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WHEREAS in and by divers Ads of Assembly,
county raft's and levies'; poor rates; taxes ne
cessary to be levied for the opening, amending and repair
ing of roads and high ways; and the taxes for fuppoftt
ing the nightly watcn, lamps c nd pumps, and for pitch
iagi paying and cleaning the Preets, lanes and alleys,
and regulating, making and amending the water-courses
and common fewets rathe city of Philadelphia, various
modes of ass fftnent are directed within the fevera! coun
ties, towffhips and diftri^fs, and within the city of Phi
ladelphia rifpnaively.-
AND WHEREAS the making of the said assessments
as isd^aed in'and by the several lias of Assembly a
foreldid, lath b&n found to be very tedious and expensive,
and the feme iftfow bee xse needier in most of the coun
ties cf ffik Srate; by the prefect manner of assessing the
State tax-s upon taxable* ferrous, and estates real and per
sonal, and it would lave much time and trouble, if the
county, city, towofoip, and dhiria rates and taxes a
forcfaid, were a'ffefled cdaformably to the State taxes.
Be it therefore enacted, and it is hereby enal^d, by
the Representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly me:, and by the au
thority of the fame, That from and after the paffiug of this
A&, all county, ciry, township, and diftrid taxes here
in before edumetitea, thereafter to be laid and assessed
on the taxable persons and efthtes real and prfonal, with
in any county, tee city oi Philadelphia, or any towafhip
or diftrify shall be apportioned and assessed according to
the last State tax, layed in the particular' county and not
otherwise.
Provided always, and be it further enabled by the au
thority aforefaid, That nothing herein contained shall ex
tend to any flare tax on ready money, nor to debar any
perfoh, who may think him or herfelf aggrieved by any
thing done by virtue of this Aa, of any appeal to which he
or She was otherwise intitled ; nor to after the mode of col
lecting any of the rates, levies or taxes aforefaid; nor to al
ter the mode of clarite in any county in which a State tax
has notfoeen made, within twelve months beforethe lay
ing of Such county, city, township or diflrid rate or tax.
And be it further enabled by the authority aforefaid,
That if upon appeal concerning any rate or fax as afore
faid, it shall appear that any real estate hath been trans
ferred from the person or perlon charged for the fame, in
the last State,tax, and before the laying of Such county,
City, townihip or diftfid rate or tax, so appealed against,
the Commissioners of the county, Justices or the Peace,
Wardens of fife watch, or Commissioners for paving the
Greets of the city of Philadelphia as the case may be, shall
transfer to the name oftae purch der thereof, and charge
such purchaser in the duplicate, with the rate or tax affef
fe^ upon such estate.
AND WHEREAS it willnot bereatonable that coun
ty Atteffors in laying the county tax, and the Assessors of
the city of Philadelphia in laying of city taxes, accord
ing to the direction of this Aft, Should be paid as hereto
fore,
Be it therefore enabled by the authority aforfiid, That
the said Assessors shall in executing this A&, be intilled to
like recompense a) is herein after allowed to county As
sessors aah no other. .
AND WHEREAS divers owners of lands whereon
improvements have been made, and on tenements, may not
reside in the county or diftrid where f^ch lands or tene
ments are situate, whereby it may bb difficult to colled
the taxes aliened ©n such real estate, in purfbance df the
Ads of Assembly parted in the year One thousand Seven
hundred and Seventy-nine, authorizing the laying an iaf
feffiog and levying of State e xes; for remedy whereof,
Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That the te
nant or tenants, or other person residing on, or occupy
ing such real estate, his, her dud their goods and chatties,
aj well as the lands goods and chatties of the owner, or
owners thereof, shall be liable to be diftrained for to fa
tify the (aid taxes or any of them ; and in case the tenant
or tenants or other person ofc persons refidiag on, or oc
c< pyt'g such real estate hath or have paid, Or shall pay
,any tax laid thereon, by virtue of any of the said Afis,
or hath or have been, or shall be dist rained to fatify such
tax, such tenant or tenants may retain the fame out of the
rent, by him, or her, or them, payable for such rral e-
An A C T directing the apportioningandaffeffing of coun
ty ratesanJ levies ; poor rates ; the taxes to be fayed for
the opening, amending an 4 repairing ofroads and high
ways ;the [axes to be layed for supporting the nightly
watch, the lamps and punYps, 'and for pitching, paving
and deanfibg the ftteers, lanes and alleys, and for regu
lating, making and amending the water-couffes and
common-sewers in the city of Philadelphia, conform
ably to the State tax^s on taxable perfoas, and on estates
real and personal; fJr explaining and amending the
As 3 puffed in fire year One thousand seven hundredahd
feyenty nine; for altering and levying the said State
taxes : And for increasing the recompense of county
CommiSorters and Assessors.
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StiW^WWO
GEN ERAL
SATURDAY,
PHILADELPHIA.
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[ Published every Tuesday, and Saturday. ]
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PbdadelpbU, April 3, 1780.
WH EREAS the Elates of John Parrock,
Samuel Shoemaker, John Butcher, Peter Ar
thur, and Andrew Edict, Ate of the county of Philadel
phia, having been in due course of law forfeited and
Seized to the use of this State, We, the Subscribers, A
gents for the said county, do hereby give notice, that
the interests and eftatu ,of the laid John Pairock, Sa
muel Shoemaker, John Butcher, Peter Arthur, and
Andrew Elliot, in the following tra&s and parcels of
land , viz. No. 1. one lot in Spring Garden, in the
Northern Liberties, containing in front on Vine Street
36 feet, and 14.0 f&et deep, with two brick tenements on
Vme-hreet, and two frame tenements back; No. 2.
a brisk tenement end lot of ground om Fourth-street,
continued northward on Hickcry lane, containing a
bout five acres ; late of John Parrock. No, r. a tra&
of land in E^ft Northern Li^nics, containing about
76 acres, on Point no Point read, with sixteen acres of
bmk meadow, tyo trick tenements and other improve
ments thereon ; No. 2. one lot in Kinfingten on Green
wood lane, containing about 3 acres; No. 3, a lot near
Frankford road, containing about 1 1-4 . acre# ; late of
Samuel Sbueraak%r. A tra& of land in Bleckley Towri
fhip, containing about fifty-fix acres, with improve
ments, situate on the river Schuylkill; late of John
Butcher. Peter Arthur, one lot in Southwark, front
ing on Plumbftreet fifteen feet, and in depth 90 feet.
Andrew Elliot, No. 1. about 3 acres of meadow, on
Gloucester Point load; No. 2. a tra& or piece of land
on the Lower Ferry road, ofaboGt 35 acres ; No. 3. a
ira& or piece of land in the Northern Liberties, on thd
Ridge road of about 40 acres ; No. 4 a lot of about
10 z-2 acres, part adjoining the former. The above
lat^ belonging to Andrew Elliot and wife. All which
will be fold at the Court-House, at Philadelphia, on
the fifth thy of May next, u?e faleg to continue from
day to day, until the whole be 'fold;
Th: terms of fate will be according to law, at fbf,
low:, to wit, One fourth part of the purchase money to
be paid in ten dvys after tale, or the premises again to
revert to the State,and the bidder liable to forfeit the said
one-fourth of the parchafe-money. The remainder
thereof to be paid in one month after sale § and on a cer
tificate being produced from the Agents, or either of
them, of full paymerit of the purchafe.moneys a deed
tyill be given, as by law directed.
And to prevent all difficulties with rtfy:& to payment;
the Agents wifi attend at the Court-house on the tehth
day after file, 10 receive the firft payment; and in like
manner on the thirtieth day after the fate, to receive the
last payments After which mo pur< Kafir nibney will be
received, but the premises again fold for the benefit of
the Commonwealth.
GEORGE SMITH, ] Agents for
WILLIAM M'MULLIN.J.P. county.
The sale to begin at ten o'clock,
state, to the landlord; or the said tenant ortenants, or
other occupier or occupiers of such estate shall recover the
fame, with costs of suit, of the owner of such estate, by
action of debt, if under fifty pounds, in a Summary way,
in like manner as Small debts are recoverable; but if the
fame exceeds fifty pounds in any Court of Common Pleas.
Provided always, that nothing in this A& shall, in a
ny manner alter any coatria heretofore made between a
ny landlord and tenant concerning the payment of taxes;
nor to repeal or alter the directions of the Aft of Assem
bly intituled, "an A& for raising the additional fam of
Five millions feveri hundred thousand dollars, in the year
One thousand Seven hundred and feventy-niae,” parted on
the tenth day of October last, obliging tenants holding
under a kafe, whereby the rent had been reserved in cur
rent money, to pay over and above the said rent, all tax
es on his holding.
AND WHEREAS the recompence at prefect allowed
to county Conimillionera aud Assessors, is found to be un
equal to their expehces and labours; wherefore,
Be it enabled by the authority aforefaid, That hence
forth the recompence of the said Commissioners and As
sessors, shall be ten Shillings per diem, of money at ten
Shillings for a bushel of wheat, and shall be estimated and
fatisfied in like manner, as the recompence and fees of coun
ty Commissioners aud Assessors were estimated and Satis
fied before the puffing of this All.
JOHN BAYARD, Speaker.
Enabled into a Law, at Philadel
phia, on Saturday, March
the Eighteenth, Anno Dwmj
ni, One thousand Seven hund
red and eighty.
THOMAS PAINE,
Clerk of th^General Assembly.
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TO BE SOLD BY
LEVI HOLLINGSWORT H,
Best indigo in c ^,,
RAISINS in kegga,
MOLASSES, MUSCOVADO SUGAR,
BOHEA TEA, COFFEE,
IMPORTED STEEL,
MARYLAND and VIRGINIA TOBACCO,
SUPERFINE and COMMON FLOUR,
A quantity of BEES WAX, &c. &c.
April 6, 1780.
TO BE L E T,
And may be entered on immediately,
AF ARM conveniently situated near Germantown,
aud five miles from Philadelphia, containing about
azo acres, a considerable part is well indofed; of which
a great proportion is orchard and meadow ground :
There is on the preraifes a good dwelling house, barn,
stables, and Cow houses, all in good order. For fur
ther particulars enquire of the Printer,
To be SOLD by Private Sale.
AN elegantly cased Gold Snuff-Box, a Topaz ring,
set round with diamonds; a very handsome dress
iword and silver chain, a dirk ; a pair of neat double
barreled pistols ; a ftecf mounted gun, inlaid with silver,
with bayonet and buffi belt, fit for an officer; Cham
ber's Diaionary, French arid English; Gibbon's Roman
Empire; Chefterfield'sLetters, all neatly bound and
lettered. Inquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD, or LET,
On improving leafesi
tH E remains of two dwelling houses, at and ad
-1 joining the corner of Front and Fine streets. En
quire of RICHARD PETERS,
Philadelphia, March 29, 1780.
/"I A ME to the Plantation of the sub-
Briber living in Newcaiftie, county,
Brandywine Hundred, on the 21st of De
cember last, ri Sorrel Mare between four and
five years old, a natural pacer; the owner
is desired to come, prove his property, pay
charges and take her away ; or she will be
fold in two weeks fromthis date for the fame,
by me
JOHN HANNINGS;
April £
TAKE N OTIC E,
'TH AT the Militia of the city of Philadelphia and
Diftrifts, are fubjedt to the following days of exercise,
that is to fay, in companies on the two last Mondays in
the month of April, and in battalion on the two firft
Mondays in the month of May 1 And the firft battalion
fhdl muster in battalion on the third Monday in May ;
the second battalion on the Tuesday following ; the third
battalion on Wednesday, and so on till the whole num
ber of battalions shall have muttered, according to their
numtrcial rank, on any or every day of the week, (Sa
turday and Sunday excepted) untill the whole number
of battalions shall have mustered in the aforefaid man
ner i And on the d*y following, should it not happen
to be Saturday or Sunday, the whole nunber of batta
lions belonging tOfthe City of Philadelphia and Diftrifts
annexed, shall meat in brigade, agreeable to the Militia-
Law of this State. ..
WILLIAM HENRY,
Lieutenant of the City, &c.
THE Contributors to the Pennsylvania
Hospital, are desired to attend the annual elec
tion of twelve Managers and a Treafu/er. To be held
according to Law on the firft day of May next, between
the hours of two and fix in the afternoon, at said Hos
pital.
- Philadelphia, April ph, 1780,
NOTICEis hereby given, to all Male White
Inhabitant, between the ages of Eighteen and
Fifty-Three, belonging to the Artillery Batta
lion of the City and Liberties ; That an Election will
be held at the State- House on Saturday theAfth instant,
between the hours of 10 and 6 o'clock, then and there
to choose a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Major. And on
Monday the 17th instant, at the feme place, to choose,
for each company of Artillery, one Captain, one Cap
tain Lieutenant, one First Lieutenant; and two Second
liutenants.
APRIL 8, 1780,
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