The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-06-03 00:00:00, page 1

O R
GENERAL
.I// A CT fa suspending for a limited time the AR
intitled, " An AR for regulating the prices of the
federal articles herein after mentioned for a limited
time#.
W„ E RRAC the Honorable the Continental-
Congress, taking into their most serious con
sideration the exorbitant prices of every kind of mer
chandize and necessaries of life, have, by a resolve,
earnestly recommended it to each ofthe United States,
to enad laws for the purpose of regulating the prices
of all goods, wares and merchandize, and also ma
nufadurers and labourers wages; and likewise re
commended Conventions of Delegates from each of
the said United States to meet at certain times and
places mentioned in the said resolve, for thepm pose
of agreeing mutually upon certain principles as the
basis of the aforefaid laws. AND WHE REA S
this House, ever willing to do all that in them lies
for the public utility confident with the good of their
constituents, deeply impressed with the necessity and
expediency of such general regulations, and at the
fame time hoping for the concurrence of their Sifter
States, have enaded a Law on the firft day of April
last, intitled, “ An Ad to regulate the prices of the
several articles herein mentioned for a limited time,"
as nearly upon the principles of equity and justice as
possible, and at the fame time suspended the operation
es the said Law until the firft day of June next, in
order to know what our neighbouring States had
done, or would do, in the aforefaid regulation.
AN D WHEREAS it appears that similar Laws
are enatlteci by few of tie other States, and that
some of those are about to repeal or suspend theirs
for a certain time, and it would be greatly injurious
to the good people of this State to reduce the prices
of the several articles mentioned in the said A&,
when at the fame time our neighbours are felling
them at amuch higher rate. AN D WHEREAS
it appears that, by the blessing cf God, the time is
not far distant when the manufadures of Europe will
flow in upon us, and then trade will regulate itfelf
with a more equal hand than it is possible for any
human Law to do. The good effeds of which begin
already to appear by the daily falling of the price of
goods. Therefore,
Be it enabled, and it is hereby enabled by the Re
%tatives of the Freemen of the Common Wealth of
flvania, in General dffembl, met, That the A&
intitled, “ An Ad for regulating the prices of the
several articles herein mentioned for a limited time,"
and every clause, matter and thing therein contain
ed, shall be, and are hereby suspended, from the
firft day of June next until the eighth day of Sep
tember next, and from thence to the end of the
next fitting of the General Assembly; any thing con
tained in the said A& to the contrary notwithftand
ing. JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enaßed into a Law at Lancaster, on Monday,
the twenty fifth day of May, A. D. One
thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
JO HN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
, SUPPLEMENT to the AR intitled, “ An
All for the railing in of the Bills of Credit ifoed by
the Legislative Authority of Pennf Ivania, under the
fanßion and authority of the Crown of Great Britain,
and for other purposes herein mentioned."
WHEREAS by an Ad of General Assembly
enabled the twenty-third day of Match last,
intitled, “ An Ad for calling in of the Bills of Cre
dit issued by the Legislative Authority of Pennsyl
vania, under the fan&ion and authority of the Crown
of Great Britain, and for other purposes therein
mentioned," it appears that the said Adi only refers
to, and includes all the Bills of Credit issued under
the authority of the Crown of Great Britain afore
faid on or before the nineteenth day of April, in the
year One thousand seven hundred and seventy five.
But an emission of Bills of Credit issued under the
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3d, 1778.
authority aforefaid, amounting to Twenty-two
Thousand Pounds, made current by an Ad of As
fembly enacted the thirtieth day of September, in
the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy
five, which Bills of Credit bear date the twenty
fifth day of October, One thousand seven hundred
and seventy- five, had at that time escaped the notice
of the General Assembly: And it being their inten
tion to call in all the Bills of Credit issued under the
authority cf the King of Great-Britain,- Therefore,
to remedy the aforefaid defect Be it enacted, and is
is hereby enabled by the Refers stives of the Freemen
of the Common-Wealth of Pee fylvania in General As
fembly met, and by the authority of the fame, That HI
the Bills of Credit issued by virtue of the aforefaid
A6l, enabled the thirtieth day of September, One
thousand seven hundred and seventy live, intitled,
“ An A& for the support of the government of this
Province and payment of public debts," shall be,
and are hereby declared to be, within the intent and
meaning of the A& of General Assembly intitled,
“ An Ad for calling in cf the Bills of Credit issued
by the Legislative Authority of Pennsylvania, under
the fan&ion and authority of the Crown of Great-
Britain, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"
enabled the twenty-third day of March last, as fully
and as amply to all intents and purposes as if the
Bills of Credit aforefaid had been particularly men
tioned in the said Ad, ind shall be fubjed to be ex
changed by the fame pofons, and destroyed in the
fame manner that other Bills of Credit issued under
the authority of Great Britain aforefaid are by the
said Ad direded to be exchanged and destroyed ;
Provided that such exchange be made on or before
the firft day of July next, at which time the said
Bills of Credit fhal! cease to be legal tender in pay
ment of any debt, and shall be from thenceforth ir
redeemable, any thing contained in the Ad by which
the- were made current to the contrary notwithfland
ing ; and the Ad by which the said Bills of Credit
were emitted shall be, and is hereby repealed, ex
cept such parts of the said Ad as relate to the con
vidion and punishing any perlon or persons counter
feiting or altering the said Bills of Credit, or utter
ing the said Bills knowing them to be counterfeited
or altered ; and excepting also so much of the said
Ad as relates to finking the said Bills.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That from and after the publication of this Ad, all
the Bills of Credit emitted and made current by re
solves of the Continental Congress, shall pass current
in this State in the payment of all debts, in as full
and as effectual a manner as Bills of Credit emitted
and made current by virtue of an Ad of General
Assembly intitled, “ An Ad for emitting the sum
of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds in Bills of Cre
dit for the defence of this State, and providing a
fund for finking the fame by a tax on all estates, real
and personal, and on all taxables within the fame;"
and any person or persons refuting the said Bills of
Credit, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be,
fubjed to all the fines, forfeitures and penalties that
such persons were, or are fubjeded to, for refuting
the Bills of Credit emitted by the Ad cf General As
sembly last mentioned.
AND WHEREAS there is no provision made
by Law for the conviction and punishment of any
person or persons for counterfeiting, forging, alter
ing or uttering any of the counterfeited, forged or
altered Continental Bills of Credit emitted since the
enading of a Law intitled, “ An Ad for making the
Continental Bills of Credit and the Bills of Credit
emitted by resolves of the late Assemblies legal ten
der, and for other purposes therein mentioned,"
knowing them to be such, or for punishing the coun
terfeiting the Continental Loan Office Certificates
that have been granted since the enading a Law in
titled, “ An Ad for punishing the counterfeiting the
Continental Loan Office Certificates and Lottery
Tickets:" For remedy whereof,, Be it onafled by the
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^TB^E^s3#!CT ^^s^aw3o^
THE
authority aforefaid. That if any person or persons,
who have counterfeited, or shall hereafter counter
feit, forge, alter er utter any of the aforefaid coun
terfeited, forged or altered Continental Bills of Cre
dit or Lein Office Certificates emitted, granted or
issued since the enading of the f%id Laws, knowing
them to be .e b, and shall be thereof legally con
vided, he or ey shall fuffer all the pains and pe
nalties. fines ano ^ rieitures which should or ought
to be inflided on any person or persons counterfeit
's, forging or altering the Bills of Credit of this
State, by virtue of an Ad intitled, “ An Ad for
emitting the sum of Two Hundred rhoufand Founds
in Bills of C• A, 'rthe defence cf this State, and
providing a fund for finding the fame."
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enabled into a Law at Lancafer, on Monday,
the twenty-fifth day of May, A. D. One
thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
JOHN MORRIS, Junior,
Clerk of the General Assembly.
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Lancafer, May 1778,
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
TRAYED from Strafburgh Township, Lancaf-
County, the beginning of this month, a brown
MARE COLT, three-quarters blocd, four years
old this spring, about fourteen hands high, Roman
nosed, a few white hairs in her forehead, other marks
unknown. Any person bringing the above colt to
Col. John Ferree, at Bethelhaufen, shall receive the
above reward and reasonable charges.
Paxton Townfib, May 1778.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD.
Cl OLE N out of the pasture of the fub
° scriber, on the zzd inst. a bay MARE, between
fourteen and fifteen hands high, eight years old,
paces, trots and hand-gallops, hath two marks, one
of the collar and the other of the saddle. Whoever
takes up said mare and the thief, shall have the above
reward, or Fifteen Pounds for each, paid by
GEORGE WILLIAMS.
T O BIT S
Two adjacent tra&s of LAN D, containing in
the whole upwards cf three hundred acres, about
one mile from the Town of York, on the C t dorus,
opposite Rankin's Mill. A saw-mill has been hereto
fore erected on the bank of the creek, there being an
excellent fife for an undershot mill; An overfhot'mill
may be ert&ed on another part of the tra& on a never
tailing stream. There is a considerable proportion of
Watered meadow in tolerable order, and a large ad
dition may be made. The land in general is of a good
quality, and above one hundred acres thereof cleared.
There are two small orchards and several buildings on
the tra&s. For terms apply to the fubferiber in York-
Town. RICHARD PETERS.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DESERTED from Captain Jacob Mauser's
company, of the sixth Pennsylvania regiment,
on Monday the 11th instant, (May) a recruit named
Thomas Pickworth, fays he was born in England,
about five feet eight inches high, dark complexion,
middling thick, about thirty-five years of age, fays he
is a (hoemaker by trade and lived in Philadelphia : It
is thought he made towards Virginia with some people
moving that way, and perhaps may change his name:
Had on whin he went away, a brown coat, long blue
breeches, and a little hat. Whoever takes up said de
serter and secures him in any gaol so that he may be
had again, shall have the above reward, paid by the
fubferiber in Maxatawny Township, Berks County.
JACOB MAUSER, Capt. 6th P. R.
Downing's Town, Ma, 24, 1778.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN, out of a
pasture near Downing's Town, on Friday last, a
chefnut sorrel MARE, with a bald face, and food
all round, about thirteen hands high, trots and can
ters well, about four year; old, has neither brand nor
ear mark. Whoever takes up the said mare and brings
her to the fubferiber, shall have the above reward and
rcafonabl# charges, paid by JOHN L AN G.