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a permit for the lading of such quantity of flour as is
in such case allowed by this a&. . „ .
SECT. 4. Provided always, That no permit shall be
available for lading of any flour in pursuance of this
a&, unless the fame shall be dipped in the proper vel
fel, and within forty days after the date of inch per
mit ; nor un'ef such lading be in the d y time, and at
tome uninclofed wharf within the city of Philadelphia.
Provided also, That no suit shall be brought on any
bond taken as aforefaid unless. within two years afer
the date.
Sect c. And be it further en^ed by the authority
aforefaid; Tuat in any suit which may be broug 4 on
any bond taken as aforefaid, by the caval officer, the
burthen of the proof shall lie upon the obligees or ob
ligee, defendants or defendant in such suit, and not
noon the flare; and it shall be fuTicient on the partof
the commonwealth, in order to recover in such action,
to alledge any proper matter for that purpose, with
out proving the fame.
Sect 6. AND WHEREAS it is the intent and
meaning of the legislature, that the flipping of flour
in pursuance of this a€t, shall •ot difirtfs the public
service or intercept proper supplies for the army ; and
it is reasonable that those who partake of the advan
tages herein given should make some recompence for
the fame :
S-cr. 7. Be it therefore enabled by the authority
aforefaid, That before any ffiip or vessel on w ; ich any
6ur shall be laden in pursuance- of this aft, shall be
cleared out, the mailer of such ship or vessel shall pro
duce to the said naval officer a certificate, to be fil d
by the said naval officer, from the proper officer to be
appointed by the president and council for that pur
pose, acknowledging the rece pt, or in case the fame
shall not be accepted, the tender of a quantity of good
merchantable flour of wheat for the use of tin public,
equal to one third part of the quantity of flour laden
in such vessel, the fame to be paid for at the market
price, at the time of del very Provided, That the
supreme executive council shall be, and herebyis vefl
ed wth power to take off the firft above mentioned re
Ari^ion, when it appears to them that the quota of
flour desire! by Congress of this state. is provided, or
fir other reasons by them deem d fnfficient.
S^CT. 8. Provided also, and be it further enabled
by the authority aforefaid, That nothing in this aft
shall be construed to discharge the master of any ship
or other vessel, lad ng flour n pursuance of this a£l,
from exibiting and delivering to the said naval officer,
a fair and true mahifeft of the lading of such fhipor
ot er vessel, or from attesting to the fame, or from
giving bond for the due landing thereof, or any other
r-quifiie of the nd of assembly intitled, “ an aft fir
the regulation of navagation and trade in this state,"
passed on the tenth day of Sptember, one thou'a d
seven hundred and feveivy eght. And it r s hereby
furt' er enacted, tht if such mailer 'hall negled to
perform the said requisites, such negleß shall be a for
feiture of the bond taken from him and his sureties,
b fore he was permitted to lade flour in pursuance of
this aft.
r .£cr. 9. And be it further enabled by the authority
aforefaid, Tnat he fines, penalties and forfeitures
provided for offences against this aft, and the at firft
herein recited for laying an enbargo and reviving and
continuing the fame, shall be impose! and 1 vied 011
all persons and ships and their hdi ig, this aft notwith
standing, unless it shall be made appear to the (atif
faftiu of the court and jury, that the conditions, re
gulations and limitations of this aft have been fully
complied with. Laflly it is declared, that nothing in
this aft is intended to restrain or limit the power ^iven
by the r onftitution to the rreficent and council, to lay
embargoes whenever they think proper.
Signed bv order of the House,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG) speaker.
Enacted into a law at Philadelphia, on
Friday the twenty second day of
Decemb r, in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and
eighty.
SAMUEL STERETT,
clerk of the general assembly.
A supplement to an aft intitled, " An aft for funding
and redeeming the bills of credit of the United States
of America, and for providing means to bring the
present war to an happy conclusion.”
Section 1 % HEREAS it is the duty of there
VY prefentatives of the freemen of this
state, to provide adequate funds for redeeming and
cancelling t e eighth part of the new bills of credit,
emitted or to be emitted by Congress, in cons quince
of 'heir aft of the 18th day of March last, amounting
to one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
of the value of four shillings and fix-pence Gerling
each, or so many thereof as may be issued together
with the interest thereon, to accrue as mentioned in
the aft to which this aft is a supplement : therefore,
Sect 2 Be i( enafled, and it is hereby enafted, by
the representatives of the reemen of the commonwealth
of P^nnfylvania, in generalfffembly met, and by the
authority of the f me, That the sum of ninety three
thousand fix hundred and forty pounds ten (hillings,
shall be railed, levied, and paid in each and every of
the next fix succeeding years, on the perf ns and estates
of the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia, and the
several counties of this date, in the proportion and
manner following, that is to fay, the city and county
of Philadelphia, thirty one thousand and twenty three
pounds fifteen (hillings ; thecounty of Bucks, fix thou
sand one hundred and thirty five pounds fifteen (hil
lings the county of Chester, nine thousand, eight hun
dred and forty-nine pounds fifteen (hillings ; the coun
ty of Lancafier, thirteen thousand three hundred and
thirty pounds seventeen (hillings and fix pence; the
county of York, seven thousand four hundred and
twenty ei^ht pounds : the county of Cumberland, fix
thousand nine hundred and eighty pounds twelve (hil
lings and fix pence; the county of Berks, fix thousand
fe en hundred and four pounds twelve (hillings and fix
pence; the county of Northampton, three thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine pounds ten (hillings ;
the county of Bedford, two thousand one hun
dred and fifteen pounds fifteen (hillings ; the
bounty of Northumberland, three thousand five hun
dred and ninety-eight pounds two failings and fix
peace; and the county of Weftmorehmd. two thou
sand fix hundred and thirteen pounds fifteen (hillings;
amounting in the whole to five hundred and sixty one
tioufand eig^t hundred and forty-three pounds. to be
cancelled and destroyed at such times as the geuer 1
assembly of this Rate shall hereafter dired.
Sect. 3. And be it enaded by the authority afore
fail, That the aft intitled, “an aft to raise the sup
plies for the year one thousand (even hundred and se
venty-nine," passed on the third day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and se
venty-nine; and the a& intitled, " an aft for tailing
the additional sum ot five millions seven hundred thou
sand dollars for the current year one thousand seven
hundred and seventy-nine," passed the tenth day of
October in said year, and every clause and thing in
the said a&s contained, shall be in force and thall re
extended and applied to the railing, levying, collect
ing and paying the taxes or (urns of money hereby
directed to be levied and paid, as fully as if said a^s
were herein inserted, except only where the former is
amended supplied or altered by the latter, or either of
the said ads are amended, supplied or altered by this aft.
Sect. 4. And be 11 enacted by the authority afore
said, That every singe freeman, who, at the time of
assessing any tax required by this aft, is of the age of
twenty-one years or upwards, and has been out of
his apprenticeship or servitude for the space of fix
months, shall be assessed any turn not exceeding three
pounds, nor less than one pound, by the township,
ward or diftriA assessors and two freeholders: any
thing in the aAs above mentioned to the contrary in
any wife notwithstanding.
Sect. 5. AND WHEREAS divers owners of
lands whereon improvements have been made, and of
tenements, may not reside in the county or diftriA
where such lands or tenements are situ de, wnereby it
may be difficult to collect the taxes assessed on such
real estate: for remedy whereof,
S ct 6 he it enaaed by the authority aforefaid,
That the tenant or tenants or other p rfon residing on,
or occupying such real estate, his, her and their goods
and chattels, as web as the lands, goods and chattels
of the owner or owners thereof, shall be liable to be
diflr ined to fatisfy the said taxes or any of them.
And in c fe the tenant or tenants or other person or
persons redding on or occupying such real estate, shall
pay any tax laid thereon by virtue of this ad, or shall
be difira ned to fatisfy such tax, such tenant or te
nants may retain the fame out of the rent by him, her
or them payable for such estate to the landlord , or
the said tenant or tenants or other occupier or occu
piers or such estate, shall recover the fame, with costs
of suit, of the owner of such estate, by action of debt,
if under five pounds, in a summary way, in like man
ner as small debts are recoverable; but if the fame
exceed five pounds, in any court of common pleas.
Sect 7 Provided always, That nothing in the
foregoing section shall in any manner alter any con
tract made between any landlord and tenant concern
ing the payment of tax s.
DECT 8. And be it enacted by the authority afore
faid, Taat the eighteenth section of the act intitled;
" An act for raising the additional sum of five millions
seven hundred thousand dollars for the current yer
one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine," passed
on the tenth day of October in said year, obliging te
nantsholding under leases made before the firfl day of
January, ^ne thousand seven hundred and seventy-se
ven, whereby the rent has been reserved in current
money, to pay over and above said rent all taxes on
their holding, shall not extend to the paying the tax
es herein directed to be levied and paid.
Sect 9. And be it ena&d by the authority afore
faid, That the office and duty of city and county as
sessors shall hereafter cease, and the commiflioners of
the city and counties of this fiate shall do and erform
the several duties heretofore done and performed by
the said city an I county assessors, any law of this com
monwealth to the contrary in any wife nptwithffanding.
S ct mo And be it further enabled by the autho
rity aforefaid, Tnat the time th commissioners (hall
meet in the city and counties of this date, to issue
their warrants in pursuance of this act to the ward,
district and township assessors, shall be on the firtt
Tuesday in August annually.
Sect 1- AND WHEREAS it is highly neceff ry
that the bids of credit emitted, or that shall hereafter
be emitted by Congress, according to their act of the
eighteenth day of March last, as the quota of this date,
should be mane legal tenderin all payments whatsoever:
S:CT 2 Be it therefore enafted by the authority
aforefaid, That the said bills emitted or issued as the
quota of this state in the manner afor said, shall Here
after be current money in this state and legal tender to
all intents and purposes whatsoever, according to the
sums mentioned or ex,reffed in tne said bills : that is
to fay, every dollar of the f id bills shall be of t e va
lue of one Spmifh mlled fiber dollar, weighing seven
teen penny weight and fix gr ins ; and eight dollars of
the said bills shall be equal in value to one gold half Jo
in nnes of Portugal, weighing nine penny-weight ;
and in the like proportion for all other gold and silver
coin; and every tender and payment in the said new
bills is hereby declared to be good to all intents and
purposes whatsoever, any contract, agreement or bar
gain between parties to the contrary in any wife not
withflaoding.
Sect. 13. And be it further enabled by the authori
ty aforefaid, That if any person or persons, bodies po
litic and corporate, from and after the passing of 'his
aft, shall re use to receive any of the said bills of cre
dit, when tender'd in payment of any debt or demand
whatsoever, provided the whole of such debt or de
mand be so tendered, s uch person or persons, bodies
politic and corporate so refufing, shall be for ever bar
red from suing for or recovering the fame before any
judge or in any court of this state.
Sect. 14. And be it ena&ed by the authority afore
faid, That if any person whatever shall, after the puf
fing of this a&, refufe to take and receive any of the
bills of credit aforefaid in payment for any live stock,
necessary of life, commodity, manufacture, article r
goods whatsoever, which he or (he fhaß fell, or expose
)^^.Q ^-^<>*~^ ^ pfr-#*#?-*^ ^-^ "*^
Just Published, and to be Sold
By James Davidson,
At the north cast corner of Market a^ S« ond-ftreets,
PUBLIC GOOD,
Bting an Examination into the
Claim of Virginia to the vacant western
Territory,
And of the Right of
The United States to the Same:
To which i& artdid,
Proposals tor laying off a new State;
To be applied as a Funu for carrying on the War, or
redeeming the national Debt.
By the Author of Common Sense.
N. B. Gentlemen ^ho have h? f inert for the above
Pamphlet, are r qicfbd to lend the amount of their
Subscriptions to Mr. Davidson.
Wanted Immediately,
A tew firong, able-bodied
H O R S E S,
To compleat Lieut. Col. Lee's Legion.
The sum contr,&ed so by me, agreeable to an aft of
the legislature of Maryland, will be paid by the Trea
surer of that state, in specie, or the value thereof in
current money at the t me fixed when the bargain is
made, with interest from & day of purchase.
A M'LANE, Capt. Partiz. Legion.
December 10, 1780.
Just Publi cft and to bi Sold,
By William Mentz,
In Race-street, st Mr. Thomas Bradford's Book fture
in Market fleet, an 1 Mr. Wiliam Woodhoufe's in
Front-street,
The Gentleman and Lady's
Pocket Memorandum- Book
And ALMANACK, with the addition ot a Letter
cae: the whole funprehended in a neat pock'tvo
lume, bound n ?ef leather; containing, besides a
number of ueu Tables, two p ges of ruled paper
for every week divided into proper columns for eve
ry d^y in the year, for keeping accounts, memoran
dums, &c &c.
TO BE S'O L D,
By yohn Lindjay,
In Front street, opposite No ris's Alley, a very good
AT rtment of
Queen's, Delph and China
WARES, confining of the following articles, viz.
Queen's Ware—Faa-her edged oval diflies in tetr, plain
citto f^parate, round baking ditto, f up, fha low and
butter plates, tureens, butter boats and pepper caf
tors, salt cel ars and mustard pots, tea and c ff e pots,
tea and coffee erp* and saucers, sugar dfhes and
cream jugs, half gallon, quart, pint and hal pint
bowls, quart, pint and half pint mugs, half gallon
and qu«rt juzs, wash hand batons with bottles or jugs,
ch-m $ pots:
Delph Ware—Gallon, half gallon, quart, pint & half
pint bowls, plates, and chamber pets:
China Ware —Blue and white enamel'd and burnt tea,
cuos and saucers.
N B A few very handsome japann'd SALVERS for
(ale.
Wanted,
LODGING and BOARD for a Gentleman in a pri
vate family where there are no Lodgers. En
quue of the p inters.
To be Sold,
A compleat Billiard Table. Enquire of the
printers.
to sale or offer the brne tier a less price er frailer sum
of money to be paid in gold or silver than in the bills
of credit emitted as aforefaid, or that shall give or re
ceive a greater nominal sum of said new bills of credit
for a less in gold or silver, every such person toeing
thereof legally convicted in any court of general quar
ter leffions of the peace in this state, shall, for the firft
offen e, forfeit and pay double the value of the article
or articles so fold or exposed to sale, one moiety there
of to the person or persons giving information of the
fame and profecutmg the offender to conviction, , and!
the other moiety for the use of the poor of the city,,
diftriCt or township where the offence shall be commit
ted ; and for the second offence thall fuffer imprison
ment during the prefect war, and forfeit to the com^
monwealth one half of his or her lands and tenements^
goods and chattels,
Sect. 15. And be it further enaCted by the autho
rity aforefaid. That the party giving information as
aforefaid shall be admitted as a competent witness in
all cases on the trial of offenders against this a&, any
law, custom or ufuage to the contrary in any wife not
withstanding.
Signed by order of the house,
FREDERICK A. MUHLENBERG, Speaker.
Enacted into a law at Philadelphia.
on Tuesday, the nineteenth day
of December, in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty. SAMUEL STERETT,
Clerk of the general assembly.