The Pennsylvania packet, or, The general advertiser — Lancaster, Pa.;Philadelphia, Pa., 1778-05-20 00:00:00, page 3

Xid 3? it further ena&a, That all Truflees, Provosts, Rec
tors, Ptoleibis, Mallei s a r d Tutors ot any College or Aca
demy, and all Schoolmilters and Ushers; Merchants and
Traders; and every peifon who (halt aft as Serjeant at Law,
Councilor at Law, Burlier, Advocate, Attorney, Soli
citor, Boßor, Clerk or Notary, by pra&ifingin a^y man
ner as fucnin any Court Of Courts whatfoeve ; Apothecary
or D'uegilt, and every ptrfon prattifing Phytic or Surgery in
any manner for fee or reward; who ihail at any time after
the ti,it day of June ncx # , be adm:ted into or enter upon
any of the before mention d preferments, offices or places,
or (hji come into any such capacity, or dull take up n him
or them any such practice, employment or business as afore
faid, without having tint taken and subscribed the before
mentioned oath or affirmation, he or they (hall be tyfo fa^o
adjudged incapable and disabled in Lrw, to ail intents and
purposes wha soever, to have, occupy or enjoy tl e said pre
ferment or preferments, office or offices, employment or
employments, or any part of them, or any matter or thing
afoiefaid, or ay prefit oralvantage appertaining to them,
or any of'them; and every such office or place Of trust shall
be void, and is hereby adjudged void; and any peTon that
shall be lawfully convAed of the premises, or any of them,
in or upon any piefentment or indictment in any Court of
Record in this State, (hall aifo forfeit any turn, not exceed
ing Five Hundred pounds, which the Court shall adjudge,
together with coils, one half of which said fine fha I go to
the use of the State, and the other halt to him, hr or them
who shall commence and carry on such prosecution With
effe&.
And be it farther enafhed, That from and after the
said firtt day cfJme next, it shall and miy be lawful
for two or more Jultices of the Peace within any Coun
ty, to direct .toetr precept to any Conft ble or otter
officer, to Summon any n.ale white perlon, of the age
ot eighteen years or upwards, who (had have negk&-
ed to take and (übfcrioe the oata or affirmation before
mentioned, to appear before inch Juttices, at such
time and place as th dl be mentioned in such precept,
to take the said oath or alii motion ; and if such per
fun to lummoned (hid not appear at the time and
place, having no lawful let or nnptdim nt, or appear
ing thill rctuie or neg ett tv take uch oath or affirma
tion, being tendered to him by the laid Justices, the
said Jaftices (had commit such peifon making default
or refuting to take the laid oath or affirmation, to the
common gk°l or boule ol corr ^bon, theie to remain
without Gall or mainpiz. for the (pace of three
months, u.defs fuca offender did! pry do n n to such
Justices luvh him ot money, not exceeding Ten
Pounds, as the Lid Jartices th ill require such offender
to pay, together with legai cults, much money, ex
ecutive ot the cubs, than he paid to the Overfeeds ot
the Poor 01 the City, Bmoa„h or Township where
such < ts nder did Lit inuaou ; or it such offender thall
retufe or neglect to pay inch mm ot in nej, the laid
Justices may caule the hud turn ot money, together with
tie cods, to be levied uy chit els and tale ot the goods
and uiatteU ot inch off-n-er, as they in their dicreti
-04 th li think belt; and u.ieis lu^nort nder th il be
come bound with I^o indigent laxities, with conditi
on to appear at the next Court ot Genual Quit r bet
liens ot the Peace to be hulked .01 luchCounty where
fuca offender lh.nl mnatm ot reticle, 'and in the mean
tone to de of good benavmut ; at winch Court nie
laid oa h or alh/mation than ne tendered to such of
fender by the Jurti.es in tueir open kliions; and it
upon iueh tenaei, tuch offender thai refute co take
the fund oath or alii mation, tue tame Iliad be record
ed, and the hid ctfmaer thoi, Within canty u a ,s af
ter such refusal, depart this orate under the direction
of die Court, ana he fhdi incur tae forfeiture of ins
goods md cliat eis to the ot he, and Of all ins Gnus
and t nements to the parton or pel tons who would by
Law.be mailed to inherit the tame in case such urten
per was oeau intJtAe ; Provided, That it luck puron
or persons is a male or ate males, and ot the age of
eiyaten , ears oi upward,, aed ichdent witinn inch
County, ne or they do minetime during tin Gme or
the next hffions, or, if reticent in any other County
of this Sta.e, ai or uelore toe third ichions, appear in
Court and take a.ni fuokrme tae oain or uth,matron
aforelaid, or produce a certificate or certificates of
his or their having prenouny taken and lu decided cue
fame, which mail oe eineied o, tue Ciek ot the lala
Court on the docqret or records ihereo , and an au
thentic copy of Inch entry tho, be b, iucu CieiK deli
vered to Inch pedon or periods under toe leaf ot tue
Cc r, for which he lh.nl receive the lum of beven
Sn in r s an: Six Pence, and no mure; and it iuca
pec.uit^r periods is oi aie aoent out of this State at
such sessions when inch retail shall De recorded as
afortfaid, and shall return into Lie fame on Or before
tfourth day of July, wnich will ue in the year One
Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy nine, then ne
or they (h ill appear in Court before the eau m the le
cond feffionsatter his m their return into this State,
aid take and fabfenbe the lail oth or affirmation, or
produce a certificate or certificates of his or their uav
iu+ previously done the lame; and in case ot uelault
herein, such person and perlons (hall be totally ex
eluded and barred from inheriting the afoicuid lands
an I tenements, or any part thereof, and the fame
fhdl veil in and be fee led upon toe next rep efenta
tive or reprefen atives in lucctfil m co the offender,
qualifying hi n or them elves -a* aoove directed.
And be it farther enabled, F^at every such person
uho (hall re use or negl Ct to take the oath or affirma
tion before-mentioned on or before the laid fi.lt d j of
Jii.e next, and (had refute or neglect to driver up
his arms to the Lieutenant, or one of the Su > Lieute
„>nts, of the Ciy or County where he inhab is on or
b fore the tenth day of June next, or who shall, from
and aft^r th: fameday bit mentioned, carr any arms
about his person or keep any arms or ammunition in
his house or elfewhne, (had forfeit the said arms anl
ammunition to the Stat*, and aifo double the vasue
thereof to such oerfon or pe fenswho shall difrover the
fame to any Justice of the P ace of the County where
such off nder resides, snd sh II legally prosecute him
t@ conviQion before two or more justices of the Peace
for the said County, who are hereby Rdthcrifed, em
powered andrcquiied to hear, try, and finally deter
mine the fame, and to awar'the le al cell , without
appeal to the Suprerm or ny other Court whatsoever
AND WHEREAS many prrfons have fr quench,
gone int- the City ol Philadelphia, fin e the fam- has
been in pofitffion of the B itifh aim,, under a pretence
of oufinels, oi of vifitmg friends, but probably with
a view of giving intelligence teethe enemy. For the
prevention ol which in future; Le it enafled. That
if aty person whatsoever th -I, from andatter the pub
location of this Aft, on any pretence whatfovei, go
by land or w^er through or from ^ny part of thu
State into the said City, whilst ih poll ffiin of tleßritifh
army, or within the lines of the enemy in any part of
this bcate, without obtaining leave in writing forthat
purpose from Cen ref% the Commander in Chief of
the Armies ol the United States of America, or of the
Executive Council oi this Common Wealth, and shall
be lawfully convi& d thereof in any Cou t of Oyer
and terminer and General Goal Delivery, or Court
ot Quarter Seffi ns of the Peace tor any County cl th^
State, he or the Shall be fined in any sum, not lets than
'Fifty Pounds, and impnfoned at the drier tion of the
Court, one moiety ot which fine Shall be to the use of
the State, and the other moiety thereof to the trip of
the informer. Provided alaveys, Thatefficers and sol
diers, or mariners, in the ieiv.ee of the United States
of America, are not to be deemed or taken to be with
in the intent nd meaning of this clause.
And be it enacted by the authority ajortfaid, That all
dila:il tes an* .incapacities which any perlon or per
sons shall incur or be liable to by reaton of the said re^
cited A& of the thirteenth day ot June lart, or of the
Supplement thereto ot the twelfth day of O&ober lart,
or if this A&, Shall be and coot nue, for and during
the lite ot the dlmquent or off n,er.
AND WHEREAS there are divers persons who
have heretofore held ana xercifed offi eor cffi.es df
trulls in the late Government of Pe rd, Ivania by com
mihion or commiffi ns gratt d under toe author ty of
the Crown or G eat Britain, dho have hegx&ed tore
nounce the fame and give affar^nce of J^giance to
this otate, and who may think hemfelves bound by
their oath to betray, as far as in them lieth, this free
and independent Sta e iota the hum s o! .ts vnem, tie
Kang of Great Britain, to the great and m^nifed dan
ger of the State ; Be it therefore enattef Tint all and
ever, pufon and perlons woo now.art, or who (hall
hereaner doing the p ! efeni war or wanm this Statg
who have heretofore held ana execied, or who do
ho 4 hold or exercise, any o< ce or offi .es oy comm ffi
on or commissions < nder the authonty of the laid
Crown of Giant B itain, and who have not already
renounced the Irtme, by taking the cath of allegiance
to this btate, or to Some otner ot the U uted States of
America, or who Shah no, on or before the firtt day
of June mxt, or within ten days ane he or they Shri)
Come into the lame, renounce Such comm 1H m or com
m flions by taking th- -oatn ot allegiance ly toe said
Abt n Cted the thirteenth day ot June last, or by the
Suppl.raent to tae laid Aft < na&.d the twrtbh day of
October last, icq tired to be t ken, sh 11ft ficit his or
then goos a, a olimt Is, idous and tenements, to toe
u.e of the State, and thali beseemed and taken to be,
ano shall in all otner respects be treated as an enemy
or enemies of this State.
Provided always, nevertbekfa That any person or
periond, except mole who nare been or sh 11 be gmicy
ot t ealon or mitpufion, who ihall ^nute to Sell his or
tieir est tes real, and .etire out M the State, a..d th M,
on or b tore th firlt day of June next, a?pl to the
Executive Council ui this Star., ad piay leave to led
and convey then est des real, it Ih a and inay be law
ful tor the taid Council, if they Shah think it proper
and cuDtiiteut win the la cty oi the state, to gran,,
and they are leieny authorised and impowered to
gr^nt a ,eun ffiuiunder the Great Seal o: the State,
and Sign u by the P^fidei toi Vt-e P.efident in Coun
cil, toruca perton a^d prions to tell, convey and con
firm, within ninety days abet such application, his of
their elites real, to any per fun or perrons, iheir heirs
and alli ris, tor ever; winch priori and perlons (hall
h ,ve taken the oath or affi, matron of allegiance to this
Scare, which by the A& and supplement mentioned
in this Act is required to be taken, and who shall be
fore ibme one Juttice of the Peace of tris State, on
o th or affirmation declare, that the phrch.fe and
grant ol fucn citate or eftatts were bona fide for the
use and behoot ot such purchaser, his heirs and Aligns,
for ever, and that the la oe, nor any part or parcel
theieof, was not in trait tor the use ot the gianter,
bi h-irs or assigns, in any manner wha soever; qnt
rents, commonly called , oprietary quit rents, ma
nors, commonly called proprietary manors, and un
seated lands, only excepted. And the deeds or con
veyances by which such eltate and elates refpt Lively
are granted, conveyed and cor.fi med, expressing and
reciting the peimiffion granted by the said Council,
t;te fame shall be deemed anA taken to be good and
valid in the Law ; any thing in this /id, or the Act
and Supplement neiein before mentioned, to the con
trary hereof in any wife notwithstanding.
And be it further et:a9ed, That the Aft intitled,
" An Act obliging the male white inhabitants of this
State to give assurances ot allegiance to the fame, and
for other purpoles therein mentioned," enaft-d the
thirteenth day ot Junelalt, and the Supplement there
to, endded tie twelfth day ot Oftooer last, and every
claule, maker and thing therein contained, except
such parts thereof as are by this A& altered, amend
ed or Supplied, Shall be and remain in fell force and
eff ft; aoy thing herein contained to the contrary
no^iihStamling. JOHAi' BAYARD, Speaker.
Enabled into a Law at Lancafier, on Wednesday tbefirfl
day oj April, in the year One thousand seven hundred
and Seventy eight.
John Moaus, Jun, Clerk cf General Assembly.
We can inTure our reader?, frrnihne most tm
d<ub ed an irority, that tle enemy havebe* n for force
days preparing toev2cuaiePhiladelpbia,a l d that large
detachments from otv atmy have marched towards it.
Last Wednesday the General Aflembly of this
Common-Wealth met he e pur'u, t to adj mrnmenr.
General [land; at his <wo rrqueti, is recaled
from the command on tie Ohio. 'I wo regi
ments are to be forthwith levied in Vi-p/ni, and
Pennsylvania, for one year's ferv ce, for th v dee r ce
of the western frontiers of those States; 12 compa
nies in Virginia: 4in le % rityva ia.
} Itotfeaa, Bu ks County, No, 4, 1778.
. Among Hie Slain, rear 1 e 1 rocked Bil er. on
Friday the firft i- ft. fell the g* lant Captain J>hn
Downey, late Schooimafter in Phkadelph a vhofe
worth entitles him to a pace in the annals of Ame
rica. He took an aflive and ea ly part in our frog
gies for liberty. He went as avo unee r to jer'ey
lad winter was a year, where ,he behaved gallantly
in the battles of Trenton and Princeton. He being
chosen Captain of a company of Philade'p ia Mili
tia, served his tour of duty two months last Summer
at Billingiport, when on account of his Superior
knowledge in mathematicks, the Executive 1 ouncil
employed him to make a military survey of the river
Delaware, which he performed with great exaft
nefs. Since which time he has performed many
very important se r vices to his country, a love to
which prompted hm to attempt any thing which
pr, m fed its welfare. He lately acted as an Affißant
Comnuffarv, and in this capacity was ui h onr br,ve
militia when attacked las Friday. From lis known
readirefs to fight and bleed for I s country, it is
more than prcbable when the attack began be afr
tempted trj>in his countrymen, when be vas Shot
through the Shou der, ard that he lay in bis blood
till the enemy reruntd. when tl ev dispatched him
in a c'uel manner; for his h : dy was found with
one of his hands aim ft cut off, hs head flawed in
Several places, bis (kul cut through, his h rins
coming ctr at his nose apd Scattered all around. He
was an enligt tened patriot, an affectionate friend,
a gallant S Id^er, a fend I ufo-nd, and an itdul ent
pa ent. He had no inheritance to le^ve, as Iris
little pr petty was left in Philadelphia; bur he has
left a forrowful widow and hve help : els end hen i o
very indigent circumstances— They are worthy of th^
notice of the charitable.
*>* Phe A d r lcs ot CONFEDERATION nl
PERPEIUAL UNION bet- ^ he G ate- of Am
rica, may ne had of JOHN DUNLAP; in Lanlt-r.
^*^±*4?*^ ^^**^^*^±^
'1 OBE SOLD (if applied for foor) a few
A Hogsheads of Muscovado SUGAR, cheap
for cash. Enquire of the Printer.
"TEW-7dr^r Tf~D TliFor ~tir s
'* SPELLING BOOK is jilt poh! thd- d
to he fold hoi nd r 1 thets, b, FRANCIS
BAILEY, Pilot r, n Kng (Lett, Lan fit
Be? keley County, Virginia, Ma, tx, n^^,
TO B E S O L D,
AVERY convenient D'eiirgilufe, fi ua^dm
the down bi Ma in u r ,h, ^hh ^Eg« g rchn
p led in, aid evey Writable cenve E-m 0 a Sure
and Tavern. For term apply to Jambs M Callis-
ThR cq, living in said Town, r 0 the tubicueer
living in Shepherd's Teun, in fi Cert
JOHN MORROW
To be SOLD to the Higbefl Bidder,
At the house of J hn Smith, rarmc, at M me;h as,
fix miles from T en:on, on the 20th of June rex ,
ONE new twelve inch cable, 1 20 fathoms in leng 1;
One ten and a half in h ditto, 110 fathoms, ai
med new ; one seven and a half inch ditto, ,0 fathoms,
not half worn ; Shrouds, stays and standing rigging for
a vcfft.l of 200 tons burthen.
Also to he fold at Eaden, in Prnflvaria, on the
15th es June, a compleat futcf fails and running rig
ging for a brig of 200 t ns burthen. Foi par icuErs
apply to St phen Joseph Rouget, at Ealtcn, cr
to Capt. Maroquier, at Trenton.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of
William Ferguson, late of Weft N.n mell
Township, de eaied, by b^ nd, note or i oak account,
are defined to make payment on 01 before the twen
tieth day of June next; and all these who have any
demands agririft said estate, are d<fi ed to bring in
their accounts properly attested, in order for payment.
Thole who neglect, may expe& to be proceeded
a^ainit as the Law directs, without further notice.
° ALEXANDER FEMING. J a 4 .
JOHN GRAHAM, j Adminiftratore.
Pottj-Town, May 16. 1-78.
Losr, feme time laji month,
FIVE United States Lotteiy Ticket*, No 89m, $4;
89/^lB5, 8991193, 8991194, 89/7195. Whoever
finds the fame and uirl bring them to the owner, shall
have toe money that was loft with them, which is about
EIGHTY DOLLARS. ..
The Managers of Lid Lottery arc desired to stop said
Tickets if they Should draw prizes and be brought to
receive the money, as the fubferirer can prove them
his property. WILLIAM ALLENo