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or condemnation by any invoice or bill of parcels,
unless the fame shall be proved to have been legally
imported into such Rate, or to have been prize
goods lawfully condemned by the testimony of one
or more credible witnesses, authenticated before
some Notary Publick, or one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court of such Rate.
23, And be it further enabled by the authority
aforefaid, That every merchant or other person
within this state, who shall after the passing of this
AQ, fell or offer for file any goods, wares, or mer
chandize of the growth or manufacture of Great-
Britain, or of any territory thereon depending, or
any goods or effects that may be brought into this
state from within the lines, encampments or places
aforefaid, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the a
mount of the said goods fold or offered for sale, and
also any sum not exceeding Five Hundred Pounds,
to be recovered in an action of debt in any Court
where the fame shall be cognizable, with costs of
suit, to any person who will sue therefor, one half
to and for the use of the prosecutor, and the other
half to and for the use of the state. Provided ne
vertheless, that nothing in this Aft shall extend to
prevent any goods, wares or merchandize legally im
ported into this state before the palling of this Ad,
or to prevent goods or effeds taken on the high seas
and legally condemned in, and fold by direction of
the Court of Admiralty of this or of any of the U
rited States, or that fliall have been seized or con
demned by virtue of this Ad from being vended,
fold and confirmed within this state.
24. And be it ehaded, That where any goods,
wares or merchandize, shall be seized, as having been
illegally imported into this state contrary to the true
intent and meaning of this Ad, if it shall appear to
the Couit or Jury, that there is any collusion be
tween the parties, or that the goods, wares or mer
chandize, io seized were not fairly and legally cap
tured, the whole of such goods or other effects shall
be adjudged forfeited to and for the use of the state
only, and shall be fold by the colledor ofthe town
ship, precind or ward Where condemned, and the
money, after deducting colls, paid forward to the
treasurer as aforefaid, and each of the parties fliall
pay the full amount of such goods or other effects
so forfeited, to be recovered by indictment before
any Court where the fame may be cognizable and
applied to the use of the ftate,'or to be sued for, and
recovered with costs by any person that will prose
cute the fame to effed, and applied one half to the
ide of the prosecutor, and the other half to the use
of the state; and in case such goods, wares or mer
chandize, fliall be seized without apprehending and
fecuiing the person in whose pofleffion the fame were
found, altho' no collusion shall appear to be had be
tween the parties, the fame fliall be adjudged for
feited, two thirds to the use of the state, to be dis
posed of in manner aforefaid, and the remaining
one thiid part to the use of the captors, to be di
vided as herein before mentioned.
25. And be it enabled, That if any minor or slave
fiall voluntarily and of his own free will and accord
be guilty of any offence described in this Ad, such
minor or slave shall be sentenced to receive any
number of lashes, not exceeding thirty-nine, on his
bare back, at the diferetion of any two Justices of
the Feace of the county; and if any goods, wares
or merchandize, liable to seizure and condemnation
by virtue of this Ad, shall be found in his possession,
the fame shall be forfeited and disposed of as herein
after mentioned.
26. And it is hereby further declared and enabl
ed, That the Ad, intitled, ' An Aft for preventing
' malicious prosecutions by informations,' palled
March the eleventh, One I houfand Seven Hundred
and Thirtecn-Fourteen, shall not be taken or con
strued to extend to prevent any person who fliall be
guilty of any offence contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this Ad, from being prosecuted and pu
nished for the fame after the elapse of two terms;
but fuel, person fliall be liable to be indided, prose
cuted and punished therefor at any time within thiee
years after the commission of such offence, any thing
in the said Ad to the contrary notwithstanding.
27. And be it enaded, That every person cap
turing any British officer, fubjed or soldier, with
goods, wares or merchandize, brought out or at
tempted to be brought out from witbin the lines or
emcampments of the enemy, or of their adherents,
or from any place in their adual power or possession,
or that may be taken carrying or conveying any
goods, wares or merchandize, from the lines or
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each the firft Week, and One Shilling and Three-pence for every Continuance, and long Ones in Proportion : and by whom
Essays, and Articles of Intelligence are thankfully received.
places aforefaid, fliall give security to the justice be
fore whom such goods, wares or merchandize, may
be brought for trial on behalf of the state, for de
livering such British officer, fubjed or soldier, so
taken prisoner, to the commissary of prisoners or his
deputy within a reasonable time, or upon refufal or
neglect, shall forfeit to the use of the state all the
Ihare of the goods, wares, or merchandize so seized,
to which he might otherwise be justly entitled, and
on neglect to deliver such prisoner agreeably to the
tenor of the obligation so given, the penalty in the
said bond shall be forfeited to and for the use of the
state, and fliall be delivered to the Attorney-Gene
ral to be prosecuted for that purpose.
28. And be it further enaded by the authority
aforefaid, That nothing in this Ad contained fliall
be deemed, construed or taken to affed any adion or
suit already commenced, or any proceedings had
in virtue of any law of this state heretofore pal Ted.
29. And be it further enabled, That it shall and
m. v be lawful for any officer of militia, or of other
troops commanding a post on the lines, and he is
hereby authorized and directed to take under his
immediate charge all boats, fkiffs, flats, or other wa
ter craft belonging to any person or persons whom
soever, and if the owner or owners of any such boat,
flriff, flat, or other water-craft shall remove or take
away his, her or their boat, or other craft as afore
faid, without written orders from said officer, or
shall keep such boat or craft a longer time than is
expressed in said order, such person or perlons shall
forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of Six
Pounds, to be sued for in an action of debt, and ap
plied one half to and for the use of the prosecutor,
and the other half to the overseer of the poor of the
township, precind or ward, where the offence was
committed, for the use of the poor.
30. And whereas it frequently happens, that
cattle and other property, taken by the enemy or
their adherents, are recovered or re-captured, and
no provision has been made by law what part of such
re-capture shall belong to the re-captois, Be it
therefore enaded by the authority aforefaid, that in
all cases of re-capture by land of any property car
ried off by the troops of the enemy or by their ad
herents, where the fame shall be re-captured by
force of arms during the continuance of any inva
sion or incursion of the enemy or of their adherents,
the said property so re-captured Ihail, in case the
owners and re-captors thereof canner agree as to the
lal wage to be paid for the delivery offuch re-captured
or recovered property to the original owner, be
brought before some Justice of the Peace of the
county, who fliall and may make such allowance to
the re-captors, not exceeding one half of the value
of such re-captured property as he shall in his dii
cretion think just and equitable; and upon requeit
of either party, the said Justice shall iflue a Venire
for a Jury of twelve men, according to whole ver
did the Justice shall give judgment. Provided al
ways, That it shall and may be lawful for such
Justice and Jury, if the fame shall appear to them
just and equitable, on consideration of the circum
stances attending the capture or re-capture of the
said property, to allow no part of the fame- to the
said re-captors, any thing herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding.
31. And be it further enaded, That each and e
very person, who shall after the passing of this Ad
be duly conyided of having gone into the lines, en
campments or places aforefaid without pioper per
missions or passports full obtained as before menti
oned in this Ad, or of having brought any goods,
wares or merchandize from within the laid lines,em
campments or places, contrary to the true intent
and meaning of this Ad, shall be, and hereby is de
clared to be incapable hereafter of being admitted
into, holding or exercising any office of trust or
profit either civil or military within this state, of
serving as a juror, or of voting for representatives
of the legislative council or assembly, fheriffs or co
roners of the fame.
32. And be it further enaded by the authority
aforefaid, That the Ad, intitled, 'An Ad to pre
' vent the fubjeds of this state from going into, or
' coming out of the enemy's lines without permif
' fions or passports, and for other purposes therein
' mentioned,' passed Odober the eighth, One I hou
fand Seven Hundred and Seventy-eight; and the
Ad, intitled, 'An ad to explain and amend an Ad,
' intitled, An Ad to prevent the fubjeds ofthis state
' from going into, orcoming out of the enemy's lines
' without permissions or paflports, and for other pur-
' poses theieit imentioned, 'paffed December the e
levcnth, One 1 houfand Seven Hundred and Seven
ty-eight; and the Ad, intitled, ' A fuppleirent
' to the Ad, intitled, An Ad to explain and amend
6 an Ad, intitled, An Ad to prevent the fubjeds of*
' this state from going into, or coming out of the
‘ enemy's lines without permissions or paflports, and
‘ for other purposes therein mentioned,' passed the
twenty-fifth day of December, One Thousand Seven
Hundred aud Seventy-nine; and the Ad, intitled,
' An Ad more effeduglly to prevent the inhabi
' tants of this state from trading with the enemy of
‘ going within their lines, and for other purposes
' therein mentioned, ' passed the twenty-second day
of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty; and the Ad, intitled, 6 An Ad to amend
' an id, intitled, An Ad more effectually to pre
' vent the inhabitants of this state from trading wit 1
' the enemy or going <vithin their lines, and for „
' ther purposes therein mentioned,' palled the twen
ty-eighth day of June, One Theufand Seven Hun
dred and Eighty one; and also the Ad, intitled,
' An Ad to repeal part of a certain Ad therein
' mentioned, 'paffed the sixth day cf Cdober,One
Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-one, be, and
they hereby are severally repealed. Provided al
ways, That nothing herein contained fliall extend
to prevent any suit from being commenced, or any
penalty, fine or forfeiture, from being inflided for
any offence fpecified in the said recited Ads, or
either of them, and which has been committed
whilst the fame were in force, or to prevent any per
son guilty of any offence contrary to the true intent
and meaning of any or either of the said ads as a
forefaid from being indicted, or otherwise punished
therefor.
STOLEN out of the pastures of the fubferibers
in Amwell township, Hunterdon county, on the
23d of this ii hint June, one bay horse four years
old, about fifteen hands ope inch high, a natural
good trotter, he^vy built, a lung dock with the hair
trimmed to a middlehze. a short trimmed mane and
fore-top, a large head and eais, shod before with a
pair of old ffioes new let and in middle-like work
ing order: . aid one gray horse, eight years old,
near nfteen hands high, a good trotter and canters,
a middle-sized tail, inane and fore-top, with a lump
about the lize of a walnut under his off-ear, very
remarkable: And also a bay horse, eight years old,
near fifteen hands high, natural trotter, with a short
tail, middle-sized mane and fore-top, a star in his
forehead, the right hind foot white, and has a final!
lump on the inside of his right fore leg.
Whoever takes up the said horses so that the
owners may have them again, fliall have Thirty
Dollars Reward, or in proportion for either of them,
and Twenty Dollars for the thieves, or in propor
tion for either of them.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Isaac
Vandorn, deceased, late of the township of
Freehold, county of Monmouth, by bond, bill,
book-debt or otherwise, are desired to come and
fettle their accounts and renew their obligations, o
therwise they will be prosecuted as the law direds:
And all persons having any demands on said estate,
are desired to bring them in properly authenticat
ed, and they shall be paid by
JACOB V ANDORN, )
HENDRICK SMOCK,
JOHN COVENHOVEN, r kxecut
4 w* JACOB COVENHOVEN,)
AS an housekeeper, in a final! fami
ly, a well bred middle aged wo
man, of good character. Generous cn
cou.agcment will be given. Enquire of
the Printer.
June 25, 1782. - 3 w||
• U'HREE-PENCE per lb. for clean fine LINLN
1 RAGS, and a proportionable price for all
kinds of coarse ones, is given at the paper-works
in Trenton —where great allowance is made to those
that deliver a quantity of RAGS in exchange for
paper. 3 w±
W AN T E D,
Passed at Trenton, June 24, 1782.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD,
PAUL KUHL, jun.
PETER DILS,
GEORGE TROUT.