARY 15, 1780.
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