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An ACT allowing a certain premium
for killing Wolves.
BE it toadied by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives in General Court convened, fh3t if
any person (ball kill any wolf or wolf's
whelp within this State, and shall bring
the head of such wolf or wolf's whelp
to the Selectmen of the town or place
in which the fame was killed, and if
there be no feledmen in the town or
place where the fame was kille l, then
to the feledmen of the town or place
next to the town or place where the
fame was killed, and shall prove to the
Satisfaction of the said feleCtmen, that
the wolf or wolf's whelp, the head of
which he hath brought to them as
aforefaid, was killed by him, or by his
means, or by any other person whose
agent he is, the said Selectmen shall cut
off the ears from the head so brought
to them as aforefaid, and shall other
wise disfigure it so that it may neyer
be produced for the like purpose again,
and the said Selectmen shall give the
person so producing the head as afore
faid, a receipt for the fame, and the
person receiving the fame receipt on
producing it to the Trenfurer of this
State shall receive out of the treasury
of this State the sum of twenty dollar:
for every wolf killed as aforefaid, and
the sum of ten dollars for every wolf's
whelp killed as aforefaid.
Provided neierthelrfs, and be it further
emaded, That the said Treasurer shall
not pay for any receipt produced as a
forefaid, until the next session of the
General Cout, which shall happen af
ter procuring the fame, that he may
have an opportunity of enquiring into
the validity thereof, which he is here
by directed to do.
Had be it further enabled, That an ad
entitled, " an ad, allowing a certain
premium for killing wolves" passed the
tenth day of February, A. D. 1791, be
and the fame is hereby repealed.
Approved June 1 2, 1801.
Ji. ACTin addition to an aR, to alolifo the Courts
of General Sefiora of the peace, and to tef in tie
Courts of Common Pleas, ell tbejudicial powers,
authorities and jurisdiction, and all other paru,s
except granting faxes heretofore fy law vfed in
said Courts of general fefims of tbe peace, pafd
February sr, 1794.
BE i: enefled by the Senate end House of Re,r€-
fentativee in General Court Convened, That
the several and refpeaive members of the House
of Representatives in each rounty, be, amd here
by are authorized and impowered to form
themselves at any time during the present ses
sion, into a convention for the sole purpose of
granting and appropriating taxes for their coun
ty for the ensuing year ; and they may at such
convention choofc a chairman, appoint & fwear'
a clerk, who /ball keep a true record of all
natters and things done in such convention, &
the taxes which (hail be voted by such conven
tion or a major part thereof attending, (hall be
held good and valid in law, and may be affefft.d
and collected by the county Treasurer in the
fame manner as county taxes have been, and the
Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas
in the several counties, (hall from time to time
make orders on the several county Treasurers
in their refpedfive counties, for paying out such
monies agreeable to appropriations made by
such conventions, where appropriations shall by
thetn be made, and for other necessary county
charges when an overplus is granted for contin
gencies, and the several county Treasurers are
hereby authorized topay out moniesaccordingly.
And be it further enabled, That the several
county Treasurers (hall in the month of De
cember annually, make out and certify to the
Judges of the said Courts of Common Pleas, at
their next stated term, a particular statement of
such treasury, and the said Judges (hall deter
mine what monies are in their opinion neceffiry
to be raised in Lid county for the year enfui^g,
flaring in general the purposes for which such
monies are or probably will be needed ; and the
clerks of the several Courts of Common Pleas
(hall attend on the fecoud Wednesday of the
session of the General Court in the month of
June following, and lay the fame with a parti
cular account of the expenditures and appropri
ations of the proceeding year, before the repre
fentativesof the county then affcmbled, who
are hereby authorized and impowcred at such
session of the General Court,to form ttemfelva
into a convention, for the foie purpose of grant
ing and appropriating taxes for their county,
and they may at such convention choose a chair
man. and swear the clerk of Court attending,
or in case of his necessary absence, appoint and
swear some other person as clerk, who shall
keep a true record of all matters and things
done in such covention, and the taxes which
(hall be voted by such convention, or a major
part thereof attending, fh;ll be held good and
valid in law, and may be affined and collided
by the county Treasurers in the fame manner
as taxes which have heretofore been granted by
the Courts of general fefftorsof thapeace have
been collected ; «nd the said Judges (ball from
time* to time make orders on the several Tren
furers in their refpedlive counties, for paying
out such monies agreeable to appropriations
Laws of New Hampshire.
ACTS pegged at a Session of the Honora
ble deneral Court, convened at Hop
kinton, Jim?, 1801.
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•AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1801. ;
or ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL PROSPERITY, RELIGION AND MORALITY ARE .IMDISPEWnBL^ SUPPORTS. -WASHINGTON'S LEGACY
made by such conventions where appropriations
are by them made, and for other necessary coun
ty charges when an overplus is granted for
contingencies, and the several Treasurers are
hereby authorized to pay out moniesaccordingly.
And be it further enahed, That it shall be the
duty of the several county Treasurers in the
month of May annually to furnifa the several
clerks of said Courts of Common Fleas, with a
true and full copy of their refpeaive accounts,
as the fame has been allowed and fettled by the
Judges of said Courts, and it shall be the duty
of said clerks to lay rhe fame before the conven
tion, oh the second Wednesday of June annually.
And be it further enaßed, That the third fee- ,
tion in the ae aforefaid be^and hereby is re
pealed, Approved ,^e XT I&)I,
An ACT relative to the repairs of mills, mill-dame
and,ooms, owned by joint tenants tenants in com
mon, or occupied by two or more person,,
BE it enabled by tbe Senate and House of Repre
sentatives in General Court convened, That all
necessary repairs in any mill, mill-dam or floom
owned by joint tenants or tenants in common
in this State, shall hereafter be made by such
tenants, each contributing thereto in proportion
to his interest therein, and in case any perfun
shall neglea to make immediately the necessa
ry repairs belonging to his part or (hare in
such mill, mill-dam or floom, any one of the
other tenants may apply to the fcledmcn of the
town in which such mill, mill-dam or loom
is situate, whose duty it shall be to notify the
several owners or occupiers of the time when
they will repair to the place, and if it shall be
the opinion of the major part of the feleamen
that repairs are necessary, they shall notify in
writing the delinquent party to repair his part
of the mill, mill-dam or floom, within such
term as they, considering the season of the year
and the labor to be done, may think just and
reasonable, and where the mill-dam or floods
have been divided and are owned in fcvcralty
and the owners thereof shall be joint tenant or
tenants In common of the privilege of the wa
ter, and the owner of any particular part of
such mill-dam or flooms shall Suffer his part
thereof to go out of repair, any one of the o
ther owners may apply to the feledtmen in like
manner, and the fcledmen shall proceed in the
fame way to notify the parties as is herein
directed where mills, mill-dams or flooms are
owned by joint tenants or tenants in common.
And be it further enabled, That if either of the
owners or occupiers as aforefaid, shall ncgle& to
repair their part of the mill, mill-dam or fiooms
which belongs to him, to repair within the
time so ordered and allowed by the feleamen
as aforefaid, then the party aggrieved thereby,
and injured by such neglect, may build or re
pair the part of him so neglecting, and the said
fclcdmen shall estimate and appraise the fame,
and thereto add their own fees, and shall express
and set down such their appraifement, and the
amount of their own fees in writing, and shall
sign the fame, and the person so building or re
pairing, shall have a right to demand, sue for,
reover and receive the said amount of the oc
cupant, lessor or freeholder of the mill, mill-dam
or flooms which was out of repair, at his elec
tion, together with costs of fait.
Provided never tbelefs, That no such action be
sustained for repairs as aforefaid, unless the oc
cupant kffor or freeholder as aforefaid, shall re
ceive the benefits of such repairs.
A,firmed June r 6, lßor,
And be it further ranked, That whenever any
town clerk (hall deliver or cause to be delivered
indue fcafon tn the fheriff of the county to which
he belongs, or to the Secretary, a letter failed
and directed to the Secretary, and by the super
scription thereon, purporting to be votes for a
ny of the officers aforefaid, it (hall be the duty
of the (her iff or Secretary, as -the case may he,
to give a receipt to such town clerk, that he
has received a paper purporting to be a certifi
cate of votes for the officers aforefaid from such
town ; arid in like manner, v henever any flier
iff (hall fcalonably deliver to the Secretary any
liter dire&d and superscribed as aforefaid, it
fho.il he the duty of the Secretary to give a re
ceipt to such fheriff therefor, if requeued.
And be it further enabled. That an a& intitled
" an ^ for laying a fine on delinquent fheriff,
and town clinks, passed the twenty fourth day
of Feb. ~ D. 1786, be and the fame is hereby
repeal'd. A,,roved June 17, ißox.
An ACTjor laying a fine on town ctaij and for
ff neslea^g do maleJeafmable returns of votes
for Governor, Councilors and Senators,
BE st ensHed by tbe Senate and House of Reprt
fentatives in General Court convened, That if
the clerk of any town shall negled to make re
turn of the votes of such town agreeably to the
Constitution, for all, or any of the officers a
fotefaid, be shall, for each and every such ne
gle&, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars nor less than twenty dollars to be
recovered by indictment, the one moiety there
of, for the use of the prosecutor, and the other
moiety thereof for the use of the town to which
such delinquent clerk shall belong.
And be it further eruffled. That if any Sheriff
Shall neglect to make return agreeably to tho
Constitution, of the votes of each and every
town within his county, for all or any of the
officers aforefaid, that may seasonably come to
his hands or custody, lie Shall forfeit and pay a
fine of one hundred dollars for each town so ne
gleded,to be returned, to he recovered by in
didment, the one moiety thereof for the prose
cutor, and the other moiety thereof for the use
of the Bounty to which such delinquent Sheriff
Shall belong.
And be it further ena&ed. That it (hall be the
duty of the Secretary for the time being, in the
month of June annually, to transmit to the At
torney General, for the time being, a certificate
by him Ggned, certifying what town, (if any
there be) from which he shall not have receiv
ed within the time prescribed by the constitu
tion, an attested certificate of the votes for any
or all of the officers aforefaid, which certificate
(hall he cenfidered as evidence of the return not
being made to his office, and it (hall be the du
ty of the attorney General to prosecute all such
delinquent (hcriffs and clerks.
They enumerate, rs the crimes of the
' federalists, the funding system, the na-
GENERAL HAMILTON'S
ADDRESS
To ffie Electors of the State of New-York.
[Continued.]
ADmittingtbe charge to be true,have not the
antifederahfts pursued etadly the fame course ?
have they not laboured incetntly to monopo
lize the power of our national and state gov
ernments? Whenever they have had it, have
they not Grained every nerve to keep it? Why
'' it a greater crime in the federalists, than in
rheir rivals, to aim at an zicendant iu the coun
cils of our country ?
It is true, as alledged, that the federalift. in
fixed upon their fuperiot claim to be considered
as the friends of our constitution, and have im
puted to their ajverfariea improper and dan
gerous designs; but it is equally true, that thefc
have asserted a similar claim, have advanced
the pretention of being the only republicans and
patriots, have charged their opponents with be
ing in league with Great Britain to eftahlifh
monarchy, have imputed to men of unblemished
characters for probity, in high public offices,
corruption and speculation, and have perlitted
in the foul charge, after its falfity has been as
certained by solemn public inquiry; and their
wanton and distempered rage for calumny, have
not scrupled to brand eVdn Washington as a
tyrant, a conspirator, a peculator.
Is it true, that the Federalists have
represented the leaders of the other par
ty as hostile to our national constitution;
but it is not true, that it was because
they have been unfriendly to particular
plant of its administration.
It is because, as a party, and with
few exceptions, they were violent oppo
fers of the adoption of the constitution
itfelf; predicted from it every possible
evil, and painted it in the blacked col
ours,as a monster of political deformity.
It is because the amendments, subse
quently made, meeting scarcely any of
the important objections, which were
urged, leaving the ftrudure of the go
vernment, and the mass and distribu
tion of its powers where they were, are
too infignificant, to be, with any sensi
ble man, a reason for being reconciled
to the system, if he thoughts original
ly bad.
It is because they have opposed, not
particular plans of the administration,
but the general course of it, and almost
all the measures of material conse
quence; and this too,not under one man
or set of men, but under all the suc
cessions of men.
It is because, as there have been ho
alterations of the constitution, fufficient
to change the opinion of its merits, and
as the practice under it has met with
the Severed reprobation of the party,
there is no circumstance, from which
to infer, that they can really have been
reconciled to its
It is because they have openly avow
ed their attachment to the excessive
principles of the French revolution, and
to leading features in the crude forms
of government, which have appeared
only to difhppear ; utterly inconsistent
with the sober maxims upon which our
federal edifice was reared, and with
essential parts in its Gru&ure. As spe
cimens of this, it is fufficient to observe,
that they have approved the unity of
the legislative power in one branch,
and have been loud in their praises of
an executive directory ; that five-head
ed monger of faction and anarchy.
It is because they have repeatedly
shewn, and, in their present address, a
gain (hew, that they contemplate inno
vations in our public affairs, which,
without doubt, would difgraee and
prollrate the government.
On these various and strong grounds
have the federalilh imputed to their op
ponents difaffe&ion to the national con
stitution. As yet they have no reason
to retract the charge. To future
proofs of repentance and reconciliation
muff an exculpation be referred. The
anti-federalills have acquired the ad-'
ministration of the national govern
ment. Let them (hew by a wife and
virtuous management, that thev are its
friends ; and they (hall then nave all
the credit of so happya reformation ;
but till then their assertion cannot be
received as proofs.
And if the views, which the signers
of the address now boldly avow,
should unfortunately be those, which
Ihould regulate the future administra
tion of the government, the tokens of
their amity would be as pernicious as
could possibly be the tokens of iheir
most deadly hatred.
It is because the newspapers, under
their dire&ion, have, from time to
time, continued to decry the constitu
tion itfelf.
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Is it recollected, that long before our
revolution, moll of the Rates had their
funding systems ? They emitted their
paper money, which is only another
phrase for certificates of debt, and they
pledged funds for its redemption,which
is but another phrase for funding it.—
What then is their so terrible in the
idea of a funding system?
Those who may have been accustom
ed under some of the Rate governments,
to gamble in the floating paper, and
when they had monopolized a good
quantity of it among themselves, at
low prices, to make partial tegiflative
Happily for ottr botfhtrf, by not ptir
fuing the last, unity, Simplicity, and
energy, were secured to our fifeal sys
tem. The entanglements of fourteen
conflicting systems of finance were
avoided^ The fame mass of debt was
included in one general provision, in-
Read of being referred to fourteen fepa
tate provisions—more comprehensive
justice was done ; the states, which had
made extraordinory exertions for the
support of the common cause, were re
lieved from the unequal pressure of bur
dens, which must have crufbed them ;
and the people were saved from im
mense difference of expense between a
collection of the necessary revenues by
one set of officers or by fourteen diffe
rent Sets.
The truth then, fellow-citizens, is
this—Both parties agreed that there
should be afunding system. And the
particular plan which prevailed was
most agreeable to the contrast of the
government —most conducive to gene
ral and equal justice, among the Rates
and individuals—to order and efficien
cy in the finances—to economy in the
collection.
What is the funding system ? It is
nothing more nor less than the pledging
of adequate funds or revenues far paying
the interefs, and for the gradual redemp^
tion of the principal, of that ver, debt,
which was the sacred price of indepen
dence. The country, being unable to
pay off the principal, what better could
have been done ?
Ought not these ideas to have go
verned ? What is meant by holding up
the funding system as an abuse no long
er to be tolerated ?
Happily for our country, by the re
je&ion of the firft, which would have
been an express violation of contrads,
the faith of the government was pre
served, it, credit maintained and esta
blished.
Let it be observed, in the frit place,
that these crying fins of our govern
ment are not to be placed exclusively to
the account of the federalists ; that for
some of them the other party are chief
ly responsible, and that in" others they
have participated—.
As to the federal city —lt is not to be
denied, that this was a favorite of the
illufttious Washington. But it is no
less certain, that it was warmly patron
ized by Mr. Jefferfon, Mr. Madison,
and the great majority of the members,
who, at the time, composed the oppo
sition in Congress and who are now
influential in the anti federal party. It
is also certain, that the measure has ne
ver been a favorite of a majority of the
federal party.
As to the mml—lt was not at alia
measure of party : with flight diversi
ties of opinion, about some of the de
tails, it was approved by both parties.
As to the mausoleum —lt has not
taken place at all. The bill for erecting
it was lost in the senate, where the fede
ralists have a decided majority ; and
instead of it, an appropriation of fifty
thousand dollars was made for ereding
an equestrian statue, agreeably to a reso
lution ofcongrefsfaffed under tbe old confede
ration. Is there an American, who
would refufe this memorial of grati
tude to the man, who is the boast of
his country, the honour of his age ?
As to thefimdinafyfon —lt was thus far
a meafure^of both parties, that both a
greed there Should btafunding system. In
the formation of it the chiefpointsef dif
ference were, ift. A diferimination, be
tween original holdersandtransferees of
the public debt. 2d. A provision for the
general debt of the union, leaving to
each state to make separate provision
for its particular debt.
nional debt, the taxes which constitute
the public revenue, the British treaty,
the federal city, the mint, a maufoleurt),
the sedition law, and a Standing army:
and they tell us, in plain terms, that
these are " abuses no longer to be Of
fered."
These, fellow-citizens, are serious
truths, well known to moll of our oppo
nents, but what they fhamefully endea
vour to disfigure and disguise.
As to taxes —They are evidently in
feperable from government. It is rm
poflible, without them, to pay the debts
of the nation ; to protest it from for
eign danger, or to secure individuals
from lawfefs violence and rapine.
It is always easy to assert, that they
are heavier than they ought to be, al
ways difficult to refute the affertion—
which cannot ever be attempted with,
out a critical review of the whole course
of public measures. This gives an im
menfe advantage to those, who make a
trade of complaint and censure.
But, fellow-citizens, it is in our pow
er to Rate to you, in relation to this
fubjed, and upon good information,
one material fad.
There is, perhaps, no item in the
catalogue of our taxes, which has been
more unpopular than that, which is cal
led the direct tax.
This tall may emphatically be p'ac-
provifiotis for the payment of the par
ticnlar kinds, would very naturally be
displeased with a fixed and permanent
system, which would give to the evi
dences of debt a liable value, and lop
off the opportunities for gambling fpe-
Culations ; but men, who are feniible
of the pernicious tendency of such a
state of things, will rejoice in a plan
which was designed to produce, and
hat produced, a contrary result.
What have been the effe& of this
system ? An extension of commerce &
manufactures, the rapid growth of our
cities and towns, the consequent pros
perity of agriculture, and the advance
ment of the farming interest. All this
was effected, by giving life and activi
ty to a capital in the public obligations
which was before dead, and by con
verting it into a powerful instrument
of mercantile and other industrious en
terprize.-
We make these affections boldly, be
cause the fad is exemplified by experi
ence, and is obvious to all difeerning
men. Our opponents in their hearts
know it to be so.
As to the public debt. The great
mass of it was not created by the Fed
eralists peculiarly. It was contracted
by all who were engaged in our coun
cils during oar revolutionary war.—*
The federalists have only had a princi
pal agency in providing for it. No
man can impute that to them as a
crime, who is not ready to avow the
fraudulent and base doctrine —that it is
wiser and better to cfof,than to^, the
creditors of a nation.
It is a fad, certain and notorious,
that under the administration of the
firft secretary of the treasury, ample
provision wag made, not only for pay
ing the interest of this debt, but for ex
tinguishing the principal in a moderate
term of yearsi
But it is alledged, that this debt has
been increased, and is increasing.
On this point we know, that malcon
tent individuals make the affection, and
exhibit Statements intended to prove it.
But this we also know, that a commit
tee of the house of representatives, par
ticularly charged with the enquiry,
have stated and reported the contrary ;
and we think,<hat more credit is due
to their representation, than to that of
individuals—especially as nothing is
easier than, in a matter of this fort, to
make plausible Statements, which tho'
utterly falfe, cannot be detected, except
by those, who possess all the materials
of a complex calculation; who are qual
ified, and who will take the pains to
make it.
We know likewise, that extraordina
ry events have compelled our govern
ment to extraordinary expenditures.—
Anlndian war,for some time disastrous,
but terminated on principles likely to
give durable tranquility to our frontiers.
Two infurreCtions, fomented by the
opposition to the government. The
hostilities of a foreign power, encour
aged by the undiffembled sympathies
of the fame opposition, which obliged
the government to arm for defence 8c
security. These things have retarded
the success of the efficacious measures,
which have been adopted for the dis
charge of our debt ; measures, which,
with a peaceable and orderly course of
things, accelerated by the rapid growth
of our country, are fufficient, in a few
years, without any new expedient, to
exonerate it from the whole of its pre
sent debt.