Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1775-03-27 00:00:00, page 5

PHILADELPII I A, March 27.
KIP^ ATURDAY Se'enight the GENE
^ "^ RAL ASSEMBLY of this province
^ MX adjourned to Monday the firft day of
±^^ Maynext. During the session the fol
" lowing ads were passed, viz.
A Supplement to the Act entitled " An Aft
for erecting a new gaol, work-house, arid hodfe
of correction in the city of Philadelphia."
A Supplement to the aft entitled “ An AA ap
pointing Wardens for the port of Philadelphia,
and for other purposes therein mentioned."
An Act to regulate the Assize of Bread, and
for other purposes therein mentioned.
A Supplement to the Ad entitled " An A&
for acknowledging and recording of deeds."
An Act for the relief of two insolvent debtors,
languishing prisoners in the gaol of Philadelphia
county, with refped to the imprisonment of their
persons.
An Act to enable the Trustees therein men
tioned to fell and dispose of a certain trad of
land, and to apply the monies arising therefrom
to the use of the Low Dutch Reformed Congre
gation, or a religious society of Christians called
Dutch Presbyterians.
A S upplement to the ad, intituled, " An Ac?
" for acknowledging and recording of deeds."
WHEREAS by the different and secret
ways of conveying Lands, Tenements
and Heriditaments, such as are ill disposed have
in their power to commit frauds, bv means
whereof divers persons may be injured in their
purchases and mortgages by prior and secret
conveyances, and fraudulent incumbrances :
For Remedy whereof, BE IT ENACTED
by; the Honourable JOHN PENN, Esq;
Governor and Commander in Chief ofthe Pro
vince of Pennsylvania, by and with the consent
and advice ofthe Representatives of the Freemen
of the said Province, in General Assembly met,
and by the Authority of the fame, That all
Deeds and Conveyances, which, fiom and after
the publication hereof, shall be made and exe
cuted within this province, of or concerning
any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments, in
this Province, or whereby the fame may be any
way affeded in Law or Equity, shall be ac
knowledged by one of the Grantors or Bargain
ors, or proved by one or more of the fubferib
ing witr.effes to such Deed, before one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, or before one; of
the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas of
the county where the lands conveyed lie, and
Shall be recorded in the Office for recording of
Deeds in the county where such Lands or Here
ditaments are lying and being, within fix months
after the execution of such Deeds or Convey
ances; and that every such Deed and Convey
ance, that shall at any time after the publica
tion hereof be made and executed, and which
shall not be proved and recorded as afoiefaid,
shall be adjudged fraudulent, and void against
any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for va
luable consideration, unless such Deed or Con
veyance be recorded as aforefaid, before the
proving and recording of the Deed or Convey
ance under which such subsequent purchaser or
mortgagee shall claim.
And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid,
That all such Deeds and Conveyances, which
shall be made and executed out of this Province,
after the publication of this aft, and acknow
ledged or proved in manner as directed by the
laws heretofore for that purpose made, or proved
by one or more ofthe fubferibing witnesses, be
fore any Supreme Judge of this province, shall he
recorded in the Office for the recording of Deeds
in the county where the Lands and Heredita
ments fpecified in such Deed or Deeds do lie,
within the space of twelve months after the ex
ecution thereof; otherwise every such Deed or
Conveyance shall be adjudged fraudulent, and
void against any subsequent purchaser or mort
gagee for valuable consideration, unless such
Deed or Conveyance be recorded as aforefaid,
before the proving and recording of the Deed
or Conveyance under which such subsequent
purchaser or mortagee shall claim.
Provided always, And be it further enabled by
the Authority aforefaid, That this act shall not
extend to any Lease not exceeding twenty-one
years, where the adual possession and occupa
tion go along with the Lease, any thing in this
aft to the contrary notwithffanding.
And whereas there is no provision made by
the act to which this is a supplement, far the
proving Deeds or Conveyances, where the
Grantors and the Witnesses are deceased: For
Remedy whereof, Be it enabled by the Authority
aforefaid, That from and after the publication
of this ad, where the Grantors andWitneffes of
any ( eed er Conveyance are deceased, or can
not be had, it shall and may be lawful to and
for any of the Judices of the Supreme Court, or
any Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in
th,e county where the lands lie, to take the
PO ST SCRIPT to the Pennsylvania Packet. No. 179.
examination of any Witness or Witnesses, on
oath or affirmations, to prove the hand-writing
of such deceased Witness or Witnesses, or where
such proof cannot be had, then to prove the
hand-writing ofthe Grantor or Grantors, which
shall be certified by the Justice before whom such
proof shall be made, and such Deed and Con
veyance, being To proved, shall be recorded as
is usual in other cases directed by the said aft.
And whereas the fees for recording Deeds and
other Conveyances, as fettled by the laws now
in force, are not equal to the trust, Labour and
expence of the officers: Be it therefore enabled by
the Authority aforefaid. That from and after the
publication of this ad, the said Recorders, and
the Master of the Rolls Office, refpedively,
shall have and receive for recording, and for
copying or exemplifying all laws. Deeds, Con
veyances and Writings, entered ih the said Of
fice, Three Farthings for every line containing
not less than twelve words; and for every search
One Shilling; and for every acknowledging fa
tisfadion in the margin of a mortgage, recor
ded as aforefaid, One Shilling ; and shall have
and receive for affixing the Seal to every exem
plification, One Shilling and Six-pence; and for
the Seal of Office, and Indorfement of Certifi
cate on each Deed acknowledged, and his hand
thereto, One Shilling and Six-pence.
rindbe itfurther enabled by the Authority aforefaid,
That every Recorder of Deeds in this Province
shall keep a fair book, in which he shall im
meuiat ly make an entry of every Deed or Wri
ting brought into his Office to be recorded,
mentioning therein the date, the parties, and
the place where the Lands, Tenements or Here
ditaments, granted or conveyed by the said
Deed or Writing, are situate, dating the fame
entry on the day in which such Deed or Writing
was brought into his Office, and ihall record all
such Deeds and Writings in regular fucceflion,
according to their priority of time in being
brought into the laid Office; and shall also im
mediately give a receipt to the perlon bringing
such Deed or Writing to be recorded, bearing
date on the fame day with the entry, containing
the abftrad aforefaid; for which entry and re
ceipt he shall take or receive no fee or reward
whatever. And if any Recorderof Deeds with
in this province shall record any Deed'or Wri
ting before another firft brought into his Office
to be recorded, or in any other manner than
is herein direded, or shall neglect or refufe to
make such an entry, or to give such a receipt,
as is herein before directed, or shall diredly or
indirectly take or receive any fee or reward for
such entry and receipt, or either of them, he
shall foifeit and pay, for every such offence,
One Hundred Pounds, lawful money of this pro
vince: one half to the Governor, for the sup
port of Government, and the other half to him
or them that shall sue for the fame, to be reco
vered in any Court of Record within this pro
vince, by action of Debt; Bill er Plaint, where
in no Effoin, Protection or Wager of Law, or
more than one Imparlance, shall be allowed.
rind be it further enable dby the Authority aforefaid,
That the Recorders of Deeds of the several
Counties of this Province shall, on or before the
firft day of August next, become bound to the
Governor of this Province for the time being in
bonds, with one or more fufficient Securities,
as follows, to quit.
The Recorder for the County of Philadelphia
in the Sum of Fifteen Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Bucks in the
Sum of Six Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Chefer in the
Sum of Eight Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Lancafler in
the bum of Eight Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of York in the
Sum of Five Hundred Pounds.
1 he Recorder for the County of Cumberland
in the Sum of Five Hundrea Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Berks in the
Sum of > roe Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Northampton
in the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Bedford in
the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Northumber
land in the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds.
The Recorder for the County of Weftmoreland
in the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds.
Which said Bonds shall severally be conditi
oned for the true and faithful execution of their
refpedive Offices, and for delivering up the
Records and other Writings, belonging to the
said refpedive Offices, whole, fafe and undefa
ced, to their Succeflors in Office ; which said
refpedive Bonds shall be filed in the Secretary's
Office, and there be fafely kept, in order to be
made use of for making fatisfadion to the par
ties that ihall be demnified or aggrieved in the
fame manner as the Bonds given by the Sheriffs
of the several Counties are by Law direded to
be made use of, sued, prosecuted and applied.
And be it further enabled by the du'bority aforefaid,
That so much of the ad to which this is a Sup
plement, as relates to the fees to be taken by the
several Recorders, and the securities to be by
them given, or is altered and supplied by this
ad, shall be, and the fame is hereby declared
to be repealed, and made null and void.
Passed March 18, 1775.
N E w- Y O R K, March 20.
Committee Chamber, March 16, 1775.
TH E Committee met by adjournment this
evening at the Exchange.
Mr. Lewis, from the Sub-Committee appoint
ed to Rate the case of MefTrs. Robert Murray and
John Murray, refpeding their having landed goods
from on board the ship Beulah, reported two let
ters from the Committee of Elizabeth-Town to
this Committee, dated the 10th and 11th instant.
Thh said Sub-Committee also reported a letter
voluntarily produced to this Committee, at their
meeting on the 13th instant, by Messieurs Mur
rays, in the following words.
To the General Committee for the city and
county of New-York.
- Gentlemen,
HA VING been dif/ppointed in our design
of reshipping the cargo of the ship Beulah
(lately arrived from London) in another bottom,
by which we were great fufferers, and though
we, then conceived that such our design, if execu
ted, would have been a compliance with the re
solution of the Congress, we acknowledge, that
to alleviate in Tome measure the great loss we sus
tained, we have been induced to land a small part
of her cargo; and notwithffanding we are persua
ded that it wotild be exceedingly difficult, if not
impollible, to obtain full and fufficient evidence of
the fad; and that the goods are secured in a place
of fafety, where they cannot be discovered; yet,
upon mature reflection, and with a view to fatisfy
the public, and this Committee, as well as to
prevent the trouble of any further enquiries upon
this fubjed; we are led to make this declaration,
and to acknowledge, that we are sorry for the
imprudent step we have taken, and that we do
condemn the lame as an unjuftifiable measure; and
as a further proof of our willingness to conform
to the resolution of the Congress, as far as is now
in our power, we do hereby engage to reship all
the said goods, according to the tenor ofthe asso
ciation, and to give the Committee full and fatis
fadory proof thereof, within seven days from this
time, dated 13th March, 1775,
ROBERT MURRAY.
JOHN MURRAY.
And that they did then offer to make a full
and ample Confeffion of every fad relative to
the unloading goods from the Beulah, and to
deliver to the Committee, at their then next
meeting, a full state of the case, under their
oath and affirmation.
The said Sub-Committee further report, That
Mess. John and Robert Murray did accordingly
deliver a state of that tranfadion, which is in.
the words following, viz.
Inventory of Goods taken out of the ship Beulah,
at Sandy-Hook.
84 Bolts of Ruflia duck.
20 Pieces Raven do.
240 Packs of Pins.
5 Bales of Pepper, 2 of which are in a hhd.
65 Bolts Ozenbrigs.
10 Pieces blue Strouds.
14 Pieces Irish Linen.
6 pieces white Heffen.
It Do. Irish sheeting.
I Paper bundle direded to Henry Va<
Vleeck.
I Bundle straw, fappofed a Case Maker's
Cufhear.
I Small box of books, papers, &c. directed
to Samuel Kemble.
Some loose books and paper.
Wrapper forthe Strouds.
With wrappers for said goods.
[Then follow the depositions of John Murray and
Robert Murray, purporting, that the above is a full,
just and true inventory of all the goods which were
lately taken out of thefhip Beulah, at Sandy-Hook, %.]
The said Sub-Committee further report, That
the said Messrs. Robert Murray, and John Mur
ray, did write a letter to this Committee, accom
panying the said state of the case; which letter is
in the words following':
To the General Committee for the City and
County of New-York.
Gentlemen,
THE annexed depositions contain as full and
candid an account of the tranfadion relative
to the landing the goods from the ship Beulah, as
we are able to give; in the doing of which, we
have studied to give the Committee, and our fel
low citizens, the utmost fatisfadion we are capa
ble of.
John Murray being obliged to go to Elizabeth,
town retake an inventory of the goods, fouog th%